I may have overdone it

I went out this afternoon, bus and a bit of walking, for lunch and groceries. By the last half-block on the way home, my right ankle had started to hurt. I hope this is just a twinge, and not a sign that I need to coddle the foot some more.

I think I did slightly less distance today than yesterday.

I may have overdone it

I went out this afternoon, bus and a bit of walking, for lunch and groceries. By the last half-block on the way home, my right ankle had started to hurt. I hope this is just a twinge, and not a sign that I need to coddle the foot some more.

I think I did slightly less distance today than yesterday.

QOTD

Number of people killed last year retrieving change from a vending machine: four. Number of people killed by a wolf attack: zero.—Jon Carroll, tucked in at the end of a column on sabermetrics, and home run statistics. Also, "Here's the weird part: It is perfectly possible that Barry Bonds cheated but that the cheating had nothing to do with the records."

[I should be packing for Wiscon, or putting more musicals on the iPod, or maybe calling porcinea's father in law. Instead, this.]

Phenology: flowers and food

A neighboring garden has lily of the valley in a position where I can readily sniff them. I have to bend down, but can do so by kneeling on the sidewalk. They also have bright red roses, and the first irises I've seen this year. I was briefly concerned that I'd missed irises, given how the roses have rushed in, but I now suspect that they're more entrained to day length than many of our spring flowers. Also, the honey locust flowers, which were washed out a day or two ago, are scenting the park again.

For supper tonight, we had the season's first fresh peas, followed by a salad of lettuce, cucumber, and bacon. When cattitude comes back upstairs, we'll top that off with the season's second batch of local strawberries.

I have hopes of lilacs, lily of the valley, or both at the Madison Farmer's Market on Saturday.

Phenology: flowers and food

A neighboring garden has lily of the valley in a position where I can readily sniff them. I have to bend down, but can do so by kneeling on the sidewalk. They also have bright red roses, and the first irises I've seen this year. I was briefly concerned that I'd missed irises, given how the roses have rushed in, but I now suspect that they're more entrained to day length than many of our spring flowers. Also, the honey locust flowers, which were washed out a day or two ago, are scenting the park again.

For supper tonight, we had the season's first fresh peas, followed by a salad of lettuce, cucumber, and bacon. When cattitude comes back upstairs, we'll top that off with the season's second batch of local strawberries.

I have hopes of lilacs, lily of the valley, or both at the Madison Farmer's Market on Saturday.

So much for that idea.

The earbuds that come standard with an iPod don't fit comfortably in my ears.

At some point I will probably get other headphones and share cattitude's iPod, but this weekend it's staying home, and I hope he enjoys the music I added to it today. I have Midnight's Children to read on the way to Madison.

So much for that idea.

The earbuds that come standard with an iPod don't fit comfortably in my ears.

At some point I will probably get other headphones and share cattitude's iPod, but this weekend it's staying home, and I hope he enjoys the music I added to it today. I have Midnight's Children to read on the way to Madison.

I know I've said this before, but it's true and important

I have the three most wonderful sweeties in the world. *smile* Love you.

I know I've said this before, but it's true and important

I have the three most wonderful sweeties in the world. *smile* Love you.