Anne Laurie sent me this tweet thread, it’s a smile maker:
Here’s a little jingle ?
Baby ducklings share a snooze 1/x pic.twitter.com/UmBbR1lS4e
— Christina Larson 可心 (@larsonchristina) May 23, 2021
We had our own duckling rescue this week. The fire department and police joined forces to retrieve ducklings from a street grate:
And finally here’s my crew:
I’ve been trimming up the lilacs and making a big pile of branches. The dogs think this is their own personal stash of sticks.
Is it a bird of prey, is it a plane? Only the ducks know for sure.
I’m surprised they let me get this close with the camera – usually, they see it and run off (damn paparazzi).
There are more photos of everyone (including Maddie) here.
Respite open thread – I think we could all use it. What’s good going on in your world?
Ken
Baby ducklings share a snooze, doo-dah, doo-dah,
(Surely I’m not the only one?
BTW, I was reading cracked.com this morning, and I think I figured out where all those bitcoin investors put their bucks after bailing out. Probably safer than bitcoin, at least until someone introduces NFTs of the underlying commodity.
Wag
I just finished a ride along the Cherry Creek bike path here in Denver. I passed about four or five those families with mama goose and five or six goslings each along the path.
The goslings, even still covered in down, were huge.
otmar
Austria is opening up. Vaccinations amongst my friends are starting to become more common.
My wife got the first AZ a week ago.
Let’s see how this will evolve over the summer
I’m in the tram: on the way to watch my boy compete in a hockey game.
WaterGirl
@otmar: Good to see you, ottar!
otmar
@WaterGirl: I have some pics from a recent trip to Salzburg. I really hope that international travel will resume thus fall.
Almost Retired
Loves me some ducks! A duck clan from a nearby nature preserve have taken to stopping by regularly to hang out in the cement pond. Unrelated, but I just picked up a friend at LAX. Don’t ever do that. In addition to epic crowds of people who have forgotten how to behave in airports, it is a massive construction zone. Lesson learned. If Jesus himself returned to Earth via LAX and asked me to make an airport run, I’d tell him to call an Uber.
Yutsano
@otmar: I hope so too. I really need to get my first Christmas in Europe bug out of my brain!
WaterGirl
@otmar: I will look forward to your submission!
eclare
Nothing much to report, just a nice day in Memphis. Temp is 58, which is wonderful before the inferno begins. Got the doors open to get the breeze.
Steeplejack
@eclare:
It’s 52° and cloudy in my corner of NoVA. Was supposed to rain all day, but that hasn’t happened so far. It’ll be pleasantly cool for a while: not supposed to hit 80° until next Thursday, 90° the Monday after that. Fine with me! As you said, after that the inferno.
Cameron
Ducks and Danes? Daffy and Hamlet?
Ruckus
@Almost Retired:
Nothing wrong with an airport designed decades ago, that hasn’t and really can’t keep up with the amount of human traffic that it generates. Especially in an area that has grown population wise rather dramatically. LA county has one major airport (and 2 smaller domestic) and a population larger than 41 states. Do the math. 88 million people a year use LAX and there just isn’t anything like reasonable facilities. There are a lot of major changes underway, that will change a lot of that.
HinTN
Might get to 60F today. Might get to 70F tomorrow. Might get to 80F Memorial Day. Some say there’s sweet corn from down south at the produce stand in town. May have to take a road trip.
Eric S.
I flew into Philly this weekend with the softball crew. We are hear for a tournament. It’s my first trip since Labor Day 2019. Tournament was rained out today and tomorrow isn’t looking promising either. Last night hanging with the guys was some if the most fun I’ve had in a while.
Wapiti
Just hit my fully vaccinated status this morning, and celebrated by going to the iconic Portage Bay Cafe here in Seattle with the spouse.
And I think I’ve figured out why some places have a shortfall in workers. Holy cow, the place was hopping, and it seemed like they had 30-40 people working there this morning. The original Portage Bay is near UW, and some of the wait staff were there for 15 or more years. (So, not an asshole boss).
HinTN
@Ruckus: Yeah, for me the only way out of or into LAX is via the car rental bus.
realbtl
My 85 year old fiddler/harmonica guy and I played our first live show since last August. It felt great!
Quiltingfool
Was going to quilt for a customer today (quilted a king size customer quilt yesterday) but decided to put that off and work on a scrappy quilt – got to get rid of all the small bits and pieces of fabric. I do not want to end up in a Fabric Hoarder tv episode! My quilt sales have dropped off on Etsy, which means I might just end up on a Quilt Hoarder show, yipes. However, I just finished a custom cat quilt for an Etsy customer (not quilted yet) and sent her photos, and she is very pleased with the result. I wonder if I should create an Etsy store for custom quilts, especially for folks who like cat-themed quilts? I would do regular quilts, though, I ain’t fussy. Something to ponder, I guess. I really love designing quilts.
