back at the 'ranch' ... Madi left again for 4 days this time, medical problems with her sister forced her to take her to Mexico, ....but we have a new volunteer ... from Poland, and her name is Aldona ... now that is really confusing when Madi starts yelling ... we never know who she is needing .... but ... Aldona is helping check people in, as well as taking care of half of the cats ... so that bit of stress is off me :)
you might think this is grotesque, and i admit it is ... but it is also very fasinating for me .... i walked out on the deck the other evening and saw this big white puffy 'basketball' floating in the water ... and it had 'spines' all over it ....
instantly i knew what it was ... a Porcupine Fish .... the cute one that i like with the 'human eyes' and sweet smile ... usually looks like this :
these fish can inflate themselves to ward off predators ... i knew this .. but i've never seen it happen ... and here it was .... albeit, it was dead ....
...and another HUGE project i just finished ! ....the other half of the upstairs from the 10-bed Dorm will someday be a small 'apartment' .... but, it's just an unorganized mess of 'stuff' .... lots of Madi's things and LOTS of tools and construction 'stuff' .... it was all over the floor when i got here ....
and the other part looked like this ... stuff everywhere ... totally unorganized ... there were grocery-type bags with various nails or screws in them ... there were bags full of all different kinds of nails, including ones that were rusty, bent, or broken off ....
i organized the whole thing ... matched up nails and screws and put them in jars with labels on them ... then i found a 'shop vac' and even vacuumed the place .... it looks really good ...
i know my Daddy will be proud of me ... i remember he had nails in jars ... but he had the lids nailed to a board and they hung down and he could just unscrew the jar .... or, Daddy, am i dreaming that ?
wonder how long it will stay that way after i leave :(
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