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Bird stuff
Some cheer from Casa de Davis. ( photos follow )
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Something Different
The world is horrible today. Have some owls (link goes to my Instagram, scroll for all four photos). Owls courtesy of Emily.
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And Again
The USGS page is overwhelmed, but, to sum it up, 8:21 PM tonight, 6.9 magnitude quake, Searles Valley. Technically it's an aftershock of the one yesterday, but it felt bigger even here, and indeed it was.
Shadow slept through the whole thing, but the humans are pretty freaked.
It's been upgraded again, back to the original magnitude of 7.1. So the one yesterday is now considered a foreshock. And it was about 10 miles further north in the same area. This one was felt in Las Vegas.
Shadow slept through the whole thing, but the humans are pretty freaked.
It's been upgraded again, back to the original magnitude of 7.1. So the one yesterday is now considered a foreshock. And it was about 10 miles further north in the same area. This one was felt in Las Vegas.
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Rocking & Rolling 4th
Well, that was interesting. At 10:33, there was an earthquake which was felt all over southern California. It was a 6.4 in Searles Valley, which is up in Kern County, about 164 miles from Brea. We got long rolling waves, which was very disconcerting. Everything rattled and a lot of things like hanging suncatchers kept swinging for a long time, but I've found no damage so far.
We're watching the local news. Nobody's managed to get to Ridgecrest yet, but a lot of people in LA and Orange County were shaken.
Update: There are reports of structure fires and power lines down in Ridgecrest, 11 miles from the epicenter. Dr Lucy Jones of CalTech says this is the strongest quake to hit southern California since 1999.
We're watching the local news. Nobody's managed to get to Ridgecrest yet, but a lot of people in LA and Orange County were shaken.
Update: There are reports of structure fires and power lines down in Ridgecrest, 11 miles from the epicenter. Dr Lucy Jones of CalTech says this is the strongest quake to hit southern California since 1999.
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Orioles
Emily's updated her blog with a nest of orioles. http://emilyd47.blogspot.com/2019/05/oriole-nest.html
Squirrel!
Paul bought a new bag of black oil sunflower seeds. Paul opened the bag to refill the feeder. Paul went off to sit in the back yard, and left the open bag in the patio. Someone found it. Paul: I didn't think they'd find it that quickly. ( Fierce Bad Squirrel )
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Red-shouldered Hawk
A new post from Emily's blog (sorry, too melted for fancy formats):
https://emilyd47.blogspot.com/2018/07/red-shouldered-hawk.html
https://emilyd47.blogspot.com/2018/07/red-shouldered-hawk.html
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Midweek
Shadow has been to the vet for her fasting blood work. She was Not Happy being kept in and not fed, but she was pretty well-behaved about the whole thing. Of course when I got her home, she had to go out and in all the doors, just to make sure, but that's only fair. She's a good old cat.
Oh, just as I was pulling up to the house, a little birdy landed in the gutter in front of my car so I got a really good look at it. I have now seen a male pin-tailed whydah! They're an invasive species here, but rare, and since they lay their eggs in the nests of another invasive species, nobody's too worried. Cute little thing he was, too. Of course I emailed Emily.
Other usefuls slayage: I finished the drawn-threadwork tote bag and I'm cleaning up after. I haven't decided what to tackle next; I might just take down the vision board thingy. I've been meaning to rework it, and right now it isn't too hard to reach. Then maybe I'll do a few more silly decorative things around the studio, like hang the strands of bead curtain (glow-in-the-dark stars, yet) I scrounged from Kitty.
I need a quiet day to make lists and think about what I want and need to do. Tomorrow is looking good. Paul's got a lunch date with some of his old co-workers, so it'll be pretty quiet around here.
But now it's time for my evening pills and dinner plans. Later, gators.
Oh, just as I was pulling up to the house, a little birdy landed in the gutter in front of my car so I got a really good look at it. I have now seen a male pin-tailed whydah! They're an invasive species here, but rare, and since they lay their eggs in the nests of another invasive species, nobody's too worried. Cute little thing he was, too. Of course I emailed Emily.
Other usefuls slayage: I finished the drawn-threadwork tote bag and I'm cleaning up after. I haven't decided what to tackle next; I might just take down the vision board thingy. I've been meaning to rework it, and right now it isn't too hard to reach. Then maybe I'll do a few more silly decorative things around the studio, like hang the strands of bead curtain (glow-in-the-dark stars, yet) I scrounged from Kitty.
I need a quiet day to make lists and think about what I want and need to do. Tomorrow is looking good. Paul's got a lunch date with some of his old co-workers, so it'll be pretty quiet around here.
But now it's time for my evening pills and dinner plans. Later, gators.
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Mockingbirdlings!
I tracked down the mockingbird nest. Turns out it's in a rubber tree (or something like that) just on the other side of the fence off our north side. Which explains why the mockers have been scolding anyone who walks that way to get to the backyard.
After a lot of attempts, I got one photo of baby beaks. There are two visible, but there may be three babies; they were all moving so it was hard to tell for sure. Edit: Probably just two, moving very fast.
