I was amazed by the combination of variety and orderliness and prettiness outside the car wash.
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Gardening books galore
I hadn't realized how popular gardening and gardening books are. Witness this book display at a local Barnes & Noble.
An attempt to capture a budding flower
I'm learning for the first time how to use the macro setting on my digital camera. Still struggling.
Milosz poetry books at Cody’s
There really aren't that many copies of Milosz's poetic work at Cody's. Given that I'm really into his poetry right now, I expect the rest of the world to be in the same state of active engagement. A quick glance at the bookshelf at a local bookstore reveals otherwise.
Update: Lloyd wrote the following to me: "There might be more Milosz volumes at Black Oak Books, actually, in either/both the new and used sections. The folks at Black Oak always had a soft and warm spot for Milosz, who after all was practically the neighborhood poet laureate, living as he did just up the hill on Grizzly Peak Blvd (near my friend Jane's house, where I used to live; I'd occasionally see him when he'd be out walking). "
Belated Happy Valentine’s Day
I hope that yesterday was a happy day for you whether or not you are paired off with someone special. For me, this is the first year in a very, very long time in which I have a sweetie to mark V Day.
An armadillo at the BoneRoom
I thought that the red ribbon was for the Chinese New Year and then concluded that it was for Valentine's Day.
My narcissus one week later
The picture is a bit blurry, my narcissus is doing ok (so far).
Narcissi on sale
I bought two, one for Laura and one for me. I hope that I have enough of a green thumb to enable mine to flourish. If I don't, is my new year bound to be problematic? I hope not!
A poppy about to happen
Congratulations to Laura!! Her striking picture of a poppy was Flickr Blog yesterday, bringing her picture to the attention of the energetic Flickr community.
Do French women have the secrets to fat freedom
I had heard in passing talk about French Women Don't Get Fat ansd wondered whether there would be any "secrets" to eight loss in the book. (I guess the marketing campaign for the book worked enough to get me to ponder what the book had to ffer.) Hence I looked for the answer to my question in The New York Times > Books > Sunday Book Review > 'French Women Don't Get Fat': Like Champagne for Chocolate, which states:
- Guiliano recommends Dr. Miracle's plan as the French way, but it is not unlike the advice that American nutritionists on Web sites and at spas and clinics across the country dispense every day. It is exactly the advice I got last year at Dallas's Cooper Clinic during my annual physical: if you want a glass of wine with dinner, don't eat the bread or skip the baked potato. Do some aerobic exercise; if you're over 40, lift weights. Keep a food diary and cut out the processed junk. Slowly changing your eating habits is far more effective than any crash diet. You don't have to deprive yourself if you learn to make trade-offs. And on and on.
Just what I thought: there is no royal road to thindom.