Hello fast-paced world of LJ! Let me just brush the cobwebs from this site so I can clear a path to a few photos. Mostly birds, yes, but such lovely birds. For posterity I might note here that it has been freezing in Seattle since the night of November 11th; thank goodness I took the day off with Eli in order to shift the geraniums into the garage ( Read more... )

It's not so much waving not drowning as just waving. God knows I have no social life and rarely can report on any doings and yet I seem to have no time. Today it was fertilizing roses and ripping out "Ballard flowers." I've no idea what the real name is for the flowers, which have big tuberous roots, sort of like peonies or day lilies but they ( Read more... )

I am oddly tired for before 10:00 at night but the day included an hour or more at the dentist and I'm thinking maybe that accounts for it. I'm most of the way toward a third crown which I am oddly pleased to note maxes out my dental insurance benefits for the year. You'd think I'd be glad to think that I won't be having more dental work done but ( Read more... )

I was going to start this post with what may have become my standard opening line for any sort of online activity: "I have no idea what has happened since I wrote last" but then, happily, I remembered there had been a presidential election. Woo-hoo! I remember that! Also, woo-hoo! for the results of the election in general (something I've very ( Read more... )

Today's stab at the day is courtesy of "convertunits.com." The vague bird and reading reports can be attributed only to my faulty memory and lack of enthusiasm for tracking.

Birdshouse finches ( Read more... )

Today we went to see the Wooden O/Seattle Shakespeare Company performance of The Winter's Tale (which I've just realized I've repeatedly referred to as "Twelfth Night" for somet reason) at Volunteer Park. Despite a brief (and thankfully very light) rain shower, it was quite the fine summertime experience. It's a play Eli read just last month so he ( Read more... )