Traffic Turkey

I was out of the house before 7:30 this morning. (I don’t remember exactly when I left. It was probably closer to 7:20)

I got to my desk at work at 9:32.

Two hours. It took me two hours to drive 43 miles.

Why?

There were no accidents, no break downs, no construction. It was raining a little That must be why I averaged about 20 miles per hour for the whole drive. Of course. Drizzle.

At least I got to see some turkeys in the back yard this morning.

Hawk

I over slept a little this morning. When I did wake up I wanted to get out of bed, but Patches the kitty was lying down next to me and I just couldn’t disturb her.

When I eventually did sit up she was very adamant about me petting her, so I just sat there and spent some quality time with her.

That was when I just happened to look out the window. I just happened to see one of our friendly neighborhood hawks glide casually across the back yard. I’d say it was 8-10 feet high and coasting along slowly. I stood up to get a better look (Patches was pissed) but I couldn’t see where it went.

Living in wild kingdom rules!

You Turkey

Last night when Jen got home from work she saw a huge turkey in the back yard. Right now, a few minutes before sunrise, I can hear gobble gobbling coming from out back. It sounds like a thanksgiving pre-game out there.

Once again, I love our back yard wild kingdom.

NHL Trade Deadline Postscript

Chiarelli, Bruins Fulfill Intention of Bolstering Defensive Corps – Boston Bruins – Blog

Well if Peter Chiarelli calls Andrej Meszaros bolstering the defensive corps then I guess we have to take his word for it. Personally I’m not so sure. It seems clear the guys he wanted all went elsewhere at surprisingly low cost. Why couldn’t we get anyone better when we had the same picks and prospects that other teams sent in their trades? I don’t know.

Meszaros might be a decent pick up. He was paired with Zdeno Chara on the Slovakian team in the Olympics, as well as in the distant past in Ottawa. More likely he’ll fill the same roll he filled in Philly: Healthy scratch.

On the upside, we just saw seven deer in the woods behind the house. We also saw a chipmunk but I don’t think that was related.

It’s New Years Day for Deer Too

We just had seven deer walking down the street. They came out of the woods at our driveway, walked down the street and walked into the neighbor’s yard.

A few days ago, I saw six of them in the woods. A couple of years ago I saw eight at once. This time there were seven. Maybe someday I’ll get a definitive count on the deer population. Still, walking down the street? How freakin’ awesome was that???

As Heard in Wild Kingdom

I’ve always wondered about this. Do we have any owls living in the back yard wild kingdom? There are a couple of hawks, some woodpeckers, and some other cool looking birds too. I’ve never seen an owl though. I know they live in this part of Massachusetts, I’ve just never seen one in our woods.

I’m pretty sure I just heard one though.

Whooo whooo whooo.

Awesome.

Huge Daddy Long Legs

My beloved wife and I got home at the same time. She walked into the kitchen and pointed at something with an alarmed look on her face. I didn’t see it at first, but when I did.

Spread out on our paper towel roll was the biggest, baddest, meanest daddy long legs the world has ever seen. This sucker was HUGE!

The garbage disposal had it’s work cut out for it.

It was up to the challenge though.

Garbage Disposal 1 – Daddy Long Legs 0

Scariest Thing Ever

I took my camera with me this morning when I dropped off the kids. I wanted to go to a spot on the Merrimack River and take a few long exposures. More on that later.

When I got home I had a little bag of trash in the car. I took it over to the side of the garage where the trash barrels currently live. I saw the scariest thing in the universe. It pretty much guarantees that no one in my family is ever going to go outside again.

It is HUGE!

It’s just hanging there, seemingly in mid-air. I don’t know how I’m going to kill it. Maybe I should cave in on all of my personal convictions and go buy a gun. I think that might do the trick… maybe.