So Xeela went in for her surgery, did just fine, and didn't want to stay quiet for the next two days as we were instructed. This past Friday she had her staples removed and a general check over. The vet had ended up removing TWO tumors but they came back benign, apparently some tumors caused by a virus have an unfortunate tendency to look like ( Read more... )

It's been a while since my last post, despite my resolve (and mutual challenge with highwing) to post more frequently ( Read more... )

It looks like I've finally caught up on internet stuff ( Read more... )

So while I was out trapping near SLO, as mentioned in my previous post, I got a call from my boss who had received an email from personnel that said I had exhausted my days and only had 13 available to work in May and June. This the same day I was telling my co-worker he needed to keep track of his days and that I needed to take a look at mine to ( Read more... )

My gosh, you guys, that's like all I do these days. I realized, while looking at the big dry-erase calendars on the refrigerator that I spent 14 days in April the either started or ended in a hotel or barracks bed. While looking at my schedule for May, it will be 15. That's almost half the month in both cases. As soon as I get home and get halfway ( Read more... )

Hrm, highwing has been mighty busy with the posting. I need to catch up ( Read more... )

Off again for trapping at least until Monday but possibly through Wednesday.

Yep.

Last Wednesday, as I was feeling harried and overworked and my top layer was soaked through from the fog drip that became thicker and thicker until it was obviously rain, I felt a bit of irritation at the back of my throat and an idle thought slunk up and said, "I hope I'm getting sick because then I can take some time off ( Read more... )

On 25 February I tweeted: "Did I mention we caught a hawk yesterday? No? Well we totally caught a sharp-shinned hawk. Picture soon! (Total birds for site: 3.) #netting ( Read more... )

So I got back from trapping last Saturday and thought "I should update!" but put it off because it seemed like a thing that would take time. And put it off and put it off and I realized today that this is the same reason why I had such a long drought of updates before. This idea that I should be thorough, or even essay-like in my posting ( Read more... )