California 2020: Pandemic & More | ||
| Pandemic Bird Feeder Elections San Francisco Postscript |
Pandemic
On March 16th Santa Clara County announced a COVID-19 lockdown, starting next day. So there was a major rush at the Midtown Safeway.
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| Mar 16th: Nearly empty bread section Just two loaves of raisin bread |
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| No Toilet Rolls or Paper Towels in sight |
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| For some reason, a run on cereal |
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| But the candy section is untouched!! |
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| Hand sanitizer section is empty |
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| Long, long check-out lines |
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| Long lines for automated checkout |
Pandemic March-November
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| Peet's Mar 22nd: Outside service |
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| Safeway April 1st: Still low on toilet paper and paper towels |
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| South Ct, April 14th: Emergency Chocolate Rabbits |
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| Aug 20th: Wildfires from Black Mountain |
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| Sept 29th: Work on Black Mountain Trail |
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| Nov 2nd: Social Distancing at Charleston Supercuts |
Bird Feeder
I installed a bird feeder in October and watched the hungry hordes for a few weeks.
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| Lesser Goldfinch (?) |
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| House Finch |
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| White-Breasted Huthatch |
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| House Finches |
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| Lesser Goldfinch (?) With a pink House Finch behind |
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| Top Right, Chestnut Backed Chickadee Bottom left: House Finches |
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| Chestnut Backed Chickadee |
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| Lesser Goldfinch (?) |
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| Dark-Eyed Junco (?) |
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| Dark-Eyed Junco (?) |
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| Wicked Bluebird: California Scrub Jay |
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| Wicked Bluebird: California Scrub Jay |
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| Cautious squirrel |
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| Chestnut Backed Chickadee |
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| Very timid Oak Titmouse (?) |
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| Oak Titmouse (?) |
Elections 2020
South Ct, November & December 2020
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| Nov 5th: Election Panic The animals are frightened of the CNN Wolf Man |
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| Nov 7th: It's official: Biden President! |
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| Christmas: A new Chainsaw! |
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| And lots of Chocolate |
San Francisco
San Francisco, December 2020
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| View from my Clancy Hotel Aerie |
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| Clancy view |
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| Clancy View to Salesforce Park |
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| Mission San Francisco de Asís (1918) |
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| Mission San Francisco de Asís (1791) |
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| Mission San Francisco de Asís (1791) |
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| San Francisco Armory (1914) |
Postscript
After the January 6th 2021 Capitol riots, the animals decided it was time to dig in for the duration.
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