Flock of Seagulls – I mean random birds
I just spotted this out the dining room door
Somehow, I just don’t think that all those birds are going to fit at the feeder. Doncha think?
I guess they could always wait and take turns.
I hope to post about my weekend one of these times when I gather the energy to take some extra pics that go along with it.
In the meantime, my thesis defense is officially set for Feb 7th. Now, if we were to use Trainwreck’s method of keeping track of dates, the ‘anchor date’ would be Valentine’s day on Feb 14th, and we’d remember the 7th by knowing that it is exactly one week earlier.
There, now we can all remember.
Another key date is that in just under 2 weeks, I will be shipping my entire thesis to my committee.
Which means, that
A) this feels a bit like ‘crunch time’ and
B) the end is near.
hmmm… that may be a bit ominous.
How about “the light at the end of the tunnel is closer”
or
to build upon the mountain climbing analogy from before, I can see the peak, and am approaching the top.
There. That’s better.
Mother Hen says:
HOORAY to the end of thesis work.
Amber says:
The end is near?!
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
I’m excited for you.
HUGS
Amber says:
Oh, yeah, and I saw that red stuff in the tree, and thought that maybe Robins were showing up, being crazy, but then I enlarged the picture and saw that it was just a snow shovel. *sniff*
LadyBug says:
I like the “light at the end of the tunnel” analogy. I’m glad you’re getting closer; I know it’s been an uphill climb. (Aaaaand we’re back to the mountain analogy.)
I’m such a bad blog buddy. I got your email Friday, but I was already at home, with the kids running around willy-nilly, and Big Boy climbing all over me, and I couldn’t respond right then. And then…I totally forgot. Until yesterday, when I thought, hey, I need to email Danielle back. And, as you know, I didn’t do that, either. As further proof of how horrible I am, I’m leaving all this in your comments instead of TYPING IT IN AN EMAIL.
I’m so ashamed.
Danielle says:
Ladybug, don’t be silly! when I didn’t hear from you within an hour, I figured you were home and busy. But little did I know you were running around willy-nilly.
That reminds me of a movie where the guys (Steve Martin) is getting shot at (it might’ve been the one with Martin Short and Billy Crystal as the guys dressed up like Mexican cowboys) and he yells “Serpentine! Serpentine!” and they run all willy-nilly to avoid being shot.
Yes, further proof that the connections in my brain are indeed strange, I mean unique. Yeah. Unique.
Amber – little do the neighbors know that I’m collecting evidence of their lacksadaisical habits regarding putting their tools away. he-he he-he. I said ‘tool’.
;-p
Amber says:
Danielle, my husband NEVER puts away his tools.
*snigger*
And maybe, just maybe, one day you will find something a little queer in their backyard and use it as blackmail.
Or maybe it will always just be…tools…
Danielle says:
Well they do have that hot-tub….
Squirl says:
So great that you’re so close to the end of your thesis work! That’s so great!!!!
I love the birds. My favorite is when a flock of birds all flies up at the same time and they turn back and forth all in the same directions at the same time.
“Serpentine, serpentine”, was Peter Falk to Alan Arkin in the original “The In-laws.”
BTW, my car is in the shop and I’m driving a Taurus for now. My lovely little Golf is supposed to be ready on Friday. Thanks for your support.
Danielle says:
Yay! A comment on the birds. I almost put that at the end of my post, “now don’t forget to comment on the birds”… but I figured that was like saying “don’t forget to tell me you love that I got these pictures” so I didn’t. But I can put it here in the comments.
They did that when coming in to land, swoop in one direction, swoop in the other… by then I finally got my camera in hand, etc and had missed the majority of the swooping.
I love that you know where that phrase came from! ha-HA! you win the prize!
I think while your car is in the shop, you should get real flames painted on it, and not just photoshopped ones.
Alex says:
YAY!! Get that thesis mailed out and have a mini-celebration. I will have to send you an e-mail about the defense…
Squirl says:
Real flames on my little red Golf, huh? I dunno, I kinda like to speed a bit. That might really make me a target for traffic cops.
I’m glad you got to see the birds do their dance. I’ve always called it bird ballet. I forgot to mention that in my previous post.
And I’m a bird fan. You know I love your bird posts and will always comment on them. I love it that you guessed the yellow headed blackbird over at Ern’s place.
Ern says:
YAY FOR YOU!
*clapclapclapclapclapclap*
Momo says:
I love to watch birds in flight, it’s soooo cool.
Congrats on nearing the end, seeing the light, reaching your peak…
I’m excited for you, YAY!!!
Bob says:
this website is gay!