a silver slipp...

er... I have a great story to tell, but this is not the time. I'm still figuring out my blogging voice for this companion blog. So, instead, I'll share a quote from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:

Both Dorothy and the Scarecrow had been greatly interested in the story of the Tin Woodman, and now they knew why he was so anxious to get a new heart.

"All the same," said the Scarecrow, "I shall ask for brains instead of a heart, for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one."

"I shall take the heart," returned the Tin Woodman, "for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world."

Dorothy did not say anything, for she was puzzled to know which of her two friends was right, and she decided if she could only get back to Kansas and Aunt Em it did not matter so much whether the Woodman had no brains and the Scarecrow no heart, or each got what he wanted.

What worried her most was that the bread was nearly gone, and another meal for herself and Toto would empty the basket. To be sure, neither the Woodman nor the Scarecrow ever ate anything, but she was not made of tin or straw, and could not live unless she was fed.

a non-b-day

Eh? Well, I haven't been posting much to my blogs lately. I have one lonely pic from the 4th that I was going to file under crappy photos, but I'm not inspired. I was enjoying ping-pong tourney, cookie competition, and catching up with some old friends that I didn't think to pull out the camera to catch the action.

***** under construction *****

Not entirely sure what I want to do with this 2nd blog, yet.

ps 05/02/10 - This post marks the start of this blog. All previous entries and two newer ones (IDentity crisis! and Nature ID's one year anniversary) were transferred over from Nature ID. All pictures were taken the date of the post, unless otherwise stated.

ps 09/16/10 - In yet another blogging existential crisis, I moved all my relevant posts back to my main blog Nature ID. I lost several comment threads along the way. Apologies.