๐Ÿฅฑ Oh boy, a visitor showed up before sunrise...a longer day than I planned.

๐Ÿฅฑ Oh boy, a visitor showed up before sunrise...a longer day than I planned.

๐Ÿ’ค Trying again. Good night.

๐Ÿ’ค Trying again. Good night.

๐Ÿ™ˆ Well best laid plans and all that...not to bed yet.

๐Ÿ™ˆ Well best laid plans and all that...not to bed yet.

๐Ÿ›Œ Long day tomorrow. Early to bed tonight.

๐Ÿ›Œ Long day tomorrow. Early to bed tonight.

๐Ÿงช Testing Draft's action for status.lol

๐Ÿงช Testing Draft's action for status.lol

๐Ÿฆ‰ Trying my first status post

๐Ÿฆ‰ Trying my first status post

It’s hot outside. Hot, hot, hot ๐Ÿซ 

I have a new strategy for practicing chess and seeing where I am not keeping an eye on things. Play a 6 year old who is focused solely using his queen to take as many pieces as possible.

Sitting here with that satisfying glow of work done outside and having freshened up under our outdoor shower. The post COVID fatigue lingers, but I sense is receding…slowly. I just have to respect it, do what I can do when I can, and rest in between. But today, jobs needing doing are now done.

A Tuesday evening rainbow (a second is just visible) ๐ŸŒˆ Evening rainbows

I have been tired through today after staying up until the early hours for The Queen’s funeral, but I am pleased that I made the effort to watch as much as I was able before succumbing to weary eyes. It meant a lot to me to see and be a part of the day as it happened, or as much as I could sitting the other side of the world, being in the solemnity of the moment, and saying goodbye to Her Majesty.

I’m waking up this morning to the start of my 59th orbit of the sun, a bit bleary eyed after going to bed in the early hours having watched a part of The Queens funeral. ๐Ÿฅฑ

We went for a late morning walk in Waihou Spring Forest Reserve in Olinda. Being up country, the air was fresh and cooler. A short but very pleasant walk. Starting the forest trail

And this little character was waiting for us when we got back to the car. Old teddy bear sitting on a tree stump

A Sunday rainbow… Rainbow

…and a little later a double rainbow. ๐ŸŒˆ Double rainbow