tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293212722024-03-14T03:32:34.702-07:00small feathers under wingszlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.comBlogger269125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-18104240275276122422011-06-18T23:42:00.001-07:002011-06-18T23:42:27.916-07:00I want to go to Paris for freehttp://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-20430428517563601302011-04-25T18:53:00.002-07:002011-04-25T18:55:17.384-07:00the times, they are a changin'folks. lets face it. this blog has been blah for quite some time. i've lost my zest for it. and i've slowly been lured by the ease, simplicity and no nonsense of tumblr. so i'm defecting. not entirely. i may still post here, but for now, check <a href="http://smallfeathersunderwings.tumblr.com/">here</a> to see more from me. love to all.zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-4570776886668634692011-04-22T11:42:00.002-07:002011-04-22T11:43:04.887-07:00all i want in this lifeis a baby penguin who i can tickle. that's all.<br /><object style="height: 390px; 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I think he was stressed. Poor baby. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/04/03/3897.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/04/03/s_3897.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-80747322903964609972011-04-01T10:59:00.002-07:002011-04-01T11:01:54.714-07:00i don't really know how to talk about india<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCyvf9A7lPnYmMkG7_dpKB17BVXRHTGAXhfqvxlHFNjYIYElzaNPOvSsqXAAt8La4PnZmo7Fc4P34hMO8vHCSq4GusYad42IWAIuvkpjvyayNCW7sdO8vD3q_7GU0OpMLJQp6/s1600/IMG_6164.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCyvf9A7lPnYmMkG7_dpKB17BVXRHTGAXhfqvxlHFNjYIYElzaNPOvSsqXAAt8La4PnZmo7Fc4P34hMO8vHCSq4GusYad42IWAIuvkpjvyayNCW7sdO8vD3q_7GU0OpMLJQp6/s320/IMG_6164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590676897313422946" border="0" /></a>it was an amazing trip. unlike any place i've ever been before. maybe as i process stories will come out . . . but for now, <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/100152102821762876045/India02?authkey=Gv1sRgCIGkiaSkrsC1BA">HERE</a> are all my pictures.zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-76132809277250778772011-03-02T13:28:00.003-07:002011-03-02T13:31:13.814-07:00tigers in india<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk-6SB4Jo_pT_n-9YgIcukblhyrn_bJimwv7yfgDyr7oQxZFil2vj3JRywYHC5RF6tlG1LG8P01C8k6Kh8u_M7rPfgqmPYEX2TH1eJC6QLXNKDYNiDp1Ov0CglFL5OSB8qfJR/s1600/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvk-6SB4Jo_pT_n-9YgIcukblhyrn_bJimwv7yfgDyr7oQxZFil2vj3JRywYHC5RF6tlG1LG8P01C8k6Kh8u_M7rPfgqmPYEX2TH1eJC6QLXNKDYNiDp1Ov0CglFL5OSB8qfJR/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579582781822838610" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://tigertracksinindia.blogspot.com/">here's a link to the blog</a> i'll be keeping whilst in india. going for 2 weeks with students . . . going to ride some elephants, work in a village, raft a river, and best of all . . . celebrate holi fest in india! can't wait! oh and the picture of reuben is just to remind you all how cute he is. :)zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-68794007721435881882011-02-27T14:45:00.001-07:002011-02-27T14:45:26.444-07:00as of latesorry never blogging. life has been busy busy. I got an iPhone which is making life simpler. I'm addicted to angry birds. I'm going to India in 11 days with 11 students for 2 weeks. I'm ready fir spring. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/02/27/2508.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/02/27/s_2508.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-18454197129826241332011-01-18T10:51:00.006-07:002011-01-18T11:12:03.436-07:00mexico was great<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h-Xk-QYyXX0gyJKdpTC5AhSYeRdcenglE3zLpcUxFutn_LefkraPbWZUk32KTi6v_0hUQaEJxM_yDFUTTFDDHP1BvQmW0YC0lsIiRJnPKpGuMAdcz1fUiOPMPNzQgEIeI0la/s1600/IMG_2142.