one of those days

You ever have one of those days where things are all screwy. Today would be one of those days for me. I'm just really mad I didn't bring my camera. Just to put my day in the simplest terms and to give you an idea of how this day has been. Some one put a penguin in the middle of our not so well frozen lake today. To top it off..it was one of the few days I didn't bring my camera.

snow day

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Well the winter storm is more of a winter slush. We had the snow last night and now it is raining. My sister's kids had off from school today so I got to play in the slush with them for a little.

I was wandering around the backyard and found these weird little paths in the snow. I'm pretty sure there is a branch under there making the pattern but it still looked pretty neat.

Other than that we made a slush-man but he fell apart before I could get a picture.

Winter Storm Warning

That's what we're under here right now. I know better than to overreact to that news but people are again rushing to the stores to buy their eggs, milk, bread, toilet paper, and snow shovels. I will never understand why they go for the perishables or the snow shovel since they should have had one from the previous year.

I would love to have a decent snow for a change but right now it seems more like an ice storm which is no fun. I'm just glad I don't have to be anywhere tomorrow.

Well I am going to try to stay nice and toasy. :)

birds

For the next couple months I get to have birds on the brain. First is the Backyard Bird Count. I will be involved with it that entire weekend. Hopefully we will have visitors coming to help us count the birds. It's great for Green Hour.

tracks on the ice

tracks on the ice
Originally uploaded by naturegirl 78

I decided to check out the lake at work to see how frozen it had become with how cold the weather has been. I was expecting to see the typical goose tracks in the light dusting of snow but instead I found these crossing the lake.

nose to nose

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I was bored after I was done work today so I decided to take some pictures. The last time I took a picture of this pine snake she was half this size. The moment I leaned down to take the picture she put her head up like this to where the camera was. she is a total ham for the camera apparently

got a little busy

So I haven't posted on here for several days but I have been busy working on a website for an Ecology club that I run. It's almost done thankfully.

The past few days have been bitterly cold so I haven't really wanted to venture outside unless I had to. Today at work though I did make it out for a short while. I took some pictures which I'll be putting up in their own entry shortly.

So much for a New Year's resolution....oh well I'll still be putting stuff up.

what the??

what the??
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This may be one of the strangest fish I have ever seen. I have no clue what it is but I am in search of that answer. It is about the size of a ping pong ball.

creative curiosity

I started out attempting one for work and then decided I needed to make one for myself. I am creating my own web page. I have been wanting to learn how to do one for awhile. Eventually I will be looking to start my own forum of sorts. I'll have to wait and see when I'll have time to do that.

On a side note...this will determine what I do tomorrow...



That's right...snow is on the way!! It's about time, even though it is going to change over rain at some point.

The Bus

the bus
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This happened over the summer but it was one of the oddest things I have seen at work so far. This bus backed down a good portion of our very narrow driveway. The picture was taken as it was backing towards my location. Amazingly the bus driver didn't hit a single thing.

my grandmother

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She is such a trouble maker for a woman in her 80's. Here she is with my niece on Christmas. (She didn't know I took this picture)

This woman keeps me on my toes...which is a good thing. I hope that when I am in my 80's my mind will be as sharp as her's.

Sometimes she drives me insane...like today. I got her a Roku box (streams Netflix) for Christmas and she will work it on her own when no one is around but asks me to help her when I am around. Once Spring comes she is going to try to go out and pull weeds like she always does...and people wonder why my hair is going white.

does a bear poop in the woods?

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Yes...yes it does. Found this in the early fall.

This makes me wonder

I remember as a kid you could go to a neighbor's house and get hurt accidentally and nothing would happen spare a reprimand from a parent. Now people are suing neighbors since their child got hurt. When did the world become so sue happy.

I dropped my cousin off at the airport today and on my way back home I saw a billboard with the words "who can I sue now" written on it for a law firm. I found that very disturbing...even disgusting that it exists. Aren't there better things to do with time and money than to sue someone over something stupid? With my luck someone will try to sue me for just saying that it was disturbing...oh well. I guess I will never understand this.

What's in a name

For years my user name has been Nightamazon. I got that name because of my nocturnal tendencies and that I am a woman who will go for things that are primarily for guys. I play video games (not that there aren't a lot of girls who play), I like to get my hands dirty, and I love to take things apart. I worked for several years at Home Depot...not as a cashier or even in one of the more girly areas like home decor. I worked in the hardware department. I learned a lot in there which was great. I eventually moved to the night shift moving freight.

Now I have started to go by Nature Girl. This is just because I get called that a lot at my current job. I just recently found out about the book that has the title. I could also go by Miss Tour Guide but I like the other better. Now I spend a lot of my time outside improving my naturalist skills. Working on my survival skills now...how to start a fire with random things, building shelters, and aquiring food. It's very interesting to learn how much you can do with so little.

Time to get back to exploring the internet for things I never knew existed

The beginning...

As part of my New Year's resolution I am going to start one of these...and try to keep it as close to daily as I possibly can. So part one of the resolution is done..woohoo!! I highly doubt anyone will come through to read my posts but time will tell on that one. I'm going to attempt a picture a day as well. Once I have everything figured out on here things will be more interesting but for now I have to get back to work.