A few things I've learned today...

First: I was never gifted with the ability to be a barber/hairstylist.

Second: animals in Maryland are really stupid. Not just the robins that continually bang into our sliding glass door in the mornings, but also the groundhogs who run across the busy street and then hide between the tires of cars. Nat says the deer are also like that, especially on the golf course.

Third: if you buy several fish, it's really difficult to tell the different genders. Until they have babies. Currently, we have 4 adult fish (one died for no apparent reason) and at least 7 babies. They're hard to count because they hide in the big fuzzy plants. I know there are at least 7 because I counted that many staying still in the plant at one particular point in time. I'm planning on calling PetSmart and seeing if they will take/buy the babies back once they get bigger. It is rather exciting to have babies though. That means I've taken good enough care of them to not kill all the fish!

There are actually two fish in this picture, but the other one is really hard to find, especially since they're almost see through.

Fourth: I really don't like ticks. They are really bad here at the moment because we've had such a mild winter. We had a picnic for lunch today in a nearby park/preserve, and I saw a little one crawling on the back of Nat's leg. Gross! We left soon after that and have now thoroughly checks for ticks.

Fifth and finally: We have tissue paper trees! I missed the peak flowering, but the flowers look like those elementary school kids make with little tissue paper squares. :)