Here are a few interesting things that have happened recently!
Last fall I took Tasha to dog Agility classes at this local training place. Lately I've been taking her on my own (purchased a building membership, oh yeah) because the next class I need to take is never compatible with my schedule it seems. Oh well, building membership is not bad...here is PART of the facility:
In other news, we had considerable snow in early February. So much that my office was closed for emergency weather conditions. Of course, as an hourly I don't get paid if I don't work, so I did trudge into work one of those days. In 13 inches of snow it is hard to do anything other than trudge for very long! Here is the day after the blizzard:
Here is my sled perched atop one of the sledding hills at the park. The drop-off there is actually quite steep because the strong winds had blow lots of snow over the edge, forming a very steep angle for about 15 feet. Luckily the snow was pretty soft, so no one was injured (that I am aware of...except that one kid...but I think he was okay...).
Well, after the snow had been around for about two weeks, it melted. Then we actually had a couple of very warm days - one day it was over 70 I believe. So the snow melted. And I went to check on the burrowing crayfish at the little park by the University. Tasha accompanied, and actually somehow managed to find the only active crayfish! Awesome! Here is The Pie wondering if we can leave yet...or is she watching a squirrel?
Sometime in January, I noticed that the big stream aquarium in the front of our office had a softshell turtle in it. Eventually I found out that someone kind of abandoned it at our office, so some coworker just chucked it into the tank. Well, it had not been eating, or looking happy. So I arranged to put up a tank for it in the basement (my office is totally full!), with turtle-appropriate conditions:
His name is Pancake...or Dr. Pancake. He has an interesting face:
Here is a video of him eating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3zI4VE5nVs
In other news, this dog that I fostered for a few weeks was adopted just a couple of days ago. His name is Damien, but he is actual far from being a devil, ha ha. He looks like Tasha, yes? They enjoyed playing together, after Tasha decided he was not totally beneath her. Here is a video of them playing together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC4u-wozOx8
FINALLY, today The Pie and I had our first visit to the VA hospital long-term care center. It went well, and no one threw up. We are scheduled to visit every tuesday...until summer field season hits! Then will have to switch days.
Okay, okay, last thing: we finished hiring our summer field crew! They don't all start until later, but at least we know who will be working for us. We are going to be the most-educated, oldest, and most out-of-state crew ever.
Okay, okay, last thing: we finished hiring our summer field crew! They don't all start until later, but at least we know who will be working for us. We are going to be the most-educated, oldest, and most out-of-state crew ever.
