{"id":18122,"date":"2020-08-05T21:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T01:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=18122"},"modified":"2020-08-07T02:09:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T06:09:42","slug":"day-145-rainbows-and-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=18122","title":{"rendered":"Day 145: Rainbows and Oaks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Isaias turned out to be a strange storm. Mostly it hit us with wind, but for a little while we had slashing rain interspersed with periods of sunlight, creating an on-again, off-again rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaias’s Rainbow,
as seen from an upstairs window.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Just when it seemed the storm was about to hit hard, it fizzled. The clouds were still flying by at high speed, but between them was calm blue sky. What a relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn’t mean the storm didn’t do any damage. Our power was out for the better part of a day. As I mentioned yesterday, a falling limb hit the back of our house, causing some minor damage. The picture below shows what our driveway looked like this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaias’s Mess<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Livia and I used the larger fallen branches as brooms and cleared a lane for walking and biking. I would have swept the entire driveway except that I could hear my husband say, “Why’d you do that? What a waste of time! I could have cleared it in five minutes with my leaf blower.” So I left it for him to clear, because he deserves it after having said that to me in my imaginary conversation with him. Marshall helped us a little bit, but he had the nerve to say, “You know what would work better? A real broom or something.” (The acorn does not fall far from the tree! \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of acorns, you can’t really tell from the picture, but the driveway was covered with them. Fallen acorns are a nuisance, but I don’t mind, at least not this year. I’m just happy that the oaks are well enough to make acorns. This is the first time in years that they’ve made a noticeable quantity. The squirrels will be dancing for joy. Unfortunately, so will the ticks, because along with deer and mice, they’re part of a cycle that takes off every time there’s a bumper crop of acorns. But, there will always be ticks, and I guess that’s OK as long as there will also always be oaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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