You're Doing It Wrong

The big fig belongs to my neighbor’s tree and the smaller fig is from Percy, my fig tree.

I felt that Percy’s figs were beautiful and more than adequate but it’s hard to ignore how giant the next door figs are. Also the neighbor tree had so many figs it was almost a national emergency.

I froze a bunch. We’ll see how that works out this winter.

So, what’s going on in the upper left corner of this photo? There was a note that I wanted out of the picture. I rarely use photoshop for anything except cropping and super light photo editing. I couldn’t find the clone tool and couldn’t remember the name of it. I finally figured it out and what happened to it? I didn’t understand how it worked or what I was supposed to do with the window that popped up. I used the brush tool. hehe.

If I have to start all over to learn Photoshop, then I’m getting one of those cheap knock off programs.

I used to put out peanuts for the blue jays and inevitably the squirrels would get them.

This picture one of those big wooden spools that was in our yard when we moved in. One time a peanut fell into the center hole and I guess a squirrel imprinted on that and now, I guess, its progeny (?), still seek snacks in that hole.

How long to squirrels live? It can’t be that long. It seems like it’s been years since that happened.

I had the hole covered just out of habit and I went out one day and that other hole had been eaten through the wood.

Is even a peanut worth that? What is wrong with squirrels? There is no food anywhere around there. Weirdos.

I saw this in our neighborhood on one of our walks and thought it was funny.

I can’t remember the last time I sat around a campfire. Probably in Orleans before the pandemic.

I keep thinking Bob and I will go camping again someday. I love being outside and there are great places a short distance from where we live. But it’s harder to sleep on the ground. Or not even the sleeping part — just the getting up and down off the ground.

I still like to think, one of these days.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the energy to put my video clips up so here are some pics. This is what an outdoor concert looks like in Oly Wa in August. Note the rain gear and cold weather clothes.

Actually, it just happened that we had a rainy weekend for the concert. The weekend before and after were hot and sunny. In expectation, there were notices directing us to the water stations and there was tenting material that I bet was good for shade but wasn’t so good for keeping rain out.

We had to strategize our attendance carefully because I can’t stand out in the rain in wet clothes and 58 degrees and think it’s fun like I used to.

I also ended up buying a new wool hat and new wool socks. In August.

Bikini Kill! This is the short people view. Originally I was hanging out closer to the stage but I was mosh-pitted back to the drinking tent. I noticed another similarly aged couple also retreating. But we loved seeing the kids having so much fun.

And here they are X! I have seen them previously in 2013 and 1985 – post here. I am pleased to report that we’re all still here! Lots of grey tops and glasses rocking out.