Alkahest my heroes have always died at the end

• I haven’t put up the baby squirrels’ seven week pictures yet – I’ll do that tomorrow.  They’re getting huge (~150g each, up another 40g from last week)
• Just had a guy drop off a flying squirrel to K.  Apparently, it swooped down on him at the intersection of 15-501 and Europa and he (not his fault) hit it with his truck.  Fortunately, he wasn’t going that fast.  Assuming the squirrel makes it through the night, I’ll post some pictures.  Since s/he’s a full grown adult and still only about 4″ long – he’s adorable.
• Just registered a new site for K and a friend.  They’re planning on posting box turtle rehabilitation information there as well as information about a box turtle re-establishment project for which they are seeking approval.  Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you www.boxturtleheadstart.org

1 week later, 30g heavier.

A: baby squirrels blown out of their nest.

We’ve got two here that were brought to us yesterday. They’re just now opening their eyes, so they are probably 5 or 6 weeks old. I know squirrels are tree rats. I know they aren’t threatened or endangered. I know that there are a host of animals that could use the extra protein. But let’s face it. Baby squirrels are adorable.

Pictures later.

Just so you don’t think that I’m just a computer and photography geek, I wanted to update folks on another project. As I’ve said before, my wife does wildlife rehabilitation and managed to get conned talked into taking home a boa constrictor. Since they’re not native, he couldn’t be released once he was patched up.

For the past eight months, he’s been living in a smallish (75 gallon?) aquarium. Okay, that’s not really small unless you’re a 6.5′ snake whose looking to get to be 8’+. This presented a great chance to do some woodworking. For the past couple of weekends, I’ve been building a 5.5′ x 2′ x 3′ terrarium for the snake. I’ve got the main walls, floor and top cut, stained and coated with many layers of polyurethane. Today, I put the cabinet together, caulked it (the caulk is still fresh, it will dry clear) and started working on the door.

Overall, I’m happy with how it is turning out. Hopefully by next weekend, the door will be complete and mounted and the snake’s furniture (water and food bowls, hide box and heating pad) will be here and we can move him in.

Oh, and for those whom know our family history with tools, I managed not to injure myself until tonight when I dremeled my fingernail and gouged the finger. I don’t think it’ll need stitches.