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CrabAppleLane Conflict - October 2, 2011

Lizard: "Get your own, lady. There are five other flowers on this feeder."

Marie alerted me to the story of Island Girl this morning. Quite an amazing story and I think it's a real treat that she was spotted on the Illinois Capitol. The tracking map shows a quite amazing journey. If you click on any one of the dates it will show you the coordinates and time of where she was at that moment. UTC time is 5 hours ahead of me here (CDT). You can just copy&paste the coordinates into a Google window and a map will come up showing you where she was if you're not familiar with coordinates. Cool stuff. GEAUX Island Girl.

Terry Francona is one of the good guys in baseball. I suppose it was mutually beneficial for him and the Red Sox to depart the way he did but I think most Sox fans are going to miss him two or three years from now. There is not much difference between the way the Red Sox and Yankees do business any more and that breaks my heart. Francona will land on his feet and he'll get offers to manage again. He was the smallest part of the problem. The Red Sox will have to blow that team up and clean house if they want to avoid seasons like this past one and that's fairly easy to do in Major League Baseball, especially in a place like Boston. All one needs do is open the checkbook.

LSU is off to a slow start against Kentucky this morning. It's 7-0 Tigers at the end of the first quarter. They're favored by 27½. Not watching it. Just kinda following along on the internet while I procrastinate from doing way overdue yardwork.

In today's QOTD, Rob Ryan is stating that the Dallas Cowboys receivers are better than the Lions' Calvin Johnson. Not true but nice of him to say.

Entries here from September 3 through September 16 and all of their comments are being restored slowly but surely. 19 entries total. Invest in ibuprofen.

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers - The Baddest Of George Thorogood & The Destroyers
2. Fly By Night - Rush - Hard N' Heavy: 70's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 1
3. Suicide Solution - Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
4. Come Back When You Grow Up - Bobby Vee - Super Hits 1967
5. Smackwater Jack - Carole King - Tapestry

Quote of the Day

We work against better receivers with Miles Austin and Dez Bryant

Rob Ryan, Dallas Cowboys

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "These are the 10 best movies in which Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger, Sandra Bullock or Holly Hunter appear."

Not true. The Man in the Moon, her first, was the best movie Reese Witherspoon ever did.

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So I'm waiting my turn at the shower Monday morning. Patsy calls down to me that the water pressure is gone. Some time between Sunday night and Monday morning, the pressure switch on the well corroded enough to quit making contact. She was able to get hers in because there was enough hot water in the water heater and enough cold water in the reserve tank to finish. That left me home until the water well repair guys could get here. So I made a video while I was waiting.

About today's QOTD: Exactly. $85??????

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Classical Gas - Mason Williams - The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
2. Victims Of The Fury - Robin Trower - Essential
3. Sinful Love - Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
4. Je Suis De'Sole' - Mark Knopfler - Golden Heart
5. Empty Spaces - Pink Floyd - The Wall

Quote of the Day

Of course, you could always save yourself some money, buy a Venti Americano and just spill it on yourself.

Alexander Smith, MSNBC.com

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "One person would get lattes while the other would get a macchiato, but when they came in together they got cappuccinos."

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CrabAppleLane Hummingbirds - September 13, 2011

They come for the fine cuisine and low, low prices but they stay for the company and the warm atmosphere.

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. The Funeral - Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
2. Put Your Lights On - Santana Feat. Everlast - Supernatural
3. So Many Things to Say - Wishbone Ash - Wishbone Four
4. Magic Bus - The Who - Live At Leeds
5. Old Man - Neil Young - Harvest

Quote of the Day

I've been first and last
Look at how the time goes past
But I'm all alone at last
Rolling home to you

Neil Young, Old Man

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "This is a female Anna Hummingbird. I was on my walk and there she was...very busy."

