Friends Pictures

Here are some pictures in case my old friends (you know, pre-online journal friends) find my journal. Mostly of interest to barbmg and brush_rat.



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Friend and Dog Pictures

I visited Regeneration, the record and tattoo shop that replaced my old workplace Flyrabbit (and owned by my friend and Flyrabbit coworker Sue), and met the new family member: Ramona the rat terrier.



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LJ updates

I have yet more pictures to post (a series of really interesting and creepy pictures from work), but I get the feeling that there aren't too many people online today. Maybe lots of folks have the day off, and they usually check lj at work. I guess I'm worried that people don't do much back-checking, and some remarkable pictures will get missed.

Evidence of predation

All that remains of an eastern cottontail.

Doubly morbid discovery

"What is that?!" yelled Nicole. I couldn't tell. I got up close and looked--well, I'll be...

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365 urban species. #002: Oriental Bittersweet.

Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus

Adore it for its beauty and admire its ability to thrive, but don't suffer it to live on your property, not if you are ecology minded at all. Oriental bittersweet, cherished for dried arrangements, especially wreaths, is near the top of the list of unwanted invasive species found in northeastern North America. It starts as a tiny green sprout and grows into vines and tendrils many meters long, climbing other plants or man-made objects. It continues to grow for decades, the vines multiplying and thickening, often overwhelming entire trees and crushing them with its bulk. Many birds eat its attractive fruit, and spread its seeds in their droppings. The organism most at risk from the spread of oriental bittersweet is its close relative American bittersweet Celastrus scandens.

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