Lunch for a Uromastyx…
This is how I’m going to cope with writing my blog until we get the new keyboard. I’ve composed this text on my laptop, sent it to the other computer, and can now post something that makes sense (at least as much as usual!).
A week ago, I cleaned the Mac’s keyboard too aggressively, and now some keys do not work. I’ve gone through the whole processes of blaming self, and the expense of ordering a replacement. It is not very amusing to try to do anything without the space bar, the “a” key, the “v” key, and “shift”… it’s hard to spell “uromastyx” and “Revelstoke” and many other words I wanted to use.
Lucky for me, I can still copy and paste, so I will attempt to accomplish this small task. I particularly wanted to post pictures of “Spike”, the Uromastyx (lizard).
Spike has seemed hale and hearty while with us … she basks on her rock, eats with enthusiasm, and shows more animation than she has in past visits.
This is her daily meal of lettuce, shredded carrot and, today, her vitamin supplement. It’s fascinating to watch her dine, as she chooses which bites she wants. Who’d have guessed I could get so much out of babysitting a lizard?
I haven’t got around to taking pictures of the bunny, and Makalu and Shiloh, who belong to the same family as Spike. Perhaps I will get to that tomorrow.
We have an amazingly full house today… beside the aforementioned, we have Chico, Teddy, Raina, Sasha, Bailey, Charlie and Axel.
I had a relatively quiet week. Gary was skiing with friends Rob, Ruth, and Dennis in Revelstoke and Golden. They had a good time, though there is not enough snow for GREAT skiing.
Pictured are Dennis, Ruth and Rob at the top of “Kill the Banker” at Mount Revelstoke, a run that Gary said should be named, “Kill the Skier”. The other picture is of some ice climbers… the tiny dots at the bottom of that phenomenal rock face.
It’s a beautiful clear day today, somewhat colder than it has been in the last week. While Gary was away, I couldn’t start the tractor. The day after we got a new lot of snow (and winds that made it drift to fill up our driveway), I got out the walk-behind snowblower, and that solved the problem of making the road passable again.
One last word… if I have spelled something wrong, I may not be able to fix it too easily, without sending myself another whole email. So be patient please!
~ Love, Ann
