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Monday, May 20th, 2013

11:43 pm - A Meowday Birthday . . .

My household is unanimous in wishing the one and only hanarobi a very happy birthday. Ms. Moo is shocked, absolutely shocked, by the idea of not wishing hanarobi a happy birthday. ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/144161.html with comments
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013

10:30 pm - Brilliant Birds of Greenbelt Lake

The Baltimore orioles returned to the lake two weeks ago. They come here in May, and I don't see as much of them the rest of the year once they've nested. I heard them twittering in the tall oak trees before I saw them, pieces of the sunset broken off and flung into the trees. Alas, I have no good pics of them yet, but I'll be posting below some not so great pics of some of the ones I saw when I first spotted them 2 years ago. I didn't spot any last year.

But first, here's a pic of one of the many cardinals we have around the lake this year:

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A couple of weeks ago I saw a male and female pair nuzzling each other's beaks. It was the sweetest thing.

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Friday, May 10th, 2013

9:55 pm - More Baltimore Inner Harbor

I've got so much to post. The orioles returned to the lake 2 days ago, so I want to post bird pics. And I went out to the cat sanctuary in Gettysburg yesterday, so I've got more cats to post. And tons of flora and fauna from around the lake. But first, for the city-philes and ship lovers on my flist, more Baltimore Inner Harbor pics from last month:

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The Baltimore Aquarium with dragon paddle boats in the foreground. I love that Baltimore has these dragon paddle boats, purple and green no less. And we're showing a bit of Legg-Mason Building behind the aquarium.

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

9:29 pm - Wild Azalea Buds

I made the discovery last week that wild azalea blossoms are even more beautiful before they open. The buds are suffused with so many colors, especially if the mid-afternoon light is just so. And they're furrier than you'd suppose. This is, of course, down by Greenbelt Lake. ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/143211.html with comments
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Monday, May 6th, 2013

9:55 pm - Baby in the Middle of the Road

Last Monday, a drizzly day much like this Monday, I was walking around the lake when I looked down and saw, in the middle of the path right before my feet, a little baby turtle about the size of a quarter:

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One turtle to rule them all. Not a good place for a little thing to be with lots of walkers, bikes, and dogs, so I took the liberty of picking the little thing up to relocate.

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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

9:21 pm - Where I Was Last Month

Last month, I worked in Baltimore. Here's the view of the Inner Harbor from a conference room on the 10th floor:

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Here are the Harbor Pavilion Shops, The USS Constellation, and Federal Hill Park. Nope, I did not have such a view from my office, which had no window, but was still very nice and quiet to work in.

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

12:59 pm - The Sakushka

Starting last week, Saki's back to being a happy little kitty again. Halving her flagyl dose, getting some Comfort Zone pheromone diffusers, and adjusting to me being gone after 3 weeks of misery over it, seemed to have come together for her. I think the Endless Winter was hard on her, too, even though it stays warm in here, so the return of spring is probably doing her good as well. And her fur, which had been looking rumpledy, fluffed out smooth and silky again last week. I've heard that their coat is supposed to reflect their health from 3 months ago, but this seems to be an immediate change in synch with her spirits and behavior.

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013

8:03 pm - Goodbye Mary!

Mary,

frolijah_fan_54, I'm going to miss your sweet, gentle, and smart spirit so much. I wish I had gotten that time to hang out with you that we talked about. I wish you had gotten more time with more good things. I'm an agnostic, and I know that would have made you smile, that, regardless, I hope you can feel all the love we're sending out to you today. Our hobbit posse is diminished without you.

For anyone who hasn't heard, our dear

addie71 has posted about our loss of sweet Mary here.

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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

7:49 pm - Beauty beneath our feet . . .

. . . because we need the reminder. Here's some pics from down by the lake the weekend before last, as spring declared its commencement. A very fluffy double daffodil ready for its close-up. ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/141387.html with comments
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013

9:52 pm - Spring birthdays . . .

A very happy birthday to easterlily41482, frolijah_fan_54, and blslarner! May the best of the kind of spring day we've had here today follow you all year. (-: Here's some daffodowndillies near the lake last weekend. Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/141072.html with comments
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Sunday, March 31st, 2013

10:13 pm - The Path Through To Spring

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12:34 am - October Last

We finally got full sunshine today, and the buds on the trees are starting to open, so it finally feels like the first day of spring. That helps. We're definitely 2 weeks behind on spring now, after winter coming over a month early, so it's been quite a slog this year.

The vet was supposed to call me today about a question I had concerning Saki's medicine dosage, and never did. This definitely isn't working out. I feel so let down by every end of the medical establishment at this point. Infrastructure? Just not working here. Surprised? No. I lost my dad to surgery and poor aftercare, so am familiar with this tune.

As I have a lot of hunting among reviews to do yet, and yelp.com hasn't worked out too well for me, I was wondering if any of you have used Angie's List and found it helpful? Have you found any other review source for veterinary, medical, and dental providers useful that you could suggest?

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One great Blue Heron has been living on the lake since I came to this town 19 years ago. I don't know if this is the same one I've seen every year, but it just may be. I call hir Dinosaur and greet hir with this name whenever we meet. Another Great Blue visited with hir a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't seen the second one since, though ze might be around.

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Friday, March 29th, 2013

11:52 pm - The Door Between Worlds Ajar . . .

It's all in the light . . . ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/139911.html with comments
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Thursday, March 28th, 2013

11:45 pm - A Birthday Around Greenbelt Lake . . .

A very happy birthday to sweet shirebound! I hope the day was filled with snuggles and cake and fun! Most of these pics are from spring and summer 2011 around and near the lake. Pansies because they are a favorite flower of yours. These are little wild ones. ( Fluffiness follows . . .Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/139774.html with comments
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

11:50 pm - Autumn Last

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12:00 am - Back By Popular Demand . . .

Since some of you were fond of the sugar maple pic from the day before last, here's another angle on it: ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/138813.html with comments
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Monday, March 25th, 2013

11:25 pm - Happy Ring Day!

And Happy Tolkien Reading Day, which I am participating in by reciting my part in the

read_lotr_aloud project community after I post this entry. All my readings can be found at

bbolger_baggins. One day I hope to sit down and listen to everyone's readings. And it is an especially good day to post pics of trees in JRRT's honor. From last October:

Greenbelt Lake, 10-12

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Sunday, March 24th, 2013

11:49 pm - Last October . . .

Swamp maples. ( Read more...Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/138412.html with comments
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2013

11:56 pm - Caturday Night Owl . . .

So here is a pic of the Great Horned Owl Tuxie: He can, indeed, be a hoot to live with . . . This one's for you, hanarobi. Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/138234.html with comments
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Friday, March 22nd, 2013

11:45 pm - Serene Pictures . . .

. . . from a serene time, long, long ago. ( Breathe in a Froday's calm . . .Collapse ) Also posted at http://lavendertook.dreamwidth.org/137674.html with comments
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