#backyard-wild-kingdom — Public Fediverse posts

Street Legal

I just spent an hour and a half or so at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The dreaded RMV.

My drivers license expired on my birthday, two days ago. I needed to renew it (which could be done online) and I also needed to upgrade to the stupid fascist federal RealID card bullshit (which could not be done online). I had an appointment for 3:30 so I was able to get into the office, but the lines were long and I didn’t actually get into to do my business until around 4:30. Once I was at the window though it went off without a hitch.

When I got home, there was a visitor standing next to our driveway.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54509381147/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #driversLicense #iphoneography #Massachusetts #photography #realId #realid #registryOfMotorVehicles #rmv #turkey

Street Legal

I just spent an hour and a half or so at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The dreaded RMV.

My drivers license expired on my birthday, two days ago. I needed to renew it (which could be done online) and I also needed to upgrade to the stupid fascist federal RealID card bullshit (which could not be done online). I had an appointment for 3:30 so I was able to get into the office, but the lines were long and I didn’t actually get into to do my business until around 4:30. Once I was at the window though it went off without a hitch.

When I got home, there was a visitor standing next to our driveway.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54509381147/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #driversLicense #iphoneography #Massachusetts #photography #realId #realid #registryOfMotorVehicles #rmv #turkey

Street Legal

I just spent an hour and a half or so at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The dreaded RMV.

My drivers license expired on my birthday, two days ago. I needed to renew it (which could be done online) and I also needed to upgrade to the stupid fascist federal RealID card bullshit (which could not be done online). I had an appointment for 3:30 so I was able to get into the office, but the lines were long and I didn’t actually get into to do my business until around 4:30. Once I was at the window though it went off without a hitch.

When I got home, there was a visitor standing next to our driveway.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54509381147/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #driversLicense #iphoneography #Massachusetts #photography #realId #realid #registryOfMotorVehicles #rmv #turkey

Street Legal

I just spent an hour and a half or so at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The dreaded RMV.

My drivers license expired on my birthday, two days ago. I needed to renew it (which could be done online) and I also needed to upgrade to the stupid fascist federal RealID card bullshit (which could not be done online). I had an appointment for 3:30 so I was able to get into the office, but the lines were long and I didn’t actually get into to do my business until around 4:30. Once I was at the window though it went off without a hitch.

When I got home, there was a visitor standing next to our driveway.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54509381147/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #driversLicense #iphoneography #Massachusetts #photography #realId #realid #registryOfMotorVehicles #rmv #turkey

Bird

One of the cats was sitting in the window next to my desk, just watching the goings on in the backyard. All of a sudden she FREAKED OUT and ran away. A few minutes later I noticed this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54466313014

Coincidence?

#BackYardWildKingdom #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #hawk #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #z5

Bird

One of the cats was sitting in the window next to my desk, just watching the goings on in the backyard. All of a sudden she FREAKED OUT and ran away. A few minutes later I noticed this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54466313014

Coincidence?

#BackYardWildKingdom #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #hawk #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #z5

Bird

One of the cats was sitting in the window next to my desk, just watching the goings on in the backyard. All of a sudden she FREAKED OUT and ran away. A few minutes later I noticed this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54466313014

Coincidence?

#BackYardWildKingdom #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #hawk #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #z5

Bird

One of the cats was sitting in the window next to my desk, just watching the goings on in the backyard. All of a sudden she FREAKED OUT and ran away. A few minutes later I noticed this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54466313014

Coincidence?

#BackYardWildKingdom #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #hawk #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #z5

What Are They Looking At

There were two turkeys right outside the window. One of them kept puffing up its feathers and making all sorts of noise.

The cats sat in front of the open window, about 10 feet from these gigantic birds…

and their attention was absolutely NOT drawn to it at all. They were looking off to the left when the turkey was sitting off to the right. What were the cats staring at so intently? What was holding their attention? I don’t know. I saw a squirrel run past from that direction, but they didn’t move their heads to follow it. They just kept staring in that same direction. There has to be something out there that is fascinating them.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54460610760/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #Cat #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin

What Are They Looking At

There were two turkeys right outside the window. One of them kept puffing up its feathers and making all sorts of noise.

