Rain Day

Today started off in a flurry of excitement. As Nalin and I stepped out for her morning walk, there was a small raccoon taking a nap on our front steps. The chase was on. Thankfully, I have learned from experience and didn't try to grab the nylon leash as it was spooling out like fishing line in Jaws. I got a bad burn last year when we first got the leash. She got the critter up a tree by the time I caught up with her. It couldn't have been more than a year old. But it was ready to take Nalin on. After I had pulled the dog 15 feet down the street she finally turned and fell in line with me - for ten seconds. Two squirrels came zipping out of a front yard just ahead of us and she was gone again.

We had some really intense weather last night and it was clouding over to get ready for some more. I finished the walk quick and took the camera bag back to the house. Ran back out to get a few groceries and stop at the thrift store a block over. That is where I usually buy my books. Two fifty a paperback and three fifty for hard covers. And the selection is always turning over because the place has seven locations and they do swap outs.

Today as I went in and started combing the shelves, I noticed that the paperbacks had all been reduced to $0.99. Score! The hardcovers were down a buck too. I got 9 books for twelve dollars and all of them were authors that I have ongoing collections of.

By the time I had trucked over to the supermarket, the rain was starting and the wind was coming up. Time to make a coffee, grab one of the books and go find a big chair.