Welcome to Audubon

I have a serious embarrassing secret- most of the pics on my phone are of my cats and other random animals in my backyard. A lovely snow day yesterday provided the backdrop for the iPhone-Audubon-eqsue photos (I only say that because I got to plant my buttocks firmly in the couch under many blankets and not go to work).

Look how fat my boy is. He got a big ol' booty.

The birds were outta control yesterday. There were no less than 5 or 6 at the feeder all day.

I feel so accomplished too.  I caught up on True Detective, watched Dallas Buyers Club, and finally started Scandal (where have I been- that show is great).  I also got in some really great online informative reading (mostly via Facebook, Gawker, and BuzzFeed). 

Toodle-loo my friends.

LOL Fri

Crazy week for me and I'm so glad it's the weekend! Here are some things that are keeping me LOL'ing. 

 This peanut butter cup squirrel.

This ginormous pan we bought in NYC at a restaurant supply store. It's bigger than we thought.

Silly kitty face close ups (he only has 1 tooth so his lip is curled up sometimes)

I definitely need to link up with Whitney  to get this weekend started! This is what I'm doing all weekend!

A New State

Whenever E and I are on a road trip (like the many 8 hr drives we make to Tennessee) we play games or just start naming states & their capitols & birds & such. We also play what animal would win in a fight to the death (the one we can never agree on is mongoose vs. badger). So here’s my state vs. state fight to the death (I’m doing Maryland- where I’m moving to, Virginia- where I live currently, and Tennessee- where I’m from).

Round 1: Flowers

MD has the black-eyed Susan, VA has the dogwood, & TN has the iris. It's a toughie, but I'm going with the iris. 

 

 WINNER: Tennessee

Round 2: Flags

Wow, Maryland’s flag is major fugs and Virginia’s is a little violent, but Tennessee's is a little boring. I’m going with VA! 

 WINNER: Virginia

Round 3: Birds

MD with the oriole, VA with the cardinal, and TN with the mockingbird. Also a toughie, but since there are 6 other states with the cardinal (played out), I’m going to give it to the Oriole!

 

 WINNER: Maryland

 A three-way tie, now we need a tie-breaker! 

Tie-Breaker: Trees

MD has the white oak, VA has flowering dogwood, and TN has yellow poplar.
Um, no comment, we're still moving, but Maryland better get some things together!

Anyway, I had fun looking this up . If you're interested in your state (or any state)'s stuff go here.
2 days until NYC!

A Happy Happy Joy Joy Friday

I cannot seem to stop reading the horrific details coming out of the Cleveland kidnapping story- I get obsessed with following the news stories and it just makes me sad (except next door hero neighbor Charles Ramsey).

So I've decided I've had enough of reading about these monsters and I'm focusing on happy stuff today. OK, so happy things:
Baby Animals

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My Jokester Husband:

Earlier this week, there was a gas leak in the building next door to mine. Several buildings were evacuated and I thought we might get to go home. (We didn't). I texted E. This is his response. 

Lastly, I'll leave you with a happy little diddy that always gets me feeling good (and ready for the weekend)!

Enjoy the weekend!

For the Love of Birds

It's no secret that I love animals (and lots of animal videos) and I blog about them waaaay too much. 

I especially love birds. I have several (much to my husband's dismay) bird figurines around our apartment. 

If I was going to get a tattoo, I would get a bird. (I was already told that I'm a little old for that- oh well, I'm still scared too, so I guess it's not happening). 

So when a co-worked sent me this video, you can imagine my delight:

 

I am so amazed by animals.

Before this video, crows  were high on my most favorite bird list because of their cunning. They are super smart, like use tools to get food, can remember faces, and much more. 

Please do enjoy some of my Audobon-esque photos I have taken over the years: 

Bird friend from my recent trip to the Bahamas.

A birds nest right outside our door! My little babies :)

 

feeding our feathered friends

Just get me an airbrushed bird shirt to go with all my "i love cats" shizz and I can officially be a crazy old lady.