And another bird, possibly a goldfinch, that took off as soon as I snapped the shutter.
Lesser Goldfinch (major motion blur)
I saw a pair of what I think were goldfinches on this cable. Unfortunately they took off as soon as I snapped the shutter trying to photograph this one. You can at least tell that it’s got a very yellow body and less yellow wings.
vaguely covid-adjacent
American Crow
A birb caught in the act of NOPE!
Fleabanes and Horseweeds
I can hear these sparrows all day.
I can hear these sparrows all day. There are a few nests around in bushes and possibly in roofs. But this year’s generation is also really good at hiding and dodging cameras, so I don’t often get them on camera.
Brewer’s Blackbird (on roof)
There were two of these birds. I couldn’t tell what they were from a distance except they didn’t look like crows.
Covid-adjacent/alc
Alert from one of the nearby cities I’m subscribed to: “Support Local Businesses Responsibly by Not Consuming Alcohol while Waiting to Pick up Food” 🤦♂️
Anguished: “Two minutes ago I thought this was the best game ever!”
Anguished: “Two minutes ago I thought this was the best game ever!”
Kiddo is complaining about how he can’t see anything with the visor down.
Kiddo is complaining about how he can’t see anything with the visor down.
I am not quoting Obi-wan.
I am not quoting Obi-wan.
I am not quoting Obi-wan.
Kiddo discovered today that one of his classmates also plays Minecraft.
Kiddo discovered today that one of his classmates also plays Minecraft. They spent half the afternoon & evening playing online.
But being two 9YO kids, neither of them bothered to start a farm, so they were both SOOOO HUNGRYYYY after sprint-jumping everywhere.
I joined & planted some wheat. Within 5 minutes, the other kid walks up to me in game and says I NEED FOOD!
It just cracked me up, ’cause it’s automatic for kids: You’re hungry, you ask the grown-up in the room.
Even in Minecraft.
Or if you prefer a satirical take on it, here’s @TheOnion: “We urge these governors to immediately loosen restrictions on large gatherings, witness an influx of cases, and piss us off further by once more putting in place restrictions”
Or if you prefer a satirical take on it, here’s @TheOnion:
We urge these governors to immediately loosen restrictions on large gatherings, witness an influx of cases, and piss us off further by once more putting in place restrictions
To the people driving around in a pickup truck shouting “reopen Cali”: Who are you prepared to let die? And how many? Because that’s what we’re looking at if we “reopen” too soon: Deaths. Lots of em. And if you think *that* won’t hurt the economy? Think harder.
To the people driving around in a pickup truck shouting “reopen Cali”: Who are you prepared to let die? And how many?
Because that’s what we’re looking at if we “reopen” too soon: Deaths. Lots of em.
And if you think *that* won’t hurt the economy?
Think harder.
House Finch
covid-adjacent / thermometers
The button on the digital thermometer has been acting flaky lately. First it wouldn’t turn off without extra pressure. Now it’s turning on randomly on its own, taking room temperature, and reporting that it’s below fever threshold.
My wife joked, “Well, at least none of the ghosts have fevers.”
Seriously, though, now is not an ideal time to look for a replacement thermometer.
Healthy Savings on Corona
To be fair, the shelf also features Modelo and Dos Equis, so it’s clearly a sale for May 5, but I’m not so sure about those “healthy” savings
European Starling
Somewhere between five and ten starlings were flitting up to a wall and back down to the open part of a greenbelt that’s been closed to foot traffic for pandemic distancing, walking around through the grass. From a distance, they were often completely hidden by the grass and I had to take a lot of pictures just to be sure I could see them on *some* of them!
How do you evaluate a Silver Age Marvel comic?
With a Stan Lee rubric!
covid-adjacent/masks
I’ve seen several discarded face #masks by the side of the road while walking around the neighborhood.
I don’t understand: They’re not easy enough to find that you can just toss one and replace it on a whim. What’s the story? Did someone rip another person’s mask off and throw it in the dirt as a form of bullying? Throw their own mask away in frustration?
More observations on mask trends in my neighborhood (including banks!) at Where Everyone Wears a Mask
