Friday, 17 January 2014
Did short bits of this and that, got in a walk and looked for a hole in the overcast, but only saw a hint of it; this is from yesterday at Mukilteo. The way I see it, any town with an exciting name like Mukilteo deserves mention.
Sunday, 12 January 2014
Two big excitements today: huge, giant soft snowflakes, and the elk came to visit—meaning to rest and chew cuds.
Gorgeous! Wondrous!
And then the temps rose and the snow turned to rain.
Still the elk rested and chewed.
They stayed three hours, then stood and shook like giant wet dogs, and moseyed on.
Friday, 10 January 2014
Love the seagulls watching over the backdoor ventilation zone of this tasty-yummy restaurant….
This is behind Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon, highly recommended especially for potstickers and dumplings. The stack of boxes to the far right are labelled “Onion King.”
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
I loved the sun today. I loved that the park* was (almost) mine. Other denizens included carousel horses (very quiet), a wide assortment of birds, and, over about sixty-five minutes, nine people. No lie. The park was dehumanized. In the sun, cold (for ATL), but only breezy, and not too bad—if you could keep moving and had “the right” coat, hat, etc.
* Piedmont Park, of course. Birds included mallards and muscovys, sparrows, robins, cardinals, mockingbirds, and those are the ones I remember.
Sunday, 1 December 2013
I noticed a fluffy ginger cat sprawled atop the neighbor’s red car across the street, alert not sleeping.
Then I saw a black-and-white cat cross my front yard, stopping at the far right to take up a post on a low wall.
Aha, I figured out, they are aware of each other. I went out to watch the soap opera.
I quietly took a seat on the porch.
Soon, fluffy hopped down and I lost track of him (probably a him given the color).
After a bit, black-and-white headed back across our yard, staying amidst the azaleas, protected from cat—and my—eyes. Less than a minute later, fluffy popped up just where black-and-white had been sitting.
Like any soap opera, that’s the installment I witnessed. I didn’t hear any caterwauling or hissing, so I think they must have gone their separate ways….
Friday, 22 November 2013
We walked out of the cafe after lunch (mmmmm, catfish and hush puppies), and I spotted this spider…and learned that two of the ladies who I lunched with also liked spiders (in their place).
Monday, 18 November 2013
I scrutinized Lake Clara Meer’s shoreline, looking for the GBH (Great Blue Heron). Yesterday I watched her/him fishing for quite a while—meaning standing still as a statue for quite a while, then striking, with success, and retreating to a sheltered location, I assume to digest. Today, I didn’t spot her/him.
On the other hand, I felt like there were more Canada geese…looking for handouts.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Patient Reader: after a long string of mostly plants, I thought I’d shift to the critter kingdom and give you some…variation.
Loving loving loving the 5s camera.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Kind readers, here’s a second Sunday post: bluebirds and waxwings dining on the barberries (of last Thursday), accompanied by a monitoring bluejay and happy chipmunks gathering pieces that fell to the ground.
Dining? We went to Manistique for lunch. Followed by groceries….
Thursday, 10 October 2013
I watched the birds feasting on these barberries (Berberis spp.) like the cold is coming, but not yet here. I thought I watched a chickadee, but not according to Sibley. Didn’t take the time to page through and figure out what that little bird was.