Doves and Wasps

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Sunday July 10, 2011 · 7:45 PM PDT

2011/07/10 · 19:45

We have a lot of Texas doves here, whitewings some call them. Very common species. In the 13 years I've lived in Carlsbad, they appear to have heavily outcompeted the mourning doves (I'm guessing from the calls, and because I've read some work by a local well-known birder who has written about these doves being so synanthropic).

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Friday July 01, 2011 · 7:40 PM PDT

2011/07/01 · 19:40

As I write this, I wonder; was Godzilla a girl?

Anyway, I'm starting to harvest a few tomatoes now. Below the cryptic Kos devil handprint you go, to read about my adventures in Tomatoland. You do understand they are the fruit of the devil, no?

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Monday June 20, 2011 · 10:49 PM PDT

2011/06/20 · 22:49

Tony came by this evening. Took me awhile to work out that this was Tony, badgering my locked gates, making small noises, finally getting back into his truck parked in front of my house and honking. Miep, Miep, I have something to say; this told me. Well, who are you, pilgrim? I thought, listening to all of this plaintiveness. Finally looked out the dark window on the side. Truck up front. Went out.

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Wednesday June 15, 2011 · 11:35 PM PDT

2011/06/15 · 23:35

Relationships are about give and take. If we can't work that out, as humans, we might as well kill ourselves, in order to get out of the way of the people who understand this.

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Wednesday June 15, 2011 · 10:38 PM PDT

2011/06/15 · 22:38

We're not there yet here, but with highs around 107 for many days, it's likely. I'm just surprised it's taken this long. Big old aquifer up there in the mountains west of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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Monday June 13, 2011 · 8:43 PM PDT

2011/06/13 · 20:43

Carlsbad Cavern National Park got itself a brushfire today, if you can call something that's burned at least a thousand acres a brushfire.

Highs over 100, up to 109, predicted for the next ten days. We're still in it; I'm glad some of the rest of you in this region, are moving out of this one (well, the front is changing, moving away from the more northern regions).

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Tuesday May 31, 2011 · 9:03 PM PDT

2011/05/31 · 21:03

Late and soon.

I'm very tired. This is not a diary.

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Sunday May 29, 2011 · 12:25 AM PDT

2011/05/29 · 00:25

Up in the low 100's over this weekend. That always kind of changes things.

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Tuesday May 10, 2011 · 10:45 PM PDT

2011/05/10 · 22:45

This & that.

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Saturday May 07, 2011 · 4:34 PM PDT

2011/05/07 · 16:34

I am sitting here, with more computer fans on than I am comfortable with. When Fan #3 comes on, I shall go away in fear.

But, meanwhile.

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Sunday May 01, 2011 · 1:19 AM PDT

2011/05/01 · 01:19

Near Freezing Monday Night, 100 on Sunday. That's our current prediction in Carlsbad. Yeah, it's always a little wacky here in May, but this is more than usual.

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Thursday April 28, 2011 · 10:26 PM PDT

2011/04/28 · 22:26

This was an okay day.

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