1) I am feeling nostalgic for spring today, thus the explanation
for the pics I posted. On Wednesday this
week it seemed perfectly spring-like with the temps in the mid-60s, but on Thursday,
it abruptly turned into summer with 90 degree temps and humidity besides. Having lived in New England for more than 30
years now, I should be used to this precipitous leap into summer, but it always
seems to sideswipe me and I don’t like it.
I suppose you can tell that I’m not a summer person.
2) I think that if you keep the lights off when it is really
warm out, it seems cooler. I do a lot of
sitting around in the “dark” when the temps hit 90.
3) I am in love with a gorilla and I am going to post a link
here so you all can fall in love with her, too.
Her name is Gladys and she is a baby Western Lowland Gorilla who was
abandoned by her actual mother and is being raised at the Cincinnati Zoo by
humans who act as surrogates and wear gorilla vests. Eventually, she will be put with a gorilla
surrogate. She is just about the most
freakin’ adorable being on this earth. She is now older than she was in this video but still just as precious.
4) Speaking of zoos, my daughter Carrie and I got a chance when
she was about 10 years old to do a behind the scenes zoo tour at the Worcester
(Massachusetts) Science Center (now called the Ecotarium). At that time, they had two polar bears and we
got to go into their den. What
magnificent beings!! We were separated
from them by a metal grate so got to be pretty close. While we were in the enclosure one of them
growled and I just about jumped out of my skin.
What a voice! That day is one of
the fondest memories of my life. It gave
me a love and respect for polar bears that has never gone away. Seeing creatures (human and otherwise) up
close often has that effect on me. I
suppose I am fairly typical in that respect.
5) Greg has been on a week-long motorcycle trip
with a couple of friends. They
circumnavigated Lake Superior, I think.
I will have to clear up the details with him once he returns tomorrow. I don’t want to go on a motorcycle, but I do
want to circumnavigate Lake Superior. So
I am a bit envious.
LINKING WITH NANCY'S A RURAL JOURNAL