The cats sat in front of the open window, about 10 feet from these gigantic birds…

and their attention was absolutely NOT drawn to it at all. They were looking off to the left when the turkey was sitting off to the right. What were the cats staring at so intently? What was holding their attention? I don’t know. I saw a squirrel run past from that direction, but they didn’t move their heads to follow it. They just kept staring in that same direction. There has to be something out there that is fascinating them.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54460610760/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #Cat #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin

What Are They Looking At

There were two turkeys right outside the window. One of them kept puffing up its feathers and making all sorts of noise.

The cats sat in front of the open window, about 10 feet from these gigantic birds…

and their attention was absolutely NOT drawn to it at all. They were looking off to the left when the turkey was sitting off to the right. What were the cats staring at so intently? What was holding their attention? I don’t know. I saw a squirrel run past from that direction, but they didn’t move their heads to follow it. They just kept staring in that same direction. There has to be something out there that is fascinating them.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54460610760/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #Cat #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin

What Are They Looking At

There were two turkeys right outside the window. One of them kept puffing up its feathers and making all sorts of noise.

The cats sat in front of the open window, about 10 feet from these gigantic birds…

and their attention was absolutely NOT drawn to it at all. They were looking off to the left when the turkey was sitting off to the right. What were the cats staring at so intently? What was holding their attention? I don’t know. I saw a squirrel run past from that direction, but they didn’t move their heads to follow it. They just kept staring in that same direction. There has to be something out there that is fascinating them.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54460610760/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #Cat #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin

What Are They Looking At

There were two turkeys right outside the window. One of them kept puffing up its feathers and making all sorts of noise.

The cats sat in front of the open window, about 10 feet from these gigantic birds…

and their attention was absolutely NOT drawn to it at all. They were looking off to the left when the turkey was sitting off to the right. What were the cats staring at so intently? What was holding their attention? I don’t know. I saw a squirrel run past from that direction, but they didn’t move their heads to follow it. They just kept staring in that same direction. There has to be something out there that is fascinating them.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54460610760/in/datetaken/

#BackYardWildKingdom #Cat #iphoneography #Kitty #lily #photography #robin

Overkill

I feel like I over did it a smidge.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54454343705/in/datetaken/

#backYardBirdFeeder #BackYardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography

Overkill

I feel like I over did it a smidge.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54454343705/in/datetaken/

#backYardBirdFeeder #BackYardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography

Overkill

I feel like I over did it a smidge.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54454343705/in/datetaken/

#backYardBirdFeeder #BackYardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography

Overkill

I feel like I over did it a smidge.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54454343705/in/datetaken/

#backYardBirdFeeder #BackYardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography

Overkill

I feel like I over did it a smidge.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54454343705/in/datetaken/

#backYardBirdFeeder #BackYardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography

Baffle

I saw how the squirrels are getting around the anti-squirrel baffle I have on my bird feeder rig. I looked out the window just in time to see one of those little rodent pricks simply jump over it. I had been trying to imagine some complicated method they were using to thwart my defenses and it was just an athletic little sucker jumping really high. Asshole.

I went outside and raised it up quite a bit. Hopefully that will be enough. We’ll see.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54425291235/in/datetaken/

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrel

Baffle

I saw how the squirrels are getting around the anti-squirrel baffle I have on my bird feeder rig. I looked out the window just in time to see one of those little rodent pricks simply jump over it. I had been trying to imagine some complicated method they were using to thwart my defenses and it was just an athletic little sucker jumping really high. Asshole.

I went outside and raised it up quite a bit. Hopefully that will be enough. We’ll see.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54425291235/in/datetaken/

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrel

Baffle

I saw how the squirrels are getting around the anti-squirrel baffle I have on my bird feeder rig. I looked out the window just in time to see one of those little rodent pricks simply jump over it. I had been trying to imagine some complicated method they were using to thwart my defenses and it was just an athletic little sucker jumping really high. Asshole.

I went outside and raised it up quite a bit. Hopefully that will be enough. We’ll see.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54425291235/in/datetaken/

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrel

Baffle

I saw how the squirrels are getting around the anti-squirrel baffle I have on my bird feeder rig. I looked out the window just in time to see one of those little rodent pricks simply jump over it. I had been trying to imagine some complicated method they were using to thwart my defenses and it was just an athletic little sucker jumping really high. Asshole.

