C'mon in, the water's green!

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C'mon in, the water's green!, originally uploaded by feralboy.

Today was home inspection. I went through and took "a bunch of pictures":http://www.flickr.com/photos/feralboy/sets/246911/ to get some redecorating/home improvement ideas while we wait for closing.

Portugal

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DSC_1549, originally uploaded by DaveEC.

My dad finally got his Flickr account set up, and started uploading pictures over the weekend. So far he has his photos from a recent trip to Portugal up; check them out.

Poe and his hematoma

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Poe and his hematoma, originally uploaded by feralboy.

So, yesterday early afternoon Poe came back from his usual rounds through the yard with his one eye closed. I couldn't really get a good look to see if he had something in it or what, but his hair around his eye was a bit sticky, so I though maybe he got bitten. Sure enough, a big bubble of blood started to form right above his eye while I looked at him.

Took him over to the vet and dropped him off. They called back later to tell me that he had a nice puncture wound above his eye, and nearly lost it. I don't know who he scrapped with, but I think it actually might have been his brother, who was sniffing around while I was looking at Poe and getting growled and hissed at by Poe the whole time.

The vet cleaned him up reasonably well, got him up to date on his booster shots, and gave him a feline lukemia test (it was negative). All in all, very happy to have my boy home and safe.

warm scorchin'

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dusty, originally uploaded by feralboy.

Because of the "recent":http://moonoverpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2005/03/boy-on-bike-on-being-boy-on-bike.html "posts":http://moonoverpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2005/03/cycling-incompetence-and-communal-good.html floating around from friends about their rides, I've realized that I've not been riding nearly as much as I should be, especially considering that Brian is "fighting through slushy 20-degree mornings":http://www.anklebiter.net/log/archives/2005_03.html#000758 while I have the luxury of riding in "75-degree sunshine":http://www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=tucson,%20az.

This week I've found a new favorite riding loop for after work. Down Houghton, and then ride down Old Spanish Trail to the "Saguaro National Park":http://www.nps.gov/sagu/ and back. It's a beautiful ride, with smooth tarmac and gently rolling hills. You go past all sorts of beautiful desert landscape, as well as some fantastic homes. I've gone twice this week, and I'm planning on going again today, and this time I'll bring the camera so I can share a bit.

Recently I made a few modifications to my fixie; namely I took off the rear brake and put in a quick-release axle on the front in case I need to put it on my bike rack (dropping the car off in the morning for servicing comes to mind). Few more things left... I'd like to get a better seat instead of the stock one, maybe the same "split seat":http://www.thebikebench.com/profile.asp?prodID=477 I have on the road bike. Also, I need to pick up a cyclocomputer to have a better idea about my speed and mileage so I can know when I'm slacking.

morning flowers

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morning flowers, originally uploaded by feralboy.

The dew was very pretty this morning, so I had to go and snap off a few shots. Dammit, when is my Flickr Pro account going to kick in so I can start uploading and tagging my backlog of photos?

Target acquired

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Target acquired, originally uploaded by feralboy.

The fire department came today to try and get our "little reptillian friend":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/001378/. The space they needed to get into to grab him was too small for their pinchy stick, so instead of tearing up the floor they had to just leave him. If he has actually been there as long as April thinks he has, I don't think anyone (or any pets) are in any danger, but it's still a little unnerving to think about A HUGE FUCKING POISONOUS SNAKE 10 FEET AWAY FROM ME RIGHT NOW! (This all-caps message has been brought to you by dooce.com)

Snaaake, a snaaaake, oh it's a snaaaake!

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he is death incarnate, i tell you, originally uploaded by feralboy.

No, I'm not referring to the Badger, badger, mushroom song, I'm talking about a real, honest-to-goodness rattlesnake under the storage shed. According to April it's been there since they moved in, but this is the first time I've noticed it. You can bet I'm calling the fire department tomorrow to come and get rid of it.

Man, I see "so much":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/001203/ "wildlife":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/001223/ "out here":http://feralboy.com/log/archives/001370/.