June 3rd, 2011

The new home has chickens.  Observe.  This means fresh eggs in the mornings and being clucked at every time I leave the house.

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May 27th, 2011

Oh my gosh, goslings!

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May 8th, 2011

Went to the zoo today! And yes, I am a huge nerd, because I was giggling like a five-year old the entire time.

We saw pandas, who always appear to be the most chill animals ever.

And LION CUBS ZOMG.  Pictured here with Mama too - Happy Mother's Day!

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April 16th, 2011

We have two friends visiting us today! 

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March 28th, 2011

Young calves frolicking in the sunny fields.

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January 24th, 2011

Contrary to first glance, this is NOT a shark.  This is a freaking huge barracuda that swam up alongside our boat when we stopped by Culebra (a small island off the east side of Puerto Rico) yesterday and bloody well refused to leave us alone.  

We found the shark later, when we were snorkeling.  If I had to describe it, it would probably come off sounding like this:

(I have an enormous fear of sharks.  I am not ashamed of this.  Underwater toothy death is a perfectly reasonable phobia.)

But actually, the shark looked more like this:

It was kinda cute, actually.  If you have to meet a shark snorkeling in open water, might as well be a nurse shark.


What makes me laugh is my boyfriend's family was insisting there were no sharks in these waters - guess I proved them wrong.

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January 21st, 2011

Yesterday was a sad day.  We had to put down two lovely family dogs who were old and sick and just couldn't be cared for anymore.  My boyfriend was very brave in making the call, and I think we did the only thing we really could do to ease their suffering.  Rest in peace, Archie and Ria.

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January 12th, 2011

This is Nimble, the Marmoset.  Shakespeare nerds will get the joke.  Surprisingly, he is not mine - Jules is responsible for this latest addition to our lot, by means of a well-planned Christmas gift for him.

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January 2nd, 2011

These are my two dogs, Duncan and Strider.  Both old, both creaky, both still puppies.

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December 4th, 2010

These horses were on parade down the mainstreet of my town today, with their riders in full holiday Victorian garb.

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November 10th, 2010

While on an afternoon walk, I startled a bobcat lurking around one of the old abandoned houses on the property where I'm staying.  He stared at me in astonishment for a few moments and I caught him just as he slinked away.

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October 12th, 2010

Saw this little guy making his way down the middle of the road.  After I took this shot, I moved him to the grass.  Silly little pedestrian caterpillar, don't you know that cars don't follow all proper safety laws?  Your right of way won't mean much if you're squished.

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October 5th: 2010

Ducks on the pond.  They fled when I came bounding across the field towards them, which explains the shoddy photo. 

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