October 2011 archive
Oct 31 2011
Earwig Momma
While watering some milkweed plants today I moved an empty pot and discovered this earwig watching over her nest of eggs. Since I didn’t want to disturb her I ran inside to get my giant, menacing, black glass eye (camera with macro lens) so I could get about an inch away from her. To her …
Oct 30 2011
Sylvia’s Owl Pumpkin
My friend Sylvia (the same haircutting best friend) showed her Halloween talent again this year by carving a layered owl into a pumpkin. Even kept the seeds to flavor and roast. They tasted great.
Oct 30 2011
Vonsing, Starbucks Novelty, Pizzas and A Harry Potter Double Feature
Went along on a grocery shopping trip, ordered a (gasp!) new drink (Salted Caramel Mocha) from Starbucks instead of my ever-usual Caramel Macchiato, picked up some pizzas for dinner and sat and watched both Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One. Perfect way to close …
Oct 30 2011
Hair Today, Gone A Little Later Today
Finally got my hairs cut by Sylvia, who has been my best friend and stylist for like twenty seven years. Only once in all those years has anyone else cut my hair, and that was because I was temporarily living in New Mexico at the time. Also always gives a chance to catch up on …
Oct 29 2011
Another Day Of Nothing Much
Having too many days of much ado about nothing lately. So here are four amusing images instead.
Oct 28 2011
Eerie Evening Of Waltz
Took my mom down to the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park to attend the “Eerie Evening of Waltz” Halloween dance put on by my sister and her husband and their vintage dance organization, Waltz & Such. Good selection of music, even just to take pictures to. Having a couple of cute spinning girls to …
Oct 28 2011
Best Sunset This Month…So Far
Had us another one of them amazing San Diego sunsets this evening. Never get tired of ’em.
Oct 27 2011
First Facebook Video Chat
Finally had my first video chat using Facebook’s Skype interface. Was really glad it was with my nephew. It was brief but cool to see him again. Plus he made his grandmother very happy by saying hi to her as well.
Oct 27 2011
New Blog Recipe
Took pictures of my mom making authentic-ish Hungarian gulyás (goulash) to one day post on my recipe blog. I can add this one to the other five I have waiting to add.
Oct 27 2011
Cue The Bad Music
Invaded the intimate privacy of two consenting adult insects just so I could bring these educational images to my viewers. All three of you.
Oct 26 2011
137th SDNHM Annual Meeting And Open House
Took my nephew Stephen to this year’s Annual Meeting and Open House at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Started off a little boring with a rather lackluster meeting and some dry cookies, but then got much better once we took the tour three floors below to the snakes and lizards specimens, up to the second …
Oct 25 2011
Two Shortest Saints
Met up with my old high school buddy John this afternoon. First time I’ve seen him since graduating thirty five years ago . We sat down outside a Starbucks at University Town Center in La Jolla and never once talked about high school.
Oct 24 2011
The Coughing Is The Worst
Another day of not feeling my best. Can’t stand this nagging cough, but at least it tells me I’m on the back half of this cold. Spent another day working on photos while catching up on podcasts. Best news today was that my BFF Brenda passed her teacher’s certification test, which she was sure she …
Oct 23 2011
Not Well
Because of a stupid cold, not very much happened with me today. After I buried a dead Monarch to stop a Yellowjacket from eating it and after I played a couple of levels of Angry Birds and after I posted some photos on Facebook, Flickr and Google+, I just watched a lot of stuff: the …
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