Wordless Wednesday: Trouble in two ears

My cat has just discovered that the chair I usually sit in at the kitchen table is perfect for him, so now I will never be allowed to sit in it again.

Wordless Wednesday: You are getting sleepy…

My cat is doing his very best to convince me to take the day off today.

So they named a new dinosaur species last week…

News broke this week that paleontologists have determined that a set of bones found in Big Bend back in the 1980s is actually a hitherto unknown type of duck-billed dinosaur. Whenever I hear of a new species, I can’t help but wonder how long that new species identification will last.

Wordless Wednesday: Oleander

It’s just a glorious time of year for flowering plants in California. Google tells me this one is oleander.

sleek black vintage convertible with white wall tires.

A selection of vintage Ford cars

Earlier this summer, we happened across a line of vintage cars parked on a street next to a town festival in Northern California. Naturally, I took pictures. Here’s a selection of vintage Ford motor cars from that show.

Closeup of the dark pink bougainvillea against a clear blue sky

Wordless Wednesday: Bougainvillea

It’s just a glorious time of year for flowering plants in California. Google tells me this one is a bougainvillea.

a semi circle of flags against a pale blue sky

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! We’re going to take a few days off here at Caterpickles Central to enjoy the summer and maybe learn a few things about vintage cars. ‘Tis the season for vintage cars, after all.

View of the tussock moth caterpillar from the side.

Wordless Wednesday: Obligatory summer caterpillar post

It’s not summer if I don’t have at least one bug post. Google tells me this caterpillar will probably grow up to be a Western Tussock Moth.

book cover for What the Night Sings shows a stream of butterflies flying out of a concrete room toward the moon. Most of the image is sepia & cream, except for the one butterfly who has made it out of the room. That one butterfly is blue.

Book Review: What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper

One of the few books I’ve read that deals with what happens in a WWII concentration camp after liberation, Vesper Stamper’s beautifully illustrated book, What the Night Sings, is essential reading for our times.