I saw one sitting up and preening, and they are at the downy grey stage, so fledging in a week or two, I'd guess.
( Anyway, baby birds. )
After a lot of attempts, I got one photo of baby beaks. There are two visible, but there may be three babies; they were all moving so it was hard to tell for sure. Edit: Probably just two, moving very fast.
I saw one sitting up and preening, and they are at the downy grey stage, so fledging in a week or two, I'd guess.
( Anyway, baby birds. )
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Little Garden Visitor
There are fairies at the bottom of my garden... ( And this one is green and buggy )
A Rare Bird
Or, at least, a first for Emily. Also a test of the Dreamwidth photo hosting and of a photo editing app I just added to Nixie. ( bird! )
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More Birds
The news is horrible, so, a small distraction. More birds from Emily. ( Birds! )
Sky Kitten The Third
Emily spotted a third owlet, who(ooo) was being pestered by a raven. The owlet ended up on the ground for a bit, but she thinks it got back up the tree while she was away. ( Whole lotta owl )
Sky Kittens!
I came home to an email from Emily with the above subject. There are baby owls on campus. Baby great horned owls. She is a good daughter, she sent photos. I am ded from teh cutes. ( warning, cute overload )
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Owl!
Emily saw a great horned owl at college, and kindly gave me permission to share photos. Just FYI, she has an excellent zoom lens on her camera; she was not up close even though it looks that way.
So: ( Big Owl on Campus )
So: ( Big Owl on Campus )
A Superb Owl
Because it's Superb Owl Sunday, and I just remembered, here is a very superb burrowing owl. Courtesy of Emily, from the San Diego River:
Hoot hoot!
Hoot hoot!
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Look at the birdie
I am stressed beyond the telling of it, so - I'm going to post some photos from a few days ago. One afternoon, Emily spotted a red-shouldered hawk, hanging out on a telephone pole just across the street. I took a few photos. ( Who's a pretty birdie, then? )
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The Morning After, or, Rock and Roll Hangover
Saturday morning, and I did not sleep much at all. At 5:30, I decided that since it was cat-feeding time anyway, and I was wide awake, I might as well get up. The cats are alternating between eating and begging for OUT. Since it's dark outside, OUT is definitely Not On.
I am trying to decide what to sort first - the jewelry boxes that walked off the shelf in the bedroom, or the studio. The jewelry boxes, which are of the tall with a rotating earring carousel sort, were upside down in a basket of mending. So no broken glass, but lots of earrings mixed in with the mending. That's probably more of a pottering with Car Talk project. The stuff in the studio, well, I guess I'll start by picking things up off the floor, then see what broke on the shelves, then decide what gets put back up and what doesn't. Too much, I think I'll start by making lists.
I had the local Eyewitless News on for a bit. Looks like there's some serious damage in Fullerton, apartments red-tagged and water mains broken, and of course lots of shots through glass doors of stores with exploded shelves in La Habra. I wonder if the paper is here yet? It's late, which is not surprising, as I think our delivery people live in La Habra. I do hope they're okay.
It's going to be a long day, but at least we aren't hurt, and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the house, although we'll know more when it's light.
By the way, Earthquake Weather? No such thing. Earthquake Weather My Arse.
I am trying to decide what to sort first - the jewelry boxes that walked off the shelf in the bedroom, or the studio. The jewelry boxes, which are of the tall with a rotating earring carousel sort, were upside down in a basket of mending. So no broken glass, but lots of earrings mixed in with the mending. That's probably more of a pottering with Car Talk project. The stuff in the studio, well, I guess I'll start by picking things up off the floor, then see what broke on the shelves, then decide what gets put back up and what doesn't. Too much, I think I'll start by making lists.
I had the local Eyewitless News on for a bit. Looks like there's some serious damage in Fullerton, apartments red-tagged and water mains broken, and of course lots of shots through glass doors of stores with exploded shelves in La Habra. I wonder if the paper is here yet? It's late, which is not surprising, as I think our delivery people live in La Habra. I do hope they're okay.
It's going to be a long day, but at least we aren't hurt, and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the house, although we'll know more when it's light.
By the way, Earthquake Weather? No such thing. Earthquake Weather My Arse.
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More!
That 3.6? That was a foreshock. We just got a 5.1, followed shortly by another 3.6. Also a bunch of little wee ones, but we don't count those.
So far, we have a bunch of broken wineglasses and small bric-a-brac and lots of things on the floor. I'll be digging out the epoxy tomorrow. Wineglasses aren't worth it, but the half-doll certainly is. I guess I'd better go check the bedroom and push stuff back onto shelves before we get a encore.
I don't think I'll be going out tomorrow...
So far, we have a bunch of broken wineglasses and small bric-a-brac and lots of things on the floor. I'll be digging out the epoxy tomorrow. Wineglasses aren't worth it, but the half-doll certainly is. I guess I'd better go check the bedroom and push stuff back onto shelves before we get a encore.
I don't think I'll be going out tomorrow...