This little guy spends a lot of time sitting on that perch. It must give him a good vantage point for hunting. Which he’d been doing, as his beak had food all over it.
Staff Meeting Doodle
gel pen, ballpoint pen, and Sharpie felt tip pen in composition notebook
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches
If this looks familiar, that’s because I posted an earlier state of the same page a few months ago.
Lazy Dog Day
It was hot again today, so instead of sunbathing, Harriet had to make do with lazing around indoors.
Two Pickles, No Waiting
These may have been the ittiest, bittiest, cutest pickles I’ve ever seen. Tasty, too!
Milestones
Today is the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. And today, the last of the US combat troops pulled out of Iraq.
Suffrage Hay wagon (LOC), ca. 1910-1915, Bain News Service
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.14108
Call Number: LC-B2- 2813-8
Northern Sky at Sunrise
We didn’t have much of a sunrise this morning, but the sky outside my cubicle window was quite lovely. The clouds were soon gone, and now the weather people are saying we won’t get any rain until Saturday. If then. Oh, and it’s supposed to be back in the 90sF tomorrow. Fun times!
Cirrus Clouds
The weather was beautiful today, with wispy cirrus clouds wafting by. Folk wisdom says that cirrus clouds mean it will rain in the next day or two. I really hope so, because we (still!) need it.
Thistledown
Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
I had a hell of a time identifying this little guy. The butterfly guide I use says that they’re found in my general area, but not specifically in my county.
Spa Day for Miss Brown
It was mani-pedi day for Miss Brown, so afterward she got a treat of peanut butter.
red paper boat 