birdies and squirrelies and stuff.

[fflo]

My birdfeeder has caught on. The claim-staking chickadees are sharing with the female of the cardinal pair, and a few newcomers I think are sparrows.

The squirrel who kept trying to get to it the other day---Spotty, with the curious white spot on its back---has been concentrating today on selecting leaves from one spot near the road, carrying them up the big pine, crossing with them via a high branch to the smaller pine, and expanding the already considerable estate it's building in those boughs.

Now the sun has just started popping out for a minute at a time. I heard that might be happening as today went on.

As for the holiday, I'm not feeling much like celebrating anything. I'm afraid I'm with the curmudgeons who wish it were just any other weekend.

Humph has been especially playful and cuddly for days now. Has me thinking.

Alas. Perhaps another episode of "Oliver's Travels," and then outside for a bit. Got a stake down out there, and a few other tidying up things I'd like to get to.

I sorta wish I had cable TV. Sans the commercials and the Christmas stuff. And the reminders of fatphobia. I've had way too many of them lately as it is.

Comments

rah

[hambokins.livejournal.com]

rah the curmudgeons rah rah rah !!!

nate

Re: rah

[fflo.livejournal.com]

hey, N!

i admit i don't have your unabashed enthusiasm for curmudgeonliness. might be a little easier if i did.

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

Ah--now I know where today's icon comes from-- "Me and You and Everyone We Know"-- (or "You and Me..."?)

Uggh-- flying back to Maryland tomorrow and I'm not asleep yet. Would be a lot worse if I were driving though!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I wonder whether most of the airport delays from a few days ago have cleared up. Still, not sure I'd want to be trying to fly on such a day---surely it will be a madhouse. Of course once you're up it's quite a bit quicker than the drive. Hope it was a good flight & you've arrived home feeling more refreshed than fried!

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

It was easy flying from Cincinnati, but busy once I got into Dulles. Still, it's tiring. I'm glad to have me Birdie back! I'm drinking something warm while the temp in the house goes up, and then heading to bed. My bro and his fam drove from Columbus to Frederick today, where they will visit SIL's fam. They come down to see me tomorrow at dinner time. Since I've just gotten home, I've got a lotta restaurant names at the ready. My niece is 11 1/2. Up to now I've seen her about once a year. Too bad, because she's really turning out great. Amazing, actually. She's almost as tall as I am, has tons of energy, is funny and smart, and takes three diff types of dance lessons now. While she was waiting for her time to dance in the Cols OH Nutcracker performance, she made her grandmother a Christmas gift pillow.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

As for the holiday, I'm not feeling much like celebrating anything. I'm afraid I'm with the curmudgeons who wish it were just any other weekend.

How can you not celbrate Isaac Newton's birthday. I'm going to have a spaghetti dinner, and then do something physically possible!