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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
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8:57p - Tuesday
Fox news: No new photos today, sorry. But... Gary saw the fox chasing the neighbor's terrier again. Or rather, he was retreating and she was just sort of following him to make sure he left. Then she went up between the arena and the creek toward the den where we have seen the kits. He went around the other side of the building to spy on her. Rather than finding kits, he got there just in time to see her pull a dead chicken out of one of the tunnels. She carried it across the creek and reburied it in the wooded area over there, where the dogs rarely go (and if I catch them in there I chase them anyway, reinforcing that.) So, we know she is still stealing chickens when she can. We also know she is finding plenty of food, which is why she has time for relaxation as we've seen in the photos. According to the experts, foxes cache food by burying it when they have an excess, and they do dig it back up to eat later. Mmmm, rotten chicken. Sounds lovely. But... they also eat almost anything, like coyotes and bears. Somewhat spoiled meat may in fact be quite a delicacy to the canine palate, as we all know.
Today was Gary's mom's birthday, so I rode into the city with him and we took her out for lunch. Then we stopped at a local market that has lots of produce, like decent apples (in April!!) for only 98 cents a pound, and various imported things, like teas from eastern Europe and salt cod from (I think it was) Iceland. I was amused by, but did not buy, the "Finest American Cookies" (chocolate chip, made in Poland.) What's a Polish idea of an American style cookie? Well, I'd bet they get it right. Leave out all the butter. Triple the sugar. Fill it up with cheap chocolate bits, no need for good stuff because Americans will eat anything that looks like chocolate...
Speaking of which, Gary has nearly finished moving the pile of sheep poop. All that's left is a flat-topped island about three feet square. It's really funny to see all the sheep trying to squeeze on top of that and stand there (they can't all fit at once.)
current mood:  busy
current music: Chris Norman - Man of Constant Sorrow (comment on this)
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