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h-Xk-QYyXX0gyJKdpTC5AhSYeRdcenglE3zLpcUxFutn_LefkraPbWZUk32KTi6v_0hUQaEJxM_yDFUTTFDDHP1BvQmW0YC0lsIiRJnPKpGuMAdcz1fUiOPMPNzQgEIeI0la/s320/IMG_2142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563590280139543666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShWuSydDS2mOtpzzw1E5zyjuqcMlV6fsBPG1aGjtCsPpqEha3SsRKe1PowlE0t7ejNhegRGHaw0T4PN9vxC7b5i_MX5o_gZQzxh7umy81EaHsm-uYtpH-VhiJl9JVZybEd9MP/s1600/IMG_2191.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2Mh1FF7J0wnIl53sLYCEhxQnsC-IGQ_bnXev2VIlIxnKxvi51kvDaQH_FL3qAQC0xpkJB4u-cSGGxniRp6IDL79Uxw2g41605Zu6VRFNSr9tykRQNQN-J1gDb82bLvYqTPSx/s320/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551688557687409602" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50894568-76/building-fire-flames-provo.html.csp">this BREAKS my heart</a>. i love the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">provo</span> tabernacle, it is what makes downtown <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">provo</span> special. just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wednesday</span> i was up in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">provo</span> and as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">caleb</span> and i drove past the tabernacle we talked about how much we love it and all the cool things we've seen there. i remember going to stake conference there for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">saturday</span> evening session, i remember one year when i lived in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">provo</span> and had season tickets to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">utah</span> valley symphony there, i remember seeing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">gospel</span> groups perform there, folk group, the messiah, and i remember how i always love looking at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">gorgeous</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">minerva</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">teichart</span> painting that graced the back wall. this is such a huge loss and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">i'm</span> so sad about it. :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoAi_GMf2-WWirvn3csFTYRWy4twd85uX5PfDDFPU8GVZf85iZqyYdyCdpMNwcIVjDwce3KdwYxnNk43tUJzhJCmgs7PM1EgjoUvAcMb-iM7JNTIc-wjdhmchKhEC2boryKWK/s1600/5117115951_57ae5bb768.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoAi_GMf2-WWirvn3csFTYRWy4twd85uX5PfDDFPU8GVZf85iZqyYdyCdpMNwcIVjDwce3KdwYxnNk43tUJzhJCmgs7PM1EgjoUvAcMb-iM7JNTIc-wjdhmchKhEC2boryKWK/s320/5117115951_57ae5bb768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551689134251264018" border="0" /></a>on a happier note, <a href="http://mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/soap-pot.html">my aunt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lucy</span></a>, who makes the most awesome homemade soap, has a bunch of new soap and is <a href="http://mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/soap-pot.html">offering a super deal </a>on some free soap if you order 10 bars!!! seriously, this stuff is the bomb. smells good, lathers great, looks pretty and is good for you. buy it.zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-74117826830963124952010-12-16T13:50:00.000-07:002010-12-16T13:51:16.262-07:00another thing i want for christmas is . