Our World......

[judih]

interesting metaphor, LW.

a window into your compassion.

[laughingwillow]

So, I went out and bought a live trap yesterday, hoping to take wild child to the vet this morning. But when I got up, the food and water were gone but the trap door hadn't shut. Kitty waltzed in had a tuna fish snack and then waltzed back out. burp!

I'm guessing I'll get him later today or tonight.

ps: My arm hurts like fuck.  Its not really infected, but he bit me to the bone right on the elbow and the claw puncture wounds surrounding the bites makes it difficult to rest my arm on anything or even put on or take off shirts with long sleeves.

I'll be baaack.

Wish me luck.

lw

[judih]

goddamn critter
luck

[laughingwillow]

Ha! Rude Boy (Rudie) went to the vet this morning after I managed to build a better mouse trap. He had really calmed down the past couple of days. Hope this doesn't set him back too much. (snip, snip)

lw

[laughingwillow]

So, I just had a revelation while brushing my hair......

In the last few days, I've had success with Rudie due to an ability to remain sweet with him, no matter what he threw at me. In our relationship, I'm a big cat and mrs lw has been the lion tamer, imo.....

lw

[laughingwillow]

My world: I just went to the PO to mail off a car payment. While waiting in line, I was able to over hear many details of a conversation between a couple in front of me. When my phone rang, I tried to be respectful of the people around me by talking in a hushed voice. I really didn't want to bother anyone. Anyway, the entire wait plus transaction lasted about three minutes. I was on my way out the door when I felt a tap on my back. I turned around and an old lady (70-80) deposited a note in my hand. I opened it and read her missive condemning my phone conversation in the PO. I turned back to the lady, a bit surprised.

Heck I was wondering if I should apologize or something when the old lady offered, "We don't want to hear it."

I was trying to be respectful, "I countered."

"We don't want to hear it."

Well, lady, this is america. I'm not sure you have the right to tell me where I can and can't talk on my phone. (I hate talking on the phone, btw.)

"We don't want to hear it," was all that came out of the lipstick smear she tried to pass off for a mouth.

"You have a nice day, Ma'am," I offered before heading out the door for a second time.....

lw

[laughingwillow]

The wife and I just spent a week in PV Mexico with her sister and new boyfriend. The change of pace was appreciated by all. A public bus took us from our ocean side condo into town in the morning for breakfast and a little exploring/shopping. Then it was back to the condo for beach/snorkel/cocktail time followed by another trip into town for dinner before retiring to the condo to listen to the waves crashing on the beach below.

I was impressed by the quality of the local herb this trip, but even then, a week in paradise was perfect for lowering my thc levels, as there is really no comparison between what you get down there and what we do up here. My guess is that I could have stopped smoking all together if we had spent another week in PV.

Our condo was about 100 feet above the ocean and prolly the same distance to the ocean's edge at high tide. We watched dolphins on a few occasions even caught a show by a few whales passing through the neighborhood, all from our balcony. We mostly shared the surf with pelicans and diving ducks chasing schools of shad. A few moral eels came out for the feast as well as a few small manta rays and a sea turtle or two.  

lw

[JRL]

Watching dolphins play makes me think they are making art. I walked along the beach in watching them jump for joy, creating shapes. What beauty!!!

[judih]

the onslaught of new peaceful impressions opens the mind. It becomes so simple to live in another rhythm, habits often have no need to be part of the day.
welcome home, LW

[laughingwillow]

Our cozy, little corner of da prairie has received about 10" of snow in the last couple of days. Now comes the cold and a little wind to boot. More snow expected before the weekend. I love it.

lw

[Ryparosa]

What a cool idea for a forum!

The relentless heat and humidity is washed away as the heaven unleashes raging fury accross the sky, Rain comes down so thick you cannot see more than a few feet in front of you, the sounds of a thousand lizards running over your tin roof is strangly intoxicating.
Laying in your hammock sipping kava as you are rocked gently by the strong winds you hear the rainforest come alive with the sounds of thousands of frogs all singing in harmony, all welcoming the life that the rains bring. The smell of mycelium and fungi is thick as the fungi to spring to life, they do not discriminate as you watch your timber surfaces everywhere start growing mould, you can hear the plants singing in bliss, new growth and new life already spring up everywhere.
The begining of the monsoon and the life it brings in papua...

[judih]

Casuarius - listening to your spores thrive amid the lizard footsteps - lush description

here - we cheer with each extra millimetre of rain, but rumour has it that there'll be little more.

aloe popping its gorgeous orange blooms, wheat sprouts in optimistic growth - wondering it rain is an illusion

desert in january

[laughingwillow]

Only here, does rain forest meet desert and prairie.

cas: Do you folks have glass windows or just open air access down there? (I'm picturing huts, hammocks and awnings.)

lw

[laughingwillow]

Snow/sleet/rain have been passing through the last while. Yesterday it actually warmed to above freezing after dropping 20* or so overnight, our world is a skating rink this morning.

A sharp-shinned hawk has been hunting our feeders as of late. He was flushing sparrows from a tangle of wild grapes and a mulberry bush the other day without much success. The sparrows seemed to figure out that the little hawk was still too big to get into their tangled habitat and have started remaining there after he makes an unsuccessful attack at the near by feeder. Anyway, this tactic has got the predator a little frustrated. He sat in a little tree in the yard eyeing the thicket for a spell and then started trying to crawl into their hideout and gave winged pursuit after the flush. While the sparrows, juncos, cardinals, nuthatches and chickadees are in the yard every day, the birds of prey usually only come by when its threatening snow.

lw

[Ryparosa]

Mostly open air all the time but with insect screens. I lived without insect screens for 3 years but after a while those mosquitoes wear you down hahaha.  Windows are like a hatch you see in like tiki huts but made of glass So you can close them when it "really" rains haha, like 400mm overnight rains!