Grump Central Archive: Week of 2 May 2021
Saturday, 8 May 2021
I just realized I'll be getting a dishwasher in a few days. Wish I could get excited about it, but I just feel like, "so what."
Friday, 7 May 2021
No, I didn't do anything to get my kids to pose like this—I simply got really lucky.
Thursday, 6 May 2021
Two years ago I bid farewell to a porta-potty (a.k.a. the Green Box) that sat on my property since February 2016. What a relief—in more ways than one...
Wednesday, 5 May 2021
For the first time in three years, I've caught both Mr. and Mrs. Phoebe at once. Since males and females are identical, there's no knowing which is which, but does it matter?
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
Oh dear, my kindling has gotten furry.
Monday, 3 May 2021
My little friend is back, an Eastern Phoebe that I first noticed hanging around the back of the house three years ago. He and his wife built a nest in the unfinished soffit by the kitchen, and they're still using the same nest. I hope whoever gets the house leaves the soffit unfinished until the birds stop returning.
Sunday, 2 May 2021
May Day 2021 looked remarkably like any mid-summer day, and by far the greenest one I've seen. Which is unfortunate, because that means global warming isn't slowing down. Makes me glad, in a way, that I'll be making an early exit.