The Wandering Scot
An occasional travel journal
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
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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
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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 (?)
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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
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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)
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Postscript
After the January 6th 2021 Capitol riots, the animals decided it was time to dig in for the duration.
