Those are some fantastic close ups. They would make some great postcards--oh wait, we have text messages and facebook now ;-)

It actually does look attractive--not at all like those nasty common house flies.

Sounds like a great day on the job!

That looks like a lovely place to live. Quite a contrast to the concrete jungle that I live in.

Glad you could address the bullying. I'm curious about the problem-based approach to school. That seems much better than the current US approach of teaching to the test.

Wonderful photos. I always enjoy seeing your wildlife shots.

That is a lovely birdhouse.

Somehow knowing that you are right here, doesn't free up the time for me to weight train. Bad me.

I'd try the sauce for sure! Our jalepno plant died midway through summer this year and I was very disappointed. I was making pico every other day for some time.

When I saw the closeup I thought it was a very very steep road. Took me a moment to realize what was really going on. Hard to imagine waiting 20 minutes for a boat to pass under.

Sounds and looks like a nice time. Reminds me of our Ren Fests.

Wait a minute, how did we go from forks to ARs ;-)

I like it... you made me click and read your post, so that's good.

Another nice "photo" walk.

Unfortunately, I see this sort of thing in the US as well. Houston has many places like this, with many much worse. All along the highways you see trash. Under the highways you see trash. Go to Texas Gulf

Yes, walnuts, but also almonds, pecans, cashews, peanuts... I guess just about any nut is good in my book. I find it a bit better if they are still in the shells, because otherwise I eat too many.

What explains the end of bidbots? I followed HF20 in detail, but after that I kind of gave up. I read a bit about HF21, but in the end I believe that the rules need to be set up to reward truly high quality

Do you find that you remember most dreams? I tend to be left only with vague impressions, then some make an impact on me that lasts a bit, just as you describe.

I am always amazed to see art in the making. I can't even tell which end of the marker marks ;-)

Nice photos. Spiders still give me the creeps though.