Author Archives: fustianist

Katherine’s first-year molars are coming in, and it’s really doing a number on her.  She remains pretty perky, but she’s not able to get to sleep until late in the night, when she’s finally exhausted.  Last night she was crawling … Continue reading →

This morning I hiked a couple of trails on the island, though I’ve developed an annoying blister on one of my toes (of all places!) that’s making walking less fun than it could be. Here are a few of the … Continue reading →

After birdwatching in Jamaica Bay on Thursday, I drove up to Maine. I kept driving on Friday in order to catch the afternoon ferry to Grand Manan Island where I plan to stay put for a few days. The ferry … Continue reading →

On Thursday I got up early and experienced the joys of New York City morning traffic on my way to one of the country’s best birding sites (Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge) in one of the unlikeliest locations: right next to … Continue reading →

Give that my plan was to do a post for each day, I think I have some catching up to do! The new posts will likely be shorter, since I think I would have to go to the West Coast … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in my old bedroom, typing away, when I hear this running commentary from my father in the kitchen downstairs: “That’s a lot of banana for one little girl.  Are you really going to eat the whole thing?  Have … Continue reading →

Apparently nobody is into guessing around here. Or into a bit of detective work. I’m pretty sure there’s enough information in my last post to make for a good chance of getting it right. Anyway, my morning balcony experience wasn’t … Continue reading →

This afternoon I took Katherine out for a walk down my old road.  It was pretty warm, but all I could think was, “I used to call these hills???”  Apparently my stint in Ithaca has changed my view of elevation. … Continue reading →

Here’s a cute picture from last week that I found on the camera: Sydney

After a rather stressful year — among other things, having our first child, going on the academic job market, and ending the year with handling an extraordinarily messy and taxing plagiarism case — I decided that I deserved a break. … Continue reading →