Monday, June 3
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
On and off rain, but lovely for a stretch.
The plumber came and finished the last bit of work on the sink in the mud room, so now we have a "mud sink", and it is HARDCORE.
I worked a bit in the garden while I let everyone out into their pastures. I planted lots of potatoes, and a long row of pole beans.
I was very sad to see a little coyote on the road on my way to town. It was obviously lost or orphaned, and it was just trotting around on the road, and not really being cautious. It was likely very hungry.
Every fiber of my being wanted to stop and take care of it, but it isn't legal to do so, and there are so many long term issues with helping a coyote, such as it losing it's fear of humans. You couldn't return it to the wild. I don't know of any rehabilitation centers that would take them (the one in the city near us is mostly birds and small mammals like skunks and squirrels), and if you called fish and game or animal control, they would only put it down. Coyotes are not endangered. I don't think it would make a good pet, you couldn't get it shots or spayed/neutered, and it might become dangerous. I didn't even have a plan for how I could safely catch it.
I wanted to help it.
I could not.
I saw that it had been run over when I was driving back home, and it broke my heart.
While in town, I met with D from pottery, and we went for a walk in a big park in town (ironically it was the park where I used to meet with my "dog walking friend", and I don't usually go there any more).
I met her puppy, a medium poodle. It's very quiet and a little timid, and very gentle.
It was a nice walk, and I hope we can do more of this, as I love having a friend to walk and talk with. It's one of my favorite things to do with people.
We talked about her Dad (this is the woman who had her Dad come live with her, and she does NOT want him to live with her). At the moment, her Dad is living with her brother, potentially for the summer. I doubt that her brother, who sounded pretty self-centered, will actually have him for the whole summer.
Her Dad assumes that he will come live with her again after this, but she is desperate to have her life back. Her Dad is not broke, is likely fine to live in a senior's complex (she is still willing to help him with things), and there are some decent options in that town for him, where he could still visit his wife who is in a personal care home.
I told her to find a person to act as a facilitator for a discussion with her Dad (he just won't listen to my friend, who has repeatedly asked him to move out. He used to live in a very nice senior's residence, but he "didn't like it". He moved in with her when his aneurysm was leaking and they all thought he was going to die in a month. Now, his doctor says it closed up and he could live for years yet).
My friend, if she doesn't have someone in the room supporting her, will just give in. Then she will be miserable.
She doesn't want to abandon her Dad, she will still help him, but she wants to be able to go on trips and be with her friends more while she is young enough to enjoy those things (she's 67, her Dad is 90 something).
She seemed to think it might be a good idea to have a facilitator, so that she doesn't give in.
Then I got groceries, and was home in decent time. I didn't go to pottery today, since we were at Raku day on Saturday.
I came home and we watched some "Boardwalk Empire".
South Sudan is a land locked country, fairly recently seceded from Sudan (it was all "Sudan" at one time).
So, right up until it seceded, it mostly shared the same history. "Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out in 1983 and ended in 2005 with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following 98.8% support for independence in a January 2011 referendum.[20][21]"
There is still civil unrest with some of the states within its boundaries, and inter tribal clashes. It is not a peaceful country, and it is NOT GOOD AT ALL for human rights.
Although it is TRYING to work towards democracy, it is ranked the third lowest country in Africa for Democracy.
Between civil war, tribal war, famine, and lack of government, it has not had much of a chance to develop as a nation.
Agriculture is mainly subsistence. The country did seize some pretty substantial oil fields from Sudan, so there is a great deal of money to be made from that (they have a trade agreement though, with Sudan, so that South Sudan can ship it out through Sudan's ports).
"he economy of South Sudan is one of the world's most underdeveloped,[155] with South Sudan having little existing infrastructure and the highest maternal mortality and female illiteracy rates in the world as of 2011.[156] South Sudan exports timber to the international market. The region also contains many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds, hardwoods, limestone and hydropower.[157] The country's economy, as in many other developing countries, is heavily dependent on agriculture."
Sudan is fairly verdant, "Habitats in the country include grasslands, high-altitude plateaus and escarpments, wooded and grassy savannas, floodplains, and wetlands" with a tropical climate. It has a wet season and a dry season.
The White Nile is the main river, and an important means of transportation and the main source of drinking water. Unfortunately, water is often very scarce in the dry season for anyone without access to the White Nile."About half the population does not have access to an improved water source, defined as a protected well, standpipe or a handpump within one kilometre. The few existing piped water supply systems are often not well maintained and the water they provide is often not safe to drink. Displaced people returning home put a huge strain on infrastructure, and the government institutions in charge of the sector are weak. Substantial external funding from numerous government agencies and non-governmental organizations is available to improve water supply."
South Sudan is also burdened by over 230,000 refugees from the war in Darfur (Sudan).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
https://youtu.be/bDuW49Lxbf4?si=NExX9k7WGqEUHOKp
On and off rain, but lovely for a stretch.
