Birdwatching...

After our hike, Leigh and I enjoyed some margaritas in the hot tub, before eating dinner outside with Rich. He’s into birdwatching and after he pointed out the pair of western bluebird parents feeding their babies, I found that I couldn’t stop watching their activity the next morning at breakfast.

Was thrilled to catch an action shot.

After breakfast, Leigh took me the CVS Pharmacy in Redwood City, where I received my first COVID-19 vaccination by Moderna. When I first arrived in California, I was quite excited about the possibility of getting a vaccination, but it proved a bit tricky at first to book an appointment. Luckily I got a tip to attempt booking at midnight when the next rounds of appointments would appear online nightly and it worked on my forth night of trying. While I was prepared that I might have to wait for months to get the second jab since the Dutch vaccination program was far behind the US, it turned out I was able to get it exactly on time as the Dutch had vastly ramped up their efforts while I was away. 

A few days later, Leigh sent me this photo of one of the newborns that Rich captured from his telescope. Since that first brood of babies, there’s been two more sets.