A normal sort of day

Today The Man and I went shopping, to get some bit for the toilet, which is leaking again, and a towelling bath robe for me, since my old one was chucked out in the Great Cleanup The Man did recently. This was not his fault. I had a brain fart. Apparently he held up the robe and said, "What shall I do with this?" and I looked at it and said, blithely, "Chuck it out." I don't know what I thought he was talking about. That bath robe was an old favourite.

Anyway, on the way over to the store where you can buy bathrobes and toilet bits (two stores actually), we saw some gulls alongside a little river. They were all in a row on the fence, and looked very decorative.



I like the way gulls are colour coordinated, with their red beaks and matching legs.


We also saw some ducks. The ducks didn't look real. They looked like decoys.



But when I clicked the shutter again, I timed it just as the decoy duck came alive and dived into the water. I thought I'd caught its tail, but I didn't, so you'll just have to take my word for it. This is a diving duck.



We got the toilet bit, and the bath robe, and also a mouse for my computer. Now all I have to do is clear my desk enough so that there is a flat space to put it on.

After we got home The Man talked on the phone with Okaasan. She informed him that there was something she'd forgotten to tell him when she saw him and now she's remembered to tell him but has forgotten what it is. She'll call again as soon as she remembers.