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It's been raining constantly since I woke up, heavy rain too. So it's been the perfect weather for some tv watching, meaning I'm all caught up on Legends of Tomorrow. I don't know if many other people actually watch, but that last episode was great. Weird but great, which pretty much sums up the Legends. Next up, Supergirl I think.

I filled all the bird feeders with seed a few days ago, and one of the crows must have been trying to feed on one of them as seed is all over the garden path. Between the places to shelter and the seed the garden has been little bird heaven this afternoon, everywhere I looked there were sparrows and blue tits. Very bedraggled looking ones, too, their feathers all damp and fluffed up.

I read an excellent winterhawk crossed with Queer Eye where Bucky was the hero getting a makeover. The voices of the Fab Five were perfect and I was sad when it was over. From Soldier to Slayer.

A lot of new winterhawk stuff has been posted due to the reverse bang, but man, I wish more people would post full stories. I know I'm being all 'shake my stick and get off my lawn fandom old' but I much prefer to get stories all in one go, especially if they're actually complete.

I was in the greenhouse picking tomatoes earlier, and there's something incredibly soothing being in a greenhouse in the rain. It's a shame we haven't got room for a big greenhouse as I'd love to have a comfy chair in there so I could read with the rain pelting down overhead. Sadly I can barely get myself through the plants so a chair is nothing but a dream.

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From:

dine

rainy days are sometimes terrific - it's a guilt-free promise of time reading or viewing,because you can't do anything outdoors

that story sounds just up my alley and I'm looking forward to reading it

From:

turps

it's a guilt-free promise of time reading or viewing,because you can't do anything outdoors

Exactly. I enjoyed my lazy day yesterday.

If you do read the story I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

From:

ephemera

I have been binge watching Queer Eye on my travels - that fic is pure LOVE!

From:

turps

I'm really enjoying the rebooted QE. I've been rationing this last season, and am now down to only two new eps :(

The fic is great, I'm glad you enjoyed it too.

From:

frausorge

Being inside during rain like that sounds quite soothing. Too bad the greenhouse chair can't work!

I understand what you mean about wanting to read stories all at once. I like that best too. I have read some fics posted in installments that worked well in that format, but I think many authors don't pay enough attention to making each installment satisfying in itself. If the segments are too short or insubstantial or just cut off randomly, then reading them can be too frustrating to be worth it.

From:

turps

If only I was rich and could have my own orangery. That would be lovely.

If the segments are too short or insubstantial or just cut off randomly, then reading them can be too frustrating to be worth it.

I completely agree.

Like you I've read some fantastic stories where the posted parts have been balanced well, but often they're not at all.

And that's without thinking about story parts that are around a few hundred words. I'll never understand those at all.

From:

shadowhive

I love rain days like that, you’re right, it’s perfect catch up weather

Aww that’s sweet that you’ve had all the birds like that

That sounds like a great fic, I’ll have to read it sometime (and watch queer eye)

Awww yeah that sounds like it’d be nice

From:

turps

When it's nice I always feel like I should be out doing something. But really heavy rain means inside time and a lot of tv catch up. I very much enjoyed my day.

I used to put out suet pellets and the pigeons and crows loved them, now it's just seed it tends to be the smaller birds. I like them all but the smaller ones are much cheaper to feed. I could easily put out multiple suet pellet bags a day and they'd be eaten.

You should watch Queer Eye, the fab five are all adorable.

From:

glitteryv

It's been raining every afternoon and most evenings for about a week over here and I've been tremendously happy about that. Unlike a lot of ppl who get S.A.D. during fall and winter (when there are fewer daylight hours), I get a version of it during summer (because there's too much sunlight.) Go figure.

That WinterHawk fic sounds quite nifty. It makes me wonder, though, how come the QE-MCU xover fics I've seen or read always have Bucky as the character that gets the makeover. It's never Sam or Steve (I have to admit that, until today, I hadn't come across a Clint/Bucky one, huh.).

Also, yeah, I am NOT down for the whole 'reading WIPs' thing at all. If I'm reading something, it better be completed (or abandoned but marked as such). :P

From:

turps

I can understand that. It's the same with all the extremes I imagine, it can easily become too much. Same as when we got that heat wave a few weeks back, that was too much and only lasted a short time. I couldn't imagine putting up with that for a full summer year after year. So, I'm glad you've had that rain to enjoy.

