Oh, the CUTENESS!! I am just about to die. Baby birds practice their songs in their head while sleeping. Baby birds! Practicing! Baby bird tweets! and chirps!
(There is also some interesting ideas about memory and learning in that article, but I am pretty distracted right now with the cuteness of it all.)
(There is also some interesting ideas about memory and learning in that article, but I am pretty distracted right now with the cuteness of it all.)
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I love birds, bird songs and bird watching. Anyone else? (Vicki - are you still scared of birds? That was you, right?)
My great-grandmother always said I had an old soul. I think she was right.
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It only snowed about 2-3 inches over the weekend but it has been below -15 degrees outside all weekend. There still hasn't been any W _ _D to speak of, so the snow has stayed put and isn't melting away. Also, the cold is totally bearable without the W _ _ D.
The town I live in doesn't plow (I KNOW, RIDICULOUS. It is not as if snow is a rarity around here.), so all the snow has been driven on and is packed down tight. This morning, it looked like I was driving on white fondant icing. It even felt like it a little, kind of solid but creamy. It looks like the entire town has been wrapped in the smooth, flawless icing. Walking to work was like walking in a winter wonderland! It is awesome (but slick).
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I am sooooo behind on Christmas stuff. New goal: send out-of-town gifts to UPS by Tuesday after work and get cards in the mail by Wednesday. Cookies? Oh, man. Baked and ready to deliver by Friday.
Man, I am going to be POOPED by the weekend.
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OH HAI. We have your W_ _D! We shoveled the driveway this morning (it didn't snow that much but the W_ _D drifts were ridiculous) and I still cannot feel the tips of my fingers. Is -30. Want to die now.
ReplyDeleteOh, Shauna! I am soooo sorry. Oh, winter. Who are we kidding? I DO NOT LIKE YOU.
ReplyDeleteWow. It is awfully chilly where you live. I can't believe they don't plow!
ReplyDeleteI'll be baking this weekend! But not mailing the baked goods anywhere.
I was never scared of birds... remember I had some as pets ;)
ReplyDeleteI am still scared of dogs though... not if I know them or they are really small... but I got bit when I was 4 and had stitches and it has traumatized me since... even my kids tease me about it.
So cute that baby birds practice in their heads... Also I am so with you and the Christmas preparedness... I have made so many trips to the P.O. and I still haven't gotten everything sent... I you know I am not even doing cards...
What a fun blog! Similar weather in these parts, but with lots of W--D, so our snow has drifted and it's about twelve degrees outside.
ReplyDeleteSaw your fly-fishing photos; ever fish the Deschutes?
Welcome, Gwenlyn!
ReplyDeleteYuck about the W _ _ D. Nothing ruins a decent day like W _ _ D.
I haven't fished the Deschutes, but would LOVE to. Now I wish it wasn't December. I just can't talk myself into liking ice-fishing.
LOVE BIRDS. LOVE THEM. Of course, it sort of comes with the territory (of my job, etc), but I really think birds are fascinating and beautiful and obviously important ecologically for lots of valid reasons. Anyway, LOVE them. I'm a huge fan of barred owls, but also get really excited about Cedar Waxwings, Meadowlarks, and Common Yellowthroats (the witched-ty bird!)
ReplyDeleteAH, birds.
I am pretty terrified by birds. Yuck. :)
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh that is SO COOL. SO! COOL! about the birds! dude! i can't stop with the exclamation points.. but that's because it is FREAKING AWESOME. i love stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteHoping you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! And really? They don't plow in your town? Doesn't all that snow get really, um, high?
ReplyDeleteHey lady . . . I hope you're having a happy new year! Filled with absolutely no W_ _ D.
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