It's so hard to tell them apart. There are really only 2 that I can ever be sure about. One is lighter than the rest of the herd so that is Lemon Pepper and one rules the roost and everything in it, so that is General Tso. The other 4 just kind of get called one of the other names I came up with -- 007, Teriyaki, Orange and Egg Foo Young.
After a bit of excitement that included a ride down the road at 55 mph, a romp around the yard and the woods with an extremely excited Stupid Little Angry Dog on one of their heels, all 6 of the ladies are safely locked in their coop until things settle down a bit.
I am so glad that it's still a little bit light out when I leave work on weekends now. It just makes things so much easier. Now, when I get pulled over by the cops and they ask "Do you have any idea how fast you were going?", I might actually be able to say yes. See, the dashboard lights have been out on the Jetta for the past month and a half, so I really don't have any idea how fast I'm going. I just kind of guesstimate it according to the flow of the traffic and on the MassPike, the flow of traffic can be anywhere from 42mph to 95mph.
Luckily though, the clock, the mileage and the gear listing are all still lit, so at least I'm not late, I know how many miles are on the old junker and that I've got him in Drive. YAY!
It's just so not fair. Our snow was almost gone and then last night we got an additional 3 inches. I swear we are going to have snow on the ground straight through April at this point! GAH!
I had the pleasure of shooting some basketball down at Springfield College at the Hoophall Classic yesterday. I think I did ok considering this was only like the second or third Basketball game that I've ever shot. You can check out the photo gallery here. Be kind though, I'm new at this and as I like to say "Although I enjoy my time at the University of Learning by Doing, some day it might be nice to take a course at the College of Practice First."
It was so nice to find the deer at the Quabbin today actually 'being deer'. Those of you who follow my stream know that I don't agree with feeding the deer and yet there were tons of people who would bring them apples and carrots and all manner of things. Well the Quabbin finally got involved. They didn't plow the turnout where the deer hang out waiting for handouts, barricaded the turnout for good measure, and put up more signs with 'no parking' and 'don't feed the wildlife'. When I drove through today, there were no deer standing near the rotary, but I did find them further up the road, in the blueberry meadow, chomping on the underbrush. Doing what deer are supposed to do, not acting like some desperate pan handler! It was really nice to see and yet on another level, I hope they can all manage to find enough to eat to make it through the winter. But that is nature. The natural thinning of the herd is a necessary evil.
