hauck a loogie

Badger and Skwurl* finally went running today amidst the clouds of cherry pollen filling the skies of Washington, DC. On his bike ride to meet Skwurl on the National Mall, grumpy Badger saw at least four tourists hauking up thick yellow loogies. Cherry pollen is devastating to some people, but Badger only has issues with mold. Nevertheless, both Skwurl and Badger's teeth were sticky with cherry pollen from the air. Ewww.

Today with the help of some Flickr addicts, I learned how to use the self-timer on my camera:

Early tomorrow morning I'm going on a bike ride adventure with OMG DJ TM™ to see if we can photograph migrating alewives and blueback herring in Rock Creek. We'll bike as far upstream as Pierce Mill to check out the new fish ladder that's been installed to allow the fish to go further upstream. I think anything that swarms or migrates en masse is cool - I think OMG DJ TM™ is just in it for the exercise.

Geek Alert from Chris: Tolkien Jr. completes the Lord of Rings book series with The Children of Húrin. Having read The Silmarillion, the new book should be a great read for you Tolkien geeks out there.

*In the tradition of Ernie & Bert, Frog & Toad, and Fred & Barney, Badger & Skwurl will be my first children's book, featuring the adventures of a hyper squirrel named Skwurl and his reluctant and surly companion Badger.