May 1

We owe a tremendous amount to our ancestors who fought, and some who lost their lives, fighting to limit the workday to not more than 8 hours. It was not uncommon for ordinary workers to be toiling away 10 to 16-hour days in poor working conditions. The Haymarket affair should be something we talk about. Globally, people are still fighting for basic human dignity and rights in the workplace. As humans, there needs to be time to be human, and do more than work - even if your work is meaningful and especially if it's not!

There were protests around the city today to participate in, and the worker cooperatives were closed in solidarity, as was Hesperian. Early, we headed over to Kaiser for my lab work. had a nice breakfast out, went to a protest, went to a gorgeous community garden, had a contractor over to look at converting our house to electricity, and ended the day going out to our favorite Italian restaurant for the best grilled fish around. A full and lovely day. Early, the fog was thick and heavy, but then it cleared, and there were moments of sun.

6:13 am – 8:00 pm, which is 13 hours and 47 minutes of daylight

The bird of the day is the Orange-crowned Warbler

Here is a poem for you. (because of the Androscoggin River)

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 21 species today

Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-masked Parakeet
Black Phoebe
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
European Starling
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Hooded Oriole