Hamster and Snake make friends

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_fe_st/japan_hamster_and_snake
I'd never thought I'd see something like this but life is full of surprises. Having had hamsters as pets I could never have a snake and use hamsters as snake food but I guess I'm not the only one who shares that thought!

I thought that we had seen big waves at Christmas, but I found this tonight and was so amazed that I had to share

Zach and Sharon's Blog Home

Yeah! Zach set up a fishcam! Actually he was trying to set up a webcam so my friend Mandy and I could chat online but instead came up with the fishcam. Oh, well at least all the aquarists who come by the blog will enjoy the fish.
To Mandy: Zach's still working on getting the webcam working the way we want it to.

Hawaiian Silversword

Argyroxiphium kauense (Rock & Neal) Degener & I. Degener
This is the latin name for the Hawaiian Silversword. The picture here is of the one growing in the garden of our apartment complex. Check out the link:http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/akau.htm for more information.