The Old Folks Home

[chickadoodles]

Thank you.

Sorry about your guinea.

Dh tried to cut the grass yesterday and he kept getting stuck in the mud.
More Rai. Expected next week. He said.

 

[Cynthia12]

How's the daughter in ICU?

Dsqard and I are back from adventures in california.

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Just a couple photos.

We didn't run into any bears, but we did run into two hikers coming back off the trail who had a bear encounter, and the bear stole their bear canister (required bear proof food storage container).

It was beautiful, and hot most of the time. I have a pretty significant sunburn (we really don't see sun like that up here) despite copious amounts of SPF 50 applied multiple times per day.

The campsite we stayed at was nice, it had a double decker composting toilet facility (I know y'all were just discussing composting toilets) so my fear of pooping in the woods was unnecessary. The bad news is when you get up at 3 am and have to urgently pee and have little sense of direction the facilities are impossible to find, even with 2 flashlights. I had to wake Dsqard to take me potty.

We hiked about 50 miles and so many feet up and back down. I screwed up my knee pretty bad on the second to last day, probably need to get it checked out asap.

Oh wow, beautiful photos. Glad you guys..ummm..gals, had fun! That's too funny, waking DiDi up for .. that!

 

[Alaskan]

I think I will stick with indoor potties. BTW Alaskan, did you know your beach is covered with ice???

Peshaw, that wasn't ice.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Oh wow, beautiful photos. Glad you guys..ummm..gals, had fun! That's too funny, waking DiDi up for .. that!

Well, it was a true emergency. I waited as long as I could, then I got my headlamp and started out... in the opposite direction I should have been going in. By the time I ran into the guy swinging in his hammock in the tree I realized I was not in Kansas anymore, and remembered that not only were there bears, but there were cliffs and raging rivers and many other ways to die, so I reversed course, found the tents, went back into my tent in a bladder-about-to-explode-panic to find the regular flashlight I had in hopes that would better illuminate the right way to the latrine, when my panicked unzipping of my tent woke the beast next to me... who offered to take me potty. I was very grateful.

 

[drumstick diva]

No camping for me. Home is where the potty is (inside plumbing) and the freezer with ice cream.

BTW I complained constantly about our big storms and heavy rains. I got punished. Now no rain for days, everything looks like shredded wheat(cereal) as we head into a typical draught. Wouldn't be bad but now temps soaring into mid 90's , strong winds - here to stay for several days at least.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Well, it was a true emergency. I waited as long as I could, then I got my headlamp and started out... in the opposite direction I should have been going in. By the time I ran into the guy swinging in his hammock in the tree I realized I was not in Kansas anymore, and remembered that not only were there bears, but there were cliffs and raging rivers and many other ways to die, so I reversed course, found the tents, went back into my tent in a bladder-about-to-explode-panic to find the regular flashlight I had in hopes that would better illuminate the right way to the latrine, when my panicked unzipping of my tent woke the beast next to me... who offered to take me potty. I was very grateful.

Is it rude to say that's a bit funny? The going the wrong way reminds me of DH.
You probably could've stop-dropped and rolled (that's what I call squatting) when you were a bit away from camp. In the dark you'd be undetectable.

 

[NotAFarm]

Expect for the tinkling sounds....

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I was contemplating it but honestly after I ran into the guy swinging in the tree I realized that there were people EVERYWHERE that I couldn't see.
I did think that if I ran into a bear I wouldn't have to find the latrine any longer, at least.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Thank you.

Sorry about your guinea.

Dh tried to cut the grass yesterday and he kept getting stuck in the mud.
More Rai. Expected next week. He said.

Thanks. I think she probably died from hit on the head sickness. I had a young one show up dead last year under the roosts with her head in a strange configuration. I thought if there were more show up I'd get worried. Haven't had another one until now. Of course it has to be 2 females.

In the dark, if something brushes up and spooks them...they burst upwards with great velocity. I was catching a couple in the dark the other night and one got away from me. Holy moly...another touched her and she went up through the roosts! I stopped, afraid they might kill themselves. I think that's what happened to this one. Haven't done the necropsy, I just realized I forgot to get another deposable scalpel yesterday when I was at the feed store.

She has red on her...and then I realized it was marking paint. She's the "B" I marked that bullies the chickens. Well, I guess not any more.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I was contemplating it but honestly after I ran into the guy swinging in the tree I realized that there were people EVERYWHERE that I couldn't see.
I did think that if I ran into a bear I wouldn't have to find the latrine any longer, at least.

Oooh...ok. Maybe not a good idea. That's a good point.