Reading

Current Mood: relaxed
Current Location: Bed
Current Music: The chickens wot want to be let out but I'm busy chillin'

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New community: Voice in my ear

voiceinmyear, a community to share any kind of audio-based narrative entertainment. Here you can recommend, critique, signal boost or otherwise enthuse about:
- podcasts, both fiction and non-fiction
- audiobooks
- podfics
- audio essays - YouTube or other video formats are fine as long as it can be enjoyed without visuals
- apps, platforms or websites to access or discover any of the above.

Just created and I'm keen to post some content soon, but also thrilled if anyone else wants to jump in and share some aural joy.

Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus two mourning doves.

I put out water for the birds.

Current Mood: accomplished

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Photos: House Yard

Today I took pictures of icicles and snow, mostly in the house yard, some down the driveway.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

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Photos: House Yard

Today I took pictures of icicles and snow, mostly in the house yard, some down the driveway.

( Walk with me ... )

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Snowy Sights

A big flock (larger than we captured here given their frequent movement) of common starlings were circling about this week. It seemed like we might be a food stop on their way to someplace else.

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Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and cold. Icicles are forming along the eaves.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a male cardinal, and a mourning dove.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I took some pictures around the yard.

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen several more mourning doves roosting in the trees, puffed up like little beige softballs. :D

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Wednesday

Today it was sunny and chilly, but a nice day for birding after a cold rain (and snow just a few miles north of us) on Tuesday.

Quite a few birds today, all flushed by a visiting Coopers Hawk looking for a quick snack.Many Blue Jays, House Sparrows, Mourning Doves and Squirrels plus a Brown headed Cowbird. A Tufted Titmouse and Northern Cardinal were along the nearby trails

Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, a lady cardinal, and two male cardinals.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I saw several sparrows playing in the snow, splashing around in it as if dustbathing. :D

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 12/3/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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Gen Prompt Bingo Round 29

genprompt_bingo is a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge.

Its aim is to provide bingo cards of gen-style prompts to be used as inspiration in creating fic, images, meta, fanmixes, vids or any other kind of fannish activities. Although the prompts themselves are "Gen" (i.e., no prompts are specifically about romance or sex) fills may be of any genre, style or rating.

Prompt lists are renewed at the start of December and April. New cards can be claimed then even if a previous card has not been completed.

Round 29 is open

Current Mood: busy

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold. It snowed a bit yesterday, so everything is white and fluffy again.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a male and a female cardinal separately.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 12/2/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 12/2/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

I've seen two mourning doves.

EDIT 12/2/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.