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgug2ZeDyZjbXxkf-feWE9_7eLwgMDd-6_d9nl0r0zjFQFNSSTQN0wUuDGoj7BRwUz7_-zzpB377IUwO5mNF8rCIEF4OxWtQBNGomCccKqcPRng2Py4fflB1gHJ2qspv-BYSQ50/s1600/6a010535647bf3970b0148c6cdf96c970c-800wi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgug2ZeDyZjbXxkf-feWE9_7eLwgMDd-6_d9nl0r0zjFQFNSSTQN0wUuDGoj7BRwUz7_-zzpB377IUwO5mNF8rCIEF4OxWtQBNGomCccKqcPRng2Py4fflB1gHJ2qspv-BYSQ50/s320/6a010535647bf3970b0148c6cdf96c970c-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551385547296105042" border="0" /></a><br />a somali wild ass foal!!!!zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-10841547972320310772010-12-16T10:19:00.000-07:002010-12-16T10:20:02.443-07:00love this (thanks sam and chas!)<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aup9M5HZawI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aup9M5HZawI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-71160840645160422972010-12-14T11:07:00.000-07:002010-12-14T11:08:07.797-07:00in two and a half weeks . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHbKBz1Qw5QTlThk6PpM6ROBTRQLdSyHWlywmta42RsA-fFLg0ZlZ2gaZGFEj3m7eDmiEsZ9c84QVDFQMKtDiEue8a_ZQMpsM1p5fyf-C0fPMXviV7Y2cpFtQ8GW1MY6TKgBA/s1600/original.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHbKBz1Qw5QTlThk6PpM6ROBTRQLdSyHWlywmta42RsA-fFLg0ZlZ2gaZGFEj3m7eDmiEsZ9c84QVDFQMKtDiEue8a_ZQMpsM1p5fyf-C0fPMXviV7Y2cpFtQ8GW1MY6TKgBA/s320/original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550601340236005794" border="0" /></a><br />i'll be here. CAN'T WAIT!!!!zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-38077594807425838102010-12-13T14:19:00.001-07:002010-12-13T14:21:05.950-07:00all i want for christmas is . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud3h9nc74QE5RHMQclh5_8Lp5q1Ur_xYVChBQdxT9PlQBkrqO3PhAb5CLEVAs_LUShX4lPuH10t7JAuDFi8G8bOPvx3Us-blYgEJJ2UfTLKCUxwkxuH2_HTwMRZ8AGUS1Uu-l/s1600/6a010535647bf3970b0147e0a59ec0970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud3h9nc74QE5RHMQclh5_8Lp5q1Ur_xYVChBQdxT9PlQBkrqO3PhAb5CLEVAs_LUShX4lPuH10t7JAuDFi8G8bOPvx3Us-blYgEJJ2UfTLKCUxwkxuH2_HTwMRZ8AGUS1Uu-l/s320/6a010535647bf3970b0147e0a59ec0970b-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550279950763148882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikARd4_Z5RYbR3o6TcmMFZcX8HGnt7q2OFwu-qVqajiT5XmNe78vk7_XgfTEdXw5o-Udhr5uIK4oyptMQ7PY8Gs_rVjrkxbsbXSE6CTn4ldmyfnagyMXb41VNmc_3LGMKuvw0Y/s1600/6a010535647bf3970b0147e0a5a198970b-800wi.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzYzQYhZtChBaTqdus0C4rq_0BsOREf5dU1QFTNVjrl4vhb_6wEOXDmRBX4CZEFkOkEQAIDVZp0sJ76yydK9zA9Ei4IYXdHQyyytdFW8rxd4wxCgXXY9GF960y7xLZjRWh7Ir/s200/IMG_2038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546150217438535538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />hi folks. hope you all had a swell turkey day. i sure did! my good friend lindsey and i went to visit our other good friend kate who lives in austin, tx (where she has a super awesome life as a writer at utaustin!!!) and had loads of fun. austin is really such a nice city. i'd heard that. and it proved true. it had tons of cool things to do (like eat fresh doughnuts topped with maple glaze and bacon, or go to a movie theater where you could order food at any point during the movie and they'd bring it to you, a FABULOUS bookstore, lots of great food stores, the best knitting store i've ever been too, lots of great vintage shops, and good friends) but it felt like a small town at the same time. real nice. so here are some pics from the adventure. thanks to pack and kate for a most excellent holiday!!! remember the alamo bathrooms!