It Came BACK TO ME!!!!
One of the people I'm with to round out my weekend with headed back to the venue for things.
One of them stepped on it! Got it stuck in their shoe!
It's scratched up. But I love that it came back to me!

I haven't spent as much time at the park the last few months. A lot has changed in the magpie world. Same female holds the territory, but new male. He used to be over the road. The rest of his mob has vanished. And he has a new territory. Next to his old one which was absorbed by another mob.

I know which plants at my favourite park are most likely hiding bugs.
Sometimes I like picking them up to have a closer look before I pop them back where I found them.
... Often not before they pee on me. *Sigh*

Is this a species of Christmas beetle?

He saw the meme about Magnus asking for more magnets, didn't he?

Goal for rest of week: get better pictures of cute baby magpie.

Went to my brother's place today. Sat with his dogs who did a pretty great job of making me feel better.
Was also nice seeing my brother :)

My pins arrived from @blacksmoke1033.bsky.social
They're beautiful. The packaging adorable. Bonus stickers!

I swear I ordered a couple B-grade pins, but his standards are so high, I see no flaws

WE'VE GOT BABIES!

So the father is her son (long story). And this year the eggs have hatched!
Babies!!!

This was one of my fave trees. Most of the branches fell in the storm. They cut up the fallen branches today.
I'm very tempted to grab a log. But not sure what I'd do with it.

Yay! I voted.
I may have aged out of the Target Audience for tripe j, but I Still vote.
Hoping 3 or more of my votes get in this year.

I was bitten by a beetle that crawled in my hoodie. Feeling really fucking offended right now.
Based on the pictures I've managed to take of the back of my neck, I now have a huge red patch with an angry raised welt. RUDE!
I'm assuming it's one of the swarming beetles below

Hello world