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A rainy drive to lunch with my parents around San Jose, CA. A pair of weather systems had sent bands of showers into the Bay Area, bringing another dose of precip to the region recovering from 3 years of drought. But unlike the many atmospheric rivers that drenched the Bay Area over an epic 22-day span in late December and January, these storms were nowhere near as intense. Forecasters said the rains were to fall from Friday-Sunday. After a decent lull in the storms, it’s good to finally be getting more rainy weather. By Sunday morning, scattered showers and a chance of t-storms were possible throughout the day. For us here in the South Bay, it was a good cloud-watching day with brief downpours as spotty cells drifted in from the northwest throughout much of the day. Gotta love this weather indeed! (‎February ‎5, ‎2023)
*Weather update: 7 months into the 2022-23 rain season, San Francisco had received a full season’s worth of rainfall, according to meteorologists. A quarter of an inch that fell in the morning & early afternoon on Saturday put SF over the top by 2 p.m. It brought the total precip during the current rainfall season — July 1 to June 30 — up to 22.89 inches, according to meteorologist Jan Null of Golden Gate Weather Services! All this rain (and snow) so far this rainy season is really putting a dent to our drought at last. Much more rain was still needed to completely remove our drought here. Let's hope for more storms!
We've been watching a couple of oystercatchers raising two chicks.
It's great seeing them from our house, taking turns and alternating between hunting worms and feeding the young.
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The same Parent Bug as featured a few days ago. Her eggs are now whiite rather than pale green, and she has been attacked by a Tachinid fly as evidenced in that egg on her pronotum. At one point she was missing from her clutch and a Harlequin larva was approaching at speed. It got dealt with and she returned soon after.
An adult King penguin and chick share a tender moment at Volunteer Point on the Falkland Islands. There were many youngsters in the large group shown in yesterday's picture, all staying close to their parents for protection and food.
Two other chicks are visible in the background, huddling beneath their parents. The adults feed the young until they are able to fend for themselves, and on the average have only one chick every two years. Both parents share in feeding, and it's difficult to tell whether this is the mother or father. The chick in this picture may in fact just be looking for breakfast!
Here's a link to some interesting information about the King penguins.
www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/...
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Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary says parenting became popular in print, way back in 1958. What does parenting mean? Parenting is a serious committment and takes time. Time spent on a child is worthwhile time. Time dedicated to raising a child will pass in a blink of an eye. Parenting means avoiding statements like, "I don't have time to help you."
Sometimes, parenting brings great pride and joy. Other times, parenting will cause a parent to shake a head, cry, become upset, and even say, "Help!" But with continuous effort, parenting will bring great rewards to both parent and child!
I am in the teaching profession. We recently held "parent, advisor, student" conferences at our high school! The conference was student lead! The student practiced introductions, handshaking, and eye contact. Always, there was plenty of praise by advisor and parent! Nevertheless, the parent-advisor-student also talked about ways the student could do even better! The student was encouraged to plan and think beyond the 2-4 years remaining in high school.
Attending this conference showed GOOD parenting! Giving this time to the student was time well spent! Three cheers for these families! So sad, for the families that didn't show or bother to let the school know they couldn't come.
Parenting....to love, to shelter, to listen, to guide and support, to prepare, and to let go... Take time parents to practice good parenting skills. It's worthwhile... (January 23, 2012)
My parents reminded me that I hadn't seen them in a long time, and invited me to hang out in the pool and eat some food and catch up.
Kevin Parent at the 2013 Festival d'été de Vancouver. Great concert. Kevin sang some of my favourites including Father On The Go, which was the song that first introduced me to his music.