What's Hot
A'o (Newell's Shearwaters). It's fallout season for the birds Nick studies, which means the young chicks leaving their burrows high up on the mountains are ending up confused by the light, and subsequently crash onto the ground where they are easy prey for cats, dogs or car strikes. Today was the Shearwater release, this (now annual) event is where some of the fallen birds who have been rehabilitated get released by local school children with a Hawaiian blessing for their future. We watched 6 of these endangered chicks successfully release from Lydgate Beach park this morning. A Chum approved event, he lifted his hand and hooted after each one took flight.
Pumpkin Bread. A pal in California sent us a lovely fall care package complete with the most freaking-delicious-cinnamon-spice-pumpkin bread mix in the whole entire world. We baked it for dinner two nights ago and I think it lasted less than 12 hours before being reduced to a crumby pile.
Teeth. Chum is finally sprouting a wee upper tooth.
Running. Chum doesn't walk, he runs. It is a haphazard, face-planting exercise executed with great gusto many times a day.
Hair cuts. Nick's mullet is gone...hurray.
What's Not Hot
Orange seeds on the carpet. Choking hazard dad!
Furloughs. State government now laying off more people, grrr.
Sleep deprivation. Spending many late nights up this week. Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble...
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That Cinnamon-Spice-Pumpkin Bread! YUM - I am always thinking of food!
ReplyDeleteThe bird release sounds awesome.
ReplyDeleteHope you get some more sleep this week Lea. xx
I am hearing you with the sleep deprivation. Hope it gets much better soon
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