Wow, what a beautiful day it’s been so far. It’s Saturday, heh, although it’s not like it matters…cuz i don’t have a job…OH
WAIT!! I DO have a job. It’s not much but it’s a start and it pays $9/hr. apparently the other lady called so she got the full summer cashier job. But he had another position that was kind of a field help position where people are out picking their berries and so i help people by pointing them in the right direction, make sure people are following the rules and such. It’s 4 weeks, approximately 27 hours per week depending on how busy it is. So i’m happy.
So, just last week i was starting to tidy my room up so i went and folded up my blankies and put them in this tub for storage. Well, last night let me tell you i froze my ass off dammit! But in spite of that i’ve been in a good mood all day (except for the occasional nip from gran it’s been perfect) so it’s 3:30 now and it’s warmed up a bit but otherwise it’s been so nice. Very cool, slight breezes. I watered early, then worked out. I’ve been keeping track of my workout and the readout from the machine. I think keeping track will help me stay motivated. We’ll see though, won’t we?
So i’ve been out in the garden doing some stuff. I’m so excited some of my cucumbers have started to get flowers and my tomato plant. My cherry tomatoes are getting very tall but no flowers yet. I’m trying to decide if after the beets are ripe if i want to plant more beets or start some zucchini. We’ll see. I’m just stoked cuz i’ll be eating FRESH salsa and cucumber salads that i GREW and made. I don’t know why that makes me sooo happy but it does.
Up above the house towards the road there is a woodpecker nest with some babies. I’ve been hearing them now for about 2 weeks. I don’t know how long they stay in the nest after hatching. The bird book i have is a birdwatching book and mostly for adult bird identification. It’s a beautiful book, and in fact when this book came out it gave me great hope for my book because this guy’s been birding and working on this book for over 10 years and all the illustrations are his. It’s this major book now so obviously there is a market for natural history books with good illustrations.
I saw a new bird today and i don’t know what it is. It looked like a small hawk, but i didn’t have my glasses on so i couldn’t see the details of it. but the shape, flight pattern and general coloration told me: hawk. There are red-tailed hawks around here and they’re awesome. I can tell them right away. Some people see the vultures and say “oh, hawk!” but i know it’s not a hawk. Hee. I’m such a natural history snob! Lol
Oh, hey i looked up the hawk. I don’t know which it is but i’ve narrowed it down. It’s either a Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) or a hawk of the genus Accipiter of which three occur in this area. Although now that i look again, it says the Accipiter hawks are more winter hawks in this area, and the Northern Harrier occurs here year-round and based on the sound it made i think it might be that. hee. I wish i would have had my glasses. Dammit! I just hate working outside with them cuz i’m clumsy…
So…it’s almost 4 pm my time which means my baby should be up and on her way to school.
WAIT!! I DO have a job. It’s not much but it’s a start and it pays $9/hr. apparently the other lady called so she got the full summer cashier job. But he had another position that was kind of a field help position where people are out picking their berries and so i help people by pointing them in the right direction, make sure people are following the rules and such. It’s 4 weeks, approximately 27 hours per week depending on how busy it is. So i’m happy.
So, just last week i was starting to tidy my room up so i went and folded up my blankies and put them in this tub for storage. Well, last night let me tell you i froze my ass off dammit! But in spite of that i’ve been in a good mood all day (except for the occasional nip from gran it’s been perfect) so it’s 3:30 now and it’s warmed up a bit but otherwise it’s been so nice. Very cool, slight breezes. I watered early, then worked out. I’ve been keeping track of my workout and the readout from the machine. I think keeping track will help me stay motivated. We’ll see though, won’t we?
So i’ve been out in the garden doing some stuff. I’m so excited some of my cucumbers have started to get flowers and my tomato plant. My cherry tomatoes are getting very tall but no flowers yet. I’m trying to decide if after the beets are ripe if i want to plant more beets or start some zucchini. We’ll see. I’m just stoked cuz i’ll be eating FRESH salsa and cucumber salads that i GREW and made. I don’t know why that makes me sooo happy but it does.
Up above the house towards the road there is a woodpecker nest with some babies. I’ve been hearing them now for about 2 weeks. I don’t know how long they stay in the nest after hatching. The bird book i have is a birdwatching book and mostly for adult bird identification. It’s a beautiful book, and in fact when this book came out it gave me great hope for my book because this guy’s been birding and working on this book for over 10 years and all the illustrations are his. It’s this major book now so obviously there is a market for natural history books with good illustrations.
I saw a new bird today and i don’t know what it is. It looked like a small hawk, but i didn’t have my glasses on so i couldn’t see the details of it. but the shape, flight pattern and general coloration told me: hawk. There are red-tailed hawks around here and they’re awesome. I can tell them right away. Some people see the vultures and say “oh, hawk!” but i know it’s not a hawk. Hee. I’m such a natural history snob! Lol
Oh, hey i looked up the hawk. I don’t know which it is but i’ve narrowed it down. It’s either a Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) or a hawk of the genus Accipiter of which three occur in this area. Although now that i look again, it says the Accipiter hawks are more winter hawks in this area, and the Northern Harrier occurs here year-round and based on the sound it made i think it might be that. hee. I wish i would have had my glasses. Dammit! I just hate working outside with them cuz i’m clumsy…
So…it’s almost 4 pm my time which means my baby should be up and on her way to school.
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