All Hell Breaks Loose

This week has been very eventful. Various media outlets have been stalking one of my neighbors. I have never met this one personally, but is this a shock? They wait outside the townhouse in order to get a picture or videotape. Whats good for the goose in good for the gander. I took a picture of them! Enjoy!

Finch vs the yuppies

In my neck of the surburbs, the finches are ruthless little beasts. They chitter, they nest, they expell horrible horrible things on the brick. Basically, they are a bane to humanity. They also like to build their homes in our dryer vents. As you can very well imagine, this is a serious fire hazard.

Today I saw my neighbors trying to clean out their dryer vent of finch material. These are the same neighbors who ignored my husband when he told them of the finch problem. Most of the neighbors have little grid metal covers over their dryer vents. The wife just stared at us and as we walked along the sidewalk. I don't wave now unless waved too. She gave us a half assed wave. We saluted back.

It only takes one village idiot to burn down the planned community.

How to take a picture of a peep

Here are directions how to shoot/not kill/ photograph peeps in their natural setting.

1. Peeps are cheap. If you break one, just tear off another.

2. Rationalize how the torn peep doesn't have feelings and stuff it in your mouth.

3. Put other peep on black card board with white cardboard background and add something cute.

4. Add flash because your living room is darker than a dungeon.

5. Add other peeps and chick.

6. Eat them all. Post pictures on Flickr.

Voila!