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HOUSEWORK

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The algorithms have figured out I am a perfectly sensible woman with self respect and a functioning brain. i.e. a feminist. As a result, I find a lot of reels about gendered injustice. Women’s health hasn’t been properly studied, ever; men don’t do their fair share of work in the home.

I live with a man who has always done his share in our partnership. Gary does ALL the laundry, most of the dishes, most of the yard work, and I never have to ask. This week he emptied my sewing corner (the bins are now in the middle of the space and stacked over my head) and scrubbed the floors. My turn to sort and choose what to get rid of. Have I mentioned that Gary should be cloned?

This photo was taken last week and you’ll note that her flight feathers seem a little ragged—she’s growing a new set. This eagle is one of the local nesting pair. She might be male, but the females are larger and I suspect this is the she. I had to crouch on the sand with my phone zoomed all the way out for over ten minutes while she ate the crab [in the sand at left]. I was at a respectful distance, and she didn’t seem to mind me, though she looked up when a seagull flew overhead, and acknowledged other interruptions. When she was done, she flew up onto a tree at the headland. Maybe that long crouch was what injured my foot?
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WAITING

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I’m waiting till 6:30 to go for my run so that we can stop at New Seasons on the way home to pick up tomatoes and avocados. Maybe cheese.

The sky is absolutely clear overhead—faintly aqua to pale gold around the edges with strands of pink clouds east of the city. Windows wide open. My coffee within reach. Gary reading news on his phone in the other room.

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BEACHCOMBING

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I literally plan to write about beach combing every single day I am on the beach and then I am distracted. I have superstitions (if I touch a stone, I should take it or stack it.) and good luck finding agates and a front yard nearly paved with my finds. We also attended an event this week and reconnected with dear friends, including one I was worried about. All good!

It is the sky that I watch all day at the coast.
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