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This Labor Day weekend may go down as the dreariest of all time. It has not stopped raining here for more than a few minutes since Friday. The ground is thoroughly soaked. Please just do something, Lee. Move through or just go off and die. Just sitting out there is annoying.

About today's QOTD. I have a brother, David, but he does not work for the Press-Register. That David is no relation as far as I know. :)

4 days until football season ...

I offer two from the yard today. The hummingbird feeder is well-protected from interlopers. Last Sunday, he was guarding from the watchtower. This week, he's on the battlefield. The Big Leaf Magnolia is now a No Leaf Magnolia. Lee knocked off the one remaining leaf. Hope that's not the end of it but I think it may be.

CrabAppleLane Hummingbird - September 4, 2011

CrabAppleLane Big Leaf Magnolia - September 4, 2011

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Vas Dis - Wishbone Ash - Time Was- The Wishbone Ash Collection
2. Sail Along Silvery Moon - Billy Vaughn - 40 Instrumental Hits (The Big Hits of The 50's Era)
3. It's A Man's Woman's World (Pt. 1) - Irma Thomas - Sweet Soul Queen Of New Orleans: Irma Thomas Collection
4. Baby, Now That I've Found You - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
5. Twilight - The Band - The Best Of The Band

Quote of the Day

The National Weather Service predicted Lee could dump more than a foot of rain in some areas of the northern Gulf Coast.

David Ferrara, Alabama Press-Register

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "At 8:30 a.m. CDT, the center of Tropical Storm Lee was located just South/Southeast of the New Iberia airport in southcentral Louisiana."

Pretty much where it was yesterday at this time. -Rob

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Just some stuff on a beautiful CrabAppleLane Sunday.

Your 2010 Federal Taxpayer Receipt - Pretty cool.

As a kid, I didn't care much for Neapolitan ice cream, which we had at almost every birthday party, mainly because of the strawberry. Now, I do care for it, mainly because of the strawberry. Embrace the change, I suppose.

A 9yr-old balloonist prepping for his first solo flight. Is this a record that needs to be broken?

Nothing special about someone drunk and disorderly in New Orleans. You have to be pretty spectacularly special to get arrested for it ... or just another Hollywood twit.

I offer three from the CrabAppleLane backyard and one from last night's dinner outing. I suspect we'll be having some little Red-Bellied Woodpeckers chirping in a few weeks.

CrabAppleLane Red-Bellied Woodpecker - April 17, 2011

CrabAppleLane Red-Bellied Woodpecker - April 17, 2011

CrabAppleLane wren and chickadee - April 17, 2011 - Splish splash

Columbia Street Tap Room - April 16, 2011 - The Taps

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Fall Like Rain - Eric Clapton - Pilgrim
2. I Done Got Over It - Irma Thomas - Sweet Soul Queen Of New Orleans: Irma Thomas Collection
3. Sunset Road - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Greatest Hits Of The 20th Century
4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye - Am Gold 1968
5. Iron Man - Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Quote of the Day

Cookie is a "Little Penguin" and the mascot of the Zoo Bird House.

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "Tour the crumbling brick ruins of a sugar mill built in 1829 by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville then tour the visitor center and museum located directly behind."

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We left Covington, LA at about 8AM this morning and set sail for Avery Island, LA. It was a three hour trip. They charge a $1 conservation fee to get onto the island. We toured the Tabasco plant, shopped the country store, and had a bit to eat before touring the Jungle Gardens and Bird City. The sun was shining, the azaleas and camellias were in bloom, and the temps were great. I had no idea we'd spend as much time there as we did. From there, we headed to Henderson, LA for a late lunch at McGee's Landing. The place was very nice and the view was spectacular. Finally, we headed out from there in search of some local boudin and andouille sausage. I can find both at my local grocery stores but this area, the Atchafalaya Basin, is famous for Cajun food, especially boudin, and I wanted some of that. We got home at 8:30PM. It was a long day but totally worth it. Got some pork boudin, crawfish boudin, andouille, a few Tabasco souvenirs, and lots of memories and pictures. If you'd like to see them for a little longer, go to my FlickR site.

