The suction birdfeeder off our "dining room". Today the tweeties, most all sparrows are swarming. They love the seed combination and in the span of two days devour the contents of this feeder. It seems to work well, and the squirrels have ignored it.

















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Living on campus, we maintain a box down at the main Post Office here in town. Today I'm out running errands, one of which includes picking-up the mail













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Among the activities I really enjoy is feeding the local birds. These are my two feeders posted just outside our "dining" room window. I have one more, affixed with suction cups to one of the dining room windows. The feeder on the right, is an experiment. The squirrels have invaded. They empty a feeder in a few short hours, and chase away the birds. So this square version is a "squirrel proof" model. That we shall see!









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Done with lap swim, now sitting in the hot tub for a few minutes. At the WSU Student Recreation Center.


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At home, at my desk, contemplating WSU or Boston University! WSU is a Master of Arts program, requires a year of foreign language, as well as the GRE for admission. BU, is a Master of Science, no foreign language requirement, no GRE, about a third more expensive, and an all on-line course schedule. "Done in 20 months"


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Swimming laps at the WSU Student Recreation Center pool. I'm in the lane closest to the outside (on the left in this view)


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Me and the American Kestrel, "Everett"










I've joined the WSU Raptor Club, so today I'm over about ready for my first "handling session" with one of the club raptors. Pretty happy about this, and filled with anticipation, too.


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At home, working on Statistics


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Out on Brown Road between Pullman and Moscow seeking Raptors. While there were indeed some out here, I didn't find any close enough to capture any good shots, however here are a couple... worth sharing, taken right here!


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At my desk, working on some "pressing" matter I'm sure! A significant amount of time is spent here, working on my photos, the Statistics class, writing or generally exploring the news on the various news webpages. I subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Denver Post, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, however there are dozens I explore daily.


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Working on Statistics, the Open Learning Initiative course, at my desk at home.

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My day to be domestic, the laundry and general housekeeping stuff. Also just returned from the local chapter office of the American Red Cross, which had their first Disaster Action Team deployment to a house fire yesterday where funds and aid was given. As the newly trained Financial and Statistical (FSI) volunteer, I "proofed" the paperwork for our files.

This is the view out the front of our campus apartment.

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Headed toward Moses Lake on I-90 in SE Washington state. We are headed to explore Moses Lake, and the Drumheller Channeled Scablands of central Washington in and around the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, and Potholes Reservoir. This particular portion of Washington looks a lot like wheat country in western South Dakota, perhaps a bit flatter (less hilly).

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I'm up in the Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross in Spokane taking their Financial and Statistical Information Management course (FSI). Learning to be an American Red Cross number cruncher at a national Disaster Response (DR) center. It is an interesting course, which will allow me to do some office work out on a disaster sight, and crunch some numbers which seems to be my forte

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So today I'm home at my desk sorting out the possibilities, between Washington State University's program, and Boston University's program. At the moment I'm very much leaning toward the Boston program. No GRE, No year of foreign language are big plusses. A decision is looming!

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The colors are about to start on the hillside, this is the view from the front of our abode here on campus. Today, I'm home reading.

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Today, home watching the tweeties at the feeders. That one in the back is the one that the squirrel frequents. The red one is yet to be found by the tweeties. I'm hopeful they will start once it gets chilly outside

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Our daily fruit bowl

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Domestic day for me, doing the laundry!

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At home working at my desk, in our office. Our abode is located in Yakama Village on the campus of Washington State University. We have an open view in front of our townhouse, this view, is out back.

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