I went outside and raised it up quite a bit. Hopefully that will be enough. We’ll see.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54425291235/in/datetaken/

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrel

Baffle

I saw how the squirrels are getting around the anti-squirrel baffle I have on my bird feeder rig. I looked out the window just in time to see one of those little rodent pricks simply jump over it. I had been trying to imagine some complicated method they were using to thwart my defenses and it was just an athletic little sucker jumping really high. Asshole.

I went outside and raised it up quite a bit. Hopefully that will be enough. We’ll see.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54425291235/in/datetaken/

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrel

Dinner Time

I filled the bird feeders this morning before I started work. Look at me just ringing that dinner bell for all of the birds. Also for the squirrels. I’ve seen one little bastard get around my anti-squirrel baffle. I don’t know how the little shit managed it but now I need to invest in a gun*.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54415670020/in/datetaken/

*I am kidding. I am not planning on shooting any squirrels. If there is a zombie apocalypse and I need to eat squirrels to survive then I reserve the right to change my stance. Until then, however, I will just hate those little rodent fuckers from afar.

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #birdFeeder #birds #photography

Dinner Time

I filled the bird feeders this morning before I started work. Look at me just ringing that dinner bell for all of the birds. Also for the squirrels. I’ve seen one little bastard get around my anti-squirrel baffle. I don’t know how the little shit managed it but now I need to invest in a gun*.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54415670020/in/datetaken/

*I am kidding. I am not planning on shooting any squirrels. If there is a zombie apocalypse and I need to eat squirrels to survive then I reserve the right to change my stance. Until then, however, I will just hate those little rodent fuckers from afar.

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #birdFeeder #birds #photography

Dinner Time

I filled the bird feeders this morning before I started work. Look at me just ringing that dinner bell for all of the birds. Also for the squirrels. I’ve seen one little bastard get around my anti-squirrel baffle. I don’t know how the little shit managed it but now I need to invest in a gun*.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54415670020/in/datetaken/

*I am kidding. I am not planning on shooting any squirrels. If there is a zombie apocalypse and I need to eat squirrels to survive then I reserve the right to change my stance. Until then, however, I will just hate those little rodent fuckers from afar.

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #birdFeeder #birds #photography

Dinner Time

I filled the bird feeders this morning before I started work. Look at me just ringing that dinner bell for all of the birds. Also for the squirrels. I’ve seen one little bastard get around my anti-squirrel baffle. I don’t know how the little shit managed it but now I need to invest in a gun*.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54415670020/in/datetaken/

*I am kidding. I am not planning on shooting any squirrels. If there is a zombie apocalypse and I need to eat squirrels to survive then I reserve the right to change my stance. Until then, however, I will just hate those little rodent fuckers from afar.

#backyardBirdFeeders #BackyardWildKingdom #bird #birdFeeder #birds #photography

We had a visitor in the back yard.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53911405927/in/datetaken/

I opened the window so I could take a picture and the cats came-a-runnin’.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912542563/in/datetaken/

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912647019/in/datetaken/

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/08/09/animals/

#BackyardWildKingdom #Cat #Deer #Kitty #lily #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #robin #z5

We had a visitor in the back yard.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53911405927/in/datetaken/

I opened the window so I could take a picture and the cats came-a-runnin’.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912542563/in/datetaken/

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912647019/in/datetaken/

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/08/09/animals/

#BackyardWildKingdom #Cat #Deer #Kitty #lily #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #robin #z5

We had a visitor in the back yard.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53911405927/in/datetaken/

I opened the window so I could take a picture and the cats came-a-runnin’.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912542563/in/datetaken/

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912647019/in/datetaken/

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/08/09/animals/

#BackyardWildKingdom #Cat #Deer #Kitty #lily #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #robin #z5

We had a visitor in the back yard.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53911405927/in/datetaken/

I opened the window so I could take a picture and the cats came-a-runnin’.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912542563/in/datetaken/

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912647019/in/datetaken/

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/08/09/animals/

#BackyardWildKingdom #Cat #Deer #Kitty #lily #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #robin #z5

We had a visitor in the back yard.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53911405927/in/datetaken/

I opened the window so I could take a picture and the cats came-a-runnin’.

