Tonight in the shadows around the bins at Sector 7 I saw not another giant spider, but a giant praying mantis, and as a bonus it looked very much like she was laying eggs. Baby praying mantises are very cute.

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For reasons that escape me (but possibly including the desire to avoid the 2009 wrap-up post) I thought I'd make a list of all of the animal products and/or remains I have or have had around my house. I'm not aware of any broken laws, although I might get in trouble if I tried to sell some of them.

It started as a list of curios (see tiger), but expanded to include edibles (see chicken), and then fauna (see cockroaches), but there's no way I'm going to list every species on my property. I've also made no attempt to list all the applications of one particular species (you want to track down all the wool and leather in your house, go right ahead). So in no particular order and with no claims to thoroughness:

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Husband occasionally gets Ideas. "We shall go to the beach on Sunday, at dawn!" he said a few days ago.

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I find myself in that most fortunate of states, to be falling behind in blogging duties due to real life fulfillment. Here's a possibly brief rundown of my last two days in the sun. I like sun. Particularly when it's not hot.

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Made my way to the zoo again today for a walk and some furry action. I find myself motivated by many things, amongst them the desire to make the most of the winter sun. That's three trips now (and a 10% discount on a red panda puppet), so I've made back the cost of my Zoo Friend membership. The rest is gravy :-)

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Was comparatively physically OK again today, albeit brainless. Went to the folks to collect some ex-lounge carpet to cover up the tiles here, then on to the zoo for a walk and to work on getting my Zoo Friend's money's worth.

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As is the occasional habit of our household, this evening Husband was regaling me with the tales of small furry animals that he had discovered in the day's news.

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And incidentally an excellent shot of Miss Jealousy 2008's best feature.

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