So you want to work at a zoo?

This is what I was greeted to before the wolf photo shoot. Mmm, left over Bison scraps from the local butcher.

Wolves - 6 months

A few pics from our latest photo session. I don't think I'll bring the camera in again as everyone was convinced that it was their toy to play with. I had to fend off 2-3 wolves for nearly 5 minutes before they realized they could not have the "toy". After that they'd try and sneak up to grab it, eventually after 20-30 minutes they relented.

Nicole with Sirius. He is super nice to males and is my favortite of the pack.

They are wild animals and readily display their wolfiness.

Moose ("Red"), he's at 80 pounds now and isn't slowing up!

This was the scene ast the Grand Opening for the exhibit. It was cold and rainy, but there was a decent turnout as the building was packed. Some of you readers will recognize this name - Doug B. (from Campus Crusade - MSU) is standing to the right of the blue umbrella - just underneath the overhang.

Projects abound

We added the cobblestone base to our fire pit a month or so ago. It's nice not to worry about woodchips heating up or ashes falling through and starting a fire.


Another thing I try to minmize in the fall is raking leaves. I am yet to haul a single leaf to the recycling site... each time a mower runs over a lawn (or a lawn heavy with leaves) it adds roughly a 1/4 pound of nitrogen per square foot. Although it would probably be less time if I waited for leaves to pile up thick and just haul it away as I've mown the lawn 4 times over the last week. Oh well, at least I'm fertilizing while I do it.

Vote on Tuesday

I'm not advising who to vote for this Tuesday, but someone thought this was money well spent. I also fully realized how dirty my camera and lens are at the moment. Don't see this everday in Fargo.