Saturday, May 13, 2006
Go Shannon Go!!
You know what I mean...
Now playing: Don't go near the water - Johnny Cash
"...but there waaaaaaaaas a tiiime..."
I'm trying hard to get back into my former tree-hugger environmentalist self. The goal is to make friends in Caledonia, and nobody out in those parts is into the New Brunswick Forestry loggerhead mentality. I call it adaptation.
This week, I did my proposal for my masters, a big deal, and I think it went well. Unfortunately, everyone's deeply into the heat of field season or prep. Heidi and Kate are gone already, and Leah started field work about a week ago. I packed up and am heading out Monday morning (5 am!) to Keji. I'll be there about five days, set up my traps, and then come back here for likely another week. Not a second too late - I had egg hatch of my eggs that I was rearing in the lab. We expected them to hatch really early by comparison though, since we kept them indoors and as a result they had a lot of warm nights. I'm getting good egg survival using my improvised rearing protocol. Just goes to show I'm getting good with caring for live leps! My first instars are minuscule (picture an eyelash), so the skills are key.
The weather's been temperamental, but Fredericton's blossomed.
It's a totally different city in the summer. The shabbiness seems more old-fashioned and stylish, and suddenly the population takes to the streets and paths. Tons of huge green trees appear where there were invisible stark branches before! It's incredible, but this place is so lovely in the summer. I'll try to take some good photos at some point to prove it! I just got back from a terrific bike ride along the gravel trails all around the river and through downtown. I also went over the old walking bridge to the northside! :)
Anyway, it's time to relax and enjoy a little slice of solitude while I can!
"...but there waaaaaaaaas a tiiime..."
I'm trying hard to get back into my former tree-hugger environmentalist self. The goal is to make friends in Caledonia, and nobody out in those parts is into the New Brunswick Forestry loggerhead mentality. I call it adaptation.
This week, I did my proposal for my masters, a big deal, and I think it went well. Unfortunately, everyone's deeply into the heat of field season or prep. Heidi and Kate are gone already, and Leah started field work about a week ago. I packed up and am heading out Monday morning (5 am!) to Keji. I'll be there about five days, set up my traps, and then come back here for likely another week. Not a second too late - I had egg hatch of my eggs that I was rearing in the lab. We expected them to hatch really early by comparison though, since we kept them indoors and as a result they had a lot of warm nights. I'm getting good egg survival using my improvised rearing protocol. Just goes to show I'm getting good with caring for live leps! My first instars are minuscule (picture an eyelash), so the skills are key.
The weather's been temperamental, but Fredericton's blossomed.
It's a totally different city in the summer. The shabbiness seems more old-fashioned and stylish, and suddenly the population takes to the streets and paths. Tons of huge green trees appear where there were invisible stark branches before! It's incredible, but this place is so lovely in the summer. I'll try to take some good photos at some point to prove it! I just got back from a terrific bike ride along the gravel trails all around the river and through downtown. I also went over the old walking bridge to the northside! :)
Anyway, it's time to relax and enjoy a little slice of solitude while I can!
