A drink to avoid on New Year’s Eve courtesy of Wikipedia: The Mickey Slim The Mickey Slim was a drink with a short-lived popularity in the United States in the 1950s. It was made with gin to which was added a pinch of DDT (also known as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) at a time when DDT was still [ Read More ]
“Oh, I don’t approve of this at all, and would you please stop referring to me as a ‘bunny bag’.” Spent another funderful few days in the Madison area with the gang at Eagle Optics. I brought Cinnamon in this morning before I headed back to the Twin Cities and people were lining up to [ Read More ]
I got a very nice email from Lisa Boyd who owns the Ivory-bill Nest shop: Thanks for the nice write up on your blog I was caught off guard when I saw it, but it is great.I have only 1 correction for you the ” Got Pecker ” shirt does have an ivory bill on [ Read More ]
I’ll give you three guesses as to who is in my fancy shmancy ABA bag? I’ll give you a hint: as I took the photo there were was some MAJOR disapproval emanating from said ABA bag. If you guessed Cinnamon, you guessed correctly. It’s a very breathable canvass bag and she is not in it [ Read More ]
I’m so excited! Here’s a quote from an email I received today from Sheri Williamson and Tom Wood: “Blogging! Time will tell whether this qualifies you as an inspiration or just one of those bad influences our parents warned us about.” I’m hoping I fall under the latter as opposed to the former (as Non [ Read More ]
Cinnamon says, “Oh, I know I disapprove of this gift! No siree bob, I don’t like it.” She is referring to the oh so thoughtful gift Non Birding Bill got for me (and this is a great gift idea for anyone who is a birder) a massage unit for my car seat! It vibrates my [ Read More ]
This time of year I like to reflect on how life has changed from this time last year. For example, this time last year most of us had no inclination that proof that the ivory-billed woodpecker still existed had been collected. Now news of dodo bird skeletons being discovered is spreading. I wonder if I [ Read More ]
What more could a birdchick want? That’s Non Birding Bill cuddling up with Cinnamon, aren’t they adorable. I’m sure many readers of this blog are relieved that these aren’t photos of “Naked Christmas”. Usually we have a “live” tree in our home for Christmas, but this year we decided to nix that idea since I [ Read More ]
I forgot to mention that the latest installment of I and the Bird is up and running at WoodSong, be sure and check it out. There are a massive amount of contributors this week, it’s really great to see how much this carnival has grown and all the networking going on. And now for me, [ Read More ]
Cinnamon is perplexed. I was putting groceries away and she came in to the kitchen (where “in theory” she is not allowed to go) to disapprove of how I was loading the fridge but was caught off guard when I told her we were going to Madison next week to check in with the gang [ Read More ]
