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Red squirrel!
It's a very hot day, so I'm taking full advantage of my air conditioning and am enjoying nature from indoors, looking out the window. Spotted this cute little guy at the bird feeder:
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#BookADay - catching up on days 1-3:
OK, I adore the book-a-day idea, which I saw in N8an's feed, but since "procrastination" is my middle name, I'm a bit behind-hand. Still, here goes with the first three days' worth:
1. Favourite book from childhood:
This one's easy; it's Kipling's Jungle Book, which I discovered at age 8 or so, and read cover-to-cover in one sitting, after which ( Read more... ) -
Woohoo! There's an Indiegogo campaign for A Redtail's Dream!
A Redtail's Dream is one of my favorite webcomics, a charming series themed off of Finnish mythology but with a snarky/apathetic hero and his faithful and exuberant dog - who, as they journey through the dream-world to try and save their village, takes on the forms of different animals (while retaining adorable doggy-ears and fluffy tail). I adore ( Read more... ) -
Fascinating archaeological news about Richard III
When I first heard that there was an attempt to locate the remains of Richard III during a very short window of opportunity before the last undeveloped portion of the site went under new construction, I didn't dare hold out any hope of actual results - but it turns out that the team found amazing things, including portions of the old Greyfriars ( Read more... ) -
I'm not keeping this journal up very well, am I?
Ah, well - "sporadic" works for me ( Read more... )
