where we were today

the world center for birds of prey
580 acres, right here in boise.

screech owl

swainson's hawk 

impressive osprey wingspan

we brought home a little barn owl.

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a few things {mother's day inspiration}

this basket

this bed

this comb

this home

these flowers

this devoted mama

this bread board

this chandelier

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marian's veggie delight

welcome to your new favorite sandwich!

- good bread or bagel, toasted -

- mashed avocado, with salt & pepper -

- grated carrot -

- chopped black olives -

- honey mustard dressing -

- chopped red onion -

this is marian's new creation
from her memory of the veggie delight
at los bagels.

inspired by finding this honey mustard dressing

at our grocery store {for less than three bucks}

which is very much like larrupin sauce.

{oh, how we miss you, larrupin}

marian made these for lunch today.

cheap, healthy,

and most of all, delicious.

go make it!

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learning about honeybees

honeycomb

{you can eat the whole thing}

ned's honeycomb-inspired art

{his pearlescent watercolors are like painting with honey}

ted ed video

{full lesson here}

good books about beekeeping

{all borrowed from the library}

{here}

{here}

{here}

and...

the very best information, the very best photos,

and the real reason for my bee infatuation,
are wayward spark's bee posts.

i think this was the post

that caught my attention a few years ago.

camille & henry live off-the-grid

with their two kids in western oregon.

camille is a fantastic {& fearless} photographer

and henry is {among other things}

the local bee expert.

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angle art

turns out, ned has a knack for angles

i drew the framework,
he did the watercolor painting and the measuring.
this is our kind of math.

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treasury

. h o m e .

cozy

comfortable

welcoming

☼come on in☼

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zen bento {made at home}

brown rice

tofu

broccoli - carrots - cabbage

zen bento teriyaki sauce

there's a cute little place in my town called

zen bento

you can order their bento bowls

in countless variations {even with noodles}.

we always order the tofu bento with brown rice.

it's good, simple food,

but the cost is nearly ten bucks per bowl.

staggering.

it's rare that i am willing fork over the cash.

however, the magic is all in the sauce,

and they sell it by the bottle.

"rice & veggies" is practically
my middle name, so the rest is easy.

see the menu & all the sauces here.

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p.s. you can also use

any good teriyaki sauce,

like soy vay.

hippity-hoppity

silk egg dye kit here

volcano eggs how-to here

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new bionics

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total lunar eclipse

do you know that tonight's eclipse is the first

of four consecutive total lunar eclipses?
april 15, 2014
october 8, 2014
april 4, 2015
september 28, 2015

four in a row is called a

total lunar eclipse

tetrad

{from here}

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getting science-y

full lesson here

higgs boson
which he mentions in the video above

dipping our toes into quantum physics:

here,

here,

and here.

photon

elementary particle of light,
a single quantum of light

speed of light

186,000 miles per second

we've all learned this, but a refresher never hurts

quantum superposition 

simultaneously existing in multiple states

as in: yes AND no

bose-einstein condensate: here, here, and here

basically, uber-cold gasses

lene vestergarrd hau 

used bose-einstein condensate to

slow light down to 17 meters per second,

and then stopped it completely.

note: prior to her success, her peers thought the idea was crazy.

note: i love that her last name is pronounced "how?"

her wikipedia page is here, but this interview is better.

wow.

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a few things

forgiveness

we delivered warm cookies

to our new neighbors last night.

do you know your neighbors?

neighborday is saturday, april 26.

making my head spin.  there's more.

i want to learn how to play cribbage.

do you play?

{my vintage cribbage board}

stayed up late waiting for banana bread to bake.

so worth it.

a friend who knew i was at the bottom

of the library wait-list for this book

gave me the audible version.

i'm listening to it every night before bed.

next step: hang the hammock & listen al fresco.

{thank you, mary!}

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