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THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 19

Under the junk trailers across from the mill. There were 3; I was too lazy to walk around to the other one.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 19

The teasel is all abloom

Spiky thistles with purple blooms against a mountain and blue sky with clouds

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 19

Morning snake. The only one of the whole walk.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 19

I got 3 sprinkles on my windshield on the drive to Reno this morning. 😒 This was Elephant about 9am today . Seems like the lines are holding.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 17

I have been slogging away at this fantasy from Ilona Andrews for weeks. I am not and have never been an epic fantasy reader. Thought IA could get me past it, & nope. I have no patience for complicated intrigue or dense world building. I don’t hate it, but it’s definitely my least favorite of theirs.

Audiobook cover image of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. There’s a moon and an eagle looking thing and a tower and castle.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 17

At least this morning was more squeaky equipment and less deflated balloon saw noises. The other side of town has to listen to a yarder. That’s worse.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 17

Happy happy birthday! Here’s a creepy face for you.

Two pronghorn in a field with one staring with his creepy face right at the camera.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 15

So much eye rolling today. “Turn everything into cities” is a weird take. 1) someone has to grow food, mine minerals, produce lumber etc. 2) The west has large swaths of land owned by the federal government. BLM/USFS/US National parks. People have to live there to manage it.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social • 35m quite frankly you don't need to take
'revenge' or avoid social spending in agrarian/rural states: imo you need to basically just stop subsidizing the agrarian rentiers and just remove the barriers to urbanization in each state

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 15

They got much closer to the path after Mr. Coyote left.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 15

The cranes were NOT happy

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 15

Today was a good wildlife day on the landscape. Coyote and Sandhill cranes in the pasture. Plus a bonus heron.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 10

Been in the mood to bake today. Made a pumpkin one as well, but it turned out tough. Wondering if I forgot the oil or over mixed it. 2nd attempt is cooling.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 10

AI overview getting stuff wrong again. I’m currently watching S4E15 of TNG where she plays a character who has the hots for Will Ricker. It’s very obviously her. 😂

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THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 9

To the smug person who doesn’t see the problem with wolves in human spaces, I bet you’d feel differently if your teenage son opened the front door to this and a mutilated animal. Maybe you’re smug enough to not care about rural people, but don’t pretend you’re a progressive person either.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 9

I can’t remember where I read it first, but it’s in their methodologies for depredation info sheet. nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler....

Genetic Evidence
Genetic evidence (for consistency) in depredation investigations can be extremely helpful, but is not a substitute for a thorough investigation of the carcass or injured animal. Genetic evidence may be most useful for injured animals where phyiscal evidence is often limited to the bite or attack wounds on the animal itself. Collection of potential salvia around bite marks can be done using a sterile swab (if necessary, a clean Q-tip or wad of toilet paper has been successful). In the case of injured animals, the confirmed presence of wolf DNA is almost always cause for confirmation.
Appendix 1 includes detailed genetic sample collection protocols.
Wolf DNA on carcasses can confirm wolf presence, but by itself cannot confirm depredation because wolves often scavenge carcasses. As indicated above, additional physical evidence is necessary to verify a wolf attack. Scat, hair, and urine found near a carcass can also be collected and used to genetically confirm wolf presence at a site.
Investigations can sometimes result in the detection and confirmation of wolves in new and/or emerging areas of wolf activity. Genetic samples from such investigations provide an excellent opportunity for CDFW to identify the individual(s) present and potentially assign responsibility of an event to a specific wolf or group of wolves. For investigations occuring in areas of new or unknown wolf activity, CDFW requests the collection of potential wolf genetic samples whenever possible

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 7

Me: is he sticking his tongue out at you? Youngest: more like licking his lips.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 7

The bear in question.

A big bear in the shade of a large conifer.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jul 6

The teasel is blooming.

A spiky thistle with a band of purple blooms across the middle.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jun 28

Dinner was a bit late for us but there’s enough for seconds tomorrow

Beef sheet pan kebabs on a homemade flatbread with Greek yogurt sauce, tomato, sumac onions and cilantro

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jun 27

From my morning walk. It was vole city. Stopped counting after about 20. 5 snakes.

A black and yellow garter snake hidden in the grass.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jun 27

Success!

A pile of Turkish flatbread on a kitchen towel

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jun 25

Sorry, but absolutely not. From a pamphlet called 250 Ways to Prepare Meat ©️ 1971 There’s a whole page for liver and kidneys, too.

A bunch of recipes for tongue and a couple for tripe. Spiced tongue mold sounds particularly grotesque.

THAT Amber@buriedbybooks· Jun 24

I know they’re rodents, but I find them adorable. Must have seen 15 or more of them darting across the path. This guy was just super into his breakfast. Vole.