About some of those pics: The birds are egrets. I didn't see the eggs at all while taking the pictures. Seeing them when I got home and unloaded the camera was pretty cool. The first picture below is probably my favorite from yesterday. My sister-in-law spotted the alligator swimming toward the nesting area. Can you see it? I think the egrets were a little more concerned with him than they were with us. The buddha was a lot bigger than I expected. And, finally, I just love wooden barrels. Love them. They had some of the coolest ones I've seen. They buy used whiskey barrels, shave them to remove all of the whiskey taste, and store the pepper mash in them for three years. They add vinegar to the mash and stir it for 28 days. In the second picture below, they're finishing a vat of Tabasco in that center barrel. The aroma was instantly recognizable. Everyone knows what Tabasco smells like. We thought they could probably save a few of those unshaved whiskey barrels and sell their pepper sauce laced with that whiskey flavor. My guess is they've at least tinkered with that idea. :)

Avery Island - Bird City - March 18, 2011

Tabasco Plant & Museum - Avery Island - March 18, 2011

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Insensatez - Antônio Carlos Jobim - Lost Highway
2. Ode To A Butterfly - Nickel Creek - Nickel Creek
3. For Lovin' Me - Gordon Lightfoot - Complete Greatest Hits
4. What's On My Mind - The Cranberries - Bury The Hatchet
5. Indoor - Clannad - Macalla

Quote of the Day

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces pushed into the rebel-held city of Benghazi Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire and forcing rebels to retreat.

NBC, msnbc.com and news services

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "I can't recommend checking out a live Avery Island gig enough. The mood of their music is transferred well via .mp3 but seeing these guys in concert is a whole different experience. Other than the obvious changes like you'll be seeing them in person and not on lovely designed photos, their sound is incredibly rich and the charm the band manifests is portrayed effectively and in a joyous manner."

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I offer one today from the CrabAppleLane backyard, which was pruned yesterday within an inch of its life. I have the blisters and sore hands to prove it. Althea, dwarf crepe myrtles, lilac, blue ginger, Bradford pear, nothing was spared. Pushing away from the computer now and I'm off to do other things.

CrabAppleLane squirrel-proof feeder - February 20, 2011

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. You're So Vain - Carly Simon - The Rolling Stone Women In Rock Collection
2. The Trees - Rush - Chronicles
3. Ain't Misbehavin' - Louis Armstrong - Back Through The Years
4. Reptile - Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
5. Maggie May - Rod Stewart - Unplugged... And Seated

Quote of the Day

As Louise Reichenbach lay trapped and dying in a crashed car yesterday, she asked friends to tell her younger sister Tammy she was sorry for a fight they had had the previous day and that she "loved her very much".

Elizabeth Binning, New Zealand Herald

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "The Selby x Dockers"

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I thought I had spotted our Buff-Bellied Hummingbird friend, whom we had nicknamed Buffy, last weekend. We missed Buffy last winter. As it turns out, I don't think this one is Buffy. The one visiting us right now (Pictured below) does not have as much green and does not chatter, chatter, chatter like Buffy did. Wish I'd had better light today. I think this new visitor is a female Rufous Hummingbird. She's quite welcome here and I will keep nectar out for her as long as she wants to stay. We've decided to name this one Roofie (Original, I know).

CrabAppleLane Rufous Hummingbird - November 14, 2010

CrabAppleLane Rufous Hummingbird - November 14, 2010

5 song iTune shuffle from the CrabAppleLane Five Star playlist:

1. A Light In The Black - Rainbow - Rising
2. Rock 'n Roll Soul [Live] - Grand Funk Railroad - Caught In The Act
3. '39 - Queen - A Night At The Opera
4. You're The One - Maire Brennan & Shane McGowan - Circle of Friends Soundtrack
5. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who - Who's Next

Quote of the Day

Goudie said the Honda passed the motorcycles, but a Dodge Avenger swerving to avoid hitting the Honda struck the motorcycles head on.

