Argh, my website is down again. Definitely moving a different hosting company when this year's account runs out.

However, Photobucket will do in a pinch, for adorable dog photos must be shared!

( Fiona with her toy. )

Centennial Park has a batch of ducklings!

( Ducklings. Also squirrels and flowers. )

( Neighborhood roses )

I don't even remember how I got linked to it, but have a classic Sesame Street clip: The Martians discover a telephone.

I only vaguely remember the Martians from my days watching Sesame Street, but even without nostalgia glasses, that's hilarious. HI-LA-RI-OUS. Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip!

More Martians here. I'm also fond of the ones where ( Read more... )

pezprez sent me a humpty dumpty doll from Little Tokyo in LA! In addition to being adorable, it has a weighted bottom so that it rights itself whenever it gets knocked down ( Read more... )

Adrienne Rich died on Wednesday. She was such a big influence on Boland that she naturally colored my thesis quite a bit. It's weird to think she's gone.

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In my continuing quest to watch every TV show Canada has ever made, I watched the first eight episodes of Robson Arms, which is a half-hour quasi-anthology series about the quirky tenants of ( Read more... )

Which is really not an essay and doesn't have much in the way of photos, but I think the one I've chosen makes the point.

( Under here )

( Here it is )

I know this was a great Winter That Never Got Cold and all, and 85F in March is kind of nice if pushing the bounds of plausibility even for us, but it is still CRUEL AND UNUSUAL to have the bugs get started on March 15th. Usually the chiggers don't hatch until May. *sadface* Some other bug has also been biting me lately. I don't know what it is ( Read more... )

It is 75F right now. I have to say, I'm really liking this winter.

(Of course, this does mean there's going to be massive thunderstorms tonight. But still! 75 in February!)

Which reminds me: ( Crocuses )