How are a red-headed woodpecker, a recycle bin, three garbage bags of shredded paper, the last moving box emptied, and a beautiful sunset related? Combined, they all make for a very productive and nice day spent at home.
We had lots of recycling items gathered, and decided to hit the bin before it got too hot outside. It's a short two-minute drive from our parking space to the area in the complex where the bin is situated. It is huge and serves 192 units. We were introduced to it early on while hauling emptied cardboard boxes out of the condo. They also have larger household items picked up adjacent to the bin, so that was where the old mattresses and the washer and dryer we replaced met their fate shortly after our arrival at the condo.
As we got into the car this morning with our car full of broken down boxes and two chairs that had served their time before we acquired them with this home, there on the palm tree in front of our car I spied a red-headed woodpecker climbing and pecking at the tree. It was exactly like the ones we had seen in Washington at our prior home. I couldn't be more thrilled. Now I have the woodpecker, a rabbit, and a squirrel to watch for outside for photos, along with lots of other birds. The bin was obliging after this sighting, and we delivered our contribution handily.
Jim had been shredding old paperwork we'd brought that suddenly seemed superfluous with the available storage options rapidly filling with items deemed more worthy. Bags of shredded paper are considered trash here as well, so they went into the garbage bin near our building. It's so easy. A few steps, a ride in the elevator, and a short distance across our parking lot-job done! No driving, no fee, no yucky transfer station to mess around with now. That's one of the perks of living in a suburban area that we're truly enjoying.
Today, the last of the cardboard moving boxes have been emptied. Except for things Jim still has to organize from plastic containers he packed for his room, we are down to hanging pictures. The condo is starting to feel like home as our belongings have filled the available space. We ultimately will have to get rid of more, but it almost feels like we can sit back and rest in spells now without guilt. Snoopy is happy because I have found another of his favorite beds, and he's already claimed his spot in the middle of it for evening TV time.
The sunset tonight over our little lake off the lanai was beautiful. Tomorrow, if I wake up early, I'm going to sit out on the somewhat organized lanai, and watch the world of nature wake up before me while savoring a cup of stress-free coffee. Life is feeling better after a long and anxious week. Tomorrow will be a day of rest.
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