Insult added to injury - I headed out to my morning volunteer gardening gig and was a few blocks from the house, ready to head onto the freeway, when I saw the low tire pressure warning. I circled back to the house and used the little battery compressor to fill them. The Nissan folks neglected to check and properly inflate my tires, and the cold weather often is when it shows up as low pressure. I am so disappointed with that whole experience.

Three hours planting a seasonal bed at the Botanic Garden was a good start to the day, followed by two hours of scanning at the museum. When I'm scanning I'm way past where visitors are allowed, but the Botanic Garden episode was an opportunity to observe the visitors. Kids all noticed the three of us planting, and their teachers paused to ask questions. But there was a lot of older adult foot traffic, and aside from one "thank you for everything you do" (so common it is meaningless, but it works as a "hello") most strolled past and didn't try to make eye contact. I wasn't out there to talk to them, but I tend to look up as they pass, and an occasional "good morning!" is always a nice acknowledgement of the work. As a visitor I always look to see if the landscapers, maintenance people, etc., are making eye contact and offer a greeting.

Just now Nissan made the mistake of texting and asking me to answer a survey about yesterday's visit. I told them I was disappointed at the stunts they pulled.

The busy part of my week is over, now to do some puttering around the house until next Tuesday's volunteering. I will probably head over to a party at friends' in Arlington tomorrow evening because it will be several hours after the Texas Ranger's World Series celebration parade a few miles away. Driving there earlier in the day will be gridlock.