An oddly pleasant day

[kahnegabs]

The temperature here was 104 today.  I decided to stay in and 'hibernate.' Early in the morning the dogs and I took a walk, and I watered the most needy plants and promptly came in and closed everything up.  I decided to go to afternoon church.  It turned out to be a most peaceful and rewarding day over all. I finished a gift tunic I was making,

Comments

[baronsnorri]

A great day! May there be many more like unto them--*many* more.

If I may flourish a little pedantry? "Hibernate" is what one does during "l'Hiver", (Winter, in modern French); "Estivate" is what one does to avoid the Summer ("l'Ete' ", in modern French, which has chucked out pretty much all the "s" before "t" that it can).

Thank you! Le petit bow, mit ein kleine flourischness!!! ; )

[kahnegabs]

Yeah, I know. But I like the word hibernate better, which is why I put "" around it. It gives me the feeling of rolling up and staying put like a bear or other furry mammal which is often quietly active during that period (caring for its newborn young, etc.). Somehow to me the word estivate causes me to envision snails sealed in hard shells and frogs sealed in hardened mud: those cold-blooded creatures which simply seal themselves away in a coffin-like manner and accomplish nothing.

Hee hee, I'd rather 'hibernate.'

[martianfencer]

How pleasantly odd to have an oddly pleasant day! ;-)