Nothing funny about feldspar

To the person who was wondering “can a lilac bush give me a headache” the answer is “Yes.”

Our lilacs aren’t out right now — here’s the source of my current headache¹ a beautiful puffy pink viburnum:

1. antihistamines & decongestant can only do so much↩

That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

Our neighbors recently installed a pond — it’s a pretty thing, with multiple levels and a recirculating fountain and plants and frogs.

And they leave it on. All. Day. And. All. Night. Long. In the quiet of the evening, I hear piddling noises and think it’s my dishwasher acting up again. Or I think that Plagioclase’s mother left her shower running again. Or I worry that the washer has overflowed again. Or… you get the picture.

Who said that ponds were relaxing?!

The good news is that I don’t have to wonder if I’d like to have a pond anymore. I’m unlikely to ever build a pond. Even a hundred feet away the sound is driving me bonkers.

Before you say “Orthoclase, you need to clean your lens! Look at all those lines!” look closer. About 11 o’clock on the large outer leaves of the rosette. There, see it? The source of the lines — a little brown spider.

The funny thing is, I didn’t see it when I was taking the pic — I was just enamored of the sun shining on the web.