New Terrarium

So I went to Stow Lake and collected some specimens for new terrariums this past weekend. This is the new one I made:

I also added new plants to these two old ones:

I still have some moss and tiny plants left, I just need to get more jars. I'm pretty happy with how the collection is growing.

In other news, Logan and I have started a blog about the various wildlife found on the island. It's going to be awesome and has the most black metal name ever, which Charles came up with: Maganrord. Marie + Logan + Rock + Bird. Pseudo non sequitur for the win! I'll link it here once we get it all pretty.

Post 2: People & Food

So one night Logan, Danielle, Micah, and I went to the Knockout to play bingo after pregaming at Pi. Riiiiidiculous things ensued. Which you can see captured on film by clicking this picture:


Also there's a picture of Johnny in the set. NOM.

Then Chris and Josh came over and we all had Thanksgiving together. I made roasted cornish game hen and a shit ton of other delicious things. Check it all out by clicking on my delicious-looking plate of food:


A few days later I made this amazing pot pie with some of the leftovers:

It contained roasted asparagus, brussel sprouts, onion, potatoes, zucchini, and mushrooms, along with peas and broccoli, and all of the meat from a leftover game hen, in a homemade chicken velouté sauce, topped with homemade pastry dough. It was so much better than you can even imagine.

Post 1: Nature

So I was going to do separate posts for each series of photos I have from the various things I've been doing but honestly, it's too much of a pain. So this one will be about nature.

First I went hiking at the ruins of the Sutro Baths and then went and hung out in Sutro Heights Park. Click the image to check out the set on Flickr:



A week later I went birdwatching/hiking in various areas. I walked from the Golden Gate Bridge across Crissy Field to the Palace of Fine Arts and then took the bus down to Golden Gate Park and went to Stow Lake. Click for the Flickr set:


Yesterday I was at Stow Lake. I saw a weird juvenile gull with grey/white legs:

Discovered that Mew Gulls:

will hover in the air in front of you and catch food that you throw in the air to them.
And saw one of the Great Blue Herons:



And last, but definitely not least, we've had a Peregrine Falcon hanging out on the island for the past week or so. It is awesome.

More pictures of it here.