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZNB5uLKkuFdqlHswep-Irz57gofZflknX2h8XdLQdygyM6xt6GLtiO8q6DQAh95tKFz-BhZeEgOCp1Eh3HhgXgdy4cIrMGd0T1QhiqM-sTX2xTOJJLnONNWikxpop8dWoTrQ/s1600/IMG_2059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4ywDjOC9FNMin6Way00PT9WxuzJIaKsYKotny_ppDyWzd0Uham3FWy4ZJEcTUWzUbpr2OIrmlAcWpZ1MRRDDq5JN-wMl6NydjqiroGWssOsWFo7g0_xvAHYgxV0joQwxaDbY/s200/IMG_2044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546150706541509250" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5O-HpwqoeYHbOAYUpp2giUOe1z8n0IFfmt6rnXc_yU0ZXHFBqjqfYIITTgaqsrWgv_sSYKQLnpYiNUciIA3MqaY7TZ0acQyjKEgdKAzoNwfd0dQkF1Z09DA6xG2a-7qENu_K/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5O-HpwqoeYHbOAYUpp2giUOe1z8n0IFfmt6rnXc_yU0ZXHFBqjqfYIITTgaqsrWgv_sSYKQLnpYiNUciIA3MqaY7TZ0acQyjKEgdKAzoNwfd0dQkF1Z09DA6xG2a-7qENu_K/s200/IMG_2051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546150727312261570" border="0" /></a>zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-16642819332666804892010-11-18T09:02:00.004-07:002010-11-18T09:25:18.049-07:00lest you begin to think that my blog is only for posting the strange and bizarre of the animal world<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRxJg9E3uULVfRv34-7BsvTitpWbDt7CF4uGXq7V2pN3jNuGotUgxCnvi6xoHlGLg4P62dn75aWtLhcvUme9cgWzXACNGWgphshvp4mvSHfjjt1M1f3G8XhbeN5pQC0aD_Fkf/s1600/IMG_5013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRxJg9E3uULVfRv34-7BsvTitpWbDt7CF4uGXq7V2pN3jNuGotUgxCnvi6xoHlGLg4P62dn75aWtLhcvUme9cgWzXACNGWgphshvp4mvSHfjjt1M1f3G8XhbeN5pQC0aD_Fkf/s400/IMG_5013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540926408517572130" border="0" /></a>i'll post some non-rat like items.<br />this fall has been busy. B-U-S-Y. crazy busy. boarding school life is intense, and i always seem to make it more so with taking on lots of extra stuff (knowingly or not).<br />but there is a bit more to my life than just that. here are some things that i've enjoyed/loved/learned from lately:<br />1. i have been really loving listening (gotta love the itunes conference podcast!) to and reading <a href="http://lds.org/conference/sessions/display/0,5239,23-1-1298,00.html">lds general conference</a>. stand outs so far are pres. uchtdorf, elder scott, elder christopherson . . . pretty much all of it. it is such a blessing to have modern day oracles of truth and guidance, i gain so much instruction, peace, and inspiration from conference.<br />2. i read 'home' recently by marylin robinson- which is a companion volume to her 'gilead' which i loved. 'home' was also a home run filled with slow, beautiful and so poignant details of a prodigal son story. the end made me cry and feel deeply the mercy and redemption that happens in unexpected ways in each of our lives.<br />3. the other night i watch the loveliest french film 'the girl from paris' about this computer science girl who quits her job when she is 30 and goes to agricultural school and buys a goat farm in the rhone alpes. its such a sweet film about relationships and doing what you love. pretty much i really just want to live on a farm.<br />4. some new music i've been listening to is the passion of st. matthew by bach. i just love the resonant choral pieces and find it good meditative background music.<br />5. i've been making a quilt! i don't have pictures yet, but promise i'll post some soon. i've knit a bit too, but quilting has had the main stage.<br />6. i've been making <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html">this bread recipe</a> again and again. it's so easy you could do it in your sleep. seriously if i have time to make fresh bread once a week anyone does. do it. you will love it.<br />7. photo of my mom's dog ernie on a recent trip to little wildhorse canyon in the swell- the amazing perks of my job make the busyness totally worth it. :)zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-43057686226477208372010-11-17T14:04:00.001-07:002010-11-17T14:05:55.794-07:00reuben really is cute when you compare him to this little guy . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCINJVR3UiXNb-TgXp2yLg2vx66wVBvA-cYf2DM5pfxBREsLBuQWI9b3Ki5r3qU-DmPTXAm7baU0tl8XVN6IitC3QeLUbixBTnvzLH0fKqL2COjNQBsQ0RgJj5jaHCfHoxtLj/s1600/ap_aye_aye_080410_ssh.