CrabAppleLane Visitor - June 6, 2008 - 7:15PM
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CrabAppleLane Visitor - June 6, 2008 - 7:15PM
CrabAppleLane Visitor - Another shot - June 6, 2008
March Madness starts today. Got your brackets ready? It says here the Georgetown Hoyas will be cutting down the nets in April. Bet any house you have to lose.
About today's QOTD: The story is here.
One of the coolest photos I've seen in a while. Only in Europe, I suppose. I think there's probably laws against it in the U.S. "Departing in style" is the title. Indeed. The photographer is tataAnne and her FlickR photos are fabulous.
Spent most of the day in the yard yesterday. First serious yard work of 2008 and also got down the tomato garden. Best sight of the day: One of the CrabAppleLane nesting bluebirds swooped down into my freshly tilled tomato garden and scooped himself a grub. Second best sight of the day: One CrabAppleLane hummingbird chasing off another from the mandevilla. I offer a few on this magnificent spring Sunday.
CrabAppleLane tomato garden - March 16, 2008 - From the worm’s view
CrabAppleLane Squirrel - March 16, 2008 - Squirrel: "Even though he is looking right at me with that camera, he can't see me when I stay perfectly still." He was about to jump to one of the bird feeders when he noticed me.
CrabAppleLane front yard - March 16, 2008 - Everything is blooming
CrabAppleLane bird feeder - March 16, 2008 - Favorite shot this morning. I liked the way the mirliton cables framed it and this is one of the best captures of a CrabAppleLane cardinal I’ve gotten. They are brilliant in the sunlight.
Quote of the Day
I'll give you black sensations up and down your spine
If you're into evil, you're a friend of mine
AC/DC, Hell's Bells
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "It nearly knocked itself out trying to escape but managed to find the open door eventually, not before I managed to take just one shot!"
Bet you don't see that title every day. Today's mini-rant and QOTD courtesy of USA Today:
Nearly 3 million homeowners were behind on their mortgages at the end of last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said last week. An additional 1 million-plus borrowers were at risk of imminent foreclosure.
When an ordinary citizen gets in over his head, Mortgage Bankers say, "Awww, that's too bad.". Now that Mortgage Bankers have gotten in over their head, this ordinary citizen is tempted to say the same thing. However, I can only say this from the comfort of my locked-in interest rates on my mortgage, credit cards, and auto loan for the next few years. Hopefully, the crisis will have been dealt with before I need to ask anyone for money again.
First hummingbird sightings at CrabAppleLane:
March 14, 2001
March 17, 2002
March 10, 2003
March 20, 2004
March 12, 2005
March 12, 2006
March 11, 2007
March 9, 2008
Quote of the Day
I can't get you to pay if you've got no skin in the game.
Dennis Lauria, Lender and loan servicer
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "It might be a chick thing. I’m not sure. It could just be a wacko thing."
Glorious spring Sunday here at CrabAppleLane. Excuse the short one but I have to get back out in it. I offer one from the CrabAppleLane front yard and one from the CrabAppleLane backyard.
CrabAppleLane Redbud - March 2, 2008
CrabAppleLane Backyard - March 2, 2008
Quote of the Day
Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today
Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be centerfield.
John Fogerty, Centerfield
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "We won’t have Dish or phone service until Friday, but the payoff is high-speed internet so Huzzah! H is hella excited because high-speed internet = XBOXLIVEOMIGOD. We may never see him again."
Upgraded the CrabAppleLane blogs to Movable Type 4.1 yesterday. I have one lingering issue to resolve on this blog only. The others seem to be working fine.
I offer one from the CrabAppleLane backyard today. It is a glorious day here. Sunshine, blue skies, and temps in the 60s. Looks like we have a tenant. If you're wondering, we're renting it for a song. :)
CrabAppleLane Bluebird - February 10, 2008
Quote of the Day
I thought I saw her at the late night restaurant
She would have sent blue shivers down the wall
But she didn't grace our table
In fact, she wasn't there at all
Jethro Tull, Budapest
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "The next post will be my 300th on this blog, and I will have been going for absolutely yonks."
