April 4, 2020, Later In The Day

Saturday morning started with the hunt for Robbie.  It was fairly easy as he was not far from the recharging station.  I thought I had arranged my sewing chair so Robbie could not get under the hutch.  I was wrong.  There he was caught in the area that is just a smidgen lower than the remainder of the opening.  Not sure exactly how to solve the issue but I have a couple of ideas that I am testing.



One idea is to extend a small amount hard plastic along the edge to guide Robbie to the higher opening.  I have some materials taped up there to see how that works over the next few days.  If Robbie will not turn into bully Robbie hopefully it will work.  Robbie can push things around when  attempting to get out of a tight place. 

Today was just rain shower after rain shower.  Rain is good so reservoirs will hopefully be enough to keep water for the area through the dry months.  Cause there are always dry months in the semi-arid area.  The rain, also, washed the pollen out of the air.  Our cars are covered with green pollen dust.  Between the pollen and the sandy type soil our apartment floor can look grubby.  Thus Robbie.  And he mops.  So I suppose it is okay to play a game of hide and seek every now and then.

With the stay safe, stay home non activity going on arranging for grocery pickup or delivery is being a challenge.  I made an online purchase on March 26 from H.E.B, an area chain store.  The soonest time I could pickup the order was April 7.  Today, 4-4, I placed an order.  The order is not available to be picked up until April 18 at 7:30 PM.   Makes me think ahead for what I might need in order to keep that pantry stocked.

H.E.B has hired more employees to help with the deliveries, curbside pickup and restocking of shelves for walk in shoppers.  In addition employees were given a $2 per hour raise.  Grocers and pharmacies have reduced hours with none being 27/7.  The nights are now only for restocking but extensive sanitizing.  Life looks different for all of us.  The shopping center across from us usually has many, many vehicles in the lots.  This photo was from 3 or 4 days ago.  Lowe's and Sam's club are several stores down but they had only a sprinkling of vehicles.

On April Fool's day I strolled west from the apartment to another retention pond a couple of blocks away from us.  The day was gorgeous.  The temperature was perfect with just enough breeze to make walking a joy.  I'll share a few shots with you to brighten your day.

Thought this cloud looked a bit like a gull in flight, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.  Yes, the sky was that deep blue.  Made the water beautifully blue, too.

Thought I would try a bit of B and W on this photo looking up between the #3 building entrance.

Better get to bed.  It is 1:30 AM.  That is better than the 3:45 AM I went to bed last evening/morning.  Ya'll all stay safe and healthy out there.

Peace,
Janice