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912542563/in/datetaken/

https://flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/53912647019/in/datetaken/

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/08/09/animals/

#BackyardWildKingdom #Cat #Deer #Kitty #lily #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #robin #z5

Our back yard visitors from the other day left a present.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/20/you-turkey-10/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #iphoneography #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey

Our back yard visitors from the other day left a present.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/20/you-turkey-10/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #iphoneography #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey

Our back yard visitors from the other day left a present.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/20/you-turkey-10/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #iphoneography #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey

Our back yard visitors from the other day left a present.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/20/you-turkey-10/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #iphoneography #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey

Our back yard visitors from the other day left a present.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/20/you-turkey-10/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #iphoneography #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey

That’s a joke that never gets old.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/18/you-turkeys-3/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey #turkeys

That’s a joke that never gets old.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/18/you-turkeys-3/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey #turkeys

That’s a joke that never gets old.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/18/you-turkeys-3/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey #turkeys

That’s a joke that never gets old.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/18/you-turkeys-3/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey #turkeys

That’s a joke that never gets old.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/18/you-turkeys-3/

#365 #365Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #turkey #turkeys

The weather held long enough for me to cook dinner on the grill. Jen marinated some chicken and I cooked it. I consulted The Google to know how long to cook it and the suggestion I went with was much too short a time, but I rolled with it and it looks good now.

The whole time I was outside, I had this cat up at the top of a tree eyeing me.

He or she was sitting in that spot when I first went out to turn on the grill, and he or she was still there when I packed up and went back inside about half an hour later.

You could say that he or she was watching me… watching me like a hawk.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/04/watching-me-like-a/

#BackyardWildKingdom #bird #chickenOnTheGrill #cookout #gasGrill #hawk #Holiday #iphoneography #photography #predator #raptor

The weather held long enough for me to cook dinner on the grill. Jen marinated some chicken and I cooked it. I consulted The Google to know how long to cook it and the suggestion I went with was much too short a time, but I rolled with it and it looks good now.

The whole time I was outside, I had this cat up at the top of a tree eyeing me.

He or she was sitting in that spot when I first went out to turn on the grill, and he or she was still there when I packed up and went back inside about half an hour later.

You could say that he or she was watching me… watching me like a hawk.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/04/watching-me-like-a/

#BackyardWildKingdom #bird #chickenOnTheGrill #cookout #gasGrill #hawk #Holiday #iphoneography #photography #predator #raptor

The weather held long enough for me to cook dinner on the grill. Jen marinated some chicken and I cooked it. I consulted The Google to know how long to cook it and the suggestion I went with was much too short a time, but I rolled with it and it looks good now.

The whole time I was outside, I had this cat up at the top of a tree eyeing me.

He or she was sitting in that spot when I first went out to turn on the grill, and he or she was still there when I packed up and went back inside about half an hour later.

You could say that he or she was watching me… watching me like a hawk.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/04/watching-me-like-a/

#BackyardWildKingdom #bird #chickenOnTheGrill #cookout #gasGrill #hawk #Holiday #iphoneography #photography #predator #raptor

The weather held long enough for me to cook dinner on the grill. Jen marinated some chicken and I cooked it. I consulted The Google to know how long to cook it and the suggestion I went with was much too short a time, but I rolled with it and it looks good now.

The whole time I was outside, I had this cat up at the top of a tree eyeing me.

He or she was sitting in that spot when I first went out to turn on the grill, and he or she was still there when I packed up and went back inside about half an hour later.

You could say that he or she was watching me… watching me like a hawk.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/04/watching-me-like-a/

#iphoneography #photography #Holiday #BackyardWildKingdom #hawk #bird #cookout #gasGrill #predator #raptor #chickenOnTheGrill

The weather held long enough for me to cook dinner on the grill. Jen marinated some chicken and I cooked it. I consulted The Google to know how long to cook it and the suggestion I went with was much too short a time, but I rolled with it and it looks good now.

The whole time I was outside, I had this cat up at the top of a tree eyeing me.

He or she was sitting in that spot when I first went out to turn on the grill, and he or she was still there when I packed up and went back inside about half an hour later.

