This photo didn’t come out as well as I had hoped. Should have used the big camera.
What we’re looking at is the blue flame & glowing red element of the broiler, browning tonight’s dinner, shepard’s pie. It was much more colorful & impressive in person.
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Siberian squill are similar to snowdrops — probably some relative — but bloom somehwat later. If you zoom in on this picture you can also (barely) see that their pollen is blue too!
Their seed pods are evidently attractive to animals, because they’re appearing in a lot of places we never planted them.
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When we started to show the house, we were amazed at how well this stuff worked to calm down our kitties, especially Winnie.
It is a synthetic version of the pheromone that cats produce from their facial scent glands — the ones they use to mark stuff that they like. So this scent makes them feel at ease, which they will definitely need in the new house. Our sellers have agreed to set these up for us before we move in. With luck, this will make their transition to their new home easier.
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There’s an automated external defibrillator at my work now, waiting to be installed.
Presumably, training will follow. I hope we never have to use it.