Look, Ma!

She's reading Bernd Heinrich!

Everybody sing: It's a world of laughter, a world of tears...

Oh, and Mom... did you see the picture?

And did y'all see my prize-winning blog comment?

Happy February!

I currently have a pair of ruffed grouse enjoying their supper of crab apples in the tree outside my kitchen window. They've been making their way closer and closer to the house over the past week. Seeing them so close feels like a treat from God.

I'd take pictures, but it's nearly dark out.

That mouth o' mine...

Today I went to the dentist to get a cavity filled and I must say that whatever numbing agents they used were really strong, because this picture was taken about 2 hours after they numbed me, and I was trying my darndest to smile.


You know, I really ought to be smiling because today I got my last baby toofer pulled. Yay! That means that 4 teeth got pulled so far this year, and 2 of them were mine.
Well, I'm going to take that silly mouth of mine upstairs and put it to bed.

Lynae

Wildlife Seen in January

• 2 Canada geese
• 3 grouse
• 7 deer
• 7 ducks
• bald eagle
• barred owl
• gray squirrel
• red squirrel

January's backyard birds

• bluejays
• cardinals
• chickadees
• common redpolls
• downy woodpeckers
• goldfinches
• hairy woodpeckers
• northern shrike
• pileated woodpecker
• pine grosbeaks
• ruffed grouse
• white-breasted nuthatches

Um... hi!

It looks like my neighbor blogger, Deb, gets a lot of visitors. And many of you were kind enough to stop by! I regret that I don't have something wise or witty or crunchy to share... all I have to offer these days is a look at my dear family and some other seemingly random pictures.

But thank you for dropping in! You're welcome to return, though I make no content guarantees. ;)

Welcome to my life

Not everyone will understand this

And that's ok. One day I just had too much time on my hands. So there ya go.

Accounting error

Not many things stress me out more easily than money. Or, to be more specific, the appearance of my mishandling of it. (sigh)

It is becoming increasingly common for me to think we are flat broke, only to find that I've entered a transaction in the records more than once. I would expect that such a discovery would fill me with relief. But no, instead I could just cry for all the unnecessary stress I've caused myself and whatever habit I seem to be developing which is making it more common. (sigh)

On the other hand, now we can keep paying the medical bills. Whippee.