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She's either conquered the purple octopus or they're holding paws/tentacles, I'm not sure which...


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( warning for spider pic on the very last one )

This is the little blind girl, from the late-summer litter of ten. The other nine babies have been released, but this one's definitely a keeper although usually she compensates quite well for being blind. It's pretty apparent in the video though that she has a few difficulties with locating the food, keeping her balance, and falling off edges, ( Read more... )

My old modem has been acting wonky for the last few weeks, and Friday it gave out completely - the lifespan of the AT&T ones seems to be about two years. Best Buy didn't even carry them anymore, but had another brand which would work with my internet service, so got it all set up, internet up and running again, nice and zippy...and I accidentally ( Read more... )

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Three kids from this spring, ready to go back to the wild, such fine, scary beasts!


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Crazy spring continues to be crazy, but hanging in there, for the most part. My cold from a few weeks ago has progressed to a lingering bronchitis, which has been wiping me out, glurg. I can have some energy back nao, plz? I have a whole day off today at least, to mow grass and do laundry and grocery and perhaps vaccuum if I want to get really ( Read more... )

On the night before the biggest, craziest event of the year, a litter of baby opossums arrives.

( They're huge! )

Normally the baby opossums don't show up until mid-April, but Animal Control dropped off a litter of orphans last week (it's a rule, that on the craziest, busiest day of the year you will also receive baby wildlifes that need constant round-the-clock care). They weren't in the best of shape initially, and one didn't make it, but the rest have been ( Read more... )