For Forestweather

These three cranes have been hanging out in our back yard for a few days now. The dog is pretty much to the point where she just ignores them.
In this photo they've retreated to the neighbor's front yard. They're wary when there are people outside. I followed them down a few houses trying to get a better photo for you, but I didn't want to go tromping all over everyone's yards uninvited and they were pretty cagy. It's a bit surprising how much they can move in a minute even though it seems they're moving so slowly.

Morning light

The windows at work look out over a nice treeline (and some industrial buildings alas, but the eye has a wonderful ability to ignore what it doesn't care to see) that gets lit by the sun beautifully in the early morning. I always try to remember to have a stroll by there at sunrise to spend a minute watching. Now that the leaves are starting to turn and there's a little fog hugging the ground it's getting even better.
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Book finished

The Tangle Box by Terry Brooks

I remember liking the first few books of this series, but either it's tapered off or I'm more demanding these days. It was OK but the story really didn't have any meaning to me outside itself, so I'll probably pass on any more of these.