You could say that he or she was watching me… watching me like a hawk.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/04/watching-me-like-a/

#iphoneography #photography #Holiday #BackyardWildKingdom #hawk #bird #cookout #gasGrill #predator #raptor #chickenOnTheGrill

I moved the squirrel baffle higher up on the bird feeder pole. Let’s hope that stops the little bastards from getting to the bird feeders. I’ve seen a squirrel get past the baffle four times, but I have never actually caught them in the act to see how they are getting around it. I am hoping it was just too close to the ground and they could somehow jump over it. We’ll see.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/02/squirrels-suck/

#BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrelsSuck

I moved the squirrel baffle higher up on the bird feeder pole. Let’s hope that stops the little bastards from getting to the bird feeders. I’ve seen a squirrel get past the baffle four times, but I have never actually caught them in the act to see how they are getting around it. I am hoping it was just too close to the ground and they could somehow jump over it. We’ll see.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/02/squirrels-suck/

#BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrelsSuck

I moved the squirrel baffle higher up on the bird feeder pole. Let’s hope that stops the little bastards from getting to the bird feeders. I’ve seen a squirrel get past the baffle four times, but I have never actually caught them in the act to see how they are getting around it. I am hoping it was just too close to the ground and they could somehow jump over it. We’ll see.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/02/squirrels-suck/

#BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrelsSuck

I moved the squirrel baffle higher up on the bird feeder pole. Let’s hope that stops the little bastards from getting to the bird feeders. I’ve seen a squirrel get past the baffle four times, but I have never actually caught them in the act to see how they are getting around it. I am hoping it was just too close to the ground and they could somehow jump over it. We’ll see.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/02/squirrels-suck/

#BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrelsSuck

I moved the squirrel baffle higher up on the bird feeder pole. Let’s hope that stops the little bastards from getting to the bird feeders. I’ve seen a squirrel get past the baffle four times, but I have never actually caught them in the act to see how they are getting around it. I am hoping it was just too close to the ground and they could somehow jump over it. We’ll see.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/02/squirrels-suck/

#BackyardWildKingdom #birdFeeder #iphoneography #photography #squirrelsSuck

I just ate lunch. I’m wrapping up my lunch break with a little brain dump.

One of the worst parts of the whole gastric bypass post-op/lifetime recovery is that after I eat I have to wait 60 minutes before I can take a drink. It’s been two minutes since I finished eating and I am dying for a glass of water right now. It’s going to be a long hour, kids. A long hour indeed.

One of the bird feeders I filled this morning is 2/3 empty right now. It’s been six hours. Calm down, birds. You’re going to be as fat as I used to be and you’re going to need stomach surgery like I did. You try flying when you weigh 452 pounds. I bet you can’t do it.

The next scheduled band practice is Sunday. I don’t know what we’re planning on focusing on, but I don’t care. I want to play loud. I haven’t played at all since the last practice, three weeks ago, because I am conducting a creativity experiment. Also because I am lazy, but the experiment is a thing. The 50 songs in 90 days challenge thingie starts next week (on the 4th of July). The last few years I have worked on some sort of writing/recording project just prior to the start of the 50/90. This year I wanted to avoid any attempts at writing anything in the hopes that maybe my hypothetical creativity reserve tank would fill itself up during the break. I don’t know if that’s a thing or not or is it just something I made up out of laziness. We’ll find out starting next Thursday, I guess.

The weather forecast at the ocean at sunrise tomorrow looks good. I was thinking of taking a camera or two to the coast and grabbing some sunrise shots. I mentioned it on threads and someone I don’t know in the real world sort of invited himself to join me… and now I don’t wanna go. No. No social interactions, please. Pretty please. I just want to be left alone, thank you. I’ll probably stay home and watch the blue jays inhale the bird seed at an alarming rate.

Hey, check it out. Next week is a four day work week thanks to the holiday on the 4th of July. The week after that is a three day week because I took two days off to celebrate my 20th work anniversary. One of those days will see me out shooting photos somewhere. The ocean, around my town, Boston… all of the above? I need to find more lighthouses. The one on Plum Island is the closest, but it’s kinda boring. It’s not even on the water. I’ll figure something out.

