I thought I would share some random stuff from work and around the house. These are just a few things that I was able to take a camera phone pic of or had fun doing. My job is very fun but everyone gets moments when they dislike what they do or become disheartened by complaining or cursing park visitors; but these are the things that make it worth it!
Below is a Barred Owl I was able to track through the woods while I was doing boundary work this past winter. I heard it calling and then when I got in the area I saw it swoosh from one tree to the other. [It really is amazing how little noise they make while flying!] I was able to get within about 30 feet of the owl! It was really fun. I got a camera phone pic but, it only gets you so close!
Barred Owl
Another thing I love about my job is the variety. Weekends are full of Law Enforcement and visitors, but weekdays contain chain saw work, or education programs or something of the like. We are currently building a new backcountry campground as a staff. Once a month we have a staff work day to work on the project. Every campground needs a toilet... so a couple weeks ago a few seasonals and I dug this toilet (building to follow). I enjoy manual labor, it is a good release and you have the instant gratification of a job well done. Is this a beautiful hole or what? In a few weeks you can come camp in the park and poop in it :-)
42"x42"x42" Hole :-)
Another bird, but this is a Red-shouldered Hawk that was sitting on the mailbox of a park neighbor. Eno River is a park that is fighting development. A lot of the park boundaries are along neighborhoods. I see this Hawk frequently, hopefully the homeowners appreciate it as well. [Another camera phone pic]
Red-shouldered Hawk
This picture is from the house, but two weeks before I took this I saw another Black Widow in the park. Post grilling "lunch" I went back to work and left the grill out to cool. I left the grill cover next to the grill and thought nothing of it. When I put the grill away that night I picked up the cover and brushed something off with my hand. When I looked down to see what I knocked off I saw this Black Widow!
Black Widow
3 comments:
eeww!! a black widow!! that thing is so scary looking. i would have freaked out! i am sort of freaked out just looking at the pic. how big is it? it looks really big in that picture. i didn't know their bodies were so round like that.
I think I'd get upset if somebody pooped on my work. But not you huh?
i now remember why i live in Indiana. That spider is so gross. I didnt know they were so big or round. Are there alot of them in North Carolina?
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