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCINJVR3UiXNb-TgXp2yLg2vx66wVBvA-cYf2DM5pfxBREsLBuQWI9b3Ki5r3qU-DmPTXAm7baU0tl8XVN6IitC3QeLUbixBTnvzLH0fKqL2COjNQBsQ0RgJj5jaHCfHoxtLj/s400/ap_aye_aye_080410_ssh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540627541220904834" border="0" /></a><br />The <b>Aye-aye</b> (<i>Daubentonia madagascariensis</i>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur" title="Lemur">lemur</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsirrhine" title="Strepsirrhine" class="mw-redirect">strepsirrhine</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate" title="Primate">primate</a> native to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar">Madagascar</a> that combines <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent" title="Rodent">rodent</a>-like teeth a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodpecker" title="Woodpecker">woodpecker</a>. It is the world's largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal" title="Nocturnal" class="mw-redirect">nocturnal</a> primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food; it taps on trees to find <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva" title="Larva">grubs</a>, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its narrow middle finger to pull the grubs out. The only other animal species known to find food in this way is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_Possum" title="Striped Possum">Striped Possum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PhilaZoo-Possum_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye#cite_note-PhilaZoo-Possum-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> From an ecological point of view the Aye-aye fills the niche of a woodpecker as it is capable of penetrating wood to extract the invertebrates within.<sup id="cite_ref-2007Piper_4-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye#cite_note-2007Piper-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2009Beck_5-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye#cite_note-2009Beck-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup>zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-42083973517365918022010-11-11T10:39:00.003-07:002010-11-11T12:52:25.406-07:00if andy and reuben had a baby . . .my little sister adah has this baby:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn0Sa3EE9-wWrvrhQ71VLFno4vsaVnDgeT65KadPDgXmwe3A9jJ9L10CCtng-Dm8s0or3H63J8LXhsKgFPkbyN3gv3BY3EcCcS-KOT_5aVlEKux3Q4ZEWI2687XgtPidxFnnv/s1600/adahandbooh.thumbnail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn0Sa3EE9-wWrvrhQ71VLFno4vsaVnDgeT65KadPDgXmwe3A9jJ9L10CCtng-Dm8s0or3H63J8LXhsKgFPkbyN3gv3BY3EcCcS-KOT_5aVlEKux3Q4ZEWI2687XgtPidxFnnv/s400/adahandbooh.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538381072032789810" border="0" /></a>i have this baby:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DBRLcCScnYfaR0S6KSqMypnXC9tysqKPZfyjlEzlFIAYIQ1r9DolO0vTpjGlU7CN5S51F_aonlEj9ByCk8jhBi7hgGaT2ZpcadxRqskJIJ5evYI8KZzaap1iA_xMer6xn2yg/s1600/zinaandreubs.thumbnail.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DBRLcCScnYfaR0S6KSqMypnXC9tysqKPZfyjlEzlFIAYIQ1r9DolO0vTpjGlU7CN5S51F_aonlEj9ByCk8jhBi7hgGaT2ZpcadxRqskJIJ5evYI8KZzaap1iA_xMer6xn2yg/s400/zinaandreubs.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538381072494719922" border="0" /></a>if they had a baby . . . this would happen<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wt388llb6eAc2dY6N5FyuMex7cmgmtvcp4glIeTmqldBPyWyAgwNgf2LznlEad0OGHeVQR5giYLZtA-PzwaY_6IV-5xVDfJOcDdS04YPgLAF1Xj1gGGOSFmuUNaldkrH7kUE/s1600/046af55f9a96412c590e8fb86288144b.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wt388llb6eAc2dY6N5FyuMex7cmgmtvcp4glIeTmqldBPyWyAgwNgf2LznlEad0OGHeVQR5giYLZtA-PzwaY_6IV-5xVDfJOcDdS04YPgLAF1Xj1gGGOSFmuUNaldkrH7kUE/s400/046af55f9a96412c590e8fb86288144b.