July-1 marks the 107th day of my forced retirement from the world of earned income due to the hoax Trumpian Flu. We have been trying to stay distant and masked during this time. Our world consists of about 100 or so acres of Maine woods but we do venture out into the community. Of course, not as much as we would like or want to, but it does happen.

My primary projects are portrayed here: feeding the hummingbirds and growing food (primarily cherry tomatoes). Plus, our newest resident (see below), Kayla, a three-plus year old primarily German shepherd with more energy and strength than all of us put together.

The hummingbirds have started to appear regularly every fifteen minutes or so. We started with one (a male) that would appear every hour or so (back in May). Now there are three or four, perhaps two couples? If a pair of them arrive at the same time, they scream, shout, and fly at each other menacingly.