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It is now just barely above freezing (0.1C) out back. (I wrote this paragraph last night) This wouldn't be interesting if it hadn't been colder than that all day, at -0.2C all afternoon and well after sunset.
It's been doing that a lot lately, too - all this past week. It's gotten reliably warmer, though not very much, at night, long after dark. So strange.
Hee, there's an online questionairre to help you determine which Iraqi political party you should vote for. It's in multiple languages, one of which is English! (The URL is to the English version.) Apparently, were I Iraqi, I should vote Iraqi National Accord (INA). I find the idea that there is now a World's Smallest Political Quiz for Iraqis vaguely heartening. ^_^
One of the fundamentalist news email services I get just sent out a special bulletin entitled "Give the Gift of <foo> This Christmas." They're advertising flyers about their mailing list as stocking stuffers. "Gosh, mom, it's a flyer! Thanks! It's what I've always wanted!" Seriously, what kind of tiresome old crank do you have to be to want to give something like that as a present?
And I haven't done a leaf picture in a few days, so now that the snow has mostly melted, let's get back to it! This isn't a typical leaf picture, because it isn't turning; it was a potted plant outside the grocer's down at the shops.
Quicksilver Rain
I've got an alternate take below the cut that I also like a lot. Which to post above and below a cut is a really difficult decision, so... I'm punting on making it. Here, have the alternate take above the cut, too:
Quicksilver Rain (alternate take)
It's been doing that a lot lately, too - all this past week. It's gotten reliably warmer, though not very much, at night, long after dark. So strange.
Hee, there's an online questionairre to help you determine which Iraqi political party you should vote for. It's in multiple languages, one of which is English! (The URL is to the English version.) Apparently, were I Iraqi, I should vote Iraqi National Accord (INA). I find the idea that there is now a World's Smallest Political Quiz for Iraqis vaguely heartening. ^_^
One of the fundamentalist news email services I get just sent out a special bulletin entitled "Give the Gift of <foo> This Christmas." They're advertising flyers about their mailing list as stocking stuffers. "Gosh, mom, it's a flyer! Thanks! It's what I've always wanted!" Seriously, what kind of tiresome old crank do you have to be to want to give something like that as a present?
And I haven't done a leaf picture in a few days, so now that the snow has mostly melted, let's get back to it! This isn't a typical leaf picture, because it isn't turning; it was a potted plant outside the grocer's down at the shops.
Quicksilver Rain
I've got an alternate take below the cut that I also like a lot. Which to post above and below a cut is a really difficult decision, so... I'm punting on making it. Here, have the alternate take above the cut, too:
Quicksilver Rain (alternate take)
