RIP Goony

Goony relaxing under the table outside.

 Goony's final resting place by the olive tree.

Coachwhip Snakes

Here are our resident coachwhip snakes. They were engaging in this activity near the bamboo. We have only seen them one other time about 2 years ago in the shed, and interestingly, they were doing the exact same thing then.

Chickens can fly!?

I didn't realize Black Stars were similar to guineas.

Chicks at 2 weeks

The chicks are now 2 weeks old. They are growing fast, and we decided to open up the top level of the chicken coop a few days ago so they would have more room to run.



Today we uncovered the ladder leading downstairs. Twelve of the chickens eventually came down.

Orange Alert

I don't usually talk about work, but I heard something funny last week.

While transcribing dictations, I often hear background noise and announcements over the PA system. On this particular day, I heard the following sequence.

"Code orange on the ground floor. Code orange on the ground floor."

Not knowing exactly what "code orange" was, I did a quick search on the internet and found this definition: Hospital message announced over a hospital's public address system warning the staff of 1. a bomb threat 2. a radioactive spill 3. person with mental issues is loose in the halls of the hospital.

I didn't give it much thought and kept typing.

Then 3 minutes later, "Code orange on the 3rd floor. Code orange on the 3rd floor."

And a few minutes after that, "Code orange on the 7th floor. Code orange on the 7th floor."

Somehow it brought to mind the Keystone Kops.