Well, I was about to answer maybe it's because of the whole out of time thing with Bucky, but in that case, Steve should get the makeovers too. Maybe they think he looks perfect as he is, Sam too. Or that it's just Bucky with his long hair, messy bun, murder glare, dark clothes and plum buying ways that apparently screams out, make me over.

I really don't get if your story is finished completely you'd cut it up into parts and post it weekly. And yeah, I know it'll be to get more comments but I just think, post it all already!

From:

glitteryv

Yeah, it's like, bruh, the sun SHOULD NOT BE SHINING AT 8 P.M. >:(

Right? I mean, I'd say that Sam probably doesn't need much of a makeover (his fashion style is quite contemporary, well-fitting, and overall great color wise.) Steve and Bucky, however, could do with some zhuzhing up.

In part, I'd say that some authors choose to post their fics that way to get more hits and kudos? I have a feeling some of it might also have to do with ppl who read on their phones. Chaptered fic is deffo easier than infinitely scrolling, say, a 50k story

It's not my thing, so I tend to subscribe to fics and quietly wait until their completed. And, every 4-5 months, I do go through my AO3 subscriptions to check for fics that haven't been updated in months or years.

NGL, I do want to try posting a long (20k+) fic in chapter format, just to see if there's any difference in engagement levels. Though, fwiw, I don't write juggernaut ships, so I'm not sure HOW much said engagement levels will be affected. Hmmmm.

From:

chalcopyrite

Rainy days are very useful things! Though the birds may not appreciate them as much...

A woman near me put up a lovely greenhouse (it's kind of an... angled tunnel? With big panes), and for at least the first couple of years, I think she just used it for sitting out and enjoying the view/sun/rainsounds -- and drying clothes. Her hedge has grown higher, so I can't creep on her landscaping easily anymore. ;)

From:

turps

I enjoyed my rainy day, and enjoyed watching the fluffy puffy birds, though I suspect they didn't enjoy it as much *g*

Oh, drying clothes in a greenhouse is such a good idea. I'd love something like that if only I had a big garden. But, damn that hedge getting too big so you can't keep creeping!

From:

turlough

Rainy summer days are perfect for catching up on indoor stuff! For me it's usually cooking or baking though. Possibly because when it's warm and sunny I like to sit and knit or read on the balcony all day and neglect everything else :-)

I guess we got spoilt in bandom but I so dislike having to read a story a chapter at the time!

It would be lovely to have a greenhouse large enough for both plants and a place to sit! It's really a shame your garden is so small.

From:

turps

Cooking and baking on a rainy summer day are excellent choices, too. There's something very calming about days when the rain just keeps coming down but it's not actually cold.

Yeah, I blame bandom for being spoilt, too. So few stories were posted in chapters so I'm finding this new chaptered posting frustrating.

Kayleigh has a huge garden that wraps around three sides of her house. I'm very jealous of it, if I had that space I'd have a much bigger greenhouse and no doubt hundreds of courgette plants *g*

From:

sperrywink

I'll bookmark that WinterHawk story, although I am hoping to get back into mine, so won't be reading WinterHawk for awhile.

Awww, rainy days in the greenhouse. That's totally soothing.

From:

turps

The QE Winterhawk story was so good. I've also been reading another excellent one I was really into, then realised it was a WIP. I was not amused!

They are soothing. Even if I do keep getting tomato plants stuck in my hair *g*

From:

starwatcher

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See me blinking in puzzlement at the idea of filling "the bird feeders a few days ago". I put out about 1-1/2 gallons of seed, twice a day!!! Granted, some of that gets eaten by my neighbor's chickens, and I'm working on a way to let the little birds in and keep the chickens out. But even before the chickens, it was 2 gallons a day, about 12-1/2 lbs.

And to hell with bird feeders; I couldn't keep up. I just dump it in the middle of my drive, and the birds have enough of a clear area around them that they have a chance of escaping the feral cats.

After all these years, it still amazes me, the glimpses of the different lives we all lead.
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From:

turps

And here I was thinking I paid a fortune in seed when I had to pick up another bag and a bucket of fat balls the other day *g*

I'm with you, I love seeing the difference in lives. I really enjoy feeding the birds but no way do we have enough to eat as much seed as you put down.

Differences aside, I love that you do put down so much so the birds do get fed.