I was trying to figure out how to photograph the door to the home library but it's just the icon of libraries in the US. My husband bought it and put it on our own library door because he thought it was funny to have such a public sign at home. Remembering my baking failure and the squirrel's delight yesterday, I decided to offer the squirrel a second chance to pose in exchange for more bread. The setup: https://365project.org/jyokota/challenges-and/2020-04-06
@golftragic -- I put a bag on top of the bread cube and wrapped it into the bag (without touching the bread after squirrel had eaten off of it) and put it away in the garage for tomorrow so he wouldn't gorge. I actually have a lot of squirrels in the yard, but today only one.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond -- home library is a library at home, and in my case it's also where I do my professional work since my field is "children's literature" -- and it was also a related field to my husband's work. I chose it as my subject for the April 30 days of shooting the same subject challenge.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond -- anyone I know! (It's not a public library, it's a personal "research" library. Altogether, my husband and I had about 50,000 books before I started sending them to various libraries research around the world.
@jyokota goodness!! How wonderful you share your wonderful books of knowledge to those students who wish to understand more. Thank you for answering my questions on your feed.
A real home library, not just a room off the den with shelves on one wall, 50,000 books, oh my! That is an astonishing number of books in your private collection. The squirrel is a lucky fellow to have you as his own personal chef.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond -- One of my biggest hopes is that people see beyond children's books as"cute"-- and understand that what you read impacts how you think, and feeding your mind and nurturing it is important on what and how you read. Thanks for being interested, @domenicododaro -- and yes the SOUL! The MOST important part of feeding ourselves. @joansmor@777margo -- yes, the squirrel was well fed, indeed! @louannwarren Some of those books were in my husband's university office and storage area, and some in my university Center and office.Two years ago I had decided to give it all away. But now, I am thinking I will keep a small collection. And that squirrel is lucky only because his personal chef is not a good baker for humans! @casablanca - hahaha -- you DO know literature for children. In 2012, my husband and I had planned a walking trip in Beatrix Potter Land in the Lake District. But his arch suddenly fell in his foot on the airplane, so we ended up having to cancel that part of the trip as it was all walking. So now I have never been there, But some day, I hope to go walking in the area that inspired BP to create the Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and more!
When I read at our story times it is a real responsibility to select the right book to put the emphasis, and voices, to words and characters. Julia Donaldson isn't easy!!!
I can't imagine the bread was all that bad... I do, however, enjoy sharing any leftovers with my backyard menagerie... I found a flatbread-cracker recipe that Ken makes nearly daily now...they're too good... I'll send you an email to try them if you'd like. I made them the first time, and now it's Ken's activity and he says they're so easy! Coming to you soon...
Are the skirrels confortable so close to humans? or maybe we frighten them. I saw a skirrel one day that came close to me, seeking some pine seed but I thought he did that because I was very quiet, sitting on ground.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond -- I once heard Julia Donaldson reciting and acting out her book, The Gruffallo, aloud -- and realized I could never live up to that performance!
@leonbuys83 -- how did you know that is just what I am writing about right now! Fuel for the body, fuel for the mind.
@angelikavr -- It was a fair trade -- he posed nicely so I have a lot of photos of him.
@happypat == unusual and purposefully planned, but accomplished my library photo goal and made the entrance look less boring. Also fit into my current trying-to-learn-to-bake scheme.
@jgpittenger -- not having such beautiful hummingbirds or nature in my backyard, I do the best I can to entertain myself.
@haskar -- yes, when your photographic entertainment is limited, backyard critters take on a new enticement for appreciation.
@pdulis@bkbinthecity yes, and good thing because the backyard entertainment is limited. Nothing much growing yet, although the daffodils are starting
@Weezilou -- I know from having enjoyed your meringues what a good baker you are (still hoping to have some Pavlova some day). Thanks for recipe -- I hope to try them out and have a photo opp some day.
@jborrases Once they're comfortable and know you as a food source, they're quite friendly, and will come running to you! We encourage it, and they're very entertaining ♥ : ) @jyokota I thought (long ago) I had used a Squirrel Nutkin book in my photo but (thanks to those tags!) it was a different book from my stash. https://365project.org/Weezilou/365/2013-12-30@casablanca It's gives me a small pleasure to know that, on 365, I was the first to photograph and tag a squirrel... I'll take my accomplishments where I can find them!!
@tosee I thought it was a fair trade -- anything for a photo opp. And I never imagined a "squirrel friend" but in the photo I posted yesterday, I was right next to him and he wasn't scared of me, and just stared at me. So who knows? I'll be looking for photo opps in my backyard for a long time to come. @gamelee -- indeed, even my unsuccessful baking experiment @gggg -- nope, not this time, but once when I left the door to the hallway open a chipmunk entered and had to be chased out. But they are SO FAST I can't photograph them as easily. @mzzhope -- we all need a laugh these days, right?
Nothing wrong with bribery to get a great photo!!
Thank you for your comments. I decided to post the setup here: http://365project.org/jyokota/challenges-and/2020-04-06
@domenicododaro -- and yes the SOUL! The MOST important part of feeding ourselves.
@joansmor @777margo -- yes, the squirrel was well fed, indeed!
@louannwarren Some of those books were in my husband's university office and storage area, and some in my university Center and office.Two years ago I had decided to give it all away. But now, I am thinking I will keep a small collection. And that squirrel is lucky only because his personal chef is not a good baker for humans!
@casablanca - hahaha -- you DO know literature for children. In 2012, my husband and I had planned a walking trip in Beatrix Potter Land in the Lake District. But his arch suddenly fell in his foot on the airplane, so we ended up having to cancel that part of the trip as it was all walking. So now I have never been there, But some day, I hope to go walking in the area that inspired BP to create the Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and more!
@leonbuys83 -- how did you know that is just what I am writing about right now! Fuel for the body, fuel for the mind.
@angelikavr -- It was a fair trade -- he posed nicely so I have a lot of photos of him.
@happypat == unusual and purposefully planned, but accomplished my library photo goal and made the entrance look less boring. Also fit into my current trying-to-learn-to-bake scheme.
@jgpittenger -- not having such beautiful hummingbirds or nature in my backyard, I do the best I can to entertain myself.
@haskar -- yes, when your photographic entertainment is limited, backyard critters take on a new enticement for appreciation.
@pdulis @bkbinthecity yes, and good thing because the backyard entertainment is limited. Nothing much growing yet, although the daffodils are starting
@Weezilou -- I know from having enjoyed your meringues what a good baker you are (still hoping to have some Pavlova some day). Thanks for recipe -- I hope to try them out and have a photo opp some day.
@jborrases -- I was standing inside the house, using a wired clicker shutter release. See setup here: https://365project.org/jyokota/challenges-and/2020-04-06
@jyokota I thought (long ago) I had used a Squirrel Nutkin book in my photo but (thanks to those tags!) it was a different book from my stash. https://365project.org/Weezilou/365/2013-12-30 @casablanca It's gives me a small pleasure to know that, on 365, I was the first to photograph and tag a squirrel... I'll take my accomplishments where I can find them!!
@gamelee -- indeed, even my unsuccessful baking experiment
@gggg -- nope, not this time, but once when I left the door to the hallway open a chipmunk entered and had to be chased out. But they are SO FAST I can't photograph them as easily.
@mzzhope -- we all need a laugh these days, right?