First, I know I am fortunate to have an office, and one with a window. Recently, I stood up, and eyed this scene outside my office window. Read more
Posts tagged: #Lightning
Florence Follow-up
Our storm prep paid off. We were certainly fortunate that FLORENCE turned away from Durham. Most of the days were calm, with bits of rain and wind. Animals that were moved seem to handle the changes well. All Keepers were able to get to work and as the weekend came to an end I thought we had escaped with zero issues. While all is fine now, early Monday morning is when we got our share of the storm. Several inchesRead more
Watermelon Day 2018 a Huge Success
We had a great time yesterday at Watermelon Day. Thanks to everyone who came, weathered the heat, asked great questions, and donated 101 watermelons!Read more
What’s behind the door…
I walked down the hall on Tuesday and found Katy standing in the doorway. Fairly boring and a tad confusing. However, on the other side of the door was a surprise (different from my post last year about what’s behind the door) Read more
QuikPic: Mudsy and Watersnake
I took this picture of the snake and turtle “curled up together” It reminds me of photos of other Museum-twosomes of old: Auggie and Lightning Lightning and Max Max and Scout Read more
Snow Day
The weather could have been worse for sure, and we didn’t lose power, but I am a bit tired from the day. I was up way too early, and got to the Museum around 5 this morning. It was just me as it turns out, and had I been prepared for it to be “Christmas” things would have been better. Thank goodness it was dark, because I am sure I looked silly in my long black gloves, brown hip waders, headRead more