Rick Martin, CNN

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "Since Great Horned Owls start nesting in January — one of (if not the) first nesting birds of the year — the winter doldrums are helped when I can find a nest to watch and photograph."

Love the fuzz. -Rob

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Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott give us a slightly different and slightly gritter version of Robin Hood. I don't think the title character is called Robin Hood even once in the film. Fair enough. It's not all grit and dirt and this-is-what-it-must-have-been-like, though. It's quite fanciful in its own way. The Sheriff of Nottingham is only a minor, whiny character in this tale. The real villain in this film is a double agent and that makes for an interesting twist. Crowe is fine as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett is fantastic, as always, as Lady Marion. The legend of Robin Hood never really gets old with me but this particular film did. It was way too long ... but not at all bad. Thumbs up.

What an exciting game yesterday in Baton Rouge. Excellent win for the Tigers. Les Miles has been coaching in the shadow of Nick Saban since he's been at LSU. People, including a fair number of Tiger fans, were even somewhat skeptical of his national championship. Those skeptics say he did that with mostly Saban players. Well, yesterday, a team of his players beat a team of Nick Saban's players and he thoroughly outcoached Saban in the second half. Miles loves his team. His team doesn't always give anyone good reason to believe in them but he always does ... and just what the hell is wrong with that?

About today's QOTD: Someday, Tiger fans are going to miss Les Miles.

Carolina is not a very good team but they always play well against the Saints. I expect a tough one today in Charlotte.

We fired up the wood pellet stove for the first time yesterday. Winter is around the corner at CrabAppleLane. I was very pleased with its performance, which is a relief if it continues. I had a lot of trouble with it last year. I have a better understanding of its operation today than I did yesterday thanks to a visit to The Woodstove Shop.

While cleaning the stove yesterday, I had to stop midway through the job due to a Buffy sighting. I'm not absolutely certain it's Buffy but it's definitely not a ruby-throated hummingbird. I washed my hands immediately and filled her feeders with fresh nectar. I didn't see him/her at all last winter. We don't know if Buffy is male or female but Patsy gave her the name so we're just referring to her as Buffy until we have conclusive proof that she should have a different name. No sign of her this morning, though, and that kinda bums me out. I was hoping for another winter with her. I'm keeping an eye out for her and I'll be keeping the nectar fresh. I offer one from the CrabAppleLane backyard.

CrabAppleLane Backyard - November 7, 2010

5 song iTune shuffle from the CrabAppleLane Five Star playlist:

1. The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
2. Victim Of Changes - Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
3. Clocks - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
4. Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen - Van Halen

Quote of the Day

It wasn’t just that the Bayou Bengals came back twice from fourth-quarter deficits, or that they once again used some slight-of-hand trickeration to stay in the game, or Jarrett Lee‘s improbable 47-yard completion on third-and-13 with under 2:40 left and clinging to a three-point lead, or that… well… yes it was all of that, every damn bit of it that inexplicably worked in symphonic concert with that horseshoe the Mad Hatter has shoved somewhere on/up his person in 2010 that crushed the Tide’s hopes in Nick Saban‘s second return trip to the Bayou.

John Taylor, NBC Sports

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "It is a rich and ancient legend, the popularity of which is no doubt sustained across the decades because of its fascinating links with contemporary affairs. Green issues? Environment? Recession? Banker’s bonuses? It’s all in there. Even, sadly, issues concerning East / West wars."

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My camera is not well-suited for video but it was worth a try. Looks a little digitized. A sampling of the CrabAppleLane Hummingbird Flock. Enjoy.