Uh oh… when I went to my Flickr account to grab the above photo I think I discovered that they have rewritten the album pages and I don’t think I like it. Sure, I have only spent about three seconds looking at it, but first impression is… uh oh.

Okay, back to work with you, Robert. 2.5ish hours left in the work week.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/28/random-thoughts-on-a-friday-lunch-break/

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I just ate lunch. I’m wrapping up my lunch break with a little brain dump.

One of the worst parts of the whole gastric bypass post-op/lifetime recovery is that after I eat I have to wait 60 minutes before I can take a drink. It’s been two minutes since I finished eating and I am dying for a glass of water right now. It’s going to be a long hour, kids. A long hour indeed.

One of the bird feeders I filled this morning is 2/3 empty right now. It’s been six hours. Calm down, birds. You’re going to be as fat as I used to be and you’re going to need stomach surgery like I did. You try flying when you weigh 452 pounds. I bet you can’t do it.

The next scheduled band practice is Sunday. I don’t know what we’re planning on focusing on, but I don’t care. I want to play loud. I haven’t played at all since the last practice, three weeks ago, because I am conducting a creativity experiment. Also because I am lazy, but the experiment is a thing. The 50 songs in 90 days challenge thingie starts next week (on the 4th of July). The last few years I have worked on some sort of writing/recording project just prior to the start of the 50/90. This year I wanted to avoid any attempts at writing anything in the hopes that maybe my hypothetical creativity reserve tank would fill itself up during the break. I don’t know if that’s a thing or not or is it just something I made up out of laziness. We’ll find out starting next Thursday, I guess.

The weather forecast at the ocean at sunrise tomorrow looks good. I was thinking of taking a camera or two to the coast and grabbing some sunrise shots. I mentioned it on threads and someone I don’t know in the real world sort of invited himself to join me… and now I don’t wanna go. No. No social interactions, please. Pretty please. I just want to be left alone, thank you. I’ll probably stay home and watch the blue jays inhale the bird seed at an alarming rate.

Hey, check it out. Next week is a four day work week thanks to the holiday on the 4th of July. The week after that is a three day week because I took two days off to celebrate my 20th work anniversary. One of those days will see me out shooting photos somewhere. The ocean, around my town, Boston… all of the above? I need to find more lighthouses. The one on Plum Island is the closest, but it’s kinda boring. It’s not even on the water. I’ll figure something out.

Uh oh… when I went to my Flickr account to grab the above photo I think I discovered that they have rewritten the album pages and I don’t think I like it. Sure, I have only spent about three seconds looking at it, but first impression is… uh oh.

Okay, back to work with you, Robert. 2.5ish hours left in the work week.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/28/random-thoughts-on-a-friday-lunch-break/

#5090Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #BandPractice #birdFeeder #birds #CoverBand #filmPhotograohy #Flickr #health #introvert #kodakPortra800 #lighthouse #lizardfish #Music #Ocean #Pentax #PentaxK1000

I just ate lunch. I’m wrapping up my lunch break with a little brain dump.

One of the worst parts of the whole gastric bypass post-op/lifetime recovery is that after I eat I have to wait 60 minutes before I can take a drink. It’s been two minutes since I finished eating and I am dying for a glass of water right now. It’s going to be a long hour, kids. A long hour indeed.

One of the bird feeders I filled this morning is 2/3 empty right now. It’s been six hours. Calm down, birds. You’re going to be as fat as I used to be and you’re going to need stomach surgery like I did. You try flying when you weigh 452 pounds. I bet you can’t do it.

The next scheduled band practice is Sunday. I don’t know what we’re planning on focusing on, but I don’t care. I want to play loud. I haven’t played at all since the last practice, three weeks ago, because I am conducting a creativity experiment. Also because I am lazy, but the experiment is a thing. The 50 songs in 90 days challenge thingie starts next week (on the 4th of July). The last few years I have worked on some sort of writing/recording project just prior to the start of the 50/90. This year I wanted to avoid any attempts at writing anything in the hopes that maybe my hypothetical creativity reserve tank would fill itself up during the break. I don’t know if that’s a thing or not or is it just something I made up out of laziness. We’ll find out starting next Thursday, I guess.

