No bombs falling here

Air temperature 34 F, wind northwest gusting to 25 mph, partly cloudy. Patches of ice on roads and sidewalks from yesterday's rain. Will forage with due care.

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Within living memory, one-word reason why Ukraine does not wish to be ruled by Russia:

Holodomor

More signs and portents

Crawler backhoe tucked in behind a former upholstery shop on my afternoon walk route. That building has been vacant and in the city's cross-hairs for several years now . . . .

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I am, on a recurring basis, glad that I no longer have to be a public person.

Evening meditation

Giazotto/Albinoni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Q8Y9rhLQc

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Orion through trees.