My glasses broke at the bridge Friday morning. I fashioned a temporary repair out of aluminum flashing bent into a tube, filled with Gorilla glue, and darkened with a Sharpie (Lis said “Of course you did”), which got me through the day.
Closeup: Praying mantis
Lis brought home a praying mantis from work today! They found it in the museum, and Lis figured our garden would be a better spot. Here it is guarding our basil plants — maybe it will catch whatever’s been eating them.
Extreme closeup: floor
We’re getting our floors redone; they got the sanding and first coat done today. When a woodworker says a water-based finish “raises the grain” of a piece of wood, this is what he means: it swells the different components of the wood structure differently, leaving a rough texture.
Parker’s vacation
We are having our floors redone, so Parker is staying with Lis’s mom. He looks like he’s settling in just fine.
Dry
Hydrangea is a plant that is adapted to grow in sandy soil — that is, tolerates dry conditions fairly well. When hydrangea plants look like this, you know we need rain!
And yes, I watered them.
Spider
Lis and I went to Arnold Arboretum today. We saw lots of trees and shrubs, and that was cool and all, but we also got to watch a spider catch and kill a caterpillar many times her own size. Now that’s cool!
Hot Parker
Pet him and see… he’s a kitty who’s a hundred and three…
Straw wrapper
Lis is usually the one to play with a straw wrapper in a restaurant as we wait for dinner. This evening, it was my turn.
Leftovers
My favorite kind of leftovers: pie!
Lobster
It’s the rare 3-clawed lobstah!
(not really. I just stuck another claw underneath.)