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All green and go

I thought it was time to provide an update on Zoë, otherwise known as the little princess. She passed through her radiation treatment with flying colors, and seemed fine just after she got home. Then she got very quiet, and would spend most of her morning in my roommate’s closet. She played rarely, and wouldn’t snuggle […]

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Pets on parade

I and my roommate attended the Mardi Gras Pet Parade in the Soulard district today. It was cold, about ten degrees with the wind chill. As such, the numbers were down, but those that attended, two legged and four, had a great time. This was my first time in this district and I loved it. […]

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Environment Events of note

Johnson’s Shut-Ins: Then and now

The proposed new plan for the rebuilding of Johnson Shut-Ins park can be found here. As can be seen, the changes are rather drastic, including a restructuring of the stream through the park. Additional parking, scour overlook, new trails, new interpretive centers–the changes are rather extensive, and meant to support a larger number of visitors due […]

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Critters

Octopi goodies

The joy of being known for one’s interest in cephlapods is that one gets links to all sorts of interesting stories. A friend who walks among us, cloaked as King Henry did among his men before battle, sent me a link to a weblog post with a link to a story about a giant octopus attacking a mini-submarine. This […]

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Critters Photography

At rest

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. As you can see, today Zoë was catching up on her beauty sleep. The patches in her fur are where she was shaved on the neck and her butt for drawing blood and administrating the radioactive iodine. It will grow back. Thanks for all the good wishes for Zoë’s continued […]