This is a crosspost from my livejournal. Here is the link:

https://mary-j-59.livejournal.com/111475.html

"You are not going back out to discover if Louise, magnificent though she be, likes cocoa. Save your experimental zeal for the morning." (Kate Murry to her young son Charles, quoted from memory.)

So, I've been thinking of some beloved books, and real-world equivalents of their plants and animals. We'll start with Madeleine L'Engle.

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I'm crossposting this from my brand new author site, here: http://mjohnsonstories.net/book-reviews-and-other-thou/this-world-is-full-of-marve.html Enjoy! And I hope you'll take a look at the site, too. :)
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It was making me sad looking at my empty bowl and tank, so my sister and I went to Petco - I was planning to get a betta. While there, I saw something new to me: baby bettas in cups. Several of these little ones looked ill, or even dead; several more were lively. On impulse, I got a cute, lively little one from the middle of the rank of fish. As I ( Read more... )

My sister, deirdrej and her colleague have a minicast up of the baby chicks they raised in the library. It's the cutest thing ever! Note: I tried to embed the podcast, but it wouldn't work, so here is the link. http://minicasts.podomatic.com/play/1014997/4171162

Yes, it was snowing again yesterday, and they expect more tomorrow. But our neighbors are sugaring off, and I saw a northern mockingbird flashing his tail feathers as I drove to work this morning. Also, the crocuses by the bank are finally budding, and, this past weekend, the bluebird pair was investigating the upper nest box. The male's in ( Read more... )

My sister had a wonderful program at her library yesterday, and, since I got off work early, I got to film a little of it. Here is the result.

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A couple of scary events this past week - ( Read more... )

Here's Michelle Paver, with a few beautiful wolves, talking about Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. wolf is my favorite character, too!

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Here's a pic my sister took recently. There are three babies, and they are starting to look like little birds, not gawky, half-formed creatures. This little guy - I'm pretty sure it was this one - has started spreading his wings, and I think he and his siblings may take flight in another week. It's been neat to see them grow up!


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