Rain, Rain, Go Away

Many of the places we have visited this year have been experiencing severe drought. That doesn’t seem to be the case in Oregon, where everything seems pretty lush and green. Today again the “slight chance of showers” morphed into a drizzly, overcast day with occasional showers, just right for the flowers that lend their bright colors to the many landscaped sites in the park—but a little too chilly and wet for us. The sun did peek out a couple of times, so we did one of our walks outdoors.

For our second half hour we located a couple of treadmills in the clubhouse, stationed so that we could watch the PBS Newshour on the big screen TV while we exercised. That worked out pretty well, but it was a bit of a surprise to realize that if you don’t have a DVR, you can’t pause live TV. We’ve been spoiled by having first a TIVO and now a DirecTV HD-DVR. We’re used to being in charge of what we watch when and to being able to pause, rewind, and fast forward with the touch of a button on the remote.

I cleaned out three of the pantry drawers today, put new liners in, and reorganized the contents. Definite signs of cabin fever! Now I can find more of my spices easily. We've been watching episodes of the BBC's Planet Earth on DVD. They are narrated by David Attenborough. The visuals are stunning, and we enjoy the narrator's voice.