Covid Cut

Today I was finally able to get my hair cut. I last got my hair cut at the end of January, so it has been seven months.

On Friday our governor announced that hair salons could reopen for indoor service on Monday so I contacted my hair stylist and made an appointment.

covid hair, haircut, stylist, hair salon, long hair, wavy hair, curlesYou can see that my hair is a bit out of control with lots of waves and curls. I usually get my hair cut about every 10-12 weeks, so it was definitely time for a haircut.

covid hair, haircut, stylist, hair salon, long hair, wavy hair, curlesLook at all the waves and curls. With hair over the ears it had really started to bother me in the past few weeks. It was also long enough to cover my eyes.

covid hair, haircut, stylist, hair salon, long hair, wavy hair, curlesI was the first patron for the day, so didn’t have to wait for the person ahead of me to be finished. When I walked in I had to sign in, which was definitely a new procedure. I had to answer some questions about my health and they also took my temperature.

Then Michele got busy and the floor was soon covered with piles of hair.

I had to unhook my mask and hold it in place for both the trimmer work and for washing my hair. Once the scissor work started I was able to hook the mask back in place which was more comfortable.

covid hair, haircut, stylist, hair salon, long hair, wavy hair, curlesHere is the pile of trimmings after they were swept up. You can see a lot of curls in the pile and a lot of natural highlights.

covid hair, haircut, stylist, hair salon, long hair, wavy hair, curlesHere is the after picture. You can see that it looks a lot different.

Once I got back home I did do some trimming of the beard, but not too much. It doesn’t bother me by tickling my ears or getting in my eyes.

Hopefully I won’t have to wait another seven months for the next haircut.

Steven

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Favorite Sunsets

Tonight I will share some of my favorite sunset pictures. We have had very weird skies at sunset over the last few weeks because of the fires, so I wanted to look at some more normal sunsets tonight.

I also don’t like seeing a reddish colored moon high in the sky. The smoke is much denser higher in the atmosphere and you can tell how bad by the color of the moon.

California Aqueduct, California Drought, Water, Sunset, Mount DiabloHere is a sunset from about five years ago. I like the way Mount Diablo is silhouetted against the sunset and the reflection of the sky in the aqueduct.

Harvest of Progress - Sculpture - Tracy, California - Sunset and SilhouettesHere is a sunset from seven years ago with the Harvest of Progress sculpture silhouetted against the sky.

California Sunset - Central Valley - Water Canal - Mount DiabloHere is another aqueduct sunset picture from seven years ago. In this picture the sun had dropped below the horizon so there was not much reflection from the water.

California Sunset, Altamont, Mount Diablo, rails to sunsetHere is another sunset that is close to home. I took this while out for a walk three years ago. I like the way that the sun is reflected off the railroad tracks.

colorful sky, sunset, sunday night, red skyThis sunset picture was taken last January in Patterson just before Sunday night services. The rainy season is really when we expect to see spectacular sunsets.

I hope you enjoyed these normal sunsets.

Steven

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