Last night I got up at midnight and looked out the window. A big fat skunk was out in the side yard whuffling around. I got up again at 3:00, and he was still there! At 5:20, when I got up for my walk, he was STILL poking his nose into the grass. Fortunately, he [...]
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Fall day
Posted in random blab on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pig pile
Posted in nature, random blab on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At Shelburne Farms, this pile of pigs kept reforming itself over and over. Some of the pics are blurry, but the formation was too good to resist posting.
Just stepped out
Posted in random blab on April 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I went to a picture description workshop at Audio-Reader yesterday. When we’re reading the paper out loud, we have to describe the photographs or drawings (e.g., editorial drawings). This would have made a good example photo. But why are the boots there when A is clearly outside?
Birds
Posted in random blab on April 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Boy oh boy. Driving around Lakeview this afternoon, we encountered a throng of big birds. I wish I could have taken a panoramic picture of these. We saw, in one eyeful, six great blue herons, a couple of geese, and three cattle egrets.
Things I spend my time on
Posted in random blab on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been puzzling lately over what to tell people I do. When we’re getting to know someone, we have to ask. We always ask “What do you do?” but rarely “How do you spend your time?” or “What interests you?” If you have an actual vocation, a job or profession, the answer is easy: “I’m [...]
After the storm
Posted in nature, random blab, tagged geese, hedge trees, ice storm on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday we had an ice storm. The wind was mild and today is sunny and warm, so this storm wasn’t the crippling kind we sometimes get. A and Buster and I walked down to the pond around mid-morning, as everything was dripping off. I took pictures of the ice-covered trees, and then [...]
Category error
Posted in random blab on March 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Laurie introduced me to the idea of a category error. Socks on the dining room table, a book in the bathtub, a drill on the kitchen counter – all these are category errors. It’s a useful concept. Does garbage in the freezer count?
Lucky
Posted in random blab on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been grey and chilly and bleak for the last few days. Yesterday it was 19 degrees at 6 am, which is really too cold to go walking, but we did it anyway. Today it inched up to 27 degrees. This is the view to the east from the driveway, post-walk.
NOT the ladybugs we like
Posted in random blab on March 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Our house is full of Asian ladybeetles. People who don’t know what a scourge they are are charmed. “Oh, cool, ladybugs!” they say.
To that I say “Hah!”
They are attracted to light colors and warmth on the south side of the house. In the fall, they hang around outside, and then work [...]
Boiling with birds
Posted in random blab on March 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Friday, when we went out to take Buster for his late afternoon walk, we heard a very strange and loud noise when we went outside. At first I thought it was a train, but it continued without fading away. It sounded as though a million water faucets were open full blast back at the [...]
