We have a 3.25 mile route along neighborhood streets and into a small neighborhood park. We can make it longer by adding loops in the park. As we walk be both listen to something on our devices. I usually listen to a news/talk radio station on my iPod. But yesterday at 11:00 in the morning I stopped listening to the news. I couldn't stand another news report beginning with "Donald Trump". In fact, from now on I will just refer to him as DT. Ugh!
This winter my old iPod Nano wore out and I replaced it, but I was never able to get my iTunes program on my desktop computer to communicate well with my new device. Much of my music was missing, most noticeably my Beatles and Beach Boys tunes. I have tried several times and given up. Yesterday I decided to devote the afternoon to figuring it out. It took about an hour, but I did it!
We had company in the park. A park maintenance man was mowing. A homeless man was sleeping in his car in the parking lot. Two others were cooking their breakfast in the picnic shelter. An older woman we see often was walking her big, blond, beautiful, bushy-tailed dog, and a young mother was with her young child who was riding joyously on his tiny bike.
Good, good, good, good vibrations!
Back at home, I stomped down mole runs so Tom could mow our lawn. Then I picked new bouquets of sweet peas for the house, as overhead in the blue sky Blue Angles performance jets roared as they took off and landed at Boeing field, giving lucky passengers the ride of their lives. It's SeaFair week in Seattle. More about that in a later post.
REally wonderful stuff. Thank you.
ReplyDeletetechnology is great when it works. I remember those little ceramic dolls though I never had one. So cute!
ReplyDeleteI struggle all the time with listening to radio on my devices. I've never mastered radio. I do love those sweet peas and how appropriate for the Ruby figurine. We have the Olympics for a few days to perhaps take some of the focus off DT. However, he may up and do something really wild and wooly because he cannot stand not being the center of attention. Now the GOP has two problems to focus on. This latest eruption between two factions of the party has everything it takes to get really nasty. I'm going to be watching that situation closely.
ReplyDeleteYou listen to some great music. I must get back using the ipad . I have to use it to learn the system.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, retrieving your 'missing' music. When you get determined I think things happen!
ReplyDeleteI had a row of those pretty figurines. Gave them my GD, all except one or two that were extra special. I despair of all the things I find "extra special". Woe to me if I ever have to move.
Good for you figuring out your music. LOL, I don't use mine on walks, mostly because I can't walk and be situationally aware. I would miss out on the critters, and the birds, etc.
ReplyDeleteYour yard is beautiful. It is too hot here for most things to be looking even half way decent. Part of my family lives in Vancouver, WA and they have beautiful flowers as well.
Oh and your sweet peas are gorgeous! I would love to be able to grow them here. Thanks for sparing.
DeleteCongratulations on getting your tunes back. I also laughed because I just paid for the Beatles Sgt. Pepper album so I could listen to it again. :-)
ReplyDeleteThink it might be fun to stomp down mole runs to the Beach Boys. So glad you figured it out. Doesn't I make you feel good when you conquer technology?
ReplyDeleteI admire your determination to not be defeated by technology.
ReplyDeleteI am certainly digging the tunes. I have been known to sing while I walk - if no one is around - hahaha. I wish I had a nice nature hike to make. I love walking the neighborhood but a park like setting would be even better.
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