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Pigeon in the chimney!

Yesterday we started hearing some rustling in the chimney – like something moving around and then eventually flapping. A bird? A bird. Great! Tim opened the flue and looked in the chimney…..and saw beady pigeon eyes looking back at him. … Continue reading

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Homewood Cemetery

On Saturday, August 13th, while Janie went on a Target run, Tim biked to the nearby Homewood Cemetery to explore some of Pittsburgh’s history. Spread across many acres on Pittsburgh’s east end, it lies on the former Homewood estate of … Continue reading

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Highland Park

This morning we decided to go for a jog in Highland Park, on the NE side of Pittsburgh. It is a beautiful park, opened to the public in 1893 and situated on a hill with views through the trees of … Continue reading

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Giant Silkworm Moth!

This evening, Tim noticed a very large moth on the sidewalk in front of our house, which must have gotten knocked down during a brief thunderstorm this afternoon. He picked up the piece of twine it was holding on to … Continue reading

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Honeymoon Day 7 (5/13/11): Beach & pool day

On Friday the 13th (not unlucky for us) we awoke to our last full day at the resort. Tim’s goal was to check off a bunch of final ‘to do’ items. After breakfast, Tim recorded a walking tour of the … Continue reading

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Honeymoon Day 5 (5/11/11): River tour

On Wednesday of our trip, we started early in anticipation of another trip through Tours Your Way. We were going on a river boat tour, excited to see crocodiles and monkeys up close in the wild (at least Tim was … Continue reading

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Honeymoon Day 3 (5/9/11): Arenal area tour

On our third day we got up early to prepare for an all-day tour. Tim arranged it before we got to Costa Rica, through Mainor of Tours Your Way. On this day we were to travel to the Arenal Lake … Continue reading

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