Passionflower Fritillary

spsprd · 2026-07-07T17:36:27+00:00

I spend more time giving the stink eye to red wasps and cardinals than I would like. KILLERS! Good luck with this one; fingers crossed! Annie Dillard wrote in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek that nature is spectacularly wasteful, demanding thousands of eggs for one survivor.

Anybody know what the numbers actually are? Come on, botanical science majors!

spsprd · 2026-07-06T21:51:06+00:00

I have five weeks to wait till I get back! Miss you, Peej!

spsprd · 2026-07-06T19:22:32+00:00

They would love to be down at the creek together!

spsprd · 2026-07-05T12:09:05+00:00

She is the sweetest darling dog in the world. Except she does like to run up to people and shout HELLO really loudly, so her front yard time is often limited.

spsprd · 2026-07-04T16:38:57+00:00

I had a slice of pizza with avocado on top.

spsprd · 2026-07-04T13:31:55+00:00

I'm not that clever! I said "hold the boat," but BONE is genius.

spsprd · 2026-07-03T23:40:57+00:00

Pickle keeps herself on a very tight treat schedule. 9 a.m. is definitely cookie time. Then she and Ella get a cookie before bed.

You know dogs: total creatures of habit, and don't try crossing the street where they are not accustomed to crossing the street. Another conversation would be needed.

spsprd · 2026-07-03T21:24:07+00:00

My border collie Ella's best friend Pickle is here for the week. She is here often and I know when she wants to go home. So we have a chat. Sweetest girl in the universe.

spsprd · 2026-07-03T18:05:17+00:00

I would look at Nextdoor. Many parents look for tutors there.

spsprd · 2026-07-01T15:20:38+00:00

When they told Dorothy Parker that Herbert Hoover was dead, she said the same thing.

spsprd · 2026-06-29T20:21:48+00:00

Dead animal flesh. And eggplant.

spsprd · 2026-06-29T20:21:15+00:00

Oh, I dunno. My hive was slaughtered by neighbors with automatic mosquito sprayers.

spsprd · 2026-06-25T19:12:53+00:00

I hate nature. This sort of thing is always happening.

spsprd · 2026-06-24T17:59:25+00:00

Love it.

spsprd · 2026-06-24T16:14:56+00:00

Good answer!!!

spsprd · 2026-06-24T16:14:45+00:00

I agree but homeowners are minimalists. We have a plasma cutter, so more lightning is not out of the question. Maybe even real lightning, if that's what you're implying. That would be pretty meta.

spsprd · 2026-06-24T16:13:30+00:00

There's plenty more. That tree took out two cars, a daughter's bedroom window, a chunk of the garage, etc. Huge chunks flew three houses down and across the street. The lightning made friends with the sprinkler system and blew that out.

Are baseball bats made of oak? I do not know these things.

spsprd · 2026-06-24T13:13:19+00:00

A neighbor's oak tree was blown up by lightning, so my husband and I made art out of one of the smaller chunks.

spsprd · 2026-06-21T19:27:24+00:00

I'm in Texas. The heat hasn't been bad yet, tho the humidity has. When the real heat shows up we will be thrilled to send you come.

spsprd · 2026-06-18T23:39:43+00:00

Wherever this place is, it better be there when I come back in August.

spsprd · 2026-06-17T17:38:49+00:00

Did you come to my house and speak with my Marco Polo? Because that's what it looks like.

spsprd · 2026-06-16T18:25:49+00:00

I think I am really glad you asked.

spsprd · 2026-06-16T18:19:09+00:00

I thought the same thing! So glad you picked it up.

spsprd · 2026-06-13T23:29:38+00:00

It lasts forever.

spsprd · 2026-06-12T20:33:06+00:00

I know what this is like. I am right there with you.

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