Peachy

Lockdown day 2
We have a huge peach tree . It produces tons of blossom and many peaches. They are all inedible, like cannonballs! They never ripen, or if they do the outside goes mouldy. 
We’re too far north I think, or not sunny enough
Sigh
I love peaches
The blossom is pretty though.

A load of ironing followed by a run in the sun this morning. Going to power hose the patio this afternoon. Day 2 going well so far.
I was sent an email today containing this quote


The Femur
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
'A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts', Mead said.
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized."
- Ira Byock, The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life
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