I'm playing with water this morning as it is my day to use the sprinkler. We have water restrictions here due to drought and so today is my day to water the Turks cap stand that is under the oaks. The flowers are struggling and have no blooms but they are tough and will be O.K. I think.
I have another stand of them in the flower garden (they sort of took over that garden all on their own) and they are in full bloom as the get watered every day. The humming birds seem to appreciate them.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turk’s_cap_(51692313470).jpg

I have been reading a book called What Bees Want: Beekeeping as Nature Intended By
Susan Knilans & Jacqueline Freeman.
The book is about more than bees, it is about our interconnections and how we all depend on a healthy environment. I recommend it, I found it fascinating. It had many interesting links about species protection, here is one: https://www.freelivingbees.com

In that link there is a Mary Oliver poem that I like:
https://www.freelivingbees.com/post/when-i-am-among-the-trees
That may help carry me through the day.

Have a good one, and thanks for all your many OT's QMS.

Russia banned the export of Kazakh oil after Tokayev's promise to increase supplies to Europe

Russia stops exporting Kazakh oil after a new series of statements by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who offered to help Europe cope with the energy crisis. pic.twitter.com/QLvDUicJdx

— (@AZmilitary1) July 6, 2022

Edited to add this:

Perhaps this is merely a coincidence???

https://hindustannewshub.com/russia-ukraine-news/kazakhstans-largest-oil...

Trouble continues to rain down on Kazakhstan’s oil industry after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared his commitment to friendly relations with Europe and proposed to increase hydrocarbon supplies to the EU to help deal with the energy crisis.

On Tuesday, the court of Novorossiysk stopped the work of sea terminals through which Kazakh oil was exported, and on Wednesday an explosion occurred at the largest oil field in Kazakhstan.

According to Interfax, at about 09:55 local time, a pipe exploded in the Zhylyoi region at the Tengiz field, whose reserves are estimated at 3.2 billion tons. As a result, two workers born in 1985 died, three more people were injured.

An investigation has been launched into the incident under part 3 of article 156 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan (violation of labor protection rules), the police department of the Atyrau region reported.

The field located in the West of Kazakhstan is being developed by the Tengizchevroil company, which is 50% owned by the American Chevron and another 25% by ExxonMobil. A $45.2 billion production expansion project has now been launched at Tengiz, which was scheduled to be completed in 2023.

Kazakhstan ranks 11th in the world in terms of oil production – 1.7 million barrels per day. 89% of this volume is exported, and most of it goes through the pipeline leading to Novorossiysk. The largest buyers of oil from Kazakhstan last year were Italy (17.9 million tons), the Netherlands (8.2 million tons) and France (4.5 million tons).

Kazakhstan is ready to “use its hydrocarbon potential” to help European countries stabilize the situation in the non-energy market, Tokayev said on Monday during a conversation with European Council President Charles Michel.

Here's to Phil:

be well and have a good one