I walked around out back to check on the raspberries and multiflora. There are several buds on each that are close to blooming, but this was the only one that was actually open.
Day: May 17, 2008
Utility Pole
Common Grackle
I’ve been wondering what these black birds were. There are zillions of them out back, but every time I try to identify them online, I can’t summon up a detailed image of them. This is a crappy photo, but it was good enough for an ID.
Bathroom
The bathrooms at work leave a little (or a lot, actually) to be desired. For a start, the tile is several shades of aqua. I happen to really like blue-greens, but not so much for mismatched institutional bathroom tile. Another problem is that a lot of the fittings are corroded. This is the water pipe going to one of the toilets. Nice!
Lilacs
The maintenance guys finally (!) fixed my dishwasher yesterday afternoon, so I was able to go run some errands. At the grocery store, there were several lilac bushes in bloom. I took a couple of quick photos (and got a really dirty look from some random guy who was parked nearby, and who apparently had never seen anyone taking photos in public before).
red paper boat 