The weather forecast at the ocean at sunrise tomorrow looks good. I was thinking of taking a camera or two to the coast and grabbing some sunrise shots. I mentioned it on threads and someone I don’t know in the real world sort of invited himself to join me… and now I don’t wanna go. No. No social interactions, please. Pretty please. I just want to be left alone, thank you. I’ll probably stay home and watch the blue jays inhale the bird seed at an alarming rate.

Hey, check it out. Next week is a four day work week thanks to the holiday on the 4th of July. The week after that is a three day week because I took two days off to celebrate my 20th work anniversary. One of those days will see me out shooting photos somewhere. The ocean, around my town, Boston… all of the above? I need to find more lighthouses. The one on Plum Island is the closest, but it’s kinda boring. It’s not even on the water. I’ll figure something out.

Uh oh… when I went to my Flickr account to grab the above photo I think I discovered that they have rewritten the album pages and I don’t think I like it. Sure, I have only spent about three seconds looking at it, but first impression is… uh oh.

Okay, back to work with you, Robert. 2.5ish hours left in the work week.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/28/random-thoughts-on-a-friday-lunch-break/

#5090Challenge #BackyardWildKingdom #BandPractice #birdFeeder #birds #CoverBand #filmPhotograohy #Flickr #health #introvert #kodakPortra800 #lighthouse #lizardfish #Music #Ocean #Pentax #PentaxK1000

I just ate lunch. I’m wrapping up my lunch break with a little brain dump.

One of the worst parts of the whole gastric bypass post-op/lifetime recovery is that after I eat I have to wait 60 minutes before I can take a drink. It’s been two minutes since I finished eating and I am dying for a glass of water right now. It’s going to be a long hour, kids. A long hour indeed.

One of the bird feeders I filled this morning is 2/3 empty right now. It’s been six hours. Calm down, birds. You’re going to be as fat as I used to be and you’re going to need stomach surgery like I did. You try flying when you weigh 452 pounds. I bet you can’t do it.

The next scheduled band practice is Sunday. I don’t know what we’re planning on focusing on, but I don’t care. I want to play loud. I haven’t played at all since the last practice, three weeks ago, because I am conducting a creativity experiment. Also because I am lazy, but the experiment is a thing. The 50 songs in 90 days challenge thingie starts next week (on the 4th of July). The last few years I have worked on some sort of writing/recording project just prior to the start of the 50/90. This year I wanted to avoid any attempts at writing anything in the hopes that maybe my hypothetical creativity reserve tank would fill itself up during the break. I don’t know if that’s a thing or not or is it just something I made up out of laziness. We’ll find out starting next Thursday, I guess.

The weather forecast at the ocean at sunrise tomorrow looks good. I was thinking of taking a camera or two to the coast and grabbing some sunrise shots. I mentioned it on threads and someone I don’t know in the real world sort of invited himself to join me… and now I don’t wanna go. No. No social interactions, please. Pretty please. I just want to be left alone, thank you. I’ll probably stay home and watch the blue jays inhale the bird seed at an alarming rate.

Hey, check it out. Next week is a four day work week thanks to the holiday on the 4th of July. The week after that is a three day week because I took two days off to celebrate my 20th work anniversary. One of those days will see me out shooting photos somewhere. The ocean, around my town, Boston… all of the above? I need to find more lighthouses. The one on Plum Island is the closest, but it’s kinda boring. It’s not even on the water. I’ll figure something out.

Uh oh… when I went to my Flickr account to grab the above photo I think I discovered that they have rewritten the album pages and I don’t think I like it. Sure, I have only spent about three seconds looking at it, but first impression is… uh oh.

Okay, back to work with you, Robert. 2.5ish hours left in the work week.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/28/random-thoughts-on-a-friday-lunch-break/

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I just ate lunch. I’m wrapping up my lunch break with a little brain dump.

One of the worst parts of the whole gastric bypass post-op/lifetime recovery is that after I eat I have to wait 60 minutes before I can take a drink. It’s been two minutes since I finished eating and I am dying for a glass of water right now. It’s going to be a long hour, kids. A long hour indeed.

One of the bird feeders I filled this morning is 2/3 empty right now. It’s been six hours. Calm down, birds. You’re going to be as fat as I used to be and you’re going to need stomach surgery like I did. You try flying when you weigh 452 pounds. I bet you can’t do it.

