Filling a Day of Social Distance – 4/18/2020

Continuing the blog post series prompted by COVID-19….

Here are the unique activities for yesterday – wet in the morning then sunny by the end of the day:

Cheering the male red-bellied woodpecker getting breakfast in the rain. The male is in full breeding colors…and getting plenty of peanuts for from feeder!

Taking a quick look at the close view of our front porch. On the other side of the house from the birdfeeder, the front porch was wet as well. It didn’t reduce the beauty of the azalea blooms piling over the concrete or the lush leaves of day lilies (not recently munched by deer) on the other side of the front walk. I’ll put the glass birdbath out soon on the stand; it doesn’t go out until there is no danger of frost!

**Enjoying beet root powder in my smoothie.** I like the flavor of beet powder…and the color. This morning I combined it with almond milk, banana, walnuts, and a whole orange (the peeling too). Nothing was frozen so it wasn’t too chilling for a cold morning.

Finishing the Lifecycle module of the Fashion as Design Coursera course. It has been the most thought-provoking module so far. I went through my clothes and discovered that ALL my jean/slacks have at least some synthetic fiber in them (even the ‘cotton’ leggings) – which makes them difficult (near impossible) to recycle. I have more tops that are 100% cotton…but at least half are synthetic…or partly synthetic. I am experimenting with wearing clothes a bit longer between washings….and realizing that I should refrain from buying anything new for the foreseeable future!

Catching up on Cincinnati Zoo’s Home Safari videos:

Abundance of squirrel food in the maple. After the sun came out, I noticed a squirrel eating samaras. That’s a sign that thee are ripening…will fly away soon. The squirrel was gorging on the delicacy of the seeds.