Hot and humid describes the early afternoon well. I ran a couple of errands and did a bit of house work. My late afternoon, I headed out with friends to attend a barbecue (grill for some of the readers here <wink>. This was my first time seeing this friend's new home since she moved in a year ago. It is a lovely peaceful location with water frontage out in a small village in the county. We spent time on the deck. The temperature had dropped a bit by late afternoon and was a bit cooler by the water. We viewed a variety of wildlife. My favourites were the bald eagle, gold finch and hummingbirds. We could see a fish jumping at one point -- the water is quite a distance away, so to see this fish meant it was very large.
Dinner was cooked on the barbecue (grill) -- more food that the four of us could ever consume even over a whole day <grin>. We had great conversations on the deck and indoors once the mozzies got vicious nearing sunset. We all felt tired by the time we headed back to town. I posited that this could be due to being out of practice with in person social interactions -- much like the zoom fatigue experienced when we first began virtual meetings. Psychology papers have noted that while we have had to learn to read people in two dimensional close ups, the brain moved our usual social interaction skills into deeper long term memory. With time and practice, we'll manage to switch back to in person skills. In the meantime, we may feel fatigued after such events.
A humorous song presented itself today, one that deals with the difference in terminology of a dinner such as the one we had tonight. I do call this barbecuing since that is what is commonly used in this part of the world. I have eaten barbecue (a noun not a verb) and hope to try other styles in future travels. Keep safe. Enjoy!
The BBQ Song -- Rhett and Link
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