At first, I thought this was just someone who was a geologist. But after a bit of digging around (see what I did there), I’m now wondering if it was part of some effort to preserve the limestone revetments at Promontory Point.
As a running partner, I also realized I’m no good right now. A lot of my frustration and feelings stem from expectations that I’m setting on myself. And I need time to readjust my head, readjust what I am expecting in terms of outcomes. I need to reset myself to think of running as a process, and not as an outcome-based task.
And I need to work all this out by myself, with myself… before I can be someone who is remotely pleasant to be around, while running.
Snapped this photo with Hazel, chomping on a bit of willow like the 1930’s era gangster that she is. Soon after this, she began booping us with her nose, asking for protection money.
Taking a break from outside work. I moved several pickets upstairs, and set up an impromptu painting area.
Most nights, when we open the pens up for Hugo and Hazel to roam… Hazel makes a beeline for the Bunny Hut. And while she tends to just hunker down in there, she has this very odd habit of just grooming the crap out of things.
I was pretty tired today after work. But I saw that it’s going to get really super hot, mid-week. So if I wanted to work outside, tonight was a good night. So I, very slowly, suited up and made my way to the backyard.
We ended up hanging out at Gil and Jen’s house, a few doors down. I didn’t take any photos really, but got this one of all the sisters doing a silly set of poses on the stairs.
As a side note: it’s tough to be here again, with medication and syringes. Daisy was the last bunny we had that needed meds, due to her age. And with Hugo and Hazel, given how young they are… the idea of either needing medication was something far in the future.
I’m sad to say that Hazel needs these meds now. But hopeful that they will help.
“Because of you, I’m empty inside.”
“Because of you, I have nothing left in me.”
“You have taken everything away from me.”
We had an appointment today to see a second vet, for a second opinion. Our primary vet, despite the various tests and scans we’ve done, didn’t have a lot of recommendations for us. And so we’re trying to see if there might be any other options available to Hazel at all.
Sadly, we haven’t been able to continue our bonding sessions while Hazel’s health has declined. So they’re still separated for now. Despite Hugo’s protestations.
Suited up after work for another quick evening outside tonight. As I was setting up, I realized that I had an audience in the background.
Not a ton of progress tonight, but still got a bit done. The challenge with doing work after the work day: it’s a lot of set-up time, dragging the horses and hoses and tools out. And then getting everything in place. And then, after maybe 30 minutes if you’re lucky, you can actually start to do some work.
Still – made a bit of headway. Every bit counts.
Big day, today! A while back I saw that Hidden Brain was doing a live tour! With Shankar Vedantam sharing insights spanning the ten year the podcast has been on the air.
I got two tickets, and realized later that they were on the same day I was slated to participate in 20×2 Chicago. Busy, busy day.
As I moved along on pickets, the nails started to not go in all the way. I was thinking I kept hitting some knots, and kept adjusting the depth gauge on the nailer. Eventually, my slow brain put it together enough to check the compressor… and sure enough, the pressure was super low.