TaMara (HFG)
@Quiltingfool: I think I speak for many of us when I say we need photos (do we have a link to your Etsy shop?) and yes to custom quilts.
Jackie
@Quiltingfool:If you love quilting and can earn some extra cash – GO FOR IT!
Starfish
@Quiltingfool: You should drop us your etsy link so we can favorite your Etsy store even if we are not in the market for quilts right now.
Steeplejack (phone)
@Quiltingfool:
LOL. I thought the “custom cat quilt” was actually for a cat.
germy
Last week I walked into our local post office and bought four books of forever stamps. I’m glad I did.
Ken
Warner Brothers classics went there at least once, with Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel, and the Animaniacs have used Shakespeare many times. Ah, culture. Without Warner Brothers, I wouldn’t know any opera.
Starfish
@germy: Is this your version of “investing in Bitcoin?”
NotMax
Cute logo. Not intended as a judgment one way or the other as to any productions with which they may be associated.
;)
germy
@Starfish:
I love our local post office. It was built in the 19th century and it has 1930s WPA murals on the walls.
rikyrah
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Black With No Chaser (@BeBlackNoChaser) tweeted at 5:43 AM on Fri, May 28, 2021:
It’s finna be a long day at the hospital, Ms. Millie. ? https://t.co/YVTAnNWtaf
(https://twitter.com/BeBlackNoChaser/status/1398228310841348097?s=03)
debbie
@Quiltingfool:
Custom’s a great idea!
debbie
I need to know more! How did 12 ducklings get past that grate? Did their mother ever appear?
Ruckus
@HinTN:
I was born and raised in LA and have flown in and out of LAX a lot. Up until 16 yrs ago when I left that job I used to fly all around the country about 30 weeks a year and LAX was not the worst place to fly in or out of. Really! I’ve slept on the floor of ATL more times than I want to think of (better than taking the airline up on it’s “hotel” – all the way across town on a bus, which gets you there at about 1am, all for the ride back at 5 AM – good times!) The best deal is/was, if you fly a lot, join one of the major airline benefit programs and have a rather nice place to sit and relax between flights. You need a lot of miles, but if you travel 30 weeks a year, you’ve got that. Another “benefit,” I was told by a Hertz rep once that I was in the top 5% of renters, meaning that I rented a cars more often than 95% of their customers. I used to fly so often out of my then home base that some of the flight attendants would recognize me on sight. To be honest, I don’t miss the flying one bit. OK one day, boarded sat down in my window seat, fell asleep and woke up, looked out the window and had a Twilight Zone flashback, there was a red brick wall out the window. I turned to the guy sitting next to me and asked if we were there. “You Son of A Bitch! They closed the door, backed up the plane and we’ve been sitting here for 45 minutes and you are the only person on the plane not pissed off!” I started laughing, mostly because it was funny, but also because I could sleep anywhere and did on planes most of the time. He looked at me and started laughing as well, at the stupidity of being mad about something that no one was happy about and no one could do anything about. Flying any more is like driving on LA freeways. Too many people, not enough space, rarely get where you are going when you want and it feels like a gigantic, planned, waste of time.
Jay
@Steeplejack (phone):
all quilts, comforters, bedspreads are for cats, intended or not.
Steve in the ATL
@Yutsano: FYI, Christmas over there starts at thanksgiving because, you know, they don’t celebrate that over there.
sab
TaMara appears to be a better duck parent than most actual ducks.
Steve in the ATL
@sab: ha—good point!
sab
The pitbull next door, soon to be ours, went after a doe in the yard this morning. It/she chased the dog all the way back to the house and then growled (according to my stepdaughter) at the people. Do deer growl? Anyway, the pitbull finally came out from under the deck and slunk up the steps into the the house, so everyone is okay.
Steve in the ATL
@sab: weird. Our English bulldog chases the deer out of our yard, then eats their poop.
A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)
OMG, the duckteens look all grown up! They’re bigger than the adult ducks. Thanks for the pics.
TaMara (HFG)
@sab: Well to be fair, there are no large grates in my living room. ??
Funny pitbull story! And of course, he’s coming to live with you. ?
J R in WV
@otmar:
Otmar~!!~ Great to see you here again!
We too hope international travel opens up again. We would love to drive in the Alps of Italy, France, Switzerland (my grandfather spoke switzerdeutsch) and Austria. Hope your kid had a great game!
J R in WV
@Quiltingfool:
I have attempted to contact you via etsy.
if that doesn’t work, Watergirl can connect us if you ask her.
Seeking quilting !