Hard Things

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Drabble Fest Bingo Card 11-1-23

Here is my card for the Drabble Fest Bingo over in allbingo. The fest runs from November 1-30. (See all my 2023 bingo cards.)

If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. I've had a few requests for this and the results have been awesome so far. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I may still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.

Underlined prompts have been filled.


DRABBLE FEST BINGO CARD

Protest Songs	Divinity	Open Mic Night	Lullabies	Words
Jazz / Blues	Cat	Ripples	Eyes	Seed
Small things start us in new ways of thinking	Key	WILD CARD	Little / Big	Promise
Snowflakes	Spark	Winter	No step forward is too small	Diamonds
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs	Zero	Genes	Baby	Ideas

Read "Come Little Children" Part 2

You can now read Part 2 of "Come Little Children" by siliconshaman, a story in the Foster Fiasco.  Ashley gathers assistants to ferret out answers about the Department of Family Services in Louisiana.

Birdfeeding

Today is sunny and chilly, but a nice day for fall yardwork.

I haven't fed the birds yet, but I  have seen a flock of sparrows at the fly-through feeder and two house finches at the hopper feeder.  :D  I figured the colder weather would bring them to the easy eats.

I have resumed planting plain and mixed daffodils along the inside edge of the west hedge in the savanna.  Still lots left to do there.

Most of the flowers in the tulip bed have died off.  I have compost to spread on that and the daffodil bed eventually.  Most of the flowers have died off in the prairie garden too.  The goldenrod has gone to seed.  The sunchoke tops are brown -- which means the tubers are set, should I ever have time to dig up some for the kitchen.

EDIT 11/1/23 -- I fed the birds.

I put out water for the birds and watered a few plants.

EDIT 11/1/23 -- I planted more daffodils along the west hedge.

EDIT 11/1/23 -- I planted more daffodils along the west hedge.


 

Read "Come Little Children" Part 3

You can now read Part 3 of "Come Little Children" by siliconshaman, a story in the Foster Fiasco.  Ashley goes home and tells Desiree of her concerns and plans regarding Family Services in Louisiana.

Birds Who Paint

A falcon lost his ability to fly. Now the bird is an artist in Vermont.
‘He’s a little bird who think he’s a human,’ said Mal Muratori, who works at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.

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