I started watching The Last Waltz last night. I've never been a great fan of The Band. I like some of their songs but that's about it. I have seen this film before and I didn't think much of it but I kinda got hooked on watching it again last night while waiting for something better to come on. Seeing it again after all these years and on a better TV with a better stereo has made a world of difference. Could be also that I'm a little older and more mature than I was the first time I saw it and it could also be the sound quality has been dramatically improved. The second part is certain. The film I'm watching now is fantastic in both sound and picture quality.

The film is not just about their music and that may have also contributed to why I didn't think much of it the first time. I didn't care about the interviews then. Just get on with the music. I appreciate what Martin Scorsese was doing now. The film is more about the guys being a band and being on tour for 16 years. I can't wait to finish watching it this afternoon. Just fantastic. Didn't even mind the 70s leisure suits. :) I still only like a handful of their songs but I have a new appreciation for The Band this morning and much greater appreciation for the film. Enjoy the little taste below and see The Last Waltz when you can, particularly if you have a good TV and stereo.

I usually don't care for tight-fitting clothes. Unfortunately, a lot of my clothes fit tightly these days (Be nice). Anyway, I do wear tight clothes while doing yardwork. Too many spinning objects and too many sharp blades can grab. After 2½ hours in the heat here, though, you pretty much have to cut them off of me. I offer a few today in the order I took them from around the CrabAppleLane backyard, where I spent 2½ hours ... yesterday and today.

The garden is resting

The fairway - Water trap on the left - Par 2

The view

The branch had turned and followed the sun until it was brushing against the bluebird house

CrabAppleLane Hummingbird - August 1, 2010

Enough with the NFL training camp injuries already ... and stay the hell away from here. There are still ...

39 days until football season ...

5 song iTune shuffle from the CrabAppleLane Five Star playlist:

1. Already Gone - The Eagles - On The Border
2. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down - The Better Life
3. Madame Geneva's - Mark Knopfler - Kill To Get Crimson
4. Mississippi Queen - Mountain - Hard N' Heavy: 70's Greatest Rock Hits, Vol. 1
5. '39 - Queen - A Night At The Opera

Quote of the Day

In the winter of '65
We were hungry
Just barely alive
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well

The Band, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "One of the reasons that I hadn't ever seen The Last Waltz, was because I wasn't a fan of The Band."

Just like me except with a better reason. They weren't before my time. -Rob

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Finally saw a hummingbird here yesterday. It's a treat every year to spot their return. So far, I've only seen the one. He was a male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. He was treated to fresh CrabAppleLane nectar in addition to lovely Bradford Pear and Eastern Redbud blooms.

CrabAppleLane First Hummingbird Sightings

• March 14, 2001
• March 17, 2002
• March 10, 2003
• March 20, 2004
• March 12, 2005
• March 12, 2006
• March 11, 2007
• March 9, 2008
• March 26, 2009
• March 24, 2010

In unrelated silliness:

• Day 6 of CrabAppleLane PC recovery ...
• CrabAppleLane iTunes library recover & rebuild stands at 907 songs, 2.8 days, 7.88GB ...
• 168 days until football season ...

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Speedway At Nazareth - Live From The Ryman - Mark Knopfler
2. Turning Wheel - South Of I-10 - Sonny Landreth
3. Monteleone - Get Lucky - Mark Knopfler
4. Saint Augustine In Hell - Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
5. Little Horn - Antichrist Superstar - Marilyn Manson

About today's QOTD: Pot meet kettle. There was no groundswell of fan support for changing overtime rules. The movement was created and driven by a few loudmouth, whining sportswriters, who should also "shut up and deal". I'm pretty well done with this now. Readers rejoice.

Quote of the Day

Re Sean Payton: he needs to shut up and deal. The sport exists for the fans, not the coaches' convenience.

Peter King, Sports Illustrated -Twitter

Blog of the day is here.

Quote from said blog: "I now think that the trills were from New Jersey Chorus Frogs."

