- Stay inside
- Get in the pool
- Drive around in your air conditioned car and catch Pokémon
- Eat ice cream
- Complain about how hot it is
- Be that really annoying girl that says “I like it this way!”
- Bask in the sunshine on your skin
- Procrastinate on outdoor chores
- Sleep with your window cracked open anyway
- Take pictures of the temperature on your car since it doesn’t get this hot in the Midwest very often
- Except… climate change
- Discuss climate change
- Plan a beach vacation to further the sunshine experience
Category Archives: Nature
Flowers With Easy Names To Spell
- Mums
- Rose
- Lily
- Iris
- Sunflower
- Moon Flower
- Daisy
- Aster
- Catmint
- Foxglove
- Carnation
- Tulip
- Poppy
- Lotus
Places I Would Like To Visit Someday (All of which are hyperlinked in their bullet point)
- Fynbos, in South Africa
- The Lucky Knot Bridge, Changsha, China
- Petra, in Jordan
- Niagra Falls, both in USA and Canada
- Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
- Easter Island, territory of Chile
- Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
- The Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian, China
Differences Between Crocodiles and Alligators
- Alligators have rounded snouts
- Crocodiles have longer snouts
- Crocodiles tend to be more aggressive
- Alligators are usually dark green or black
- Crocodiles are larger, sometimes weighing up to 1000 pounds
- Alligators, on average, weigh 500-700 pounds as adults
- Crocodiles are usually longer too, about 4-6 feet extra
- Alligators jaws close downward
- Crocodiles jaws close from the bottom upwards
- Crocodiles have sharper teeth
- Alligators have rounded teeth
- Alligators can live in colder climates
- Alligators are much faster
- Alligators will see you later
- Crocodiles will see you after a while
Rainy Days
- Gray
- Overcast
- Damp
- Puddles
- Mist
- Cool air
- Droplets
- Rivulets on windows
- Refreshing
Patrick stream of consciousness
- Patrick Stewart
- Captain Picard
- Make it so
- Data
- Computer
- Hard drive
- Memory
- Memories
- Childhood
- Sisters
- Dance routines
- Rescue Aid Society
- Records
- Library
- Books
- Bookshelf
- Construction
- Wood
- Sawdust
- Leather
- Summer camp
- Pine trees
- Boundary Waters
- Loons
- Loon calls
- Mist on the lake
- Sunrise
- Peace
Places To Go In Clinton, Iowa (Depending on the Season)
- Eagle Point Park
- Riverfront walkway
- Sawmill Museum
- Discovery Center Children’s Museum
- Discovery Trail
- Lyon’s Farmer Market
- Showboat Theater
- Candlelight Inn
- Downtown Shopping District
- Clinton County Historical Museum
- Riverfront Park
- Wide River Winery
- Lock & Dam 13
- River Arts Center
- Valley Oaks Golf Course
- Bickelhaupt Arboretum
- Pickleball & Tennis Courts
- Clinton County Courthouse
- Visitor Center Kiosk on the River
Top 10 Search Terms That Have Brought People To This Site (Aggregated if spread across more than one similar term)
- W
- Shades of Green
- Lifeguard Acronyms
- Famous People Whose Names Start With X
- Famous People Whose Names Start With Y
- Famous People Whose Names Start With Z
- Hemingway Quotes
- Animals that Start With I
- Elsie Was A Mighty Fine Cow Lyrics
- Pepsi Endorsers
AhhhKtober
- Warm hoodies
- Cold nights
- Boots
- Bonfires
- Blazing colors
- Sharp air
- Brilliant sunlight
- Skies so blue they wrap you up
- Windy days
- Pumpkins and gourds in front of the grocery stores
- Kids laughing
- Space heaters at night
- Shadows
- Short days
Things I’ve Done So Far During Quarantine
- Dishes — a lot of dishes
- Put away all the laundry that was sitting in piles of “This is clean; I’ll put it away someday.”
- Cleaned out two boxes of stuff from my job
- Practiced piano
- Started a 1000 piece puzzle
- Caught up on current season of Schitt’s Creek (so sad it’s over!)
- Caught up on current season of Spring Baking Championship
- Caught up on current season of Sister Wives
- Watched last season of Flip or Flop
- Watched season three of Lie to Me
- Cleaned all main floor floors
- Cleaned kitchen more times than I should have to
- Actually cooked real food
- Walked outside daily
- Signed up for GeekNerdDating.com
- Forgot to cancel before my trial period was up
- Interviewed for a job
- Updated my resume
- Read
- Stacked up a bunch more books to read
- Debated rearranging all furniture in living and dining rooms but decided that was a terrible idea with nobody to help me
- Video chatted with Grandbaby/Son/Daughterinlaw
- Video chatted with my Tribe
- Talked to parents daily
- Spent too much on Amazon
- Cleaned off all my ceiling fans with the new extendable pole duster I got on Amazon
- Had groceries delivered twice
- Had pizza delivered once and then was reminded that pizza messes with my stomach something fierce
- Listened to birds singing
- Took lots of nature pictures
- Set up a private Facebook group for the condo association where I live
- Wrote social media posts for pages I admin (some scheduled out through August)
- Organized my Sharpies
- Set up a main floor work space
- Tried to wear something every day that makes me happy