AKA the Josie (and Harriet!) blog: Now featuring lil' sis Harriet Jane! Getting cuter every day since 2008 and 2010.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Sweet potatoes!
Josie moved beyond rice cereal today and tried some sweet potatoes. Do you think she likes them?
Mmmm...sweet potatoes. See? Some are actually going into her mouth.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Couch climbing and mat smiling
Josie's first wedding
Josie attended her first wedding this weekend. She was a model child throughout both the ceremony and reception. The ceremony was held right around the corner from Wrigley Field (the bride proposed to the groom last year on the jumbotron!) and the reception was held in Andersonville at the Swedish American Museum. The bride is a friend of mine who was in one of my first marathon training groups. She did all of the wedding design and it was beautiful--a yellow and grey/white color scheme featuring yellow whirly pop name tags; lemons and a single, floating white flower centerpieces; huge, spherical white balloons and very cool invites and program. There was also a wedding cake shaped like a hot dog in a bun, temporary tattoos and a viking helmet you could don for photos. And an open bar, but Josie abstained.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Stretching
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Workout
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Mystery duck update
<--My duck
<-- Cornell's duck
This just in...the mysterious duck referred to in a previous post has been confirmed as a "Muscovy Duck." Read all about it: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
Here's some of what they say:
Let’s deal with the *Muscovy Duck* first, as it’s pretty easy to tell. The most obvious character of a muscovy is the red facial skin. If your duck has a red face, it’s probably a Muscovy Duck. This red skin can be quite bumpy, exaggerated, and frankly, gross, with a knob on top of the bill and lumps all over. If you see that, it’s a slam dunk Muscovy Duck. The wild type plumage of muscovy is all black, glossy greenish on the back, and with large white wing patches. But, because of our fondness for white, domestic muscovies can be pure white, all black, or any degree of pied black-and-white.
They don't mention the Muscovy's yellow feet, and my duck looks like it has more of a duck head and less of a turkey head, but the rest of that description is spot-on. Wikipedia notes that there are feral populations of Muscovy ducks in almost every state in park areas. And finally, the Muscovy duck is apparently quite delicious, so I hope that duck is careful (it walked right up to me, but maybe it sensed I'm a vegetarian).
Some-bunny cute
Look at this cute bunny rabbit that I found.
Here's a full-body shot of the outfit.
Bunny fell asleep (which is good, since she had woken up early from her nap while I was posting pix. Just in time for me to catch some cute shots!).
More sleeping beauty-bunny.
PS Thanks for the cute bunny jacket, Grandma!
Here's a full-body shot of the outfit.
Bunny fell asleep (which is good, since she had woken up early from her nap while I was posting pix. Just in time for me to catch some cute shots!).
More sleeping beauty-bunny.
PS Thanks for the cute bunny jacket, Grandma!
Mystery duck of Humboldt Park
Josie and I walk through the park almost every day. Normally, our creature sightings are limited to birds, squirrels, ducks, geese, lots of dogs and the occasional turtle. But both yesterday and today we witnessed a strange creature that we'd never seen before. As you can see, this animal stands out...it's like a cross between a turkey and a duck (and possibly a cow with that color pattern).
Yesterday there was a group of men standing around and discussing this strange bird and today one of them had returned and was feeding him some bread crusts. Here's a closer shot of the mystery fowl.
Yesterday there was a group of men standing around and discussing this strange bird and today one of them had returned and was feeding him some bread crusts. Here's a closer shot of the mystery fowl.
Some Humboldt Park sites
Rainy day Monday
Jack watched Josie on Monday while I was out at some appointments. It was raining, so they couldn't go outside. She apparently liked watching the rain from her bouncy chair, though. Here's a shot of her--it looks like she's either on the Lido Deck of a cruise ship or perhaps recuperating at a nineteenth century sanitarium.
On Tuesday it was nicer, so I took Josie for an afternoon walk and Jack came to meet us after work. She fell asleep on the way home.
Here's a close-up of her cat nap.
On Tuesday it was nicer, so I took Josie for an afternoon walk and Jack came to meet us after work. She fell asleep on the way home.
Here's a close-up of her cat nap.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
First food!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Jolly Jumper
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Simpson Labor Day visit
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