On Kristen Becker's suggestion, I took Nisha to the Barkyard before I had to take her home last week. If you need some cute in your life, that's the place to go.








Patent attorney Rebecca and Brandywine, a dachshund mix.








Some random cell shots...
Nisha & China hanging out


I had my truck packed to go camping Memorial Day weekend and Nisha was happily snuggled in the midst of the blankets & pillows as I took her to A's.

Thanks to (e:mike), (e:libertad), (e:metalpeter), (e:fellyconnelly), and (e:lauren) for hanging out! It was a cool mashup of my Buffalo Queer Women meetup members and (e:peeps). (Whoa! the little flying pictures on upload!)

(e:libertad) loves Nisha! What a great shot - they're both so happy!





Brigidann lives at Plankton, the other coop house. She's a cool nerdy punk type. Her shirt says "Sorry, I don't do boys."




Alisa & Kavi

April 10, 2010

Uncle Dudley and her bf Bernie bought a scooter to use when they're traveling in their RV. Here's Uncle Dudley scooting around the yard.



I tried it out, too. It was way more fun than I expected, and much easier. Would this be a good city transportation option?


Uncle Dudley & Bernie create "Headstone Halos," cemetery headstone decorations that keep the flower pots off the ground and make the veterans' flags stand up straight. This one is on my great grandmother's grave.



I love the shadows.



Bernie creates custom artwork for the Halos.


I've mentioned the industrial invasion of Tioga County by gas well drilling... From 2007 through April 2010, Pennsylvania has issued 1,559 permits in the four counties of Bradford, Tioga, Susquehanna and Wayne. Choose Tioga from the drop down menu, then zoom in on the yellow pin on Ward Township. The photos are from Ward and Union twps. The yellow pins are Fortuna, now Talisman, well permits and the purple ones are East Resources, now Shell Oil.

This well pad is behind American Legion Post 167 in Morris Run.


They're clearing paths to create roads for the well pads.


This land was strip mined for coal and reclaimed.


Another well site.


This shows the truck traffic on a Saturday at Fallbrook, Pa.


Permits displayed at another well site.


A compressor station. There are lots of cabins around here - their property values are shot.


Ward & Union townships are also the site of a large windfarm. Although windfarms do cause some noise pollution, they do not threaten water. The energy is exported to Virgina, Maryland & Delaware.





These poor folks have both a windfarm and a gas well pad. Their house shows a bunch of new improvements, so they're getting money from somewhere, but I doubt they could sell their land. This used to be just another quiet country road.


Drilling rig.


You know life is bad when Halliburton appears. :-(


We stopped for a little picnic lunch.



All of a sudden Nisha laid down and stopped moving. I thought she was just following a scent trail but she wouldn't get up. I panicked and yelled for A.


He picked her up and she had burdocks on her ear which then got attached to her eye fur and she was trying to wipe them away. He pulled them out.

And she was grateful.


I don't think this was constructed.


Hundred-year-old foundation with a tree growing in the middle of it.

I have ooodles of pix to post but here I am posting a crappy cell phone picture of Bodhi's toes. Poor baby is at the doctor getting shots now.

My meetup group is watching the Dyke March from my front stoop this afternoon - you're all welcome to join us! 5:00 p.m. Bring beer, dogs, chairs, dykes... (comment if you need my addy)