Feathers of HopeA weblog on nature and place, the design arts, critters, and baseball...Migrations- June 11, 2005 For several months now we've planning to move Feathers of Hope off of Movable Type, mostly because of the plague of comment spam, which finally exceeded our system's capabilities last week, but also because Movable Type isn't scaling well for...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/10/migrations.html Cars and More- June 10, 2005 Last fall I took a class through Davis Adult Education on basic auto mechanics. I was driving a new Honda Element that didn't need an oil change yet or a whole lot else but I spent many evenings hunkered over...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/09/cars_and_more.html Umami- June 9, 2005 During our visit to North Carolina, Nicole taught us about umami. I had no idea that there is now considered to be a fifth primary taste sensation, in addition to the familiar ones of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. This...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/08/umami.html Point and Click- June 8, 2005 I'm getting the cats back into clicker training. It reminds them they're in charge. It relieves boredom for cats whose world is very small. It incidentally teaches them things like "down" and "up" and "target." They are very enthusiastic and...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/07/point_and_click.html Dog Days- June 7, 2005 We're back from our trip to North Carolina and Virginia. The wheatfield is ready for harvesting: the wheat stalks all bent over. The peaches are nearly ripe. The Bullock's oriole has stuck around, and there's now a chicken in residence...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/06/dog_days.html Countin' Churches- June 2, 2005 We've been in the southeast for a week now. A trip to Cape Hatteras and two boat trips, a quick trip to Kitty Hawk, a quick trip to Floyd, a quick trip to Greensboro (John Neal Books), and HUNDREDS of...http://www.magpienest.org/feathersofhope/archives/2005/06/01/countin_churches.html |