January 2026: The First Seven Days
Seen while walking on Sunday -
First Eastern Bluebird of 2026:
The Wasteland:
Thanks to the efforts of a local beaver & erosion the Wasteland wadi is particularly low right now. I usually can't ford it without getting my feet wet but now there are multiple dry shoe routes:
We've had intermittent power issues over the past two weeks. The local utility finally determined the problem was an old transformer. We had roughly two hour interruption while they replaced the transformer on Sunday:
The next four photos are from before I cranked up our gas generator:
Hat tip to the folks at Memphis Light, Gas & Water (aka MLGW) for what they do to keep The City running:
2025 okra stem that a chickadee used to stash a sunflower seed in. This is part of the reason why we don't clean out our garden thoroughly in the Fall:
