W is for Watches

Here I am, after a longer absence than I was hoping for. The move was…well… an interesting few days. We survived it, though, and are just starting to feel settled in Santa Barbara. Now that my computer is back online (as of mere hours ago!) I’m catching up on my alphabet posts. I’m hoping to get some photos of the house and environs posted this week, stay tuned!

Alit

Butterfly Garden, Victoria, BC, Canada We have a kitchen cricket (this is not at all related to the photo, I’m just amused by it). This would not be so unusual, except that we live on the second floor of a large apartment building, which does not have any trees or anything near it. For the last two days, we’ve been hearing an unusually loud cricket sound in the evenings. Last night, I tracked him down to the kitchen, and tonight to one of the cabinets. Dan poked around to investigate and something flew out and hit his chest. We didn’t…