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538381075973346034" border="0" /></a>weirdzies.zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-23304800795162118742010-11-03T11:58:00.002-07:002010-11-03T11:59:06.682-07:00too cuuuuuute<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kAyr3w8luyqJi-Lu5NjFcK_4722I94hkwti9pNIMQlTZQgOsHcgdw69Wi1aDYegdnLouy03dDn2eqwojWV-7aXQeSf3NtztKucjdIKH0gt70jWmOCxCAlhxZGPVeSTVJtC_k/s1600/zooborns_ocelot1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kAyr3w8luyqJi-Lu5NjFcK_4722I94hkwti9pNIMQlTZQgOsHcgdw69Wi1aDYegdnLouy03dDn2eqwojWV-7aXQeSf3NtztKucjdIKH0gt70jWmOCxCAlhxZGPVeSTVJtC_k/s400/zooborns_ocelot1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535399972368966546" border="0" /></a><br />how has <a href="http://www.zooborns.com/">this</a> website eluded me till now?zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-12421589928942937872010-10-27T12:30:00.001-07:002010-10-27T12:33:08.109-07:00i really like taking these jumping pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPTBJl89ynYmFN0STM4BP8j0yJWLMn8ciaW1_UQIRBQu8XzXWUcwybgPRx7y86UOrQsnB0XRccY6bN6CvGDp1EyXm4v_pYRozKcxr1bbskCTLoiK7TQuyTdGQfXFOUQ3ZnR9r/s1600/IMG_4811.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxP6zu88MIwq6i3NYkki9AYYADRQzKgsJ11pAmzmf6tqzwFCihF7VLJfPB0dPBAPiPR4xR_0_uJ-XaZbvchiAWvJu-vtYAHv5hSupmp44lhTrGyCxysCCDOUWC8LhuZDIQg33V/s400/IMG_4700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532810902652609634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmbb19as7aOvosah6fAp9i3iDRPUnVzHQbsSoBnvMwPjnfxFcRP1-eGyktVauhzn2ybT9GI5AQYyR9pTyELCgeb01Y50K7gMrzBVAWRkHztHCt5Sq9Dd4D4o5HfwACZhmDBE5/s1600/IMG_1988.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmbb19as7aOvosah6fAp9i3iDRPUnVzHQbsSoBnvMwPjnfxFcRP1-eGyktVauhzn2ybT9GI5AQYyR9pTyELCgeb01Y50K7gMrzBVAWRkHztHCt5Sq9Dd4D4o5HfwACZhmDBE5/s400/IMG_1988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532810898720873250" border="0" /></a>just a little peek into what i've been up to lately. teens. trips. nature. the good life.zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-43013249219926063772010-10-21T13:21:00.002-07:002010-10-21T13:23:43.185-07:00the bar has been raisedi'm taking students to best friends animal sanctuary in kanab this weekend. it's a wonderful place filled with lots of darling animals . . . and i'm worried about coming home with some new furry friends. however, having just watched this little dude, the bar has been raised. i'm not bringing home a dog unless he can do ALL this. that should keep me safe right? <object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9Fyey4D5hg&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9Fyey4D5hg&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-63788681524641668312010-10-07T09:15:00.001-07:002010-10-07T09:17:10.152-07:00this man changed my life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6LYVgjHY7XaoR5iMT9xa0fWNo8nqGHqsp9oGVrNH3Ji5FXsxIScyXWFICuA_VshgPnRQz8fgfSyT5jaPGPHRONgK5aoaydWte71KS6b9vlOyg4ZJXQpu2aeR7130JONTB8w6/s1600/0.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6LYVgjHY7XaoR5iMT9xa0fWNo8nqGHqsp9oGVrNH3Ji5FXsxIScyXWFICuA_VshgPnRQz8fgfSyT5jaPGPHRONgK5aoaydWte71KS6b9vlOyg4ZJXQpu2aeR7130JONTB8w6/s400/0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525338952110874450" border="0" /></a><br />ilja wachs was my beloved don at sarah lawrence. he is the most amazing teacher i have ever had and he changed the way i learn, write, teach and approach literature forever. if only i could sit in on his class from time to time . . . this is as close as it gets.<br /><a href="http://www.slc.edu/">Literature Discussion: Ilja Wachs on the 19th Century Novel</a>zlbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29321272.post-722134227721021142010-09-15T16:20:00.000-07:002010-09-15T16:21:14.560-07:00one of them<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lrCUt4CRoXVJm4Hjd8CrzxZKdP6Y2CLEYlip31ophtef0IBWZi51ukqpvdwkPz12PLWX1D6XC15wDMy0zwcVJsrhn7xBv-onkqJBzfm1-9_dHP80J6FlP6t_kmwyI3S2oIdD/s1600/one_of_them.gif"><img style="display: block; 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