Invasive species
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jhetleyTwo mourning doves under the feeder now. I expect endless coo-ah noise. Doves, mockingbirds, and the cardinals have extended their range in recent decades, disturbing the peace.
Days of future past
23/4/25 06:56jhetleyAir temperature 44 F, wind west about 5 mph, cloudy. Squirrels still gnawing away at the acorns paving our front yard. Hope the oak isn't as bountiful next fall -- that area is going to be dangerous when the mowers start to run. Projectiles.
Book Day...
22/4/25 08:54sartoriasThis is quick, as things have been fraught, with a sick family member who doesn't do well with sickness.
Dobrenica 3: Revenant Eve
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Re-edited and reissued:
It’s now 1795, the rise of Napoleon, and Kim finds herself a guardian spirit for a twelve-year-old kid who will either become Kim’s ancestor . . . or the timeline will alter and Kim will vanish, along with the small, magical European country of Dobrenica.
Kim hates time travel conundrums, and knows nothing about kids. How is she going to spirit-guide young Aurelie, born on Saint-Domingue, with whom she has nothing in common?
From pirate-infested Jamaica to mannered England to Revolutionary Paris in the early 1800s, Kim and Aurelie travel, sharing adventures and meeting fascinating people, such as the beautiful and charming Josephine, wife of Napoleon.
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Regarding Earth Day
22/4/25 06:58jhetleyWe still have stashed away, a bumper sticker from the first iteration that proclaims:
"The Pollution You Breathe May Be Your Own"
Remains true.
"The Pollution You Breathe May Be Your Own"
Remains true.
Gradual greening
22/4/25 06:50jhetleyAir temperature 41 F, wind south 9 mph gusting to 18, fog at the airport station but cloudy here. Roads are wet, cars don't have wipers going. Should be able to forage later.
Ghost moon over walk
21/4/25 10:30jhetleyOne of the many forsythia bushes on my morning's route *may* have its first blossoms opening. Yellow spots among the brownish gray. Our personal forsythia doesn't look like it will put out much color -- buds look like leaves, not flowers. No cat friends, no mockingbirds mocking.
Patriots Day (observed)
21/4/25 06:46jhetleyAir temperature 35 F, wind west about 6 mph, sunny. Marathon Day in Boston, along with a ball game. I will react to current trends the way I usually do, by taking a walk. Maybe some more yard work, if my aged body will support such toil.
About that wind . . .
20/4/25 22:13jhetleyMaine utilities had over 13,000 power outages this afternoon. This is just wind-related, no snow or ice or flooding.
The blustery day
20/4/25 11:14jhetleyWalk achieved/survived. Wind 26 mph gusting to 47 at the airport. No cat friends, few birds. Though I did hear a song sparrow tweeting defiance from his firm grip inside a hedge. Spring does advance, slowly -- have flower buds showing on our tulips.
Not deported yet
20/4/25 06:55jhetleyAir temperature 47 F, wind northwest 26 mph gusting to 46, partly cloudy. Temperature was in the mid-50s F when I got up, so the trend is negative. No point in trying to do more yard cleanup today. Should be able to survive a walk.
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19/4/25 18:29jhetleyWell, we seem to have gotten through another canoe race without fatality. Left a few canoes wrapped around rocks in the rapids.
Red squirrel sighting
19/4/25 10:39jhetleyFirst of the spring, they hang out in their nests until the foraging improves. Note that this is the "northern red squirrel" rather than the European of the same name.
Got out for my walk, weather started sprinkling when I was about as far from home as possible. Did not get worse. Lot of robins out harvesting worms. No cats.
Got out for my walk, weather started sprinkling when I was about as far from home as possible. Did not get worse. Lot of robins out harvesting worms. No cats.
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19/4/25 07:41jhetley“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
― Omar Khayyám
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.”
― Omar Khayyám
Patriot's Day. (Placement of apostrophe varies)
19/4/25 07:04jhetleyAir temperature 47 F, wind southwest 10 mph gusting to 19, raining. Rain supposed to stop in a couple of hours, so walks may be occurring. Yard will probably be too wet for more cleanup, which my back welcomes. Maine and Massachusetts still remember the *first* American civil war.
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18/4/25 13:57jhetleyBeginnings are such delicate times. 60 F at the airport. Got the road bike out, pumped up the tires, swapped ski boots for bike shoes. Short route, a bit under 4.5 miles and 22 minutes or so. We will build on small success.