Heated argument

Air temperature 66 F, wind south about 5 mph, sunny. Supposed to hit 90 F before noon and continue on a ways. We didn't have to turn on the heat pump yesterday, inside temperature reached 75 F in the evening. Hurray for insulation and thermal inertia.

Morning catbird news

Adult activity continues. At least three baby beaks are confirmed. Online lore says that a normal nesting is 3-5 young. And I had been planning to thin fruit on the dwarf apple tree out front, but that seems to be a way-station for adults going and coming. I am conflicted.

Juneteenth

This is your occasional reminder that slavery still exists today, and not just in the forsaken wastes of the Third World.