This morning it was dewy and clear as I went on patrol for gastropods. By the time I was done patrolling, clouds had rolled in and there was no sun at all.
Tut, tut. It looks like rain.
Category Archives: Personal
Snail eradication (day 28).
Twenty years ago today.
Twenty years ago this spring, after finishing my last round of final exams as a college student, I was enjoying a civilized custom called “senior week,” a break of approximately seven days in length between finals and commencement. The campus had largely cleared of students who were not seniors, and suddenly we had time to relax and enjoy our beautiful campus before it was time to move on and become adults (or some close approximation).
One of those afternoons during senior week, I was out on the deck on the roof of my dorm, sunbathing (because 21-year-olds care not about incremental increases in skin cancer risk) and reading Newsweek.
Snail eradication (day 27).
Snail eradication (day 26).
We had another early-morning downpour (today at about 3 AM).
Thus, the half-hour of gastropod hunting was productive.
Garden update: carrot-pulling challenges.
It’s been a long time since I posted a garden update. As we’re on the cusp of summer, there’s a lot to update you on.
And I will, soon.
But today, I wanted to share two reasons carrots are sometimes hard to pull up.
Snail eradication (day 25).
“It’s never going to rain again.”
— Dr. Free-Ride’s better half, contemplating cloudy skies over the last month or so
“Oh yeah?”
— The weather in the vicinity of Casa Free-Ride, at approximately 4:45 AM today
It was not a torrential downpour, but there was a good, hard rain for 15 to 20 minutes early this morning, and from the looks of things there might have been a drizzle for some time after that.
You can guess what this did for this morning’s gastropod foray.
Postcards from the Maker Faire.
On Saturday, the Free-Ride family went to the Maker Faire.
The place was abuzz with things to do and see and hear (and taste and feel), so we’ll just give you the snapshot.
Snail eradication (day 24).
This morning’s conditions were more of the same — overcast and dry.
There were no gastropods in evidence.
Snail eradication (day 23).
Another overcast, cool, and dry morning today.