Simple Pleasures
When the big things in life are getting you down, look for the small, happy things, right? A couple of days ago, my son said his first word-pair. He said, "Hi Kitty," to my parents' cat who continued to snarl and growl at him from under the end-table in their living room. His development continues to amaze!
Today, I saw a spider catch a boxelder bug in our laundry room. Some people who read this blog may especially understand why this brought me such joy. I love those "it's the Discovery Channel happening right in front of me" moments! Well, except for the time I saw a female mallard duck getting gang-raped by half a dozen male ducks in the middle of Clinton Street in Iowa City. That I did not enjoy.
Comments
I also remember a duck-attack situation in Iowa City. Was I there when you had yours, or is that sort of thing endemic to Iowa City ducks?
Plus, it seems like you enjoy the simple pleasure of changing your blog format:)
Posted by: Sabrina | January 29, 2005 06:42 PM
Somehow I remember being solo for this event. I think I was still a student. However, I do remember another young coed running after the ducks screaming, "Stop it! Stop it, you assholes!" or something akin to that. I do think the general occurrence was a frequent one, though. And yes, I have been enjoying tinkering with the blog. It's important to me that my entries get archived quickly as I get sick of looking at so many of them at once.
Posted by: Sarah Shannon | January 30, 2005 09:50 PM