Tuesday July 28, 2026 Full Moon

 

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Tuesday July 28, 2026

 Yesterday I had meant to include the link to Igor's Blog but my old link came up short, like the website was down, so I contacted Igor this morning and found that it still worked if I shortened the URL to the basic:

https://www.ijustroam.com/

He had made some changes to his page so my link to his Colombia page no longer worked...  Mystery solved....

I heartily recommend to anyone with wanderlust to look at his page and join him on any of his exciting travels worldwide.  I wish I was younger and braver again....

I am still hoping that Igor will be making his way here sometime soon....

 

We had another quick rainstorm around suppertime and that cleared the air and the skies so I could slip out with the P1100 to catch tonight's full moon.  Moonrise was 9:30pm, as was sunset, so I waited for an hour, jumped on the Gio, hoping that my timing was decent to catch the moon near the Legislature.  The pictures below tell the story...

Hugs to everyone.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Monday July 27, 2026 Sun/Rain

 

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Monday July 27, 2026

 Last Thursday, I took 2 photos of pictures on the dining room wall at The Common, of Audrey and Marilyn.  You can see below what the ArtspaceAI program can do so easily.  I love it!

Yesterday afternoon, I took advantage of the sunshine and rode the Gio to the Patio at the Commercial Hotel.  I had to dodge a few downed trees from the earlier storm.  Lots of broken branches everywhere too...

I was surprised to see Leo Martinez already almost set up as he is normally late...  Then he surprised my by saying "I haven't played in a week,.. I was away on my honeymoon"!!!  Apparently his new wife is named Sue...  So I plan to request "A Boy Named Sue" the next time I go there again, lol....  I only stayed for the one set as usual, and never got approached once by the solitary waitress working the Patio... Grrrr

On the way home, I saw the old Connaught Armoury for sale by the City, thinking it would make for neat apartments... and maybe hoping for a bargain...  I checked and they want $2.5 million for it, just a touch out of my range, lol. 

I decided to treat myself to a meal out.... first, Harvey's, then Dairy Queen!  A nice change from eating at home most of the time. 

Today, I kept waiting for a call to meet for lunch with my son, but the call never came... 

Then we had yet another storm, this one at mid-day.  I guess we can't complain about getting moisture (my rosebush survived OK).  I find rain and wind, thunder and lightning fascinating.  Watching all that water swirl around the drain in the parking lot is a little mesmerizing.  One swirl included white stuff which I initially thought might have been small hail, but it actually acted more like paint....

We are thankful that the rain does cool things down and keeps temperatures liveable...  Even so, I have at least one to three fans going 24-7, just like I do in Colombia....

 I really feel like I am wasting the summer, with no plans at all...  Hopefully that may change if my explorer buddy Igor comes to visit....

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Amazing what AI can do...

Gotta love the possibilities!

The new transformer....

Many detours around downed trees.

Leo is sporting a wedding ring!!

Tuning up to start

I like mine better!!!!

Only $2.5 Million!

One of our Trams

Downtown from the south side

Another Tram on the High Level Bridge

A summer panorama

And another of our fair city

Harvey's, under $10

Almost $5 at DQ!

More rainstorms

Hail?  Or paint??