Project of the Day
Middle Granddaughter has been going to spiff up my herbs and spices for awhile now. Yesterday she was off school, so that was the project of the day. I love how they look - all the bottles are alike and the colors are so warm and earthy. Nice.There was a white bird flitting around the neighborhood yesterday and today. It isn't unusual to see sea gulls here, but this had us stumped. It had some black on the tips of its wings and a little rusty color on its underside. When it came close, it was obvious that it's a robin. Of course I googled it and found pictures of robins that looked just like it. Apparently it has a condition called leucism. That means it is missing some pigment in some feathers. It's not an albino. So - there is my science lesson of the day. If you aren't completely bored to death yet, and would like to know more and see a picture of a leucistic American robin, here you go.
For some reason, I keep thinking "the white bird flies at midnight". Is that from a movie or something - I can see someone like Peter Sellers or Leslie Nielsen saying it. Where did I get that?
The racoons were looking in the bedroom window in the wee hours of the morning. I wish they wouldn't do that.