The next scheduled band practice is Sunday. I don’t know what we’re planning on focusing on, but I don’t care. I want to play loud. I haven’t played at all since the last practice, three weeks ago, because I am conducting a creativity experiment. Also because I am lazy, but the experiment is a thing. The 50 songs in 90 days challenge thingie starts next week (on the 4th of July). The last few years I have worked on some sort of writing/recording project just prior to the start of the 50/90. This year I wanted to avoid any attempts at writing anything in the hopes that maybe my hypothetical creativity reserve tank would fill itself up during the break. I don’t know if that’s a thing or not or is it just something I made up out of laziness. We’ll find out starting next Thursday, I guess.

The weather forecast at the ocean at sunrise tomorrow looks good. I was thinking of taking a camera or two to the coast and grabbing some sunrise shots. I mentioned it on threads and someone I don’t know in the real world sort of invited himself to join me… and now I don’t wanna go. No. No social interactions, please. Pretty please. I just want to be left alone, thank you. I’ll probably stay home and watch the blue jays inhale the bird seed at an alarming rate.

Hey, check it out. Next week is a four day work week thanks to the holiday on the 4th of July. The week after that is a three day week because I took two days off to celebrate my 20th work anniversary. One of those days will see me out shooting photos somewhere. The ocean, around my town, Boston… all of the above? I need to find more lighthouses. The one on Plum Island is the closest, but it’s kinda boring. It’s not even on the water. I’ll figure something out.

Uh oh… when I went to my Flickr account to grab the above photo I think I discovered that they have rewritten the album pages and I don’t think I like it. Sure, I have only spent about three seconds looking at it, but first impression is… uh oh.

Okay, back to work with you, Robert. 2.5ish hours left in the work week.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/28/random-thoughts-on-a-friday-lunch-break/

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This time it was a chipmunk.

The hawk came back! Or, a different hawk came around. Whichever it was, I was sitting at my desk eating some lunch (a little Purdue chicken patty and a handful of frozen French fries, all heated up in the air fryer) and I heard another bang outside of my window. I looked out and there was the/a Red Tail Hawk. It was holding what was left of a chipmunk. I couldn’t see it clearly through the dirty window screen and with my reading glasses on, but I could see it well enough to notice that a big strip of the little rodent had been removed. Ouch town, population Alvin/Simon/Theodore. There will be no hoola hoop for xmas this year. Yikes!

The hawk sat on the grass in front of my window for just a second or two and then flew off. See you later, bro.

Such violence. Such brutality on display. Hawks are freakin’ awesome!

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/27/backyard-violence-redux/

#backyard #backyardViolence #BackyardWildKingdom #hawk #hunt #lunch #redTailHawk #violence

This time it was a chipmunk.

The hawk came back! Or, a different hawk came around. Whichever it was, I was sitting at my desk eating some lunch (a little Purdue chicken patty and a handful of frozen French fries, all heated up in the air fryer) and I heard another bang outside of my window. I looked out and there was the/a Red Tail Hawk. It was holding what was left of a chipmunk. I couldn’t see it clearly through the dirty window screen and with my reading glasses on, but I could see it well enough to notice that a big strip of the little rodent had been removed. Ouch town, population Alvin/Simon/Theodore. There will be no hoola hoop for xmas this year. Yikes!

The hawk sat on the grass in front of my window for just a second or two and then flew off. See you later, bro.

Such violence. Such brutality on display. Hawks are freakin’ awesome!

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/27/backyard-violence-redux/

#backyard #backyardViolence #BackyardWildKingdom #hawk #hunt #lunch #redTailHawk #violence

I just saw some backyard wild kingdom violence. Well… it was mostly over by the time I looked outside, but I saw a little of the aftermath.

I have the window open in my home office room. I heard a bang outside followed by lots of angry bird noise. I looked outside and…

…right in front of my window was a hawk standing on the ground eating a fresh kill. I think the fresh kill was a sparrow. It was tough to say. I thought maybe a chipmunk at first but it was definitely a small bird. I reached for my phone to take a picture but the hawk and it’s lunch flew away into the woods.

I guess we’ll have to settle for a cat photo as my photo a day shot.

This was taken before the murder. Robin had left by the time the horror went down.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/27/backyard-violence/

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