This one blows me away. Amie made it sometime yesterday, but we only discovered it this morning – she made it while no one was watching. Such concentration she must have put into it. Look at the proportion of the arms and legs, and the faces…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Chile’s Quit Now Challenge: How Did I Do?
I pledged, on 6 June, not to buy any more books for myself or Amie, and no more toys for Amie. With the exception of two books I bought for 75 c from the library – so for charity really, right? – I did not wander. I waited until to report on it because I …
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Yes!
I’m the cautious type. We get a plant and I say “Let’s see if it grows!” Then it grows and I say “Yes, but will it flower?” Then it flowers and I say “Let’s see if it fruits!” Then it fruits and I say “I know, but will the fruits ripen?” Yes! Now if only …
Now We’re Cookin’! And Growing. And Putting Up.
Over a year ago I wrote about our dashed compost dreams. We were still at the condo then and the trustees vetoed the idea of a compost bin. Well, a year later the dream became possible again and we purchased two Earth Machines. Here is one of them, the active one: We followed all the …
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House Finches Courting
Today in the exceptionally clear air I happened to snap this: These are House Finches. The red-headed one is the male and he’s feeding the female. This, I just read, is courting behavior. There were at least two males and two females around, possibly competing while a Hairy Woodpecker and a Nuthatch looked on. (Here’s …
We’re Here, Birdwatching
We’re still unpacking boxes, and not the kind that can go down into the basement without being opened. We’re still considering bids for several major appliance changes, like the new boiler, insulation, and a good wood stove. We’ve taken our first stabs at composting and are battling swarms of small, black flies. We’ve assembled the …