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Wish everyone could hear when she sings
Rabbit, rabbit! January really came apart toward the end, but we are catching just enough of the nor'easter to snow February in and I have just learned of the existence of the cobalt crust fungus, which looks like scales of lapis on dead wood. Hestia has been dealing with the sub-zero wind chill temperatures by means of aggressive basking.
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She had her head on the edge of my external keyboard in such a way that I couldn't use it, too, for bonus undisturbable inconvenience.
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It has a wide distribution, according to the internet! If it's "most commonly found in southern England and Wales," you should look for it.
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It seems to make her immovably content, an excellent cat.
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White Rabbits! A tradition from my mother's side of the family is to say that on the 1st of February -- but no rabbits of any kind or colour welcome in the first day of the other eleven months. I'm not sure what they did wrong not to deserve rabbits
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I mean, she did spend a portion of yesterday yelling mysteriously at me and it turned out she wanted me to make a ham sandwich so that she could have a piece. (She had a piece.)
White Rabbits! A tradition from my mother's side of the family is to say that on the 1st of February -- but no rabbits of any kind or colour welcome in the first day of the other eleven months. I'm not sure what they did wrong not to deserve rabbits
Oh, how neat! I have not encountered this particular variant before. It's every month in my family, color unspecified.
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Heh, there's never any need for the advice of a qualified nutritionist when you have a cat personal manager.
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It makes me so happy. I would love to see it in the wild.
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Super cool fungus—thank you for sharing that. I am adding it to my notes.
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The babiest.
Super cool fungus—thank you for sharing that. I am adding it to my notes.
Awesome! You're welcome. I look forward to seeing how it turns up.
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I love discovering pieces of the natural world I'd had no idea about.
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that reminds me. I think I have seem a slime mold in the wild only once, next to the Lexington public library. (My high school biology teacher I think said oatmeal or oatmeal bread was a great way to start one at home, and that's how he got a specimen to show us.) the NYT suggested searching for fungi and slime molds could be a fun activity, and said kids who are game would be a big asset because they are shorter and thus closer to the ground, and also probably have better eye sight. Hopefully I'll get to join such a search party one of these days.
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I wish! I don't know if it's ever been seen near me. I can keep an eye out and hope.
that reminds me. I think I have seem a slime mold in the wild only once, next to the Lexington public library.
I love slime mold and wish you the best of luck finding some. I didn't know that people organized search parties about it and should not be surprised; it would be fun. I've just seen them randomly around and once in high school raised some.
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Aggressive basking just sounds like a good idea.
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I'm so happy to know it's out there! And didn't go extinct on the Isle of Man.
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And Hestia is doing her best for herself and your keyboard, I can see.
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I'd never even heard of its antibiotic contributions! And it makes them while looking so stylish. Penicillin does not have the same swag.
And Hestia is doing her best for herself and your keyboard, I can see.
Every day she does her best.
(We used to say the same litany of her brother. It was always true, too.)