Cool Morning

 Since I'm always up and at it before sunrise, I get as much of the cool outside air in the house as possible. I have an arrangement for that. For the most part, not much happening here, at least not much that interests me. Still doing my best to keep the outside world outside, where it belongs. I want no part of it. Except for the esoteric stuff, with a high quotient of abstraction and theory. That's always of interest. It's great to be able to follow such things on one's home computer! 

As anyone can see from what I photograph, the things I consider "interesting bits" are not what 99.99% of the population would take an interest in. I just happen to like the more obscure and generally disregarded structural features of the "real world". But make no mistake-- it's all part of the "real world". 

Another Addition To The Site List

 I'm adding to my link list at the very bottom of the blog. It's a collection of excellent sites I highly recommend. Meanwhile we enjoy more or less normal temps for a June in this area, the rainfall has been ample, and the ducks are in a row. Take that anyway you like.

I try to preserve and protect an island of intellect and rationality in a sea of nonsense and goofy garbage. But I'm open to new ideas. I've made my seasonal transition from red wine to chilled white. It's a weather-related thing: hearty red wines in the winter and chilled, dry, white wines in the summer. I don't have wine with meals. I have wine with a book, in the evening. Iced tea in summer with a book during the daytime hours. I like to read. I love to read. When I'm done with most books, they go to FOL. Some fiction I keep on the shelves, but mostly the permanent collection consists of references. The science and math books, for instance. The fiction I keep is worth re-reading. A simple and uncomplicated life is all I want now, and, really, all I need. But that requires a degree of isolation that most people would not like. I understand and accept that. Avoidance can be a healthy adaptation, and it is for me. 

Rain Over Heat Back

 Rain over and heat back sounds rather normal, and normal is quite comforting. 

Sunflowers are fine but it is good to be back to the nitty gritty of old days. 

VERY Soggy

 From famine to feast, from drought to flooding. It never rains but it pours, and so on. After complaining for so long about the drought, it's rained a bit too much. When the heat returns it'll be very swampy and oppressive. But what the heck, the rain was needed.

Soggy This Morning

 Didn't rain yesterday or the day before but that's probably a good thing because most of the areas that did get rain also had severe thunderstorms. Last evening it felt like October outside. This morning it's damp and cool and somewhat windy and it still feels like October. Not bad after all that heat last month. 

I've got nothing to do today that is of any urgency. I intend to do a lot of reading.