Sense and Sensitivity

#NatureTwinning Part 39: More fake twin sets, this time worn with bright colored skirts, patterned scarves, and tights + tall boots in the same color as the twin set

African Pygmy Goats at African Grasslands--Wednesday, 2/28/18

Today's fake twin set outfit includes a new cardigan--hard to believe I went all winter without a black cardigan, but this one was worth waiting for.

*Black ribbed cardigan (Liz Claiborne/JCP), $13.20

Outfit cost per wear (OCPW): $21.94

We visited the African pygmy goal kraal just as it was opening in the morning.  As we stood outside looking and taking photographs, the zookeeper invited us in, but we chose to enjoy them at a distance (and let the actual child visitors take full advantage of the opportunity to play with them).  Now if we'd only had little P. with us, that would have been fun!  Oh well, another time.

Henry Doorly Zoo

Vermilion Flycatcher at San Joaquin--Thursday, 3/1/18

This fake twin set is faker than most because the light grey top + dark grey cardigan don't even vaguely match.  But I think it has the same general effect, especially given that the lighter grey blends in with the background of the scarf (totally a coincidence, but I'll take it).  Dark grey is possibly my favorite color so far with this salmon pink skirt.

OCPW: $14.79

The male vermilion flycatcher is a gorgeous bird--I was lucky to get a very clear photograph of him in bright daylight.

So Jen, I had wondered what kind of birds were on this scarf you gave me, and now I've decided they must be vermilion flycatchers.

This is a bird I associate with Texas south and west of Austin, though we did see it a few times at Hornsby Bend.  I was a bit surprised to see it in southern California, perhaps rightly so.  The California Department of Fish and Game considers it one of their top priority birds of special concern (i.e., one of the top 14 species that need protection).  Although it continues to be abundant elsewhere, the species has declined in California to only 3 breeding localities, and they consider it "vulnerable to extirpation" in the state.

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

In other news...Women may find this Male Sensitivity Reader of some use--it was created to "help women compose social media posts in a way that won’t offend, threaten, trigger, or cause discomfort to male readers."