comfort in the strength of love

It is the sort of day that poets write about. Their verse would rhapsodize about the clear blue sky, they’d sing about the birdsong, and rejoice at the sound of wind ruffling the trees. There’s a bird on the other side of the big trees with a loud caw (not a crow), and surely they’d find the words for that as well. Nearby a trill of notes dance on the breeze from the little songbirds nesting in the area. The humidity is low and the temperature is perfect for a gentle swing in the shade. It might not be hot enough to tempt me into the brisk 72F waters of the pool, but I’m content on land.

The day started off slowly with coffee and then a dustup with some yeast and flour. I made the artisan loaf again, our favorite for texture, but a bugaboo to make. I love kneading, the feeling of the elastic dough in my hands pleasurable, but this loaf is a no-knead sticky mess with no satisfaction. 

While the dough was rising we took off in the car for a few errands, the first one of which was to do a bottle return… it’s been 4 months and the glass was starting to collect! After that Carm picked up a few things in the grocery store and then went looking for a ‘y’ for the hose bib at the back of the house. It seems they are tricky to find.

We left Adia loose in the house and were pleased to come home to no disasters.

There is a big reduction in the number of people wearing masks - it’s as if they think it’s all over and we are out of the woods. HELLO! I don’t think the government or the media is doing enough to promote mask use. They should be stressing the importance, but instead it’s rarely mentioned.

   “you can smell the flowers but I find this tangle of grass more interesting”

Pleasures today: a slow amble around the gardens inhaling the scent of flowering plants; a few minutes on the swing; a lovely visit with Kirsten and Mom on messenger - yay for technology; warm fresh bread dunked into delicious cream of mushroom soup; a bit of a doze on the sofa after supper followed by a refreshing dip in the pool.

Headline tonight: 2,208,244 cases with 119,129 deaths in the US. There are a total of 99,467 (99,147 yesterday) cases of Covid-19 in Canada today, with 8,213 (8,175 yesterday) deaths today.

“There is a comfort in the strength of love; 'Twill make a thing endurable, which else would overset the brain, or break the heart.”

~William Wordsworth