Hi…
So we had a pretty good day at the fair.
The weather was nice – mostly sunny but not too hot, without any noticeable smoke from the fires (which we’ve been getting off and on) and not too windy but a nice breeze. We didn’t stay for all 12 hours (10am – 10pm) but I managed to last until about 4pm, which was pretty good for me, and we did all the stuff that we really wanted to do – the reptile exhibit, science stuff, arts and crafts, etc. My husband splurged and got some of the expensive food – oysters and then catfish. Oysters gross me out :bleick: so he had them all to himself, but he shared some of his catfish with me and it was pretty good.
Anyway, it was a good day even though I have a hard time with crowds too, although I can tolerate it for a little while. I was apparently adapted to it when I lived in Los Angeles, but not so much ever since I moved to Alaska and got older.
The nice thing about coming home a little early was that we still had time for Puff’s
bath and his big Saturday bug meal, with enough basking time to spare before lights out, whenever we can get him to bask like he’s supposed to after a meal instead of going in his hide.
I know you don’t do well with crowds, unless it’s an Eagles game, right? :wink:
Puff’s weight is still stable but I don’t think he’s got enough fat reserves to brumate. He just might try that if we let him – he usually doesn’t come out of his hide once he goes in there, but we get him out for baths and feedings, and he almost always eats some bugs whenever they’re offered. As for spring fever, we haven’t seen that for around two years. At this point I would probably welcome it because I’d figure that if he’s healthy enough to be horny, we’re probably doing ok, even though he’s doomed to a life of celibacy because he’s got an STD. I think of adenovirus as more or less the bearded dragon version of AIDS.
My husband tried planting collard greens, endive, and mustard greens this summer. He has them in little pots outside and every morning he goes out to pick some fresh greens for Puff. The mustard greens are doing really well and some of them are even flowering and making seeds,
which he plans to save for next year. The endives and the collard greens, not so much. :| The endives are barely getting small curly leaves and the collards have nothing but baby leaves. The extra heat this summer may have been too much for them. We’ll be doing store bought greens again when the snow flies, but for now Puff gets fresh greens from the garden every day – even though he does not eat them every day, we still keep them available just in case he decides that he wants some.
With all the stuff you’ve got going on, blood work every year probably isn’t such a bad idea, if only you didn’t have to put up with the doctor nagging you to lose weight, but don’t get me started… :roll:
I hope they can at least figure out that thing with your salivary glands – you’ve definitely had more than your share of that.
Sorry to hear that you lost your frog and had such a bad day.
Is two years a good run for a frog, or how long do they usually live? It sounds like Michael might have lived longer if not for the cancer.
More wasps in our house, but yesterday I managed to evict 3 of them with the cup and cardboard and without getting stung. There are two more of them in here today, so wish me luck.
Time to turn on the heat lamps and cuddle the beardie (otherwise he’s liable to stay wrapped up in his “blanket”/towel all day and not getting his daily dose of UV), so that’s enough TLDR for now. :wave: