My sister departed for New York this morning to meet up with her husband, who is driving up from North Carolina. We enjoyed a lovely long weekend with her, which was centered on the consumption of ice cream. She left us with five Dwarf Hummingbird Mint Kudos (Agastache Hybrid) plants as a housewarming gift, which Jeanine and I planted next to our patio this morning.

Since it was released 2 years ago, the DJI Mini 4 Pro has been my go-to drone. I prefer the small size and weight to the larger, more expensive drones I have since sold. For months now, I have been anticipating the announcement of the follow-on model Mini 5 Pro, which is primarily distinguished by a higher-quality camera among many other significant improvements. Today, it became available for sale worldwide except for the United States. Here, it is now subject to politically motivated import requirements. DJI must prove that its drones are not produced with coerced Uyghur labor or used to spy on Uyghur people. The company believes it can prove that neither of these are true but the relevant US regulatory bodies are making no effort to move the process along. I suspect the situation will not change until the US and China reach a comprehensive trade deal which could take months or years. I may try to purchase one when we travel to Canada later this month.