I will turn 52 years old in May, and there are 52 weeks in a year, so I thought I’d celebrate by posting one photo from each year of my life every Thursday in 2021.
For last week, here’s a dusty pic of me from 1969 as a 3 week old baby. #ThrowbackThursday #52years
Sorry if this grosses out anyone. I found several of these larvae-like things in mud wedged between stuff in a junk pile. I haven’t been able to identify them; can anyone help? I assume an insect of some kind.
Update: Seems likely to be from a mud dauber wasp. Mostly harmless.
The answer to today’s #WhatsItWednesday question, as correctly identified on Micro.blog: it’s my pizza dough being held up to the light while stretching, to check for thinness (aka the windowpane test). I like really thin bases and puffy edges. 🍕
Let’s play What’s It Wednesday again. What do you think this is? #WhatsItWednesday
About the only time Paladin and Pippin can stand to be this close together is during meal times; this cabinet contains their food, to keep it out of reach of our dog, Rory. 🐈
A quote from Foundation by Isaac Asimov: 💬
A fire-eater must eat fire even if he has to kindle it himself.
Paladin on my lap this morning. He’s not a lap cat most of the time, but occasionally will demand some brief lap time. 🐈
I enjoy when my monthly deposit to the Kiva micro-lending site is credited, as I get to make a new loan — and as some are repaid, I can do two, like this month. Welcome 🇫🇯Fiji and 🇷🇼Rwanda. 💵
It’s a cool and drizzly day… so how about more flowers from August? Here’s a limelight hydrangea. 🌱🌼
