I was impressed/disappointed that none of the signs nor transportation announcements were bilingual. If you ride a train in Germany or Japan, you get signs and announcements in English, and half there population is native English!

Amazing you were able to capture this!

Yes, I dearly loved that book! Very interesting science ideas, and a gripping story, too.

I just listened to an NPR interview with a book author on birder terminology. She said they call that a "butter butt"!

That's impressive camouflage match!

In the middle there, it looks like you have some cut-leave blackberry, too!

If he's going back a language, why not go all the way back to the Greek that the Romans got it from and pluralize it as octopodes? In my book, "octopuses" is preferable.

I didn't even think of switching to Ubuntu, since I'm also dealing with Windows 10 end of life. I don't know if Ubuntu would work for the projects I want to do, though.

That should help make a recession, along with deporting our farm workers and construction workers, and disrupting trade with ridiculous tariffs.

I'm so jealous of your amazing trip!

As you know, that was an important part of my work day. I actually nap less now that I'm retired!