The plumber came and finished the last bit of work on the sink in the mud room, so now we have a "mud sink", and it is HARDCORE.
I worked a bit in the garden while I let everyone out into their pastures. I planted lots of potatoes, and a long row of pole beans.
I was very sad to see a little coyote on the road on my way to town. It was obviously lost or orphaned, and it was just trotting around on the road, and not really being cautious. It was likely very hungry.
Every fiber of my being wanted to stop and take care of it, but it isn't legal to do so, and there are so many long term issues with helping a coyote, such as it losing it's fear of humans. You couldn't return it to the wild. I don't know of any rehabilitation centers that would take them (the one in the city near us is mostly birds and small mammals like skunks and squirrels), and if you called fish and game or animal control, they would only put it down. Coyotes are not endangered. I don't think it would make a good pet, you couldn't get it shots or spayed/neutered, and it might become dangerous. I didn't even have a plan for how I could safely catch it.
I wanted to help it.
I could not.
I saw that it had been run over when I was driving back home, and it broke my heart.
While in town, I met with D from pottery, and we went for a walk in a big park in town (ironically it was the park where I used to meet with my "dog walking friend", and I don't usually go there any more).
I met her puppy, a medium poodle. It's very quiet and a little timid, and very gentle.
It was a nice walk, and I hope we can do more of this, as I love having a friend to walk and talk with. It's one of my favorite things to do with people.
We talked about her Dad (this is the woman who had her Dad come live with her, and she does NOT want him to live with her). At the moment, her Dad is living with her brother, potentially for the summer. I doubt that her brother, who sounded pretty self-centered, will actually have him for the whole summer.
Her Dad assumes that he will come live with her again after this, but she is desperate to have her life back. Her Dad is not broke, is likely fine to live in a senior's complex (she is still willing to help him with things), and there are some decent options in that town for him, where he could still visit his wife who is in a personal care home.
I told her to find a person to act as a facilitator for a discussion with her Dad (he just won't listen to my friend, who has repeatedly asked him to move out. He used to live in a very nice senior's residence, but he "didn't like it". He moved in with her when his aneurysm was leaking and they all thought he was going to die in a month. Now, his doctor says it closed up and he could live for years yet).
My friend, if she doesn't have someone in the room supporting her, will just give in. Then she will be miserable.
She doesn't want to abandon her Dad, she will still help him, but she wants to be able to go on trips and be with her friends more while she is young enough to enjoy those things (she's 67, her Dad is 90 something).
She seemed to think it might be a good idea to have a facilitator, so that she doesn't give in.
Then I got groceries, and was home in decent time. I didn't go to pottery today, since we were at Raku day on Saturday.
I came home and we watched some "Boardwalk Empire".
South Sudan is a land locked country, fairly recently seceded from Sudan (it was all "Sudan" at one time).
So, right up until it seceded, it mostly shared the same history. "Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out in 1983 and ended in 2005 with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following 98.8% support for independence in a January 2011 referendum.[20][21]"
There is still civil unrest with some of the states within its boundaries, and inter tribal clashes. It is not a peaceful country, and it is NOT GOOD AT ALL for human rights.
Although it is TRYING to work towards democracy, it is ranked the third lowest country in Africa for Democracy.
Between civil war, tribal war, famine, and lack of government, it has not had much of a chance to develop as a nation.
Agriculture is mainly subsistence. The country did seize some pretty substantial oil fields from Sudan, so there is a great deal of money to be made from that (they have a trade agreement though, with Sudan, so that South Sudan can ship it out through Sudan's ports).
"he economy of South Sudan is one of the world's most underdeveloped,[155] with South Sudan having little existing infrastructure and the highest maternal mortality and female illiteracy rates in the world as of 2011.[156] South Sudan exports timber to the international market. The region also contains many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds, hardwoods, limestone and hydropower.[157] The country's economy, as in many other developing countries, is heavily dependent on agriculture."
Sudan is fairly verdant, "Habitats in the country include grasslands, high-altitude plateaus and escarpments, wooded and grassy savannas, floodplains, and wetlands" with a tropical climate. It has a wet season and a dry season.
The White Nile is the main river, and an important means of transportation and the main source of drinking water. Unfortunately, water is often very scarce in the dry season for anyone without access to the White Nile."About half the population does not have access to an improved water source, defined as a protected well, standpipe or a handpump within one kilometre. The few existing piped water supply systems are often not well maintained and the water they provide is often not safe to drink. Displaced people returning home put a huge strain on infrastructure, and the government institutions in charge of the sector are weak. Substantial external funding from numerous government agencies and non-governmental organizations is available to improve water supply."
South Sudan is also burdened by over 230,000 refugees from the war in Darfur (Sudan).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan
https://youtu.be/bDuW49Lxbf4?si=NExX9k7WGqEUHOKp
