I’m going to have to dive back in to Temeraire and Curse of Chalion and a half dozen new to me things after this conversation.

I use their apps on my laptop or iPad or mobile phone

The draw of the actual Kindle for me is that I don’t get notifications or keep absently popping over to email or FB or solitaire. I stay much more focused.

I cycle between reading on my kindle, on a laptop, and on my phone. Not being able to search as well or look things up as easily on the laptop irritates me. I use those kind of a lot. And I can't read magazines at all on the laptop. But having a tab open that I can switch to while I'm waiting for a report to finish running rather than going to a completely different device is nice. Weirdly, I can read magazines formatted to match the print edition on my phone but not on the kindle, but of course the phone has a tiny screen. I got a Kindle Oasis specifically because it is waterproof (or resistant, I forget which) so I could read in the steam room at the gym and I actually do that sometimes. It's also designed to be held one handed and it really does seem more comfortable lying in bed holding an iPad - although I haven't been able to justify getting a new iPad since my last one got old and tired and cranky so I am not comparing to today's iPads, they may be better in that respect.

First hummingbird of the season at my feeder. Yay!

Huzzah for the hummingbird!

Yay hummingbirds! I need to refill my feeder.

Pretty hummingbirds!

Good Saturday! Today is a day to celebrate Karl's birthday. May your day and the year to come be filled with delightful surprises and love.

Happy birthday, Karl!

Happy Birthday, Karl!

We are going to the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival today -- DH found it this morning. Pretty drive out to a Winchester , so even if it's a dud, no one loses. Plus, there's a ferris wheel.

But first, we swim.

Good days, all.

Happy birthday, Karl!

Dance recital is today. Anyone who wants to picture me in a Shirley Temple dance costume is free to do so.