Thought I would give you readers an opportunity to sign up for some special events. More in depth animal experiences are available on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Most of them are for members only and the next two are: January (17) its a behind scenes tour (maybe even get a sneak peak at our new bear). I have done several behind the scenes tours, and in 2008, I did a special tour on Mother’s Day. February (21) isRead more
Posts tagged: #museum
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
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
What are you talking about!?
I have often thought of the types of things we (the keepers) say on a daily basis that sound completely normal to us, but would probably sound quite bizarre out of context to another person. The topics of our conversations are obviously very relevant to our jobs, but many of our random one-liner sentences are kind of funny and/or disturbing when heard by themselves! I asked the keepers to help me out by keeping a list of these one-liners asRead more