I had a monarch butterfly visiting my firstborn zinnia this morning.
Category: Videos
Thirty Seconds of Bliss
This is probably the last day for heavy bee activity. The weather has been weird, so the sumac flowering has been staggered, drawing out the bee activity longer than normal.
You can hear them humming. It’s hypnotic.
Another Zinnia Post, but With Bees
Look how cute it is!
A crow.
Honeybees on flame-leaf sumac. They swarm the sumac flowers every year. It only lasts a couple of days, so it’s easy to miss if you aren’t paying attention.
And video I uploaded to Instagram.
When your toy box attacks and you begin questioning the entire basis of reality.
Poor Chicken Biscuit. The fake deer antler in his toy box has some sharp, pokey bits, where he’s chewed it. One of them must have gotten him in the nose, because he was suddenly afraid of it and wouldn’t go near his toys. He got over it after a few minutes though, so don’t feel too sorry for him. (The little nose poke and paw action at the end of the video are the best things ever. That’s how he asks for my help when he has a problem he just can’t cope with.)
His hives are better! I finally had to give him a dose of prednisone, which helped. He still has a few crusty bits and some itching, but–attacking toy box aside–he’s feeling much better.
Time to Build an Ark
I mentioned that it’s been raining and raining and raining? This is what the falls near the covered bridge normally looks like.
Hark! An Art!
I spent Christmas weekend finishing up work on a collage book I started two years ago. It was enormous (108 pages), so I don’t know when I’ll find the motivation to sit down and scan the whole thing. I did a page-through video, though. (Audio provided by Thomas, who decided that was the perfect time to sit down next to me and chew on his Benebone.)
Catch!
Sometimes I throw food at my dog.
Wants a PBJ
Even his drooling is ridiculous.
Cute Aggression
Every day, every walk, Thomas and his ears bounce along. The cuteness when his ears flippy-flop in unison is almost more than I can stand.
Wrestlemania
This week was long, but it’s over (for me), and I got to come home today and play with my ridiculous dog.









