Musings

For several reasons, I don’t have significant (share-able) thoughts this evening.

I am fine.

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Zinnia. Sunflower family. Native to the New World. If this is Zinnia elegans, it’s native to what we now call central Mexico.

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Watching “Emily in Paris” (saison deux) for the exteriors in Paris.

Title does not refer to photo; flowers are not trees.

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Word to the wise: do not confuse “The Lincoln Lawyer” with “The Lincoln Highway.” The first is a TV series; the second is a book. Neither is about Abe; however, IMHO a case could be made that he should get royalties.

Posted at 8:07 PM | Comments Off on WttW

As far as I can recall, I never rode in a panga (by any name) before our trip last month to the Galápagos. Already, I miss those days! This was a penguin-watching expedition…oh, with pelicans and, what was it?…frigate birds…whatever. Note the volcanic cone in the background.

Panga in my Apple-dictionary (very fruity) is a large African machete-knife. I think “panga” is used widely in Latin American, at least on the west coast, for this kind of inflated boat. The Apple-world needs to self-update. IMHO 😎

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Splurged on new footwear. Decided my new sandals should be…prismatic.

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A l-o-n-g time ago I did some work for a potter-carpenter. I worked on a kitchen/bathroom cabinet-and-tile installation job, and got “paid” in pottery. Although I needed cash at the time, I took what was offered…which is why I have lovely serving pieces like this big bowl. Love the juxtaposition of maroon and blue.

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Wow. We had some rain come through 5ish and it cooled things off…to a mere 79°F now. Take me back to the equator, please! [Where it’s cooler, at least on the water.]

Posted at 8:00 PM | Comments Off on Liriope makes me dream

When I’m not focused on something, my mind drifts back to the Galápagos, including marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)…

…and Galápagos land iguanas (Conolophus subcristatus).

Both do lots of thermoregulating and basking.

My body is finally starting to get used to being here. The relatively brief overnight flight Sun/Mon is what messed me up, I’m pretty sure. Last night I was asleep shortly after 8:30pm, and I slept over nine hours.

And tonight—hey, I’m still awake. 😎

Posted at 9:04 PM | Comments Off on Regulating w/o thermal

I’m still adjusting to…not being on a tippy ship; not being at sea level; not being at 9400ft (plus or minus); and, not having a chef and sous chef to cater to my food needs and subsequent clean-up.

Dish processing tip: put the clean, damp dishes—all stacked as they will be on the shelf—in the microwave and dry them that way.

Posted at 7:33 PM | Comments Off on Hominess