Category: General

  • Praying Mantis

    Last week Russell called me from the backyard to come out and see something. He saw a Praying Mantis, he said, and wanted me to see it and verify it, basically. So out I trudged and sure enough, on the blue fabric roof (Sunbrella fabric) of their play structure there sat a fairly large brown…

  • Ophelia

    I’m paying closer attention to Ophelia now, tropical storm whom may become a Hurricane soon. It’s interesting to watch her grow and consider her movements. I guess people in general are dismayed at another hurricane possibly hitting Florida or going into the Gulf. From God’s perspective I can see that He is in control and…

  • Katrina’s Tail End

    We are still under Tornado Watch and possible flash flood watch … but that seems to be one that affects those more by creeks and rivers, pond, streams, lakes, etc. We don’t have one that close. It’s not that we won’t ever be flooded, but it’s less likely where we are. We have had lots…

  • A Tribute to Katrina

    I made up a new poem-ic phrase while IM’ing with Frankie last night: Rumble, rumble, boil and crumble. You know — the witchy brew chanting of literary edges … it’s a play on that. Offshoot tornadoes, awesome power in storms such as Katrina. If you watch the news [about Katrina] you’ll see some things from…

  • Under Tornado Warnings

    We are under particular Tornado Warnings/Watches this evening. Just a while ago, oh about an hour ago already, I heard a bunch of rumblings to the South, and sure enough it was dark out that way, and lighting could be seen cloud to cloud. It then started to be the more dangerous type, ground to…

  • Georgia Clouds – Tropical Connection to Katrina

    I took a few pictures of some clouds forming and coming in, from the Westerly direction. Beautiful clouds. Here are two of the pictures.

  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina coverage on the Weather Channel is what I’ve been watching the last few days on and off, I watched it through this past night (when I was awake, as I was and have been the last several days, a pattern that I go through often enough, it’s not unusual) and so I’ve seen…

  • Ode to a Lizzard

    Ode to a Lizzard Death came quickly to your doorstep I tried to protect you but all in vain For I was the one who wielded the weapon I was the one who caused you the pain I cried with sorrow at your passing I cried with guilt I cried with shame But those around…

  • 13

    13 is supposedly a bad number. They say the 7 year itch is something. Now it’s just a year before the double of 7.

  • Various: Cold, Kitty Litter, etc.

    Today I feel a lot better, and I thank God very much for that! But saying that I’m still sick, my throat actually is scratchy again too. I’m not sneezing, or at least not as much as I did yesterday. No sneeze *yet* today, in other words. Yesterday I noticed the tickly trickle make you…

  • Windy Mocky Weather

    I was just outside a bit ago, and there was a new storm brewing over head. My throat has gotten better since I last wrote, the previous post to this. Anyhow, the sky was black in patches, large patches, funny format of edge design, very flat clouds. There was blue sky visible, but not very…

  • It’s going, but blah

    I’m not feeling so swell. All night I felt miserable while I was “supposed” to be asleep, but often am not. I was more miserable than normal. When daylight came and I got out of bed (I ususally, during such nights do sleep a bit right before and after dawn, also sometime earlier in the…

  • Household Changes

    I re-seated the heatsink on the desktop mb this afternoon. I had wanted to do this for awhile, but since my “stuff” is in such disarray, I hadn’t looked hard enough to find my Artic Silver, which I’d be needing to do the job. So I motivated to find it today. The computer yesterday started…

  • Northern Mockingbirds June 2005

    Northern Mockingbird Nestlings On June 2, 2005 the Northern Mockingbird’s in our backyard Autumn Flame Maple Tree fledged. They do not really fly right away. They come out and hop around on the ground. I was expecting them to be ready anytime then and through that weekend. In the morning we found one baby out…

  • Northern Mockingbird Nest

    I was out in the backyard doing stuff for the hens, and I paused by one of the trees to look at something, and heard some peeps. I looked up, and in our young maple there was a nest, just above. I could hear the peep, peep, peep, peep, more like a “wuueeep”, and could…

  • 2005 Sandal Journey

    We’ve been looking in stores for sandals for me to wear. I had an idea in my mind, actually a picture, of course, seeing as I’m “Visual-Spatial” 😉 and of course, weary me, weary us, no store had anything remotely like I wanted. I have a pair of red Janzen flip flops we got on…

  • Hennies Update

    I haven’t updated anything here with the hens lately, they aren’t laying at all again. It’s a frustrating process. We have dedicated ourselves to water them more frequently, has that been the problem in the past? Maybe, maybe not. They don’t look too bad, look good actually and their combs are red, not all of…

  • NPP Stuff

    For Cindy: the NPP Link: Paul Perspective. I originally posted it on Valerie‘s weblog here. I haven’t written about the topic on this weblog. I would be happy to do that on Hyperthinking, so I’ll post this link there too. 🙂

  • It Snowing! Happy March!

    In Georgia it’s usually Springtime in the South, by the time March 1 rolls around. Sure it can get down to freezing at night, and some days be chilly, but not that bad. It’s snowing right now. OK, thick Flurries. It’s snow though. It’s snowing. March 1, 2005 10 AM and it’s snowing in Georgia.…

  • Spring! Signs everywhere!

    It’s a lovely day so far. It’s supposed to be up to around 61 degrees F. The sun is shining. Spring is in the air. I forgot to post this exciting news the other day. Victoria were on the deck the other day sorting through some Thyme I’d cut out of my herb garden (hair…