we all need breakfast

my best side
Originally uploaded by green eyed so and so.

la la la, i'm on vacation, i will take my book to the tea shop that makes crepes and have a lovely late breakfast. i reach for my coat and look out the window by the coat tree to see that someone else is having breakfast out today.

my guess is Peale's falcon, but i'd love it if someone with more bird knowledge could tell me more. EDITED TO ADD: info from the comments says juvenile Cooper's hawk. i was guessing a falcon because it wasn't as big as other hawks i've seen. cool. our yard has always been popular with wildlife; tons of birds and squirrels, an oft-used raccoon trail, and a hangout for neighborhood cats. this is the first bird-on-bird action i've seen.

best. mom. ever.

detail
Originally uploaded by green eyed so and so.

i sent my mother, an avid knitter, a link to this pattern back in the spring. i saw it somewhere online (pedantka maybe?) thought of mom's love of texture and socks, and promptly forgot about it.

my pair came in the mail today. wool kneesocks with that hourglass cable the whole way up the back. they fit beautifully. i am mightily pleased. (she says the process was painful and she learned a great deal for the next time, if there is a next time. i really want there to be a next time.)

best. mom. ever.

detail
Originally uploaded by green eyed so and so.

i sent my mother, an avid knitter, a link to this pattern back in the spring. i saw it somewhere online (pedantka maybe?) thought of mom's love of texture and socks, and promptly forgot about it.

my pair came in the mail today. wool kneesocks with that hourglass cable the whole way up the back. they fit beautifully. i am mightily pleased. (she says the process was painful and she learned a great deal for the next time, if there is a next time. i really want there to be a next time.)