As a Christmas present to myself, I got a new pair of eyeglasses. I picked them up yesterday.
I noticed that my distance vision wasn't as good as it used to be when target shooting my Winchester 94 with its open iron sights. I have no problem when I shoot my .22 cal. rifle with its telescopic scope.
Hopefully, the new spectacles will help.
Merchandising for the upcoming annular solar eclipse in Gallup, New Mexico has already started.
Good ol' capitalism!
I saw a merchant offering Gallup-centric annular solar eclipse t-shirts at Amazon. I did get a t-shirt in Idaho in 2017 when the Great American Eclipse took place.
Here's a photo:
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is offering free eclipse glasses. Go here for more information.
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| Above, the crabapple tree and the mesas. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It is now in full bloom and already bees are enjoying the blossoms. I can hear their buzzing all the way to the deck. So far, I have only seen one hummingbird at the tree, but soon there will be more once the others get the message.
Yesterday, I went into Gallup and picked up my new eyeglasses. As I mentioned previously, my eye exam found that my distance vision had slightly improved since my last exam about four years ago. I am near-sighted. But I have noticed some weakness. However, according to my optometrist, my eyes only need a little help that drugstore reading glasses would provide, one or two of the lowest ones in strength would do just fine. That means I didn't have to go with bifocals.
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| Above, wearing the new eyeglasses at Gallup Coffee. |
After picking up the eyeglasses, I headed over to Gallup Coffee Company downtown and had a mocha latte.
While on the way to the optometrist, I did pass by the mechanic's shop and the Jeep was inside the garage being worked on. Hopefully, it will be ready today.
