Honeysuckle

The other day my friend Hope posted some photos from a road trip she's on, and there was a giant row of honeysuckle bushes that she stopped to visit with. She wrote a beautiful memory of being a little kid, and pulling the stamen out to behold the tiny droplet of nectar at the end. Hoping it doesn't drip off, she described touching it to her tongue, enjoying the sweetness, flower after flower.  

Before last week, I honestly had not seen any honeysuckle in this area but we now have an abundance of it in the yard. Weirdly so. I also had not seen a lot of lilac here in Maryland until about a month ago. Maybe some bushes of different plants just have not done well, and this year is a bumper crop for these two. 

I tried to get some honeysuckle nectar today, but every flower I plucked came out dry so I gave up. It was a little unexpected and very not like my childhood memories. But it is an intoxicating aroma. Just walking around my neighborhood, so enjoyable to have the scent waft over as I walk past. 

After dinner I took a long-ish walk. Pretty good pace, the playlist was doing a really good job. I almost wanted to pass my house because YYZ came on, but ... I was right in front of my house. I'll save that for another walk. 

Work was busy and I was supposed to update a helpdesk support document but I didn't get to it. I have time in the morning if I don't dilly dally. My first meeting is 11am and I want to have the document updated before our weekly client newsletter goes out because the newsletter references this document. And I hate it. It could be so much better. 

But hockey is on tonight and I'm not interested in writing and copy editing. 

Wish me luck in the morning. 

Here are the honeysuckles in my yard. They'll be gone so soon. Digits below

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours.  Two walks. One inside while cooking, 11 min/.49 mile; 32 min/1.61 miles; 10k+ by bedtime

blood glucose:

8am: 126
5pm: 123
10:30pm: 115

food:
coffee/water
8am: phentermine
10:30am: met+glip
12:30pm: English muffin w/turkey, one piece of colby jack cheese, bacon, mayo
5pm: met+glip
6:30pm: one chicken thigh fajita w/peppers and onions, refried beans, shredded cheddar, sour cream
9pm: jardiance; ramekin mixed nuts
no alcohol