Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Word of the Day

Posted on January 12, 2018 by kimerer_brian

The word of the day is…. “LITHOPS” A lithops is  a little desert plant, also called a “Living Stone”, that looks like this; … or like this…. They don’t do much. They just sort of sit there looking like rocks … Continue reading →

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Chickadees

Posted on January 4, 2018 by kimerer_brian

The Chickadees were back at their house today to check it out. The two of them come by occasionally during the Winter and take a look. They never go in, but they poke their heads in and look around…. and … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on October 20, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I usually don’t do book reviews on this blog. But this book was such a shocker that I thought I would pass it on. If you had told me a month ago that I would read a laugh-out-loud book about … Continue reading →

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Dees and Wrens

Posted on August 28, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Last Spring we had two pairs of birds staying in our birdhouses, one pair of Chickadees and one pair of Wrens. As it turns out, those two types of birds have different nesting habits. So I thought I would post … Continue reading →

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Back From Maine

Posted on June 18, 2017 by kimerer_brian

We just got back from another vacation in Maine. It was a good trip, with the usual strange glitches…. for example the surprise side trip to Rio. Here is the story behind the Rio trip. One night, I woke up in … Continue reading →

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Trap!

Posted on May 30, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Remember the cute little bunny in my previous post? You know, the one who was rumored to have been eating the flowers? This guy. Well, somebody said the word “Trap“, and this image immediately popped into my head. But then, … Continue reading →

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Really Old Car

Posted on May 21, 2017 by kimerer_brian

I went out to the garage to put the new charger for the new phones in the car. I decided to try the charger in the accessory port to see if it would work. Hunh? Wazzat? Yikes. It’s like new … Continue reading →

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Another Seuss Plant

Posted on May 3, 2017 by kimerer_brian

We have another Dr. Seuss® plant blooming. At least this one doesn’t smell like rotting flesh.

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22 Years

Posted on April 12, 2017 by kimerer_brian

Wow! 22 years! That went by fast. That’s how long those LED light bulbs are supposed to last. However… today we had one literally fall apart while we were using it. The bulb was in this desk lamp. I turned … Continue reading →

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Fox in the Henhouse

Posted on April 2, 2017 by kimerer_brian

We don’t have a henhouse, but apparently we do have the fox. This guy showed up early in the morning and was poking around the house, probably looking for breakfast. The crappy, double-exposed photo is because I took it through the … Continue reading →

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