Squirrel

Highlight from yesterday: I spent ten minutes watching a squirrel in my back yard. It was carrying around an ear of corn. It would stop, take a kernel off, hop around to select a good spot, bury the kernel. Then it would get another kernel, and bury it. The squirrel seemed to bury three kernels per ear-drop: It would drop the ear, then bury kernels at the points of a roughly equilateral triangle, roughly 3 feet from the ear. Then it would carry the ear to another spot to bury more kernels.

First asparagus of the year

Picked yesterday. 

RPG meet up in the time of pandemic

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Rabbit nest

Today I caught a bunny lining a freshly dug hole with grass. Unfortunately, this is right next to my neighbors big garden, where they are planting all sorts of greens. I felt obliged to shoo the rabbit away. If it decides on another spot in my yard, farther away, fine. But, jeez, not *right next to* my neighbors' lettuce.

It's a very cute little dugout. But I moved bricks around on top of it. Find a better spot, rabbit.

Shopping in the time of pandemic

Yesterday's walk

Here's a photo from yesterday's walk. I really like the sunshine and the way the light played across surfaces, the shapes of the shadows.

Teleworked today for the first time ever. They're trying to do it organization -wide. It went OK for me.

The entire world feels like a crazy TV show that's on in the next room. 

More Pi Day

Pie making with Jen. Peach pie! It was fantastic.

Sunday afternoon with the girls

Cockroach Poker

I was able to get both of my daughters to play this one, and they both enjoyed it. Will try again.

Ides of March Scrabble

Togas & foes

Pi Day Scrabble

Saturday with Jen

Sunlight and geometry

Early yesterday, TX--KY

X-Wing Miniatures

X-Wing Miniatures, 2nd Edition

Game evening with a few friends; X-wing miniatures, Scum vs. Scum.

Leap Day Night Shadowrun

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Flamme Rouge

Also on Friday night, we played Flamme Rouge. It was the first time I was able to get the game out with friends. We had a three player game. I thought it was fun. I never could get in the lead, or even get close; though all in all it was good race. I'm eager to play again.

Pandemic with 4 players

Pandemic board game with themed snacks

I've played Pandemic solo and with two players, but this past Friday was my first time with four players. It felt like a different game; the same some ways, but so much more social, with lots of back-and-forth.  Having a full player count with friends who were really into it helped the "feel" of the game because there were just more people voicing concern at the outbreaks, or groaning or applauding at the card draws.  I really enjoyed it.

Snow delay day

Undersea Adventure

Undersea Adventure is a fun little push-your-luck game in which luck runs out fast.

Transit

Carcassonne

Carcassonne with friends, a couple of nights ago.

Board game night

Tonight at Heine Bros. Coffee: Pandemic (we won, on the "easy" setting) and two games of Carcassonne.

Afterward, a screening of "Knives Out" at Baxter. Really fun movie.

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