Afternoon tea, and a stack of books.

More holiday events; along with online shopping, new tires so the Toyota is snow ready, and pastries from The Midwife and The Baker in Mountain View. Busy Saturday.

I forgot to get my H&O #ssac2024! Ordered the advent calendar and a book this evening.

Family outing today. Lights are on the house, decorations on the tree. Starting the holiday season celebrations.

‘It can feel like a detective story’: birders asked to help find 126 ‘lost’ bird species The birds have not been seen for at least a decade – some for more than 100 years – but the authors of a new list of missing species have not given up hope

🔍 Calling all birders: Want to solve a mystery?

As part of the Search for Lost Birds, we’re on a global quest to find these species, and you can help! 🕵️‍♀️

🪶 Read more about this conservation detective story at bit.ly/4fBSeac.

@theguardian.com @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

We're reading James by @percivalleverett56.bsky.social. Only several chapters in but I think "masterpiece" is an apt description.

Breakfast in Carmel. Trying to get better at the work - life balance.

Hi. So far it seems pretty nice here. Looking forward to seeing the people I used to tweet @ and not dealing with posts from eXtreme bores, bots, and trolls.