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covid-adjacent, mh, parenting

Local schools are bringing grades 4-5 back starting tomorrow, divided into two cohorts so that only half the students will be on campus (more to the point, in a classroom) on a given day. Got a text reminding parents to “dress your child for the weather” and I’m like — well, ok, it’s not like we’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors. Checked the forecast just in case and HOLY CRAP THEY’RE ACTUALLY EXPECTING RAIN TOMORROW

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I’m torn between
AAAH! CROWDS! SUPER-SPREADER POTENTIAL
and
OK, studies seem to show that schools, with proper precautions, don’t spread any more than the communities they’re in
and
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
and
JFC THIS KID NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE

Anyway, he’s not in tomorrow’s cohort and we’re still sorting out how this fits with his IEP but I’m so fucking tired of everything. I miss the days when my social anxiety was unfounded

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Sure, Pokemon Go, I’m a passenger. In my living room.

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Kid’s friend on Zoom, shouting “Siri, I didn’t ask you!”

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I had such a hard time getting a shot of this Yellow-Rumped Warbler

I had such a hard time getting a shot of this Yellow-Rumped Warbler. It kept hopping from one twig to another as I tried to aim the camera, and actually hid behind some branches for a bit. But I finally got it!

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Black Phoebes are one of those birds that I never noticed until a couple of years ago

Black Phoebes are one of those birds that I never noticed until a couple of years ago, but now I see them *all the time*. I’m fairly certain they’ve been here all along and I just wasn’t paying enough attention to birds before.

#phoebe #blackphoebe #birds #nature #photo

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I don’t get it – this kid has been fighting bedtime every night for weeks, …

I don’t get it – this kid has been fighting bedtime every night for weeks, and he’s been on a tear all freaking day…but tonight he calmly logged off the computer, did Duolingo, then went and got ready for bed.

I mean, I’m not complaining, I just wish I knew what the difference was!

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Wigeons and Allies

I saw a few dozen wigeons swimming in the pond as well. Some of them were swimming in male/female pairings, while some of the males were making whistling/squeaky noises and displaying their wings.

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Mallard (pair swimming at Pollywog)

Mallard

I think this pair of mallards might be the only ones I saw in the pond. Mostly I saw coots, wigeons and gulls.

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American Coot

I saw *dozens* of coots swimming in the pond.

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California Gull

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Large White-headed Gulls

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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American Coot

There were a *lot* of coots swimming in the pond, and one or two walking around nearby.

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Large White-headed Gulls

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Ring-billed Gull

There were about a dozen seagulls swimming in the pond, and half as many walking around on the sidewalk.

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Canada Goose

Sometimes I see a *lot* of geese wandering around the park or swimming in the pond. Today I only saw three: these two across the pond in the tiny wildlife “sanctuary,” and another that was standing on the near side of the pond a few feet away from someone (else) who was taking pictures of it.

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