jacki long: Day 5039: Random thoughts & Scotland's Wind Turbines.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Day 5039: Random thoughts & Scotland's Wind Turbines.

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Today will be a rambling of thoughts, as is most often the case? Yesterday I attended my art group, Eastside. We meet the second Tuesday of the month and take turns sharing an art project and great food too. But the best part, is being together. I love sitting there just working on whatever, but being with and listening to my friends. We are all of a certain age, but at 84-1/2, I am by far the oldest. Not the elder statesman by any means, but occasionally a reference. The stories we share, family stuff, grandkid stuff and mainly, the laughs..

Yesterday, our wonderful host, Jody, had a drop in by her daughter and her twins. An adorable little blonde girl and boy, five year olds, as they dropped off their Shitzsu, Hunter, for Grandma to care for. They were on there way to Las Vegas and to Zion Park in Utah for week. Hunter, apparently accustomed to the routine, came to each lady to say hello then found his favorite spot and curled up for the afternoon. Just a snippet of a friends life that we shared. It was Norma's birthday, a dear, gentle, talented artist and fiercely loyal friend we all love. Ever ready Linda, our leader. made a cake, we sang, Norma read her cards and opened little gifts. A tradition but always special. Yes, there were actually two art projects in progress, planned by Jody, she had shopped for the supplies and had samples for us to study. Sometimes I take pictures of the art, but for me, yesterday was about the opportunity of spending the day with friends. Sometimes I don't take time to realize that blessing, yesterday I did.

We were sad to be missing Erin and Libby.

Scotland’s wind turbines are now capable of generating enough renewable electricity to supply far more than the country’s household demand during peak production periods. 

The milestone highlights how rapidly renewable energy is expanding, with Scotland becoming one of the world’s leading regions for wind power generation.