A Budgie she/her Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 Went to the city to buy books, and I found a copy of Name of the Wind for $5! 3
Sunbird she/her Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 I got the neatest thing in the mail today: a letter sealed with actual sealing wax! Will post photos tomorrow. 1
SilverTiger she/her Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 22 hours ago, Briar King said: Standing outside in the snow. IN THE SNOW! In the 3rd snow to hit LOUISIANA in just over a months time... AMAZEBALLS!! We just got some snow in Lafayette, too. And then the roads ICED OVER last night. Everything has just shut down, school's out, and I nearly took an unplanned ice-skating trip down my driveway. 1
Kasimir he/him Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Just discovered that someone liked a fic I wrote (for a different fandom) so much that they produced fanart for it. Wow, I don't know who you are, but thank you and I'm glad you loved it? 2
SilverTiger she/her Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Update: school is closed today, too. Yesterday, the sun melted just enough ice to make a layer of (cold) water on top of the ice, which then froze again last night. Now everything is slippery. And I have yet to go to school this week. 1
Briar King Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, SilverTiger said: Update: school is closed today, too. Yesterday, the sun melted just enough ice to make a layer of (cold) water on top of the ice, which then froze again last night. Now everything is slippery. And I have yet to go to school this week. My kids had to go back today, and I was quite surprised with that as I saw refrozen layers of ice in numerous places when I went to get food last night.
Sunbird she/her Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) I've got a game of "Where's Waldo?" for you guys. There is an owl hiding somewhere in this photo; see if you can spot it! @RippleGylf @Taliax Zoomed in a bit on the same scene... Spoiler Zoomed in all the way: Spoiler Do you see it? It's a Western Screech-owl, and it's only about as big as a 12-oz soda can. It was snowing while I took these photos, and an hour later the poor little guy was completely buried in snow. In case you're still having trouble, I've circled the owl: Edited January 21, 2018 by Sunbird 6
A Budgie she/her Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 @Sunbird Ahaha, that bird looks entirely grumpy all buried like that! 1
Sunbird she/her Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, A Budgie said: @Sunbird Ahaha, that bird looks entirely grumpy all buried like that! I'd be grumpy too, if I was getting snowed on during my nap! 1
Taliax none (name only) Posted January 21, 2018 Posted January 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Sunbird said: I've got a game of "Where's Waldo?" for you guys. There is an owl hiding somewhere in this photo; see if you can spot it! @RippleGylf @Taliax Zoomed in a bit on the same scene... Hide contents Zoomed in all the way: Hide contents Do you see it? It's a Western Screech-owl, and it's only about as big as a 12-oz soda can. It was snowing while I took these photos, and an hour later the poor little guy was completely buried in snow. In case you're still having trouble, I've circled the owl: D’aww he’s so cute!! 2
Sunbird she/her Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 0:09 AM, Sunbird said: I got the neatest thing in the mail today: a letter sealed with actual sealing wax! Will post photos tomorrow. Took me a while, but here is the promised photo of the wax seal! 8
Sunbird she/her Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Ok I know I'm double posting (my apologies to the mods), but it's been more than a week since the last activity in this thread and I have more good news! My internship with the publishing company is going AWESOME. This week I got to do some design work on a couple of book covers, which was a lot of fun. I also got some more bird photos since my last post! The day after I saw the little snowed-in owl in the photos above, I heard from a local birder friend that there was a neat woodpecker at his church building and went over to see it. The bird was super cooperative for photos, and it made me really happy. Barn Owl and Red-naped Sapsucker (3 photos): Spoiler This Barn Owl was asleep high in a pine tree at the same cemetery on the same day as the napping Western Screech-owl I posted previously. Here's the woodpecker my friend told me about, a male Red-naped Sapsucker. He's basically the western cousin of the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers I've posted pictures of before. You can see a bunch of the holes he's drilled into the tree trunk to drink the sap. And here you can see the red