She really can’t pretend that she can’t hear me when I’m calling her.
The ears have it…
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We’re all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day…
I’m 1/4 Irish, and not just English pretending to be Irish because it’s cool.
A rare bird…
…is in this photo. Can you find her?
See her yet?
Ridgway’s Rail — not technically rare, but “near-threatened.”
Movie Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
Consistently hilarious (OK, there’s a short dry stretch or two, but why carp?), this is prime smart/stupid Python glory. See it above (with ads).
Snow in the mountains…
And on Saddleback, yet.
Mt. Baldy too.
The rain waited longer than usual, but we did end up getting some, and some nice scenery to go with it.
A brief stroll at the lake…
At Central Park West. Not my preferred side of the park, but it has its delights.
Naptime for somebody…
No filters used.
There were kids fishing (just out of frame). Very wholesome.
Spring has indeed sprung.
She has a love/hate relationship…
…with her little sleeping pen. I love it unabashedly, however, because when she’s in it, she’s RESTRAINED!
What’s blooming in what remains of the garden…
We’ve pulled out so much and put up fences and netting in so many places to protect puppy and plants from one another. It’s kind of depressing. But there’s still some flowers around…
Freesia. On a table to protect it from she-who-shall-not-be-named.
Geraniums still going strong after decades…
Daisy with a cute little bug on it…
The rosemary is blooming.
The Meyer lemon is putting out some sweet-smelling blossoms!
The old reliable clivia bursting forth. These are now behind a Josie-proof fence. Our yard is truly turned into something like a zoo for suburban plants.
A hat-tip to these brave hangers-on!
It doesn’t matter how many toys she has…
…she only has eyes for the ancient garden hose.
She has even dragged it into the house.
Movie Review: The Miracle Worker (1962)
The story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan is very effective thanks mostly to the ferocious performance of Anne Bancroft as Sullivan. The movie feels very stagey, which is understandable since it’s an adaptation of a play. The secondary characters are nothing to write home about either, but it’s really Bancroft’s movie, and she delivers, as does Patty Duke as Helen, so it’s all good.