I finally got a picture of the cooper's hawk that's been hanging around. Unfortunately, he wouldn't turn so I could get a better picture of him and then I failed as a photographer. When he took off again (he tried to go after the cardinals on our mailbox cover, the poor bastard), I couldn't find him on the camera screen. Since there's no basis ( Read more... )

Aaaaargh! What the fuck? It just...sits there. Staring.

And then there's this cool tentacly thing that's not going to give me nightmares:

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Every year, I try to plant dill to attract the swallowtail butterflies. This year, I was a little slow on that because I lost the seeds in everything that has been going on at home. I found them yesterday, so I figured, what the hell, might as well plant them. Even if the butterflies don't use it, it'll at least add color to my sprawling, herbal ( Read more... )

We have a rather brilliant storm in BR right now. The chain lightning makes the clouds look purple. I was actually hurrying back from one of the cafeterias when the storm started. Let me tell you, nothing makes you move faster than chain lightning directly over your head. It's rather pretty, though, and I do love a storm ( Read more... )

It's cold and rainy and wet and there's still no heat in my room. My sweater's wet because I had to walk home in it because I, once again, didn't have my damn umbrella. Damn it, profs, stop requiring such heavy books! I don't have room for an umbrella in my bag anymore! At least I thought to bring up the shawl my sister knitted me for faire a ( Read more... )

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