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Category Archives: Critters

Elks’ Dance

Instead of doing a writeup about my trip to Colorado this weekend (because I’m too busy kicking ass at Scramble right now), here’s a video! These are two elks playfully butting heads in Rocky Mountain National Park. We sat and ate lunch as they butted. I didn’t think elk fighting would be so adorable! Be [...]

Wildlife Sighting

On my walk to work this morning, I saw a raccoon trotting calmly along the side of a busy road. I thought it was a cat at first until I got a closer look. I was a little alarmed, not being accustomed to seeing raccoons outside of dumpsters at night, and my first thought was [...]

The Roof Rat Saga Continues

Today we discovered that the roof rats are not indeed rats, but squirrels. How and when did we make this discovery? Oh, around 9 this a.m., when Elijah was abruptly woken by one of these creatures. Scampering, around in the blankets and ON him. What followed, I am told, was an epic battle involving the [...]

The Roof Rat Race

(Hey lookit, there’s a new design. Yeah, I know, I switch designs more than I actually post. Whatevs.) This year I’m kind of slumming it, Bohemian style – my current apartment is situated inside an old ramshackle house in East Lawrence. When I checked it out, I immediately fell in love with the colorful walls [...]