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costa rica: the birds
Here is a list of the 88 new life birds I saw in Costa Rica, including some pictures. Possibly one or two are yet to be ID'd but this shuld be pretty close to the final list. Behind a cut for length.
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apricot tree
When we moved in a few years back, I told our neighbors I wanted to plant an apricot tree, and they bought us one! For the past year or so I've been taking pictures to see how it's growing. This slideshow is not as thrilling as I once dreamed it would be. But if you pay attention to the relative size of the garage, you can see it really sprouted up ( Read more... ) -
resolutions for 2014
Here is my end-of-the-year post last year, and as predicted, I look at that picture and think, "What happened to my tiny baby?"
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august wrap-up
A few days behind the times, and a little abbreviated, but here we are!
Books:
23. The Stranger Beside Me (by Ann Rule)
24. The Rosie Project (by Graeme Simsion)
25. Sushi for Beginners (by Marian Keyes)
26. Lit (by Mary Karr)
27. The Other Side of the Story (by Marian Keyes)
Reviews at the book blog, as always.
Movies:
None!
TV:
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let's talk about birds, baby
I slightly regret not starting a birding blog last year when I started birding, but do I really have time for another blog? One full of blurry pictures of barely identifiable birds? Probably not ( Read more... ) -
december wrapup
Books:
43. The Charm Bracelet (by Melissa Hill)
44. Beautiful Ruins (by Jess Walter)
Reviews (and yet another year-end wrapup) up at the book blog. It was kind of a weird year for books!
Movies:Brave--Loved the main character and the idea but the plot was pretty boring--felt thin ( Read more... ) -
a birding story
(This story is mostly for aych, but maybe someone else cares about my awesome old lady hobby of birdwatching.) So, today I stopped by Miller/Knox Park to grade finals and look at birds. I figured I'd reward myself after reading a few papers by walking around to look at the birds ( Read more... )
