Warmth in Winter, Shade in Summer: Sunny Sunday

I vowed not to work today and I was successful for the most part. The sun came out and warmed things up. I went back into the apartment (wearing a hat) to further assess the bat situation. There was no sign of live bats so my fear of one flying into my hair was allayed. A few neighbors I met said that the bats probably flew in via the unscreened upstairs windows that the former teachers left open when they left abruptly when schools closed in March.

With that in mind, we're talking about a recovery situation involving removal of the dead bats, cleaning and disinfecting and moving in. I think I'll be in the apartment in a few days. The only discussion is who will remove the carcasses...I think we both should, he thinks he should. The district is sending out a person tomorrow so I'll see what gets done before I go back in.

The district put out more information on Covid opening guidelines. Quite extensive. The threat level here is considered yellow/low to medium.

I was just sitting here minding my own business when I heard the toot of a tugboat. A fuel barge came in. I pocketed my mask and headed to the river. This barge is based in Bethel, so I assume that it does local deliveries up and down the river from the Bethel storage tank filled by barges coming from the ocean. Fuel is not cheap here...I'll investigate and report back later. It's used for cookstoves, heating, running the electric generators, school heat and for filling 4-wheelers and boat motors.