“Squirrel proof” simply means the squirrels haven’t figured out how to beat the bird feeder. (Henry prefers the term “squirrel resistant”) Yet. Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, the squirrel proof bird feeder is a myth. I’d love to be proven wrong. Watch this space.
Dictator chic
Laura Clawson explains why Trump’s indictment bathroom photo says so much about him:
“…and a cheap-looking shower curtain on a tension rod, which appears to be hiding more stacks of boxes. That’s the shower curtain and tension rod you get when you’ve moved into a new rental apartment and, realizing there’s no shower curtain, run to Target so you can wash off the sweat and dust of having unloaded your own UHaul.”
Somehow it all went wrong
“But somehow it all went wrong instead. The onward march of progress has wandered off down a dark alley and been mugged. The Berlin Wall and Vietnam; the Rwandan Genocide, the Twin Towers, Camp Delta; suicide bombings and global warming. […]There was no progress. No stability. There was just the question of whether things happened far enough away.”
— Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Cedar chips aplenty
I went a little nuts with the chain saw a few weeks ago and wound up with a massive pile of cedar trees and limbs. The chipper turned them in chips so it’s time to gather rocks to line the trail.
Fancy pants Jeep
Didn’t meet the owner of this fancy new Jeep but took a moment to check out his ride. Deluxe interior with some kind of two-way radio affixed above the driver’s seat. CB radios are not still a thing, are they? Sorry, but just doesn’t say “Jeep” to me.
Next Floor (a short film by Denis Villeneuve)
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with cavalier servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermines the endless symphony of abundance.
Salad Mug
Wildlife: Murphy the Black Snake
One of our resident Black Snakes has been sniffing around the garage door and we keep chasing it away. Don’t want to open the car door and find this guy curled up in the driver’s seat.
Hiking Trail: 06.07.23
We’ve added another 40-50 feet to the hiking trail. Lots of rocks and tree roots in this stretch so it was slow going.
The illustration below is a rough approximation of the trails path. I’m as far down the hill as I can comfortably go so we’ll be heading back up the hill (toward the road).
Appearing to be religious
“There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious.” — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532)
