Sat a.m. report

J and I spent the morning hoofing some errands whilst S taught other(s') toddlers to play xylophones. (Rather, J hoofed a subset of the trip, and rode the rest in the backpack carrier.) To the hardware store for a steam valve. To the coffee shop for 60-and-drizzling-appropriate refreshment. To the library to check for any more books about sloths.

In the style of previous post, our bird list for the morning, as dictated en route:
Bird! (sparrow)
Bird! (pigeon)
Blue bird! (jay)
Red jay! (cardinal)
Eagle! (sparrow)
Sparrow (sparrow!)

Next time we'll check the kids' section for a bird book.

Bored some games last night. Agricola is still a favorite, and introduced Race for the Galaxy, which was reasonably quick (say, 1h at 3 players) and seems to have strong replay potential. The boardgamegeek review characterizes it as featuring "parasitic conflict", a phrase I will endeavor to re-use this weekend.