This morning, three robins sought shelter from blizzard conditions in the tree outside our kitchen window. These spring storms bring much needed moisture, but I feel sorry for the wildlife. I also feel sorry for myself when I think about putting on lots of winter gear to go feed the horses.
Author: Elaine
Troubleshooters.com
After a long hiatus, Troubleshooters.com, a site with lots of Linux information as well as general trouble shooting tips, has updated its What’s New page.
First Wildflowers
These wildflowers that I found in Black Forest Regional Park were about the size of a nickle.
Driving with Jack
I’ve always thought that Jack had a good sense of direction, but this account of his drive to Texas this weekend makes me wonder.
Writing Fix: Random Daily Prompt Generator
The Writing Fix: Random Daily Prompt Generator not only has a random writing prompt generator, but has links to other daily writing prompts.
Front Range
I took Lody for a walk to the small valley yesterday evening, and took this photo of the Front Range.
YaGoohoo!gle
YaGoohoo!gle presents a curiously familiar search entry box. After filling it in, and clicking Search, it shows you the results for that search at Yahoo! and Google in side by side panels.
Bunny Lacing
Everyone over the age of four or so knows how to tie shoes, right? However, a few days ago I learned about Bunny Lacing from Marn at Marn’s Big Adventure. This is a way of tieing the laces on athletic shoes so that the heel is better anchored within the shoe. I tried it, and it works. It isn’t even particularly difficult. (Read down a bit in the entry to find complete illustrated instructions.)
Tranquil Evening
We woke up yesterday to near blizzard conditions, but it was tranquil and still by the time I took this photo of the hills to the west of us in the evening. I tend to determine the strength of storms by how many of our neighbors’ houses we can see from our windows, and yesterday was occasionally a “no house” storm. Once, it was almost a “no barn” storm, when I couldn’t see our horse barn. As I fed the horses in the morning, I wished I could tell them it was supposed to be a fast moving storm. They didn’t seem too peeved, so maybe they knew it.
It is hard to tell how much snow we received because of the drifting: probably about six inches.
Browser Security Test
The Browser Security Test lets you know how secure it considers your browser and operating system combination. I think I found this via Lifehacker, a blog that provides a nice variety of tips about life and computers while managing not to hit you over the head with the fact that it is sponsored by Sony.