Three weeks, now, until retirement. Apparently we’ve had a good response to our job posting for my replacement, but the Library hasn’t acted on any yet. I have joked about the description of my ‘duties,’ that I wouldn’t bid on the position due to its complexity. But that is because the job grew with and around me over the years, so what I made it ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning we had a troupe of raccoons again out behind the house

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Last night there were quite a few critters on the cams: deer, opossum, bobcats, a coyote, and a fox. I’ll only post the poor fox discovering the electric fence:

https://vimeo.com/599853115

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The cameras have provided a wonderful look into the yard at night. I didn’t realize how ( Read more... )

We finally mounted a bird feeder, filled with black oil sunflower seed, out front. Along with flocks of chickadees and titmice we have some nuthatches and now three types of woodpeckers (either Downy or Hairy, Flickers*, and recently a Red Bellied one).


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Like so many others, I’m trying to get my head around the new normal. The library is closed so I only go in to do minor tasks without interfacing with the public. Maybe I can get all of our computers up to Win10 now? My librarian son is manning phones at his branch, attempting to do ‘take out only’ for book requests. My daughter now works from ( Read more... )

After finding that Childcraft book cover image shown in my November 2nd vacation post I decided that I would really like a copy of the book itself. A quick search on eBay yielded myriad offers and I decided on a “good condition” one for $4.25 with free shipping. When I went to click ‘buy’ I noticed an offer from eBay for a $5 credit toward any ( Read more... )

A link from my eldest.

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Screenshots (based on the manga)

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It’s been a while since one of these cuties came through. *BarkBarkBark* said The Huntress!


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*tossing the rake back in the shed* It seems my yard is a haven!


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In an image search for Gallus Griffin (inspired by rain_gryphon on DW) I came upon a wonderful website for weather vanes, of all things!

This

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If you don't know about April the Giraffe, well, here is some background:

- Animal Adventure Park set up a live cam to broadcast the birth of April the Giraffe's calf ( Read more... )