Tales from the Raven

It seems we’ve put out a sign that says, “Wildlife Welcome”.  Today while planting flowers I saw a dazed looking tiny rabbit, so small at first I thought perhaps it was a baby squirrel or something.  Even its ears were small.  Soon I saw his brothers and sisters, wobbling about our flower bed and blinking [...]

Our two hummingbird feeders have attracted two hummingbirds so far this spring.  As the feeders are quite a ways apart, one might think that this would mean we’d have one hummingbird at each feeder, right?
Wrong!
What we have is non-stop aerial battles over territory.  I sometimes wonder if any actual drinking gets done, as no sooner does [...]

I’ve been threatening to start a LJ, mostly so I can sign in when making comments on friends’ journals, and I’ve finally done it.
You can visit Pen and Ink Confessions for the occasional post that just doesn’t fit my mood over here.

My back pain has become one of the few constants in my life, aside from my family and weeds in my garden.  But like a weedy garden left neglected, of late it’s gotten worse, truly getting in the way of my living life.   So I finally broke down and went to see the recommended chiropractor.
He took x-rays, [...]

As a child I had very little exposure to TV, although I am of a generation that normally watches quite a bit.  As an adult, I still don’t watch much or take in much screen time aside from my computer, and I’ve always kept my kids to a minimum of screen time.
Other parents moaned over what to do [...]

Anthropomorphic >adj. relating to or characterized by anthropomorphism.  Having human characteristics.  Anthropomorphic bears and monkeys.
Enfeoff >v. historical (under the feudal system) give (someone) freehold property or land in exchange for their pledged service.  Give (property or land) in this way: the lands were enfeoffed to the baron.
Primogeniture >n. the state of being the firstborn child.  (also [...]

There’s an interesting bit of news on Yahoo Science.  A female shark has given birth to a baby without any DNA contribution from a male.
The scientists expressed surprise over their findings, but really, who would want to cuddle up and smootchy smootchy with a shark if she had any choice?

While we’re discussing Hurricanes and other gifts of nature, check out this list on LiveScience.
My favorite would have to be the Great Balls of Fire,  but they all send my muse diving for a pen to write down all the ideas–just after she grabs an umbrella.

This morning I met a forlorn little fellow, a stomach bug.  He wandered into our house looking for company.  He’d had such a rough time of late, nobody wanting him, everybody hating him, that I let him stay.
I can’t say the visits going well, though, as my life-long friend, my body’s immune system, has taken a [...]

Jordan recently had a reader start spouting at him and generally hefting the law in his face, so he posted a link to a Legal Guide for Bloggers.  I thought I’d post it here but skip the drama, at least for today.
What I find interesting is how often, when faced with someone willing to go public [...]