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Birds Everywhere
Apr. 3rd, 2020 07:49 amI've already heard a woodpecker calling this morning, and just now heard the Blue Jays. There are three of them, and they usually come to the feeder in a group. The only way to tell them apart is the differing amounts of gray in their plumage. I don't know if it's possible or not but they may have interbred a little with the local Florida Scrub Jays. There was also a hummingbird on the back porch feeder, which seems to get much less traffic and the bird was able to perch for at least a minute and just drink as much as it wanted. Droopy the Crow is back! I worried that s/he either found a new place to hang out or that something bad had happened to them.
I found a big package of breathing masks this morning. They're not the N95 PPE masks, but the basic ones you often see Japanese people wearing when they're sick. One package is just a big clear cellophane bag of about a dozen, the other is literally Japanese, with kanji text, and has three masks. We acquired these when Kitty was still alive on the off chance she could wear them to avoid catching other peoples' crud - though obviously the idea is that sick people wear them to avoid spreading their own crud. But this is America, where we have the freedom to spread infection willy-nilly because no one can tell me to wear a mask or practice basic hygiene, or show any regard for my fellow humans because fReEdUm. So my plan was to start masking up when I need to go out, though I was previously going to just use a bandanna because that's what I have. As I think I've said before, I'm not so much worried about contracting corona myself - there won't be any avoiding coming into contact with it. But I am trying to avoid spreading it to others as much as I can.
When I last went grocery shopping, the dried beans were pretty well all gone except for the 15-bean soup mix. No idea why. But I picked up a couple of bags and I plan to make this - https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/very-versatile-baked-beans-with-cabbage with a partial head of red cabbage I have already. I find it difficult to believe all these people are suddenly baking their own bread, cooking beans from scratch, and other such homey undertakings and NOT just stockpiling food. But I already had a decently stocked pantry so at the moment I'm not too worried about it. Might make some Navajo flat bread to go with my beans.
I found a big package of breathing masks this morning. They're not the N95 PPE masks, but the basic ones you often see Japanese people wearing when they're sick. One package is just a big clear cellophane bag of about a dozen, the other is literally Japanese, with kanji text, and has three masks. We acquired these when Kitty was still alive on the off chance she could wear them to avoid catching other peoples' crud - though obviously the idea is that sick people wear them to avoid spreading their own crud. But this is America, where we have the freedom to spread infection willy-nilly because no one can tell me to wear a mask or practice basic hygiene, or show any regard for my fellow humans because fReEdUm. So my plan was to start masking up when I need to go out, though I was previously going to just use a bandanna because that's what I have. As I think I've said before, I'm not so much worried about contracting corona myself - there won't be any avoiding coming into contact with it. But I am trying to avoid spreading it to others as much as I can.
When I last went grocery shopping, the dried beans were pretty well all gone except for the 15-bean soup mix. No idea why. But I picked up a couple of bags and I plan to make this - https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/very-versatile-baked-beans-with-cabbage with a partial head of red cabbage I have already. I find it difficult to believe all these people are suddenly baking their own bread, cooking beans from scratch, and other such homey undertakings and NOT just stockpiling food. But I already had a decently stocked pantry so at the moment I'm not too worried about it. Might make some Navajo flat bread to go with my beans.