back of the neck he is named for: This past Saturday I went out birding again and just about froze my fingers off. It's a wonder I could work the camera at all! Didn't find anything super exciting, but I did get some nice pictures of a stray cat and a Northern Flicker (a type of woodpecker), plus a crowd of seagulls standing around on the ice of a frozen lake. Stray cat, Northern Flicker, and Ring-billed Gulls (3 photos): Spoiler Northern Flicker, female. A male would have a red "mustache" on his cheek. A few hundred Ring-billed Gulls standing around on a frozen lake. Mountain scenery from Saturday (3 photos): Spoiler I also had some chance encounters with birds on campus this week. Cedar Waxwing, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, and Black-capped Chickadee (4 photos): Spoiler Cedar Waxwing, a bird I affectionately like to call a "berry bandit" because of the black mask and the fact that its favorite food is berries. Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a very tiny, very hyperactive bird that is very hard to photograph because it never sits still! This the first salvageable shot I've ever gotten of one. Dark-eyed Junco, a type of sparrow that is common in people's yards in winter. They come in several different color variations or subspecies depending on region. This one is part of the Oregon subspecies, the most common color variant in my part of Utah. Black-capped Chickadee, one of North America's most familiar "bird feeder" birds. This one held still for a few minutes--an unusually long time for a chickadee--while I took pictures. 3
A Budgie she/her Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 @Sunbird as usual, those are some great birds!
Mestiv he/him Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 14 hours ago, Sunbird said: (my apologies to the mods) 3
SilverTiger she/her Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 I wrote a story today. Then I emailed it to my English teacher and the school librarians, to submit it to school's literary magazine. They said it was really good. This is important to me, because I had been having trouble (for years) coming up with stories and such. And then I wrote a really good one in one day. I am happy. 3
Briar King Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 Keep it up Eagles! Spank those Pats PLEASE!
Briar King Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 Woot woot!! Eagles!!! Fires are probably going to happen either way in Philadelphia tonight.
Ammanas Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 Even though, uncharacteristically, the Patriots played a sloppy game I usually just refer to them as "the machine." I imagine this is what it felt like to viewers watching John Henry beat the steam engine.
Kaymyth she/her Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 14 hours ago, Briar King said: Woot woot!! Eagles!!! Fires are probably going to happen either way in Philadelphia tonight. Bad double-posty Briar King. Also, kind of hate humanity now. Lose the game, the fans burn things. Win the game, the fans burn things. Why can't these idiots just say, "Yay, we won! Yippee!" like sensible sapient beings? It's no wonder nobody else in the universe wants to talk to humanity. 1
Hemalurgic Headshot he/him Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 This just in: the SPACEX FALCON HEAVY ROCKET has just completed its FIRST TEST FLIGHT! Just watched the stream, and it was spectacular. Space... 1
Briar King Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 Teeth are now blinging. Gum is slightly inflamed which is what the pain is from. I was getting worried I was in for some bad news but they are perfect. Gave me a coupon to save $ on a water pick.
StormingTexan he/him Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 2:58 PM, Hemalurgic Headshot said: This just in: the SPACEX FALCON HEAVY ROCKET has just completed its FIRST TEST FLIGHT! Just watched the stream, and it was spectacular. Space... This was freaking amazing! I do not think a lot of people understand the true awesomeness of this accomplishment. This is the first step towards Mars exploration. Oh and Elon sending a Tesla Roadster as the payload was hilarious and a genius marketing ploy.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 5:59 PM, Briar King said: Teeth are now blinging. Gum is slightly inflamed which is what the pain is from. I was getting worried I was in for some bad news but they are perfect. Gave me a coupon to save $ on a water pick. Water picks are fantastic! Waaay superior to flossing.
Steeldancer he/him Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 I got a Senior superlative- most likely to be the next Einstein. Which is entirely false. I'm going into biology, not physics.
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