bikeness and birds

OK, three days in a row, good. Still only little baby trips, about two miles at a time, but that is what I have time for, and it's what I'm up to, so I need to content myself with that and work my way up.

It was nice out this morning, cold but clear and not too windy. I saw a couple of robins, some sparrows (song sparrows?), and a red-bellied woodpecker! She (I think, since it was heavily grey) was working on a tree right over the trial where I was riding. She stopped tapping, but sang for a bit while I was sitting listening and watching. The call didn't sound to me as it's described in my wee desk bird book (Stoke's Beginner's Guide to Birds), but then I can never make heads or tails of their song descriptions anyway.

I've seen cardinals and bluebirds and mourning doves around here, plus probably a couple of different sorts of cardinals.

*sigh*

Link provided by almariel: Exactly how stupid *are* Americans? If you need to ask...

Oh, and Bryan? Yet another Hello Kitty rifle, link thanks to peaceful_fox.

looking out my window at snow

Just saying' even wee flurries make more sense for February than 60*F+ and warm breezes...

Oscars

The Oscars are coming up. For my "what have I seen" LJ post, I wanted to look back not at the best picture awards but (because I love a good story and good writing) at the best screen play awards. ( Here they are! )

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courtesy of wolfette This is definitely me!

the travellers updated

If you know my friends Chris and Mel, or if you just want to read interesting travel tales, pop over to their website. They have some new postings up about their continuing adventures in Spain.