Once upon a day

I was gone a fortnight and came home from work (actually I work from home..but...)  and saw that the front door was unlocked and slightly open. I wondered... what the hell...did someone break in... is someone here? 

Living in a cabin in the woods (in reality a house on Hwy 95... but go with it...)  you never know what kind of creature may stop by looking to find refuge and shelter.  I tentatively walk through the door, looking around.  I look for snowy footprints, but see none.  I walk around the corner and look in the kitchen... no ramsacking going on here.  Perhaps it was Old Mr. Winter blowing over the threshold just to take a peak around?  I decide to walk down the hall to check out the rest of the house.   ... I open the bedroom door to see what I can see.... 

OMG!  And there it is!  Little miss wolf, came in from the wild  - happened upon a nice warm cabin after a day of running in the snowy woods. 

"Oh my, what a warm little place, out of the wind"

"Oh my, what a soft little bed to rest my weary toes" 

"Oh my, what a fluffy little pillow to place my sleepy head"

"I must say, I'm thinking this place is just right!"

"Oh my......my domestication may be insight"

And here is a sight from across the pond.  Taken through a spotting scope...not too bad.  Where Dodge Creek comes into McArthur lake, it doesn't always freeze and the bald eagles love to take baths.  there were 5 of them, 3 adults, 2 juvies. Always fun to watch them.

Wildlife Trail Cam

I have several trail cams out on the WMA and another biologist has some up the moutains a bit near the WMA.  On the WMA, we've had black bear and grizzly bears, mountain lion, bobcat, coyotes, moose, elk, white-tailed and mule deer, a skunk, turkeys, hunters, dogs, etc, etc.  Pretty cool to see all these animals traveling the same trail!  The photos can get pretty comical when they start sniffing the camera.  One photo has a deer in the foreground looking suprised at seeing an elk in the bushes behind it.. and the elk is suprised too. 

Here's an album of some of the photos.

https://picasaweb.google.com/colleentrese/WildlifeTrailCamsOnWMA?authkey=Gv1sRgCO7qw7a32u3r9wE#


https://picasaweb.google.com/colleentrese/WildlifeTrailCamOffWMA?authkey=Gv1sRgCNzy2bn_qo3m5gE#

weekend in Boise

Thanks everyone in Boise for the great B-day celebration! I'm so glad Katy, Susan and Chelsea came!! It was great to see you. Thanks for dinner, drinks and the present!

I got into town on the evening of my b-day but had an interview the next morning.... but Jodi and I celebrated a bit anyway and had a great time. I was thankfully up and sprite in the morning. I think my interview went pretty well.... hoping.... but all I can do is wait.

We went out that night.... and ya know... REO Speedwagon and wiskey got the best of me! :)

Kathy got me this B-day card... becuase she said it fit me pertectly. What? Why?

I LOVE it. It so reminds me of dog runs. Drinking in the hills at sunset with free and happy dogs.


Jodi and I went shooting too. We "plinked" with her .22 and shot a few rounds with my new rifle. I was a bit sore the next day, but I really like my gun. Not too terribly much recoil, its very doable. Can get me a deer, elk or moose if needed.
Jossie had a wonderful with relatives :) And even got played out I think. We put her on sheep and she started figuring it out a bit after watching Echo work with her. She's kinda timid overall, which frustrates the heck out of me, but hopefully sheep will stoke her up some and I can work on her confidence in general over time.

got a gun

Its finally here! My new Tikka T3 7mm-.08 rifle. Can't wait to get it to the range. Doesn't look fancy but it's pretty nice.

I took a concelled weapons class and got to shoot some handguns. These are from a 9mm pistol and Colt .45 revolver. The .45 was tough, even bruised my trigger finger just from the recoil. So that is why I couldn't hit the black!

And you bet, doggie photos. They

Puppy eyes. Soft and sweet.

If there's a full moon you better run. My nephew truly thought Reena was a werewolf. He believed in werewolfs and was sure I had one as a pet. And always ask how she was doing. too cute. Hmm. Hi ya, whats up, huh, huh.