Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eggs. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2007

TA DA

Reality is a weird thing.
Geoff has been thinking/planning/dreaming/writing this book for 10 years.
And today, we got the first copies:

Geoff's book 1

Geoff's book 2
A real book, with a real cover, and real words, on real paper.
I took about 20 pictures of it.
Look out world! Here comes Geoff!

Yesterday was the reunion for Geoff's Italiano side.
And though the 'original' generation are small, dark-haired women who cook pasta, I have noticed that the newest generation is decidedly blonder.
Lorelei and little cousin
Rachel brought an egg that was passed on to her from a client at her vet's office.
As far as I can tell, it's probably a Cooper's hawk egg. The pictures didn't capture the true color of the egg...more of a putty/very very pale green color, with very faint brownish spots.
Coop egg

Coop egg 2

Something is eating my sunflower leaves....
Bugs on my sunflowers

2007's first sunflower
And speaking of sunflowers: 2007's first sunflower at Williams Manor. And it's 8 feet tall.

Regarding yesterday's post about the mystery "crying baby" call....anyone have an opinion about a blue jay or mockingbird doing an excellent imitation of a baby?

A quiz:
Which of these things doesn't belong?
Which one of these doesn't belong