So far today, the huge tree next to my building (probably oak, but I’m not 100% sure), which is usually inhabited by squirrels, doves, sparrows, and the occasional blue jay, has had extended stays from a red-headed woodpecker, a robin, and a red-tailed hawk! And my second-floor window is a front-row seat for the show. Gorgeous…
An amazing day.
Yesterday a pair of chickadees were on one of my feeders. I don’t think I’ve ever seen chickadees in Florida, and definitely not at this house. They made me smile. Today the titmice and cardinals are devouring seed while singing very loudly. The red-tailed hawk is out and about, her distinctive cry echoing through the…
This is just wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. And did I mention wrong??
WHY can a bank yank money out of your account when you pay for something faster than you can blink, but when you are owed money back for something, it takes many days and sometimes weeks? WTF?! Someone please explain this to me.
Don’t you just love it when you forget having certain things on hand, and then suddenly you remember, with a SNAP! Oh yeah!! moment? That’s what just happened to me. This time of year I always get into my major planting mode, wanting to turn my roommate’s entire backyard into a garden. Since I can’t…
It’s almost that time again… November is “National Novel Writing Month” and NaNoWriMo is gathering steam. It’s time to feverishly pound out 50,000 words in one month and hope to hell the end result is a coherent story. This time I feel ahead of the game…I have a story idea (horror), a general outline, and…
