It is important to remember when looking at maps of election results for the US that land doesn’t vote, people do.

My suspicion is that by the end of the day I will be following 20 more Micro.bloggers.

The display of avian gluttony at our bird feeders is impressive.

A cup of hot Irish breakfast tea will minister to my sense of well-being.

It is a beautiful morning for a stroll across the Palouse prairie in southeastern Washington state.

Palouse prairie in SE Washington state

Iā€™m certain that I have never spent this much effort trying to use a particular word in a post.

I’m certain I could be more productive, but I’m going to have another cup of coffee and read through the MB Discovery feed.

For a long time non-profit organizations have included address labels in their solicitation mailings. Any single mailing would provide a lifetime supply for me. Now the consensus among non-profits seems to be to send calendars.

We have a green ash tree out our window that attracts a wide variety of bird species. Today I snapped a photo of a female downy woodpecker on the trunk. šŸ¦

Downy woodpecker

As I establish a habit of making regular blog posts, the insight from my fellow microbloggers will be valuable.