It’s a dreary Monday, and although it will again be unseasonably warm (60°F, 16°C), the high temperatures will begin dropping, reaching the freezing point by Friday. I suppose many people are hoping for a white Christmas (note: December 25 is also the first day of Coynezaa), but I’m indifferent. On this day in 1577, Francis Drake began his three-year circumnavigation of Earth from Plymouth, though Magellan (who died during his voyage) did it before him (1519-1522). And, on December 12, 1204, the great Jewish scholar Maimonides “went to sleep”. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, the Furry Princess of Poland is frustrated by the weather.
Hili: Could you do something to stop this rain?
A: The only solution is to stop staring at the window and come back inside.
Hili: Czy mógłbyś coś zrobić, żeby przestało padać?A: Jedyny sposób to przestać patrzeć w okno i wrócić do domu.
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Meanwhile in Wroclawek, Leon is now making friends with the visitor Felek (note Leon’s politesse):
Leon: Since you already are here, might we play?
Now I’m very interested to see how Leon will handle the situation with the new guest. They look relaxed.
Feline dynamics can be very difficult to predict. But if the fur still isn’t flying, by now it probably won’t.
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All beautiful cats.
It rained here in the Midwest all weekend and about 7 am. today it changed over to snow.
I sympathize with Hili. That was me yesterday plaintively looking out the window wondering when it would stop! It’s been raining buckets in eastern Kansas for a couple of days, but warmish. At least it isn’t snow as was the case in western Kansas where it was much colder. The cold arrived here during the night.
Rain is a reality. Days without rain are a snare and a delusion.
Er, but if Magellan died, he didn’t do it! His surviving crew did!