We got back a few days ago and are still catching up on things work-wise and home-wise. However, I was eager to get to our photos as I was pretty happy with a number of them. I'll scatter them through this roundup of what happened. ( Read more... )

1) Ironic that I should run across this today. Since yesterday the fact that my email is tied into a student email account has meant dozens of people replying to an "all students" email with a mix of confusion, anger and LOLz. My normally spam free account is filling up its box quick.


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1) Ugh, just feeling stuffy-headed, sore-throated, watery-eyed and unmotivated. I have a friend making a trip out here to visit in a few days and am hoping whatever this is blows over by then ( Read more... )

1) We have, presumably, the final mourning dove nest of the season. It's been just over two weeks since the last babies left and we were thinking that might actually be it. But nope, there is a nest and a bird sitting in it today.


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those mourning dove babies?


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So, things have gotten a little stranger since our last update.


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So, when we last left our mourning dove couple, they had started and lost a nest, then created a new one, laying two eggs.


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1) Our on-again/off-again balcony nest is on again. Hopefully this one will do better. ( Read more... )

1) Anyone who's been waiting to upload to the AO3, the perfect time is coming up this month! "We'll also be hosting an importing party on the AO3. From Saturday 14th April, 17.00 UTC to Sunday 15th April...we invite you to join us in a live chat where our staff will answer questions about creating accounts, uploading, tags and more, provide a few ( Read more... )