Blackberries probably don't grill very well

The hawk we keep seeing is, according to Pete the Building Manager, a Cooper's Hawk. Mark and I saw it up close while it sat in a tree about twenty feet away from the window by his desk. I'm sure Pete is correct. It looked like this:

It was way cool.

But seeing the hawk has prompted me to finally order wing clipping scissors for Lester, who now flies around the house with speed and agility. Not that he flies outside. But still.

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According to weather.com (which is not nearly as accurate as the national weather service), it is 73 F at this very moment in DC and Vladivostok!

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It probably won't happen this weekend, but I have plans to make a peach and blackberry pie. In the meantime, I will just continue to grill peaches.