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You can now see wings in one of the cocoons!!


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There are a couple in the garden tonight! Here's a shot of one of them:


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We got monarch caterpillars again this year!! I'm hoping we can protect a bunch of them from wasps this time out.


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I thought I'd post while my muscles are still sore. Well, they're mostly better but I still feel it in my quads when I walk down a set of stairs. I've been trying to avoid becoming this person tooo much, but I thought I'd do a recap of the marathon. Pics below the cut!

( Manitoba Marathon 2011 Recap )

This fellow has been visiting our bird feeder and birdbath, even though he's a bit too large for it (especially the feeder).

For a while we guessed that he was a purple martin or a brewer's blackbird, but after comparing the photos to ones online, it's pretty clear he's a grackle.


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Saturday was 32k run, the peak of the marathon training plan. I'm now tapering! It took me 3:32 and most of the 32k felt great. I'd tried to eat extra food leading up to it so that I would be well-fueled. I didn't get the slump at two hours the way I had on some of my other longer runs. But the last 4k were pretty brutal. I've actually got no ( Read more... )