As I was leaving for work yesterday, I heard a sound I hadn't heard in a while. I am almost positive it is my wintering friend, Buffy. Didn't have time to wait for him/her to approach the freshly-filled feeders for confirmation but I heard what I thought was the rapid tap-tap-tap sound he/she makes just before coming to feed and glimpsed what looked like a hummingbird flying overhead but it was just a quick dart and could have been something else. The tap-tap-tap seemed to be a shorter burst than I remember, too. Hope to confirm this afternoon. I haven't seen a ruby-throated hummingbird in almost a month but my sister still has some hanging around a bit south of here so it could be one passing through. Buffy is welcome at CrabAppleLane any time but it probably means filling feeders all winter. A small sacrifice for that joy. Passer-throughs are welcome, too. No sign of any hummingbirds this morning yet.

5 song iTune shuffle:

1. Eat For Two 4:23 10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged
2. Fred's World 3:01 Angelo Badalamenti Lost Highway Soundtrack
3. Overton Square 3:12 Henry Gross One More Tomorrow The Best Of Henry Gross
4. Washed Away 5:21 Tom Cochrane Mad Mad World
5. Little Ducks 2:03 Hans Zimmer Crimson Tide Soundtrack

So sad. CrabAppleLane's condolences to the Brees family.

Quote of the Day

I don't want Woodworth to feel that I am leveraging the death of one of our soldiers to get him to fight.

2nd Lt. Ryan Corken, Fort Hood

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "Now, with the Wolverines in trouble and LSU not in the national championship hunt, the timing makes more sense. It's very comparable to the Roy Williams Kansas-North Carolina thing a few years ago with a twist. He turned down the job the first time because Carolina was still in good shape and he had a potential national championship team at Kansas. Two years later, he had taken KU as far as he could and the Tar Heels were reeling. Now there's nobody at Michigan as powerful as Dean Smith, but it's not inconceivable that a call from Bo Schembechler's widow could get Miles' attention pretty quickly."

Patsy called out just now. "You know you have hummingbirds at the feeder this morning already? One of them is peeking in the door.". It's still dark outside but they're starting to gear up for their southern migration and are swarming the feeders. This is the only time of year where more than one will be at said feeders. They still squabble a little but they're much more tolerant of each other now. The BOTD has a bit more on that.

After a few clicks this morning, I think Jets fans are a more confident bunch than the Eagles fans were a couple of weeks ago. I like that. They should be. Their team is playing very well.

Today's QOTD is from Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated but the the real heart of it is the quote from Detroit Tigers Announcer Ernie Harwell. I can't imagine how there was a dry eye in the house.

Quote of the Day

For his valedictory, when he retired in 2002, Harwell thanked his listeners for "taking me to the cottage up north, to the beach, to the picnic, your workplace and your backyard."

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "It is the time of year for hummingbirds, especially the ruby-throated species, to head south, and if you have a feeder you are likely to see clusters of them as they fuel up for the long trip."

I offer two images of two visitors to the CrabAppleLane backyard this afternoon. Couldn't get them in the same frame. The top one was taken from my kitchen through my back door's windows. The bottom one was taken from my back deck. I believe them to be gray foxes and they are probably a mating pair. These are also probably the largest foxes I've ever seen. Quite a treat.

CrabAppleLane Backyard Visitors - December 13, 2008

CrabAppleLane Backyard Visitors - December 13, 2008

Speaking of wildlife, our buff-bellied hummingbird is still here chattering away most of the day in spite of the pretty heavy snowfall we had Thursday. Patsy has named her Buffy, the nectar slayer. I like Buffy OK but I kinda groan at the other part.

Quote of the Day

I don't want to be photographed in my old age. I feel the same way with old movie stars. It makes me sad. We want to remember them when they were young.

Bettie Page

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "It seems like every time we go to Georgia for a forecast, there is pending doom just around the corner. This time in Albany, however... nope, wait. Yep. Pending doom."