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The gull chicks on the roof have grown quite a bit since the last time I posted. The chicks are wandering farther from the nest, exploring the rest of the roof while the parents stand nearby. They are strengthening their wings, such as they are at this point, by flapping them about and jumping up on the roof ledge. It’s really fun to watch them.

we had a special visitor at work today–one of the  African penguins from our neighbors at the Aquarium. His name is Roast Beef.  I really really wish I were making that up.

yes, you too can make a wolf puppet! All you need is a mop head, gardening glove, some foam and a bit of fabric.

when I got off the train and came around the corner to the walkway that leads to the parking lot, I startled this little bunny.

like I’m going to walk through these plaster and paper tress and say “oh, it’s just like being in real nature!”

PS.  I got “spoken to” for taking this photo. (This mall is far too pretentious to actually yell at people.) It’s against the rules. It was entirely unclear why.

as happens with cars, my headlights have gotten really hazy and cloudy. Doug got me a headlight restorer kit. You can see what a difference it makes!

want to try something cool? color some water with food coloring–3 or 4 colors is good. take a piece of wax paper, lay it over a white sheet of paper. sprinkle about 10 drops of colored water onto the wax paper. use a straw to blow your dots around.  put the whole set up in a baking sheet if you’re worried about mess.

add some instrumental music in the background, and you’ll be there for hours.

you wouldn’t think that my workplace would have so much in the way of “sensitive material.”  But we do.

on my desk at work. he’s not always upside down though.

There has been a pair of herring gulls nesting on the green roof at work, and at some point over the last few days, the eggs hatched. There are 3 chicks (in the photo, one of them is hiding under mom. or dad. hard to say.) I’m sure I’ll continue to photograph the little grey fuzzballs as they grow and turn into big grey gulls.

it will take a few years for them to come into the adult plumage their parents have, assuming they all make it to adulthood safely.