Finally replaced the giant elm that the city removed last year. The ginkgo is looking good, and we’ve covered the huge dirt patch. Rabbits ate my dwarf dogwood so we had to add some fencing. I hope we’re done with it for a while!
Lonely goalie
Wanting to believe doesn’t always mean you can
This is so powerful
I love data!
Don’t complain about your taxes!
https://kottke.org/18/04/how-bill-russell-stopped-charles-barkley-from-complaining-about-taxes
As I’ve been fortunate to be reasonably successful in life, I am looking more and more for ways to give back. And not being a jerk about the most fundamental way to do that is, literally, the least anybody can do.
We’ve known this for a long time
And it makes me pretty angry. We talk about “crime” and “inner city problems” like they are inevitable. Well, they are when you cultivate them.
Please read.
We’re having trouble getting the word press app to add photos. Will edit previous posts once it’s figured out!
BS Detector, Redux
I’m sure that I posted about this before, but this is still awesome!
Finch egg
One of our zebra finches (Indie and Aussie) laid an egg! Both are female, so no future chicks, and we removed the egg from the feeding box as instructed by the Finch Forum Folk. Isn’t that egg adorable!
Lily wants us to get some fakes for the ladies to care for, and we might give that a try. The forum says it might cause the birds to fight.