Sunday, April 05, 2020
I am experimenting with making no-knead bread. I followed the directions on this video. You mix the ingredients, let it sit for 12 hours, and bake in a really hot dutch oven. The resulting loaf came out rather dense with a very hard crust, but it was tasty. I ate almost the whole loaf- Doug and Birdy each got a slice.
There is a cinnamon teal in this picture.
In the stream there were hundreds of small fishes, congregating in two areas. I wish I knew what they were and how they got there. I think the eggs may arrive on duck feet or maybe they get pooped out.
Not many people there, we did see one group that was behaving stupidly. Matt and I were good at being socially-distant. I filmed him reading a poem to post on Instagram.
Kneady.
I met Matt at Sweetwater Wetlands for a Socially-Distant walk and lunch. It was mid-day and the birds were mostly hiding.
In the stream there were hundreds of small fishes, congregating in two areas. I wish I knew what they were and how they got there. I think the eggs may arrive on duck feet or maybe they get pooped out.
The fishes are to the left and above the white rock.
Matt and Homer.
One of the research topics I have been interested in is the epidemics and the pest houses in Tucson. I was contacted by Henry, a reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, about the Spanish flu. So I ended up reading through about 1,000 death certificates and collected information for him. Turns out about one percent of Pima County's population died in a period of about six months from the influenza between 1918 and 1919. The article appeared today.
It is still spring time here. Many flowers are starting to bloom. These cosmos and a California poppy are next to the guest house.
Flowers.
The heating element in my dryer has died. I can still use it to air dry things. For heavier things (blue jeans, sheets) I have strung up a pair of clothes lines. Reminds me of the house at Buckley where Mother used to hang the laundry on the front porch so everybody driving by could see our underwear.
Clothes line.
Today I am transcribing newspaper articles from 1907, putting together a puzzle, doing some more cleaning, probably take a nap, and otherwise keeping myself as busy and sane as possible in these horrible times.
