I heard this sound this morning…the sound of a car trying to start over and over. No birds at the feeders, and when I would stick my head outside, the sound would stop. Out of nowhere came a huge female Pileated Woodpecker who proceeded to drill holes into some of the trees in my backyard, [...]
Archive > December 2004
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Duh.
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Star with royal beauty bright…
I am sitting upstairs in my home office listening to classical music, looking out into the burgeoning night sky and smiling. I woke up this morning bright and early and spent time with my in-laws, who are some of the sweetest people in the world. When my husband first brought me home to meet them [...]
Killing time before time kills me.
I hate the holidays. And I don’t mean that in the “I’m Ebenezer Scrooge and want to find the Christmas spirit” kind of way, either. I mean I hate the holidays, pure and simple. Every year around Thanksgiving I begin to feel depressed. Some days I am able to mutate that sadness into acerbic cynicism [...]
Link of the week.
Yes, it’s in German, but the texts are actually scanned pages from 19th century children’s books and contain some of the most intricate drawings I’ve ever seen. Thanks to Mello Cool for the link.
Our house is a very, very, very fine house.
I am typing this entry from the kitchen table looking out onto the deck and many, many birds at my new house. Thursday was pre-move, yesterday was the actual move, and today I am in awe of how the sun shines in the windows and warms the air just enough to wake me up gently. [...]
