Week 39-25 - Curiosities
Greetings from the Mesa
And just like that another summer is over. And suddenly a greater roadrunner has been running around the property. Out of range, but a lifer for me! Speaking of birds check out the free ad-free doc on Youtube called Listers. It's about two brothers who do a year long Big Year bird challenge traveling around the US in their van. Very well done, and entertaining whether you enjoy birding or not. Baby lizards are out in full force, the straggler hummer or two is still visiting the feeders, the yellow birds are tweedle-deeing all over the Siberian Elms, and the garden is done for the season. There is still basil go-plant-going in the greenhouse. We are stocked up on firewood again, and ready to light the wood stove. It's approached freezing a couple nights already, so bring on the cozy vibes! This quote resonates bigly with me right now except replace wait with want.
“I have done nothing all summer but wait for myself to be myself again.”
― Georgia O'Keeffe
Curiosities of the Week
- BBCs 100 most inspiring novels (Wikipedia). I just finished White Teeth, and reading Habibi now. I've read a bunch of these, but lots more to add to the TBR list.
- Did you know there is a website to report fireball sightings? Report a Fireball (amsmeteors.org)
- I own the Dekalog DVD set but it came with a scratch and I've never been able to watch several of the films. Well now you can watch them free on the Internet Archive - Dekalog (1989) by Krzysztof Kieślowski.
- I've been on a bit of a Nigerian author kick lately... Here's a short called Gold by Eloghosa Osunde. I just finished her book Necessary Fiction, a book about queer family both chosen and born into, which was sublime. You can read one of the opening chapters "Good Boy" to get a taste of the novel.
- Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat (Verge)
Consuming
Currently Reading: Habibi by Chris Thompson, The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan, and The Famished Road by Ben Okri.
TV/Movies: Really enjoying getting into Slow Horses (Apple TV) and the latest season of Only Murders in the Building (Hulu). I cancelled our Hulu sub after the Kimmel debacle, and substituted it with a PBS passport sub.
Music: Patrick Watson's new album 'uh-oh' is lovely.
Thinking about: What a S&$t show America is right now. Please do not listen to these non-medical morons advice about health care, talk to your trusted medical professionals.
Thanks for reading, see you next time!