Today at work with H at Totem, we saw tons of robins, dark-eyed juncos, European starlings, a few bald eagles, and a beautiful hawk that just chilled out for about 15 minutes. I wish I had my camera, and was better at identifying it! I think it was either a Cooper's, or a Sharp-Shinned.. but I'm really not sure. Hopefully it's back later next week :)
It makes me happy to have my field guides out again! Identified creeping Charlie as the mint that covers a lot of the ground underneath the alders..
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Body in the Library
The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie
From Amazon: "Her old friend Mrs. Bantry has called Miss Marple in again. It seems that the body of a dead blonde lies on the library floor, much to the chagrin of the servants. Miss Marple is only too happy to help, as there's nothing she likes better than nosing around in other people's business."
This summer was the first time I'd ever read an Agatha Christie book. I fell in love, and ended up reading quite a few over the summer. They're quick to read, but definitely have lots of twists in the plot. This one had a lot of characters with similar names, and I definitely got lost with that, but the ending was definitely not what I was expecting!
I'm looking forward to another few of her books before the end of the school year.. :)
From Amazon: "Her old friend Mrs. Bantry has called Miss Marple in again. It seems that the body of a dead blonde lies on the library floor, much to the chagrin of the servants. Miss Marple is only too happy to help, as there's nothing she likes better than nosing around in other people's business."
This summer was the first time I'd ever read an Agatha Christie book. I fell in love, and ended up reading quite a few over the summer. They're quick to read, but definitely have lots of twists in the plot. This one had a lot of characters with similar names, and I definitely got lost with that, but the ending was definitely not what I was expecting!
I'm looking forward to another few of her books before the end of the school year.. :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
What the Dog Saw
What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell
From Amazon: "What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?"
From Amazon: "What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?"
This is the fourth of Malcolm Gladwell's books, and although they are on a variety of subjects, I've always enjoyed them. This is a collection of some of his shorter newspaper articles, so they are based on different things, including ketchup, the Pill, why pit bulls are banned.. to name a few. His writing style is captivating, if not slightly bizarre. I think there are enough topics covered in this book to make anyone happy!
I'd recommend it, as well as his other books: The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Gerbera Daisy
The flower that R bought me two weeks ago tomorrow is still going strong! I decided to take some photos of it tonight, since I found my mini tripod.
I'm excited to get my new camera and for spring to be here! For the moment, the second one is my desktop background, and hopefully that'll sustain me for a while.. or at least through the CRAZY DOWNPOUR happening tonight.
In other exciting news, these are on my feets, courtesy of my sister:
I'm excited to get my new camera and for spring to be here! For the moment, the second one is my desktop background, and hopefully that'll sustain me for a while.. or at least through the CRAZY DOWNPOUR happening tonight.
In other exciting news, these are on my feets, courtesy of my sister:
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Adventures in Solitude
Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and other stories from Desolation Sound - Grant Lawrence
From Amazon: "From Captain George Vancouver to Muriel "Curve of Time" Blanchet to Jim "Spilsbury's Coast" Spilsbury, visitors to Desolation Sound have left behind a trail of books endowing the area with a romantic aura that helps to make it British Columbia's most popular marine park. In this hilarious and captivating book, CBC personality Grant Lawrence adds a whole new chapter to the saga of this storied piece of BC coastline."
The introduction to this book was really funny, and got me hooked. Unfortunately, the rest of the book didn't have the same humour as the introduction, but it was still good. It followed the Lawrence family through the purchase of their remote cabin in Desolation Sound, starting from their first miserable trip up staying in a molding tent. Lawrence was really good at telling the stories of some of the original families living in the area, along with some of the folk lore, and stories from Captain Vancouver's trip up the coast. The story followed Lawrence's life, starting with his love for the cabin, and then through his teenage years and hatred of going up, ending with his more recent years, with friends and their kids. It reminded me a bit of how I felt about my cabin, although the period of me hating it didn't last very long.
I'd recommend this book: it has a good story, lots of history, and reminded me of time spent at my cabin. Oh, and finished it in an evening. Pretty easy to read :)
From Amazon: "From Captain George Vancouver to Muriel "Curve of Time" Blanchet to Jim "Spilsbury's Coast" Spilsbury, visitors to Desolation Sound have left behind a trail of books endowing the area with a romantic aura that helps to make it British Columbia's most popular marine park. In this hilarious and captivating book, CBC personality Grant Lawrence adds a whole new chapter to the saga of this storied piece of BC coastline."
The introduction to this book was really funny, and got me hooked. Unfortunately, the rest of the book didn't have the same humour as the introduction, but it was still good. It followed the Lawrence family through the purchase of their remote cabin in Desolation Sound, starting from their first miserable trip up staying in a molding tent. Lawrence was really good at telling the stories of some of the original families living in the area, along with some of the folk lore, and stories from Captain Vancouver's trip up the coast. The story followed Lawrence's life, starting with his love for the cabin, and then through his teenage years and hatred of going up, ending with his more recent years, with friends and their kids. It reminded me a bit of how I felt about my cabin, although the period of me hating it didn't last very long.
I'd recommend this book: it has a good story, lots of history, and reminded me of time spent at my cabin. Oh, and finished it in an evening. Pretty easy to read :)
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