Morning Bird Pic

I caught this one a bit ago... a fledgling cardinal at the feeder. We've seen several fledglings and juveniles lately. In fact, from the downy look of some of the feathers, that might be a fledgling female finch behind the cardinal on the feeder.

I hear that school bell ringing...

School starts tomorrow. Making sure syllabi are in good shape and on Blackboard, and that I have initial presentations ready. Maybe I can scare a few students away...

A Hugo Award comment

Alas, Sheila Gilbert did not get the Best Editor, Long Form Hugo award at LonCon -- though I believe she richly deserves the award. It went instead to Ginjer Buchanan, who after a long career as a fine editor herself, announced that she was retiring this year. I don't at all begrudge Ginjer the Hugo, especially given that it was her last opportunity to win one; it just means that we'll have to work to make sure that Sheila gets on the ballot for next year, and that she wins this time...

And hey, this time I'll try to be there to see it!