slabtown – Page 3 – Black and White

population pressure

biking on Rt 354 — Once upon a time ZPG (zero population growth) was viewed as an acceptable and responsible movement. What happened? Do you prefer density of population? Why?

Corrotoman Rappahannock peninsula

Chownings ferry rd — Bike ride with E&H through the last best place.

hp wx eg millenbeck rd — recreating in the time of virus an unexpected gift

Helen snapped me at the end of the road.

Norros Bridge — taking a picture of the Norris Bridge

social distance

A new study uploaded to the research site SSRN over the weekend finds that 90 percent of the coronavirus transmissions so far have occurred within a specific temperature (37 to 63 degrees) and absolute humidity range. For areas outside this zone, the virus is still spreading, but more slowly, according to the study by two scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.–WaPo

Something good about hot and humid.

ground fog

deer in ground fog — predawn

night sky

stars during the dark of the moon — night sky, Slabtown

whois

I am uninformed about wildlife but entirely entertained. Glad in this case not to be the farmer (Ricky Renyolds) of this small grain.

I am curious about the goose in the middle. He/she seems less in step than the rest of the squadron.

aerodynamically similar

who is that goose?

twins

buzzards — A matter of time. Coragyps atratus

geese

seven geese flying — seven

roofers

these roofers started at 0650hrs removing corrugated metal from former fishery building — I have some roof repairs to accomplish today. I am not looking forward to the work. Roofing is dangerous, 4th most dangerous occupation in the US.

Fatal injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers: 51.5
Total fatal injuries: 96
Most common fatal accidents: falls, slips, and trips
Total non-fatal injuries: 2,060
Median annual wage: $39,970
Number of workers: 160,600

ducks in a row

“to have one’s ducks in a row” is an idiom meaning to have all one’s preparations done or arranged before beginning an activity or project, and the phrase is thought to have arisen by allusion to a mother duck leading her ducklings in an orderly single file. In my original column I noted that the phrase was first attested in print in 1979, but it has since been found in a Washington Post article from 1932.–Word Detective

One of my sister’s favorite phrases.