Friday, 14 January 2022
A week or so ago, we received a notice about a movie shoot closing a block or so for a limited time. Hand delivered. As per city regulations, I’m certain.
This disruption, however, with a giant green water(?) pump: no notice whatsoever. And one not-so-busy and two busy intersections closed. Totally. Thank you, city of ATL. And I’m guessing we’ll have steel plates to bump over for quite some time after.
Thursday, 13 January 2022
Today was about preparing for Sunday and post-Sunday. We’re supposed to get snow-and-ice weather then, although models diverge on how much cold/wet, and how long conditions will last. In short, we stocked up on groceries ahead of many of our neighbors (as in other metro residents), as the store was neither overrun with shoppers nor reduced to empty shelves. We should be good for say, five days, although, selfishly, I’d like us to make a quick bourbon run tomorrow.
Wednesday, 12 January 2022
As far as TV viewing, we finished the Finnish series we were watching (Deadwind), and now we’re immersed in French (Call my Agent!). Either way, I’m glad for English subtitles.
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
I find this yard-sheep appealingly winsome. I’ve been eyeing it as a photo possibility, but kept walking every time until today. Yet, my photo doesn’t convey the appeal I found in person. Instead, it just looks like a plastic…something.
Monday, 10 January 2022
Just flipped over to the UGA/Bama game, and instant dilemma…is it a fumble/TD, or simply a dismissed mistake with no scoring? Just got the call. Ref says the latter. Oh, my; the game is NOT wide open.
PS you know I really don’t care. College sports, IMHO, should be intermural—for exercise and team-building, and not this pre-professional hoo-rah.
Sunday, 9 January 2022
We decided to have take-out pizza tonight. It took the Guru extra-long to collect it. I heard why when he showed up. A squirrel (bird?) nest on a neon sign outside caught fire and a firetruck and squad of fire-folk showed up…delaying the pizza baking.
The pizza was hot and yummy. 🤨
Interesting that the nest caught fire despite rain for hours.
Saturday, 8 January 2022
I know the sun angle changes not only during the day (duh), but over the seasons, but this seemed like a darned low sun angle, even for winter. It was not quite noon, and I thought geeze, is this the time change plus January right before my very eyes? Just checked a handy app, and, yup, noon time-wise is not mid-day for the sun; it’s highest after clock-noon…and this was before. So it all makes sense.
Friday, 7 January 2022
…well, with lovely sunshine. And here wintery mix is cold and breezy, at least most of the time. White stuff is rare, and not present today. But the cold breeze did cut. However, daffies persevere.
Thursday, 6 January 2022
A neighbor used to have one of these lovely scented shrubs, and he told me the name of it, , yet I managed to forget. Unfortunately, he removed it from his garden, so I can’t ask him again with a specimen present. Of course, I have to spot him outside, too, and I haven’t in a while.
Not that all of this is important to you in the least.
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
I know this as nandina, but not from my childhood, instead from my later nursery-working days out east of Portlandia. Turns out other names are heavenly or sacred bamboo. Note that the berries and all parts of the plant are toxic to birds and animals. The species is native to Eastern Asia. I rather liked nandina when I worked in Oregon for its leaf shapes and patterns, but I’m less interested now that I know more about it.