Make mushroom while the sun shines

I've been trying to get a photo of these guys for a while. Every morning I hear them go about their routine:
"Everything still okay?"
"yeeesssss, everything's okay".
"Everything still okay?"
"yup, still okay".
"Still okay??"
"yeah, no sign of humans as of yet"
"Okay."
"Still okay??"

This cawing back and forth early in the morning seems to irritate people, but I find it really fascinating. I'm pretty sure that there is one always in a high spot keeping guard, while the other(s) look for goodies in the dumpster. I think they're keeping communication with each other during the process, working together to avoid danger. Actually, I've heard accounts of a Guard crow reacting very loudly when a human approached the area where his companion searched for food, and then the companion reacting to this and fleeing.

Finally this morning they were still long enough for me to get a few shots. Maybe I'm just a nerd, but that made my morning. I'll have to find a name for these guys.



I started a quilt today and got most of the top done. I left home to get fabric with a general idea of what I wanted (not a good idea for me, usually end up spending too much) and I came back with colours that are a bit different than my usual picks. This is going to be my Mushroom Quilt, so it will have mushrooms appliqued to the top.



I was actually pretty happy with how it was going, until Chris came home and pointed out how "penis-like" one of my mushrooms is. So of course all I can see now is a big brown penis when I look at my quilt. There's nothing wrong with penises of course, but I don't want them on my quilt. O well, penis or mushroom, it's there to stay.