It has been quite a long time since I last posted on the blog.  My previous post was about 1 year ago.  There’s no particular reason I went so long – I just kept not getting around to it.  But, now I am back, and will talk a little about what was happening last September. … Read more

Yesterday morning I got out of bed, and noticed an interesting color to the light that was coming in the window.  I looked out, and saw that the eastern sky was very red. The camera kept wanting to focus on the screen, so I tried getting pictures through screenless windows, though I didn’t have as … Read more

So, today is Cyber Monday.  A day when online retailers offer various deals on goods – always the Monday after Thanksgiving.  It’s sort of an electronic version of Black Friday, though I noticed plenty of ads for Internet bargains this past Friday, not just sales in physical stores. As I recall from when I first … Read more

There’s a picture I could have posted in last night’s entry, but it doesn’t quite fit with the creatures I mentioned before.  The salamander and mantis had both visited my house, but the picture below was taken in the public parking garage near where I work.  The garage has a built-in lighting system that is … Read more

I have two different creature sightings to mention here.  One is from quite a while ago, but involves pictures.  The other just happened this evening, but I didn’t have a chance to take any pics. First off, back when the weather was warm (mid-September) I heard a small noise on the sliding door to our … Read more

A quick post here to share photos of some different creatures who live on (or frequent) our yard. This individual was seen a lot in April and May: Here’s a dove, on the table where we often scatter birdseed: And we sometimes see a flicker pecking at the lawn: More posts to come on other … Read more

I’m writing this blog post from bed (a time when it’s useful to have a laptop).  Normally, I don’t get to bed quite this early, but my partner needs to be up at the crack of 3:30, and can’t easily fall asleep alone. I’m musing on this week’s puzzle given by Will Shortz on NPR.  … Read more

A few weeks back, while mowing the lawn, I spotted this (spotted) individual in the grass, hopping away from me: Fortunately, it held still for a couple of cell phone pictures.

A few weeks ago I had reason to be in the Boston area, and one of the places I went was the DeCordova Museum, which is located in Lincoln, MA (a town that happens to be the birthplace of John and John of TMBG).  I was there before the museum opened, which was fine, as … Read more

The conference I attended included, as part of the registration cost, a group tour of Graceland on the first evening we were there.  I’ve never been an Elvis fan, but I was curious about the place, and it was no additional cost, so I went. Graceland seems to consist of 2 parts.  There is the … Read more