Morning and Bees

[helwen]

Was up shortly after sunrise, out the door at 5:45 a.m. for a nice brisk walk. Only 30 minutes, because my hips were being cranky after a while and I'm trying to maintain good posture and form. Did some things around the house, spent a little time on the computer, and then L suggested maybe a little more sleep, which seemed like a good idea. Too bad it wasn't just a _little_ more sleep -- got up again just a little before 11:00 a.m.! Yay jet lag. If I could take that much time off, I'd take a train to CA -- that would solve that problem at least...

Ah well.

Sunny day, got to see what's growing nearby, check out the river here and there.

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Sad news from Oregon:

http://www.newser.com/story/169860/25k-dead-bumblebees-fall-from-trees-in-oregon.html

And this is why I keep signing petitions, writing letters, etc. against various pesticides, Monsanto, etc.

Won't be doing any of that nonsense on our land, you may be sure. We like our honey and bumble bees!