rain shower

i stopped at trader joe's after vision therapy today and was caught in a rain shower. i hadn't brought an umbrella with me so finally just decided to walk home in the drizzle. it wasn't pouring like the times i was caught in 2021 when greg gallantly rescued me (i was a drowned rat several times that year). 

i passed this construction also when i was walking home. the juxtaposition of it next to the church felt a bit . . i don't know what adjective i'd like to use. something about it's spindly and unfinished facade seemed so out of place with the apartment building, the church and the tree. i'm not a fan of all the skinny and tall buildings that have been going up, but i'll probably get used to them. it'll be interesting to see how it looks when completed. 

(there are supposed to be height restrictions in historical neighborhoods, which is where i believe this building stands.)

primary day

i passed this construction site this morning and enjoyed watching the workers haul a bucket up and down on their pulley system.

do you wonder what was in the bucket?

i ran a bunch of errands this morning (shoes that did not fit needed to be dropped at fed ex and pants that did not fit needed to be returned to the j. crew store, and the tick that bit me needed to be dropped off at the doctor's office . . and thank goodness they accepted it this time; though the technician did call me to ask if the little speck in the middle of the damp paper towel was the tiny tick that was supposed to be tested. i said, "yes!") and then i met korrina at the elementary school to vote . . 

she came over for a little bit and we put together a nice lunch of leftover beet salad, mozzarella, tomatoes, prosciutto bread and salami . .

which was enjoyed with a lot of talk about knitting projects and knitting backpacks and knitting project bags.

 

after she left i was actually motivated to vacuum and straighten up which i hadn't done in awhile . . probably because i've been running around with a dead tick in my bag, going to eye appointments and shopping for new pants to wear (and knitting on the wave of change jacket which has only one sleeve to go to be finished).

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chanda sent a nice pic from florida this morning and hopped on a plane home in the afternoon. she's back now and is happy to reunited with pluto.

hmmm, melvin seems to be a bit persnickety, but then pluto is probably used to that from when madeline was alive when he was a kitten. she was always hissing at him. he probably thinks that it's normal cat behavior. povero pluto. we love you pluto!

pluto is a little christmas cat this evening with the streetlight shining in like the star of bethlehem over the couch.

it was a beautiful sunset and rainstorm over new jersey this evening . . 

and there was a crew rowing by. it is such a little boat moving out there on the vast river, but if you go to full screen you might be able to see it.

it's been humid lately, but not too hot. the mornings have been dark! it's also been cloudy in the mornings, but the days are getting shorter, sadly.

sweet dreams everyone . .