Empty Nest

Posted by Glen in on 24 May. 2004, 11:01 am

Before I get a trip behind in my posts, I should report that Rachel and I had a great time in Boston and Cape Cod a few weeks ago. Congratulations to Jenni for outranking Rachel and me for a week! And as always, it was good to visit with the Dimock clan.

Here is the requisite Glen-and-Rachel-traveling photo, this time on Nantucket. There are some additional photos, mostly of mediocre quality, in the Photography section. One of these days I will get me a digital SLR.

Also, I am pleased to report that the vintage M&Ms of East Sandwich are alive and well:

Back on the homestead, the baby birds have left the nest. It seems like just yesterday that they were tiny, fragile eggs, blowing wildly in the prairie wind. Then, as hatchlings, noisily chirping for regurgitated grubs. Now they’re all grown up, catching worms of their own and starting new bird families. At last, we can replace that unsightly dead fern.

World of the Living

Posted by Glen in on 18 May. 2004, 7:40 pm

I am pleased to announce that I have resumed reading email (not exactly sure why I stopped). Hopefully I will be done by Monday, at which time I will take another two-week break while trekking Arctic tundra and certifying Arctic simulators.

  1. Comment from Glen on 18 May. 2004, 8:55 pm :

    Hmm, after sifting through all of the spam, my inbox was emptier than I had imagined. I guess that’s what six months of neglect will do. But tonight I announce that I am a changed man! Send, and ye shall receive a prompt response! Unless I’m in northern Finland!

  2. Comment from Angela on 20 May. 2004, 10:10 am :

    Excuse me, I just sent you an e-mail 0 minutes ago! Please respond.

Cat food

Posted by Glen in on 9 May. 2004, 10:33 am

Thanks to Dave for photographing the hatchlings while we were away in Cape Cod (and not feeding them to the cats). More on Cape Cod after I sort through the photos.

  1. Comment from Tammy on 9 May. 2004, 8:27 pm :

    Yay! They arrived! Here’s hoping they remain in the nest and are not knocked out by the gale-force winds coming across the corn field.

  2. Comment from Em on 10 May. 2004, 9:37 am :

    Precious! Protect them from the cicadas….

  3. Comment from Em on 13 May. 2004, 7:16 am :

    And speaking of cicadas, my cats saw their first one last night….and nearly tore down the screen door trying to get to it.

  4. Comment from Angela on 13 May. 2004, 9:06 am :

    They’re tasty snacks for everyone! Including those baby birds. The parking lot of my development is littered with cicada carcasses. Wonders never cease.

  5. Comment from Kanishka on 14 May. 2004, 8:06 am :

    Cicada sightings on Capitol Hill: 0. For real. Where are you bugs? I’m worried.

  6. Comment from DAD on 14 May. 2004, 11:20 am :

    No cicadas heard yet in Mount Airy, MD

  7. Comment from Em on 17 May. 2004, 8:03 am :

    Yeah, we haven’t had any more, either, besides the one that the cats attacked. My theory is that the ridiculous overdevelopment of this area in the last few years destroyed all the larvae underground, and now there are no buggies to sprout.

  8. Comment from Katie on 17 May. 2004, 10:49 am :

    No cicadas in our neck of Mt Airy either. I was so looking forward to Dobby going nuts with them and I still don’t even know what they look like in person. How disappointing.

  9. Comment from Angela on 17 May. 2004, 12:48 pm :

    Oooh, I think I’m going to start charging admission for tours of my cicada-covered neighborhood. Sidewalks, steps, brick walls, grass, light poles, parking lot, cars, they’re everywhere!

  10. Comment from Tammy on 17 May. 2004, 3:22 pm :

    There are a few in the woods around our neighborhood, but surprisingly few (those woods have been undisturbed for more than 17 years). None in our yard. At my office building in Rockville, though, they are all over the place.

  11. Comment from Glen on 17 May. 2004, 5:39 pm :

    The only thing sprouting from the ground out here is corn.

  12. Comment from Angela on 18 May. 2004, 9:18 am :

    Incredible, inedible corn? Cicadas are tasty.

  13. Comment from DAD on 18 May. 2004, 6:14 pm :

    Angela, It is my intent to never test the truth of your statement about the tastiness of cicadas.

  14. Comment from Angela on 24 May. 2004, 10:55 am :

    Oh, but Dave, what if you covered the cicadas in tons of hot sauce? It would be kind of like buffalo wings, but slightly crunchier. I bet Glen would try it :)