Yesterday was the first day of our CSA from Grasshopper Distribution, which included the following:
Not sure what we are going to make with that per se, but it should be tasty regardless.
My brother posted that as a question in Facebook today, and I had to answer, which I will share with you below.
I’ll give you some options Trebek. In no order of awesomeness, I give you…
1. I’m reading “car” as “ground vehicle”, so Optimus Prime, but if it needs to be a car, Rodimus Prime.
2. Similar to above, Rhino, or if it needs to be a car, Thunderhawk, both from M.A.S.K.
3. Axel or Minion, because I’ll be damned if I’ll pick a car from TM2. Fine, Outlaw 2.
4. The Justice Jogger (Overland Villain Chaser) from the Super Powers toy set.
5. Battle Cat.
6. The Black Lion.
7. Ecto 1.
8. Anything from Dino-Riders.
9. Anything from Starcom: The U.S. Space Force.
And finally…
10. The exosuit cargo-loader from Aliens.
No sooner than I write a post about the birds we’ve seen at our feeder and another bird is added to the list: Song Sparrow.
While some are common to what we saw in Bowling Green, OH, there are some we either never or rarely saw while there, probably due to our location.
Birds seen at our feeders on the porch:
Birds seen outside the rear windows of the apartment (computer room and bedroom):
Finally, birds seen while walking around the apartment complex grounds:
That brings the list to 15 16 different bird species (including the unidentified one, which we can say is not one of the listed ones). Then again, I guess being surrounded by plenty of trees helps with the number of species.
Edit 7/31: I’m modifying the above list to include the fact that the mourning doves have found the feeder and now visit rather regularly. The added benefit is that they, much like the song sparrow and some of the house finches, assist in cleaning up the porch by eating seeds that have been knocked out of the feeders.
Until the end of my days, it will be a number that, like my age, will never cease incrementing; June 21st, 2007 was when my father passed away. The dark irony, which I’m sure he would have found amusing, is that this year places that anniversary on Fathers Day. Not a week goes by when I don’t think of him and of everything that was both said and unsaid, and of the things that just never will be.
He was never one to use technology, nor did I ever really get phone calls from him once I went to Bowling Green for college. Once, near the end, he called from the cordless phone placed near his bed, to tell me he would see me the coming weekend, the last Fathers Day he’d be around for, and the call went to voicemail. Every handful of weeks when prompted, I re-save the voicemail after listening to it.
I miss my father.
Location: Penitentiary Glen
Observation date: 5/23/09
Notes: Started 75 degrees (F) and sunny; felt closer to 80 by the time we finished.
Number of species: 13
The Barred Owl was a sight; something must have roused it from it’s rest, as it was moving around, which is why we saw it in the first place. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird I caught sight of by accident, as it was about 25 feet or so away and up in the branches, but I was able to follow it for a bit as it darted around from tree to tree.
I’ve found myself as of late watching and listening to birds when I’m not doign anything else, or to relieve stress. I’ve done it now a handful of times when I’ve had to cross campus alone for reason or another, and I did it this weekend at my Mom’s house.
On BGSU’s campus, there’s not much exciting or different eight now, but it does help to learn common species; the American Robin, European Starling, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, House Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Northern Cardinal are all species I’m getting better at noticing from afar as well as by their call.
This weekend we went to visit my Mom, and during the process of getting the grill ready, cooking, and eating, watching the skies was a great way to deal with the down time. I kept a number of different lists while I was there and will up submitting them to ebird.org here shortly. I manager to point out a Common Nighthawk to Meghan finally, which, like the Chimney Swifts over the neighborhood and the Killdeer we saw near the golf course/development, was a sighting I didn’t expect to see.
I’m about a week late on posting this one, but I entered it a couple days ago and was then away from the Interwebs for a couple days.
Location: Oak Openings Region
Observation date: 5/17/09
Notes: The day started sunny and around 57 degrees (F), perhaps getting 10 degrees warmer.
Number of species: 25
Location: Ottawa NWR (Ottawa Co.)
Observation date: 5/10/09
Notes: This was a 7-mile driving loop.
Number of species: 18
Location: Magee Marsh Wildlife Area (Lucas Co.)
Observation date: 5/10/09
Notes: Started the morning out about 50 degrees (F) and partly sunny, ending in the mid 50s.
Number of species: 46