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June 8th, 2011
So we were enjoying a very pleasant spring here in Virginia* until Mother Nature decided to jump the gun and go straight to August.
*Well, okay for at least half of it, I have been in Baltimore, but it was a nice spring up there as well.
Today the temps hit close to 100 degrees and he air was horribly humid. Tomorrow will be more of the same. On Friday, we are due to get some relief in the form of thunderstorms.
Enough of the weather report though and time to tell you what I have been up to.
Unpacking.
Yup, that is pretty much it. That and trying to figure out where stuff should live and how to make all of the stuff fit in the space we have.
Today apparently was wildlife day here at our humble abode ... we had crows feeding on the ground outside our bedroom window when we awoke. While watching them we were treated to a young squirrel scampering about the back yard. The young squirrel tried to stalk an older squirrel and end up doing a hilarious move that had him moving in all directions at once for a few seconds.
Later in the morning, when I was washing dishes, there was a horrible thud on the back side of the house and I knew that something had hit the glass door. That something was a male red-bellied woodpecker. He knocked himself silly but I checked him over and found nothing broken, nor any blood, so I just gave him a safe place to recover. After about a half of an hour, he was able to fly away to a nearby beech tree.
In the afternoon, a white-tail doe came through the front yard and took her time feeding as she went. Judging by her size, she is a fawn from last year and most likely the same deer that we have seen a few times since we've been back home. The temptation to get my crossbow or rifle was great as she stood broadside to me several times. Of course, hunting season is not in and as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
daecabhir pointed out, I do not have a place to hang a deer set up yet.
Tomorrow will find me in Culpeper - we need a few things from the grocery store and - believe or not - I have to get another lawn mower tire repaired due to a roofing nail.
No news on the job front - not that I have really been looking very hard. A quick check of the local government sites revealed that none of them are hiring yet. The only paying gigs open are for 911 dispatchers.
*Well, okay for at least half of it, I have been in Baltimore, but it was a nice spring up there as well.
Today the temps hit close to 100 degrees and he air was horribly humid. Tomorrow will be more of the same. On Friday, we are due to get some relief in the form of thunderstorms.
Enough of the weather report though and time to tell you what I have been up to.
Unpacking.
Yup, that is pretty much it. That and trying to figure out where stuff should live and how to make all of the stuff fit in the space we have.
Today apparently was wildlife day here at our humble abode ... we had crows feeding on the ground outside our bedroom window when we awoke. While watching them we were treated to a young squirrel scampering about the back yard. The young squirrel tried to stalk an older squirrel and end up doing a hilarious move that had him moving in all directions at once for a few seconds.
Later in the morning, when I was washing dishes, there was a horrible thud on the back side of the house and I knew that something had hit the glass door. That something was a male red-bellied woodpecker. He knocked himself silly but I checked him over and found nothing broken, nor any blood, so I just gave him a safe place to recover. After about a half of an hour, he was able to fly away to a nearby beech tree.
In the afternoon, a white-tail doe came through the front yard and took her time feeding as she went. Judging by her size, she is a fawn from last year and most likely the same deer that we have seen a few times since we've been back home. The temptation to get my crossbow or rifle was great as she stood broadside to me several times. Of course, hunting season is not in and as
daecabhir pointed out, I do not have a place to hang a deer set up yet.Tomorrow will find me in Culpeper - we need a few things from the grocery store and - believe or not - I have to get another lawn mower tire repaired due to a roofing nail.
No news on the job front - not that I have really been looking very hard. A quick check of the local government sites revealed that none of them are hiring yet. The only paying gigs open are for 911 dispatchers.
