On a snowy day like today, it’s nice to be able to sink into the warmth and safety of a comfortable chair by the fire.

The official Washington State fish is the steelhead trout. However, our house favorite is the coho salmon.

Although the trend is towards a warmer climate, it has been a damn cold November.

On the topic of backyard birds, I finally identified a little brown bird that has been scratching under the thistle feeder. It’s a juvenile spotted towhee. It doesn’t look anything like the adult but the behavior is characteristic.

My motivation was tested today on a difficult jigsaw puzzle.

I missed yesterday’s mbnov challenge word. I guess that shows a lack of commitment.

Even though I am retired, I retain my professional interest in maps and the data that go into them.

I find that reading and participating in conversations on Mb have lead me to adjust my whole approach to social media. It has nothing to do with the blue bird. I closed that door a while ago.

Farm animals out for a graze.

On these unusually cold November mornings I have to break up the ice on the chickens’ water bucket. (Although I see that they didn’t wait around for me.)

frozen bucket of water