The annual Sandhill Crane celebration is no more, and to make matters worse, the Refuge is closed from November through the end of February, making it impossible to simply drive up and do some bird watching. There is a boat, however, that is doing regular cruises from now until the end of February. Click here [...]
Archive > December 2008
More reading.
Over the past two days I began and finished the MacCarrick Brother’s Trilogy by Kresley Cole. I’ve been wanting to read it for ages, but knew it would be best to wait until school was finished, because I wanted to read them in succession. They were well worth the wait – filled with intrigue, mysteries, [...]
Books I’ve read recently.
Lost and Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Two very different books. Both tough to get through, but I felt rewarded by the end. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Incredibly stark and sparse, but thought-provoking and surprisingly engaging. Reminded me of Kafka. The Ghostwalkers series by Christine Feehan. Adored this series and can’t wait for the next [...]
-sigh-
I can say a lot of horrible things about my mom, but the one thing she was good at was making this time of year special. I seriously miss that sometimes, especially the smells from the food she cooked specifically for Christmas: meringue chocolate-chip cookies, magic cookie bars, peanut butter balls, sausage balls, fresh veggies [...]
Glasses success.
Since Monday the Kid has been wearing eyeglasses and has not complained once. In fact, as soon as he gets up from either nap or overnight sleep, he reminds me to put them on. I also noticed yesterday that his eye turns are decreasing, and that’s just more than I could have ever hoped! His [...]
Cool observation.
Last night The Kid and I were sitting outside (in the weirdly-balmy winter night) and saw a Red-tailed Hawk catch and eat a bat. I didn’t know they ate bats, but apparently they do! Very cool!
