Dusk: the time of Robins
The whinny of the American Robin was all around us on our evening walk. It's a beautiful time of year, although the wind is cold. Today, early, there was an online launch event for the new book on seizures and epilepsy. It was really well done, with people from all around the world listening in, as well as 8 panelists from around the world. Everyone is so excited for this resource, from individuals with epilepsy to clinicians and neurologists. It was a very vibrant group.
The temps in the city are back in our usual 50s to 60s degrees. BUT brrr it's cold when the wind blows, which is all the time lately. On a positive note, the air quality has been good lately.
I'm really super excited that we've taken the first step of ending our personal reliance on fossil fuels. I contacted three contractors only one wrote back to me right away. I'll try for a couple more, but the first three were the most likely to take on this kind of job. It's estimated that fossil fuels are responsible for 90% of carbon dioxide (UC Berkeley paper). There is so much money in fossil fuels that it is responsible in part for most of the wars during my life. Things will be better if we reduce demand.
Based on data presented by Professor Mark Z. Jacobson for the first 100 days of 2026, the California ISO grid is experiencing high stability and record-breaking performance from Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) resources, resulting in significantly reduced fossil gas usage. In the first 100 days of 2026, WWS met over 100% of grid demand for part of the day on 76 separate days, averaging 3.7 hours of 100%+ generation daily. This is progress!!
6:35 am – 7:44 pm, which is 13 hours and 9 minutes of daylight
The bird of the day is the Boreal Owl
Sending oodles of love,
Tawnia
Bird List - 21 species today
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Great Blue Heron
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Red-masked Parakeet
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
California Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler