daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today we had a bit of rain, which ended just at sunset. I was hoping to get a nice time-lapse, and I think it turned out okay:
The clouds after the sun dipped down below the horizon are most often the coolest.
The photo of of my little rig. Tomorrow a new ND filter will arrive, which will hopefully allow me to utilize a longer shutter speed so I don’t capture specks of dust or birds in the frame. We’ll see.
I hope you had a nice day!
またね～
This critter gave me a little scare this evening. This may be only the second or third praying mantis I have seen “in the wild”. So fascinating to look at!
こんばんは。How’s it going?
This evening, Koa and I played tennis for an hour or so at the high school courts. Koa has just started playing tennis with his friends, who are pretty good, so we decided to go out together and hit a few balls and get some practice in. I haven’t played in several years, but it was really fun to play again (even though I am not good at all).
I’m noticing that the right side of my back is a little sore which is the same thing I experienced when I played several years ago after a long layoff from tennis. I had expected to be more sore than I am, but I guess the real test is how I feel tomorrow. Crossing my fingers that I will be able to get out of bed! 😆
I hope you had a nice day!
またね～
Spent much of the day practicing a new song. I’m trying to not bite off more than I can chew, and only spend a few minutes at a time learning new parts, then taking a long break before resuming again. I think my brain remembers a lot better that way. It’s also good to relax the muscles a bit since my wrist still isn’t 100%. Actually, I don’t think it will ever be 100% again, but the pain is definitely manageable and more of an annoyance than a hindrance.
I do take care to always wear a wrist brace which helps to keep my wrist in the correct angle to lessen the pain. But I’ve also found value in the wrist brace for better ukulele playing. The brace keeps my wrist straight which forces my fingers to curl more, which in turn causes my fingers to press the strings more precisely. The result is that the notes sound cleaner when I play. Win-win!
I hope you had a nice day! ☺️
またね～
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こんばんは。How’s it going?
Soon, we’ll be selling the piano that Bay has practiced on for the past several years. Since he is now off at college, it rarely gets used. Koa will once in a while play, but not enough to warrant keeping it. We’ll be sad to see it go but life goes on, and we still have Bay’s old electric piano, which I might bring downstairs again for Koa to play.
So, if you are in the Austin area, would you like to buy a well-cared-for piano? Let me know! 👍
またね～
