Tag: Photo (check)
Black Phoebes
California Scrub-Jay (on cable bundle)
Gee, what an informative email. 🙄
Plumbing snafu (followup)
So, this is the dining room right now.
The best part?
There are no pipes under that part of the slab.
It turns out the leak was in the next unit over, but didn’t show up there. (Yes, the plumbers checked there before arranging with the owner to start digging.) It ran under the wall and cabinets until it seeped up into our floor.
Now we get to have a big hole in our floor until it all dries out and they can patch it.
So far it’s not as bad as the mold infestation in the kitchen a few years back where they had to rip out half the walls and we had a plastic sheet across the kitchen door that we walked through to get at the refrigerator. We did a lot of cooking in the microwave and an electric skillet.
Though I guess it’s going to depend on (a) how long the room stays like this and (b) whether they need to rip out the cabinets too.
sow thistles
Meloetta is Ready for Rehearsal
Allen’s Hummingbird
California Scrub-Jay
Frankly, I’m more surprised by the fact that the pay phone is STILL THERE than that it’s not in use, never mind *why*.
Frankly, I’m more surprised by the fact that the pay phone is STILL THERE than that it’s not in use, never mind *why*.
California Ground Squirrel
OneThree of four ground squirrels I saw, three outside the chain-link-enclosed area where they seem to live.
This one was looking around outside the fence before it ran inside, joining another one that I hadn’t seen until they both started moving.
This one was eating, then ran back to the fence for safety as I got closer, looked around for a bit before diving inside.
This one was darting around the lawn nearby.
House Finch (on rock)
A pair of (I think) Western Bluebirds spotted an a late-afternoon walk. #birds
A pair of (I think) Western Bluebirds spotted an a late-afternoon walk.
Kid finished Portal, and soon there will be cake.
Kid finished Portal, and soon there will be cake.
A few hours later:
No lie.
Anyway, the “Everybody Dies: Shakespeare’s Tragedies” poster
Anyway, the “Everybody Dies: Shakespeare’s Tragedies” poster.
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Unfortunately it’s hard to read at this size, so here’s an article with an earlier draft that went viral (the artist shows up in the comments to plug the official poster):
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Black Phoebe
Fox Squirrel (Wilson Park, on lawn)
Caught in the act
I spotted this squirrel as it ran up to the trash can opening. Once it decided I wasn’t going to leave, it jumped down, then ran past the trash can and apparently found something to eat, though I couldn’t see what.
Flapping Finches
I startled a group of around four or five finches on a lawn and they flew up to the nearest cables.
–Pixelfed
