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Oh water; heat [rowing]
Jul. 6th, 2023 06:21 pm1. I appreciate this contemplative essay about finding headwaters in San Francisco. Everywhere I've lived, the waterways have helped me establish a connection with the place. Starting with the stream emanating from the Japanese Garden heading out to Lake Washington, to the Charles River and then Malden in the Boston area, the Salt River in Arizona, the Brazos in Texas, Antelope Creek in Lincoln, Strawberry Creek and the BAP in Berkeley, and now the Hudson, out here.
2. I have finally figured out that the anxious-sounding bird cries along sections of the Hudson River are most likely peregrine falcons. I heard a couple when we were underneath the I-90 bridge this morning, and was watching smaller birds mob one when I was out kayaking on Tuesday.
3. It is Hot, causing me to procrastinate on riding my bike home from work. Today is probably the day to finally get the A/C unit set up in the bedroom window. Last night I opened up the house when I went to bed, and ran a fan in the back bedroom to try and pull in cooler outdoor air overnight. The house was at 80 degrees when I went to sleep, and at 79 degrees when I got up to go rowing. Outdoors, it was 70 degrees. So we are in one of those periods where I've maxed out my non-refrigeration options. With the humidity here, 80 degrees is at the upper end of what I can tolerate and sleep through at night. I think in Arizona I was managing to keep the thermostat closer to 85 at night.
I'm not sure how the room a/c is going to work with the cats.
2. I have finally figured out that the anxious-sounding bird cries along sections of the Hudson River are most likely peregrine falcons. I heard a couple when we were underneath the I-90 bridge this morning, and was watching smaller birds mob one when I was out kayaking on Tuesday.
3. It is Hot, causing me to procrastinate on riding my bike home from work. Today is probably the day to finally get the A/C unit set up in the bedroom window. Last night I opened up the house when I went to bed, and ran a fan in the back bedroom to try and pull in cooler outdoor air overnight. The house was at 80 degrees when I went to sleep, and at 79 degrees when I got up to go rowing. Outdoors, it was 70 degrees. So we are in one of those periods where I've maxed out my non-refrigeration options. With the humidity here, 80 degrees is at the upper end of what I can tolerate and sleep through at night. I think in Arizona I was managing to keep the thermostat closer to 85 at night.
I'm not sure how the room a/c is going to work with the cats.
