Summer Activities

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I took a short business trip to Chattanooga. Actually the Tesla robot car did most of the trip. The artitulated dump truck is sometimes called a lizard truck because the middle bends as you drive and steer. I did some camping as well.

I am taking Japanese lessons. The location is show in the pics. 10 weeks of training. Of course, success is mostly about studying.

One of my nice deer friends I see almost everyday in the backyard right outside my zoom room. There are a couple of fawns I have been enjoying watching them grow.

I saw a nice butterfly just as I had a moment of grief and resentment towards another individual. "Find the butterflies".

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