I received an absolutely beautiful and vibrant painting today from @jeffzugale

#paintings #painting #art

I had expected a more obvious Panther variant in the Kurita Ranger Lance pack. It looks pretty much the same as the one from the Striker Lance out of the box, even the pose.

On closer look the PPC is slightly different and there are vents? missile ports? something under the arms, but I can’t tell for certain if that is something varied or just better definition on the new mini. Based on the Sarna picture, I’m leaning towards the latter, which makes the makes is basically a 9R.

It certainly doesn’t look like the 10K2, which should have 2 SRM4s, not just one.

The new mini is on the left in the pictures.
#battletech #alphaflight

A Downy Woodpecker and Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker at the seed block pretending not to notice each other.

#birds #birdsofmastodon

I love watching the brown-headed nuthatches crawling all over the seed block feeder. Usually it’s just 2, but like this picture, I’ve seen as many as 4.

#birds #birdsofmastodon

I put out a bunch of bird seed before it got real cold (it’s 20 degrees here now). So far I’ve seen:

House Finches
Purple Finches
American Goldfinches
Pine Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Mourning Doves
Eastern Towhees
Chipping Sparrows (sooo many)
Tufted Titmice
Carolina Chickadees
Northern Cardinals
Brown-headed Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatches
Eastern Bluebirds
Carolina Wrens
Dark-eyed Juncos
Brown Threshers
Downy Woodpeckers
Starlings (thankfully not a huge flock)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
A Cooper’s hawk (who missed its target and ended up landing right next to my window)

And squirrel birds

#birds #bird

I received a fidget star from @britt’s Etsy store today. Not only is it amazing to watch, but the sounds it makes as you expand and contract it are delightful!

Oh, my camera doesn’t do the metallic shine of the colors justice. #smallbusiness