Sunbird she/her Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 I found baby goldfinches a few days ago They're storming adorable! (4 photos in the spoiler) Spoiler All of these are Lesser Goldfinches. They're more greenish-colored than American Goldfinches, the other kind commonly found in my part of Utah. 5
Oversleep Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 Yesterday I managed to find some time to go to the bar with friends for a beer and play some board games! We definitely should do that more often. Not bad for a birthday 4
Steeldancer he/him Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 I finally have a job interview tomorrow! A part time job at a good grocery store, im feeling pretty good that I'll get it, being an Eagle Scout and all. 2
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 18, 2017 Posted June 18, 2017 I just finished an interview. On Tuesday, I'm going back in to discuss paper work. 2
Sunbird she/her Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 10 hours ago, Oversleep said: Yesterday I managed to find some time to go to the bar with friends for a beer and play some board games! We definitely should do that more often. Not bad for a birthday That's great! What's not great is that I missed your birthday. 4 hours ago, The Flash said: I finally have a job interview tomorrow! A part time job at a good grocery store, im feeling pretty good that I'll get it, being an Eagle Scout and all. 4 hours ago, Silverblade5 said: I just finished an interview. On Tuesday, I'm going back in to discuss paper work. Congrats to you both on your interviews! In other news, I photographed some butterflies on Saturday Spoiler Male Weidemeyer's Admiral: Male Rocky Mountain Duskywing: Common Ringlet: I also got some closeups of an insect that I discovered via Google and Wikipedia is called a Boxelder Bug. Looks kinda like a red-and-black beetle, but it's actually related to cicadas and stinkbugs. Spoiler The bug was only about half an inch long, so I had to put the camera lens right up in his face to get these shots. He didn't really like that and started backing away before long. XD 1
Popular Post Herowannabe he/him Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) This is a continuation from this post I made over in the Bad Day thread. Long story short, my cat, Rugby, snuck out of our house 3 weeks ago and has been lost ever since. Today, we found him! Our neighborhood has been fantastic- everyone has been super helpful and supportive and we've had many people out looking for him (and this is where I pause to give a HUGE plug to nextdoor.com. It's a social media site + app for neighborhoods- so when you post only your neighbors can see it, and vice versa. It's a great way to spread news (like when your pet is lost), keep an eye out for each other, buy/sell things, find a local handyman/plumber/music-teacher/etc or advertise your own services, and so on. Everyone should go sign up for it, right now, if you're not already). Tonight we got a report on Nextdoor that someone had seen a big black cat on their street near the local cemetery a couple days ago, so we went searching in that area. We didn't find our cat there, but my wife felt prompted to search another street on the other side of the cemetery and Rugby was sitting right there on the side of the road. My wife spotted him and jumped out of the car, and he ran away from us at first, but when I approached him and called his name he came to me and let me pick him up. He's still pretty freaked out and wild, he's hissing and growling at our other cat, his fur is matted and filthy, it looks like he caught a cold, he may or may not be hurt and/or have fleas, but he's safe at home now! My buddy is home! Edited June 21, 2017 by Herowannabe 18
+Extesian he/him Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Congratulations @Herowannabe!! I know what I'd be like if my cat went missing, so I'm delighted for you 1
Oversleep Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 8 hours ago, Sunbird said: That's great! What's not great is that I missed your birthday. Thanks! My birthday was on Saturday. I'm not sure Shard showed it though. 1
Steeldancer he/him Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) I had a fantastic interview! And I have photos of a Killdeer to share (or I assume it was a killdeer. It was nesting by a pickle ball court and basically had a spaz attack every time anything got within 10 feet or so.) Spoiler Spoiler And it had eggs. Edited June 19, 2017 by The Flash 2
Sunbird she/her Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 Congrats on the successful interview, @The Flash! And yes, that's a Killdeer. They're notorious for nesting in dangerous places on the ground and for the "broken wing display" where they fake injury to try to lure predators (including people) away from the nest.
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted June 19, 2017 Posted June 19, 2017 @HerowannabeThat's awesome Happy for you! 1
Sunbird she/her Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 @Herowannabe I'm so happy that you found Rugby again!! Not so happy that he got beat up while he was lost, but I'm much relieved on both your behalfs that it wasn't worse. I hope he recovers quickly and without complications. 1
Erandeni he/him Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 @Herowannabe great! I am happy that you got your buddy back. 1
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 I just finished my first shift. Worked for five hours. I feel slightly accomplished. 6
+Slowswift Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Silverblade5 said: I just finished my first shift. Worked for five hours. I feel slightly accomplished. Good feel, innit?
Herowannabe he/him Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 1:20 AM, Herowannabe said: This is a continuation from this post I made over in the Bad Day thread. Long story short, my cat, Rugby, snuck out of our house 3 weeks ago and has been lost ever since. Today, we found him! Our neighborhood has been fantastic- everyone has been super helpful and supportive and we've had many people out looking for him (and this is where I pause to give a HUGE plug to nextdoor.com. It's a social media site + app for neighborhoods- so when you post only your neighbors can see it, and vice versa. It's a great way to spread news (like when your pet is lost), keep an eye out for each other, buy/sell things, find a local handyman/plumber/music-teacher/etc or advertise your own services, and so on. Everyone should go sign up for it, right now, if you're not already). Tonight we got a report on Nextdoor that someone had seen a big black cat on their street near the local cemetery a couple days ago, so we went searching in that area. We didn't find our cat there, but my wife felt prompted to search another street on the other side of the cemetery and Rugby was sitting right there on the side of the road. My wife spotted him and jumped out of the car, and he ran away from us at first, but when I approached him and called his name he came to me and let me pick him up. He's still pretty freaked out and wild, he's hissing and growling at our other cat, his fur is matted and filthy, it looks like he caught a cold, he may or may not be hurt and/or have fleas, but he's safe at home now! My buddy is home! Turns out I spoke too soon. :(
Steeldancer he/him Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 YES YES YES. I got the job I wanted, and got a 34 on the ACT! Now if I can just pass my drivers test in an hour this will be a truly fantastic day! 9
Steeldancer he/him Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 And I got my drivers license. First time taking the test. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY 6
Mestiv he/him Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, The Flash said: And I got my drivers license. First time taking the test. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY Nice! I got mine after third try great job, drive safely
Shqueeves Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, The Flash said: And I got my drivers license. First time taking the test. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY That moment when you're almost 17 and haven't taken the drivers test
Steeldancer he/him Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, Shqueeves said: That moment when you're almost 17 and haven't taken the drivers test It's ok. Just make sure you're all ready.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Shqueeves said: That moment when you're almost 17 and haven't taken the drivers test I was 21 when I got my license.
Oversleep Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 14 hours ago, Shqueeves said: That moment when you're almost 17 and haven't taken the drivers test That moment when you're 22 and you haven't even done the driving license course.
Silverblade5 he/him Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Oversleep said: That moment when you're 22 and you haven't even done the driving license course. Why not?
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