So I'm minding my own business in my home office when I suddenly hear a thud in the back yard. A tree has fallen. As I'm looking at the fallen tree, a visitor appears on the ground nearby. It's a very shy, rarely seen fox squirrel. I've only seen them two or three times and they're never around long enough for me to get the camera. He was heading home as I took this shot. Best I could do through the glass.
CrabAppleLane Fox Squirrel - February 5, 2008
He has a white splotch on his face and he is huge. My brother-in-law has one visiting his feeders that is similar but mine looks quite a bit larger. Not sure what that white splotch on the face is about. Anyone?
Sunset on Meadowlark Loop in Whippoorwill Grove - Near CrabAppleLane - December 23, 2007
Canada Geese crossing the street in Whippoorwill Grove - Near CrabAppleLane - December 23, 2007
This is a temporary url. CrabAppleLane Blog will be at http://www.crabapplelane.net/roblog as soon as I can make the transition.
The week from hell is almost over but we're making slow progress. To recap: Lightning struck CrabAppleLane or very close by Monday afternoon. It did a lot of damage.
- The neutral wire coming to the house from the power company's utility pole was fried.
- Phones and DSL were knocked out.
- Our water well was destroyed.
- Our satellite TV was messed up.
- A nice little stereo boom box we were using in the garage that I bought several years ago on sale was fried.
The yard is a mess. They dug up a ton of dirt here for the well-drilling process. It is almost all red clay, which is the messiest, slipperiest, and hardest-to-remove stuff you can imagine. The well people, the phone people, and the satellite people were all here yesterday. The satellite people were in and out the most. There was nothing to be done but let them do their job but we'll be cleaning that up for a while.
Patsy just turned on the washing machine for the first time since Monday. It works. Hallelujah. Think we may be closing in on the end of the tunnel for this ordeal.
On to other stuff ...
Speaking of the Saints-Colts game Thursday night, does anyone NOT think that game is going to be a blast?
I offer two from the CrabAppleLane backyard on this hot and overcast Sunday. You’re not seeing double. Charlotte has a new friend/neighbor. Chloe is about two feet away. She’s smaller but a much more accomplished webmaster.
CrabAppleLane Charlotte and her boyfriend - September 2, 2007
CrabAppleLane Chloe - September 2, 2007
4 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
I'm tired of the phrase "train wreck," we need to start mixing it up.
The Sports Guy (Bill Simmons), ESPN.COM
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "In my zeal to educate children about owls, and birds in general, I have over-stepped the bounds of a law-abiding educator."
CrabAppleLane Red-Shouldered Hawk
Can I just say that having to register for a newspaper's online edition is obnoxious and annoying? Just about all of them force you to do so. The Kansas City Star is the latest one that made me do it. To ALL newspaper publishers, including the local The Times-Picayune: Do you want me to read your online paper, see your sponsor's ads, and maybe click-through them and turn them into revenue for you? If I subscribe to your paper for $25/mo or whatever it is, will you give me free home delivery here in Bush, LA? In time for it to be of any use? And please lose the "In order to better serve you" portion of your spiel. You and I both know it ain't about me. If it was, this feature would be eliminated.
I thought Bob Cook was on the level for minute there. Maybe he is. Regardless, I laughed.
12 days until football season ...
Quote of the Day
Or, after dealing with situations such as Randy Moss and the Love Boat, the Vikings make it a policy only to take players who go to church on Sundays, even if they have to miss games to do it.
Bob Cook, MSNBC.com
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: " Decency Dictates"
Nice photoblog. -Rob
As I got home tonight, I noticed a welcome sight in the CrabAppleLane backyard. There was a flock of Indigo Buntings on the ground, where Patsy throws seed, and on the feeders. There were 10-12 males, like the one pictured, and about 15-20 females. Daylight got away from me and this is the only decent shot I got. Hopefully, they'll still be around tomorrow morning and maybe I'll have a better opportunity. When they're on the feeders side-by-side with the CrabAppleLane cardinals, it's an amazing sight.
