I could not tell the time of sunrise this morning: it was a gray predawn. With deep shadows and the occasional snowflake. But in looking out, I finally had full view of them -- our daily, or rather nightly visitors.
They felt my movement, even though I was behind the closed doors and windows of the farmhouse.
But they couldn't be sure. I watched them dig with their hooves and uncover things that pleased them. A seed pod, the new growth of a perennial. Wait, are you digging up my perennials?! I bang on the window to make my presence known.
They scamper off.
Not so the mice in the farmhouse: both (yes, there were two) make their way into the plastic box traps and so we have two to dispose of this morning. Thanks, Ed! I'll clean out everything while you're letting them go! I so dislike the process of releasing trapped mice.
Breakfast: leisurely. Beautifully so.
And after, I try out my "fancy" new standup desk! With so much writing before me, I worry that I sit far too much in the course of one day. Price of stand up desks? Ridiculous. We find something better at 1/50th the price:
But I don't work for long today. I have my (final?) student meeting at school... Is this my last trip to campus? Maybe...
And of course, I run into my office mates and that takes time and after, I have an appointment at the Apple Store for some computer adjustments and that takes time and then, I have a long and wonderful coffee date with a friend and so perhaps you can tell that this is a big day for me! You'll shake your head and think -- what? You call this being busy? And I'll meekly respond -- yes.
Being super busy is differently defined when you're no longer employed. (And that's a good thing.)
I'd like more details on your laptop stand! I often prop mine on the kitchen counter, too, so I'm not sitting all the time. Your setup looks like it would help a lot!
ReplyDeleteAnd it sounds like a lovely day to me :)
Like the standing desk solution. I have a colleague, actually our IT person, who does not have a chair or stool in his office. He stands and walks all day.
ReplyDeleteOh you are so smart... another blogger friend makes it a point to stand for 2 hours and then sit for only 15 minutes, then stand again - all day long. Love the expanding laptop contraption. Love the beautiful photos of the dear deer...
ReplyDeleteAm also curious about your standing solution. Did you end up getting a made-for-standing desk, or did you or Ed find a good, um, stand-in?
ReplyDeleteIs just standing for two hours in a row good for you? I think I'd die in about 10 minutes. Maybe a rolling desk so you can work and walk? That's how I talk on the phone, wandering around.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice there were two mice to release. Keep the family intact. I worry when one is taken away far from home. It's probably just the next hawk bait and orphans may be left behind.