random thoughts – Day 1,237 – (Sunday) – R&R

There was no adventuring today. Some minor housekeeping events occurred, but mostly it was another heavy investment in R&R. There was reading on the porch with coffee. Netflix. Taking Win outside then back inside every couple hours.

A chunk of time in the afternoon was spent looking for a hotel for the Vegas trip in October. The key factor is proximity to my niece’s home. Breakfast included would be nice, because it is a vacation after all. There are a few hotels three miles from Niece’s home, but those are closer to the Vegas Strip and much more expensive than the other hotels which are across town and a 20- to 25-minute drive away. Ugh. I really, really miss the days of travel agents that handled all this stuff.

Brown Bunny!

Once, when Win went out, there was a bunny in the yard, sitting in the clusters of irises that bloomed ages ago that are near the tiger lilies that already bloomed. Brown Bunny almost blends in with the remnants of the bark mulch that was spread before the first big rainstorm and street flooding that washed a lot of it away. Bunny did the motionless thing while Win did his potty thing, completely oblivious to the yard guest. 

I expected Brown Bunny to bolt when I scooped up Win and took him inside, but he stayed put. I looked outside every few minutes as I chopped Winston’s chicken for the week and prepped his supper, and Brown Bunny remained in the irises far longer than usual. He chomped on some of the faux grass greenery edging the flower bed. It was cool.

In the final assessment of the day, it was a mix of boring grownup stuff with a hint of summer days when I was a kid. I lounged about and did as little as possible. Instead of a book, it was email and far too much news read on my phone, but reading ruled part of the day. There was ice cream. There was cake. There were doggy cuddles and a bunny in the yard. All is good.