So I know Sherry usually does the spotlights on people, but I thought I’d try my hand at one. Please excuse my amateur spotlighting, I’m still in training. The other Tuesday brought a fun surprise when Jack, a volunteer who’s been helping us out 3 days a week for a few months now, brought his girlfriend for us to meet. I’ll point out two significant things to note. The first is that he was brave enough to bring his girlfriendRead more
Month: December 2009
Meet your new roommate
You may have heard about our newest addition to the farmyard, Auggie the pig. He is a cutie! Originally, he had been living elsewhere on grounds while he was in quarantine (which just means he is kept away from the other animals while we monitor him to make sure he is healthy). Once he was ready to move to his permanent home in the farmyard, it was time to introduce him to his new roommate, Miss Piggy. We decided toRead more
Christmas 2009
So, it’s not over yet, but Christmas 2009 has not been so bad. It’s not perfect- there wouldn’t be much to say if it was. I got in around 6:30, and slept pretty well so that’s a plus from previous years. There is heat in the building, which is excellent because there were some issues yesterday. I go to check on Nimbus, and she seems well. She takes her meds pretty well but leaves a present on my pants, as seenRead more
Opossums, vultures, and me.
The 3rd floor of the museum, where almost every department had a ton of stuff in storage, is going to be redone and turned into offices. This means all the stuff had to move, prompting departments to do big clean ups and sorting and such. Many items that hadn’t been used in a long time were up for grabs, and I, who love to scavenge, was able to fill a couple of cartloads of things for the animal department! (OthersRead more
QuikPost: female red wolf…Issues again.
The Keepers noticed some blood on our female red wolf yesterday. (#1227) If you look closely you can see some blood on her chest. She is acting totally fine and we don’t notice anything today. Since she is acting fine, we’ll wait until Monday and have our Vet, Dr Vanderford, check her out. Seems like something is always going on with our girl! Click here to read about her and our wolves’ physicals this past October.Read more
Christmas is coming
I work every Christmas and let the Keepers have off. I reviewed the log books a couple days ago to make sure I was prepared- this way I could ask questions ahead of time. It made Kristen smile to do this with me (really, she was laughing at me I think). Something always happens on the 25th, nothing too horrible, but usually provides some laughs or eye rolling. I’ll try and post some picture on Friday so you can seeRead more