We saw a huge buzzard down on Government Road this morning. He (or she?) was snacking on a smushed varmint, possibly a possum, judging by the size of the, er, chunks. The buzzard was about the size of two chickens and really blasé about the oncoming traffic. "Hey, y'all've got a whole lane, just let me work on the possum here."
Today I goofed off, proofing pictures and looking around online for camera gear. The lens I want is $760, but since it's also not available anywhere, it's kind of a non-issue. It's just as well. It would be more sensible for me to put that money towards redoing the bathrooms. Or replacing the porch flooring. Or getting the Handyman of Choice back to look at the gutters again. Or …
The neighborhood is almost back to normal after Tropical Depression Ernesto. The tree that was blocking 28th Street was cleared today and more (though not all) houses have power again. Yesterday evening when I walked through the park, there were lots of people out on their porches, or heading out to dinner, and the air was filled with the sounds of generators and the smell of charcoal grill cookouts. Tonight a few houses were still dark, but there was no one out on the porches and the generators were quiet.
In my not doing much today, I did finally put up pictures from the Back-to-School Parade. Click along through the set to see all five. The parade was tiny, probably because of the city canceling it two days before it was to be held, then un-canceling it the following week, so what you see here is pretty much what there was. I didn't put up pictures of all the classic cars, the local politicians, and the police van, but I did put up about all the pictures with cute children.
312 words | September 3, 2006 10:44 PM | Real true story