Give Me Chocolate & Give Me Strength

by | Apr 26, 2011 | The Zoo

Walking the furry ones, when Murphy decides to gulp some moldy poop. Do the œhey! command to which he spits out the poop. As I turn away, he gulps it back. Another œHey! and it’s out again¦except it starts wriggling.  ACK! Not poop, just some poor little vole...

Mom of the Year

by | Sep 7, 2010 | The Zoo

So, I’ve been trying to find proper toys for the cats (by which I mean, they can’t be small enough for the dogs to choke on, have to keep the cats’ interest for more than a minute, and won’t break apart if you look at them too hard).  I thought...

In the Time it Takes to Blink

by | Aug 4, 2010 | Life, The Zoo

Found another stray dog, this time in the Patricia Heights Ravine. She was super friendly, waited for us, followed us, but wouldn’t let us get close enough to catch her. Stuff like this freaks me out. Dogs can get away so fast. In the time it takes to blink,...

Walk Quietly…

by | Jan 2, 2010 | The Zoo

The saying is walk quietly and carry a big stick, but I’ve found with the fearsome twosome it’s best to walk quietly and carry a pop can with 7 pennies in it. Thus far, rattling the can seems to snap them out of the “must eat this frozen piece of...