Passport Happenings – The Wife and I have received our new passports and passport cards. We have some plans in the works that will require them. Plus it’s nice in case The Wife’s work decides to send her to one of their non-US offices. Small chance, but non-zero.

Recovery Happenings – Overall, I’m pleased with my surgery recovery. Not a lot of discomfort, and I know I’m healing up. I just get frustrated when I get winded from doing my normal chores or not being able to stand at my desk like I normally do. And it doesn’t help that I’ve been snacking more. A lot more. Anywhoo, my fatigue was bad enough that The Wife and I cancelled plans to go up and see a musical in Tampa. Fortunately, the Straz was nice enough to refund our tickets. Which is good because Hamilton is coming in the fall, and The Wife would really like to see the show in person again.

Hat Happenings – The bad part of accumulating Stetson hats is where to put them. I had been hanging them on an old hat/coat rack we kept by the front door. Which was, to put it nicely, non-optimal. After going back and forth, The Wife and I decided to put up some hat hangers at the top of the stairs. That would make it easy for me to grab and put away my hats as I come and go. And I have one more spot for a new hat. Which will most likely be acquired during our next anniversary trip to St. Augustine.

Bird Happenings – After several months, the Nanday Parakeets returned to the feeders of Ward Manor. We’ve heard them around the neighborhood. You can’t mistake the parakeets’ screeching call. We also managed to spy some ducklings.