Mountain wildlife report. Rotten deer ate all the flowers my sister and I put in the cemetery last week. We have multiple pictures of bears around and about, so we are being diligent about not leaving any trash around. Additionally, coyote spotting means the cat isn't allowed outside after dark. Alas, no moose sightings despite our constant surveying of appropriate locations. The bell I put on the cat has saved the lives of the birds, as she hasn't caught any this year, although the mice and chipmunks are not so clever. Scully does love the four months a year she gets to spend playing in the woods.
eta: Skinner is foolish enough to think he can catch birds\squirrels\chipmunks, but he is mistaken.
I have no wildlife to report upon this morning!
Although on Wednesday, while I was getting my manicure, the shop had its doors open because of the recent sunny days, and a beautiful, large (almost 4 inches), purplescent dragonfly swooped in and hovered next to us, knee-high for several seconds, before dramatically exiting.
As with hummingbird sightings, I consider dragonflies to be a sign of good fortune.
My manicurist said she'd never seen a dragonfly in the states before (though they aren't uncommon in SF), but grew up with them everywhere in Vietnam, where they swoop over the rice paddies.
Dragonflies are indeed an indicator of good fortune. And often super pretty.
a sign of good fortune
Anything that reduces the mosquito population is a welcome part of my environment.
On the topic of dragonflies, I'm in the middle of making this: [link]
Love to see dragonflies. And hummingbirds. And coyotes. I did see a coyote ambling along the side of the road a couple of weeks ago. No wildlife sightings for me today, but I haven't even been outside so that's probably a good thing.
Then I saw a squirrel charge at the hawk and chase it off the branch it had been perched on
Wow! I've seen jays and crows and maybe other small birds mobbing hawks but a squirrel is a whole new idea for me
I came here to report my extremely goofy problem. I am wearing a dress with a ruffle along the neckline. It's a hot day so I have a fan pointed directly at me (although it is not super hot yet, but I aim to begin as I mean to go on). The breeze from the fan lifts the ruffle just enough to block my sight of the keyboard I am trying to type on.
Oh, Dana, that is so cool!
I came here to report my extremely goofy problem. I am wearing a dress with a ruffle along the neckline. It's a hot day so I have a fan pointed directly at me (although it is not super hot yet, but I aim to begin as I mean to go on). The breeze from the fan lifts the ruffle just enough to block my sight of the keyboard I am trying to type on.
You have accidentally stumbled into a sitcom or perhaps a Mr. Bean tribute.
So my office newsletter just came out and Ivan, the man who stocks our pantries, has died unexpectedly. He was a dear man, 50ish. My own life right now is so much taking care of mom that his small kindnesses of adding Cafe Bustelo cups for the Keurig or setting aside hot chocolates for me when he put them out so I'd be sure to get one meant quite a lot. He had two daughters in their twenties who spoke proudly about endlessly. One just graduated law school, one is expecting a baby.
The girls have a Go Fund Me for funeral costs and my colleagues have tripled the goal amount in the hour and a half it has been up. I'm glad we've been able to make something a little easier for them right now. I hope they see it as how much we appreciated the every day things he did for us.
I wish we weren't remote today, I'd rather be with the other crying people.
On the topic of dragonflies, I'm in the middle of making this: [link]
Pretty!
You have accidentally stumbled into a sitcom or perhaps a Mr. Bean tribute.
I move Ms. Bean! Or t minus Bean.
