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Volewatching is even more fun than birdwatching.

Interese, ja estas paseroj. Estas 7 aŭ 8 nestoj en unu el la morusaj arboj. La fruktoj en la arboj maturiĝis je malsamaj rapidecoj. Mi neniam vidis tiom da paseroj nestoj en unu loko antaŭe. Kutime ili nestas en truoj, mi kredis, sed jen ili konstruis nestojn kun truoj. Tre interese!

maturajn fruktojn, formanĝis la paseroj… nur ruĝaj restas / ripe fruits, gobbled up by the sparrows… just red ones left #hajko #haiku #esperanto

en densa ombro… folioj de l' tilio, kaj sia fruktoj / en dense shade… linden's leaves, and its fruits #hajko #haiku #esperanto

matena stelo, gvidas min okcidenten… preter la montojn… / morning star, leads me west… beyond the mountains #hajko #haiku #esperanto

"One minute!" she said. "Get ready!"
Booboo tried again, but she still had no idea what she was sensing that allowed her to judge how much longer the noodles needed to cook.
Mama-san leaned forward one more time.
"Now! Take them out now and strain them!"
Booboo pulled the pot off the burner and poured it out into a colander.
"How can you tell when they're ready?" she asked.
"Oh!" Mama-san said. "If you lean forward a little, you can see the clock over there." (2/2) #wss366

"Watch carefully," Mama-san said, as she added the udon noodles to the pot of boiling water and stirred.
Booboo watched as the water became momentarily quiescent and then came back to a boil.
"Don't overcook the noodles!" Mama-san said. She leaned forward into the #steam. "Three more minutes!"
Booboo leaned forward and sniffed the steam, trying to detect whatever Mama-san had detected. It had a very mild odor — almost non-existent.
Mama-san leaned forward into the steam again. (1/2) #wss366

#ScribesAndMakers Who's your favo(u)rite vampire?

Meenoi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkOJXIH9A_E

forflugis jam kaj studentoj kaj anasoj… restas nur fekaĵ' / already flown away both students and ducks… just droppings remain #hajko #haiku #esperanto

"Down!" Zaza ordered. "Roll over!"
Tau seemed to #wilt. He meekly laid down, rolled over on his back, and let Zaza clean his paws.
"Now you may go," she said. (3/3) #wss366

At the top of the ramp, as they went to step inside, Zaza — standing with a mop — said, "Ahem!"
She pointed at their muddy foot prints leading up the ramp.
"Oh, right," David said. He pulled off his boots.
Tau stood there, shifting uneasily from foot to foot to foot. (2/3) #wss366

David and Tau were supervising the construction of the stage on planet Kotego. After checking progress, they returned to Angels' Wings. They entered up the ramp through the main cargo hatch.
Tau barked.
"You're right," David said. "It's like a mud volcano out there!" (1/3) #wss366

If you like reading about Bebe & Tau or Totemo Isogashii & Lamba, pick up a copy of Better Angels: Tour de Force at the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy (or any place fine books are sold). https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/product/better-angels-tour-de-force/

Without warning, Tau suddenly shook his #head. His slobber flew everywhere. Two big blobs landed in Bebe's hair.
Tau barked.
"Bebe kinda lost her appetite," Bebe said, trying to get the slimy mess out of her hair. (3/3) #wss366

Little drops of saliva began to appear on the floor as they walked.
"One time, Bebe had it with bacon too."
Now strings of drool began to hang down from his jowls.
Bebe suppressed a giggle and tried to think of something else delicious to mention. (2/3) #wss366

"Bebe loves breakfast sausage," Bebe said. She and Tau were walking along the Docking Ring. "The kind with maple flavor is best, you know."
She glanced over at Tau. He licked his chops.
"It's great to mix it with gravy," she said. "And then pour it over biscuits." (1/3) #wss366

#PennedPossibilities 1024 — MC POV: Name a time where you cried your eyes out.

Riva lay on the floor, sobbing, and then spent the next several hours, cold and shivering on the hard floor, bewildered by a world that thought girls weren't worth teaching. She was smart! She was smarter than they were. Her brother knew it. Why should she be condemned to a life of ignorance and servitude just for being a girl? She clenched her fists and resolved to escape somehow. (Riva's Escape in Revin's Heart)

"A döner kebab?" Totemo said. "Huh. Never heard of it. Okay, sure." She punched it into the replicator.
Lambda's tongue lolled, and she drooled as the replicator hummed. (3/3) #wss366

"No," she said. "Never again. I'll never forget the last time you got a #gyro."
Lambda barked angrily. Insistently.
"Don't act like it was no big deal! I could barely breathe! I had to open all the windows."
Lambda thought for a moment, then ruffed. (2/3) #wss366

Totemo Isogashii and Lambda arrived home after work. Totemo put on an apron.
"What do you want for dinner?" she asked, finger poised over the replicator.
Lambda tilted her head over thinking, then barked.
Totemo drew her hand back in horror. (1/3) #wss366