I bought a used iPad mini a fer days ago to replace an aged (meaning obsolete) car navigation system. For the price, the iPad looks good but there is always a catch if you grab cheap stuff; its Wi-Fi connection is very unstable. The thing did get connected once or twice out of hundreds of tries. I have had to spend the whole day and night ever since yesterday to figure out what’s wrong with it, but so far, it doesn’t seem to be worked out.

Having stayed up all night to struggle with the whimsical device in vain, I finally became sick and tired to solve the problem, and I stepped out of my house this morning in order to breathe fresh air. I am not an early bird, but it’s good to walk in the crisp air at the crack of dawn. As soon as opening the door, I found what yesterday’s heavy rain and strong wind have done to the cherry tree about ten yards from my house.