Archive for June, 2004
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004
Still Stuck in the Swamp
Sorry to be AWOL today gang. Getting ready for R.’s birthday reception Saturday has eaten up a lot of time. Tomorrow at 8 a.m. large men with earth moving equipment come to “re-condition” the front beds and lots of new stuff will be planted. Good news is that we have dried out and the rain [...]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2004
It’s Official . . .
. . . this is our second wettest June on record. Have a look at Images from a Soggy City.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2004
Excuse me, Noah?
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Okay, so yesterday I’m brushing my teeth and R. calls for me. I had heard her get up to go to the bathroom so I was afraid she’d fallen or something. I go rushing in and she’s sitting there on the convenience and says to me, “Honey, is that ant trap [...]
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Monday, June 28th, 2004
Southwest Search Query
To whoever searched the blog for last names beginning with Z., A., and B. relative to San Marcos and Southwest Texas State, yes, I am “that” Rana. Drop me a line.
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Monday, June 28th, 2004
Mel and the Roving Band of Dutchmen
Even though we have a perfectly wonderful coffee pod machine here at Casa Eclectic, I look forward to going to Starbucks in the middle of the afternoon not just for my latte but to see my favorite baristas, the majority of whom are a crowd of clever, funny, scathingly bright women who feed the addictions [...]
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Sunday, June 27th, 2004
Help With Moth ID?
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I know some other “buggy” folk wander by these parts and I’m wondering if any of you (Fred?) recognize this handsome fellow I found on the front porch light tonight? It’s not in any of my books and I’ve looked at moth photos on the Net until my eyes are crossed. [...]
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Sunday, June 27th, 2004
Protective
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Not the greatest shots I’ve ever taken, but a fascinating experience. When female damselflies are ready to deposit their eggs, the male grasps them by the head and stands guard during the process. These two shots show the protective stance they assume and if you look closely in the left hand [...]
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Saturday, June 26th, 2004
A Remembered Rain
Yesterday around noon I sat at my window drinking a cup of coffee and watching a thunderstorm approach from the northwest. Even though traffic moved through the intersection at a steady clip the house was quiet and I enjoyed a few moment’s reflection before getting on with the day.
After the excitement of the Ninja Gardener’s [...]
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Friday, June 25th, 2004
Okay So Today . . .
. . . it looks pretty puny, but yesterday I could have sworn the Ninja Gardener had me planting a rain forest in the backyard.
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Thursday, June 24th, 2004
The Ninja Gardener
Somehow the plan to pick a few plants and fill the pots on the patio has escalated to men with earth moving equipment arriving Tuesday morning to “recondition” the soil in the front beds. There’s talk of symmetry, which necessitated the relocation of my beloved cock’s combs. An offending hawthorn will bite the dust and [...]
