Taking advantage of the nice weather here in Missoula, I decided to take a little night hike up to M Trail tonight to catch some views of the city at night. Thought I'd send a little video home. *muah*
About 30 seconds after I packed my camera up, 3 huge flashes filled the night sky as a transformer in the city exploded. A portion of the city went dark. At least I got all my photos in before!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Good Karma
This past weekend has been a much needed amazing weekend for me. Friday morning I found out that I had passes my WPA on the first try, a test required to graduate here at U of M, which most students need to retake an average of 3 times. Whohoo!
But my day only got better from there.
I stepped out of my Rocky Mountain Flora lab to take a call I thought was going to be about a house for next year but instead heard myself talking to the National K-9 Training Center located in Columbus, OH. I was shocked to hear from them b/c the last time we had talked they kept insisting there was no space for me in their summer program & that the best they could do was put me on the bottom on the waiting list after I turned in my application (which had a $50 fee attached). After mulling it over for a while I decided to turn in my application but attached my resume too. So when I received this call on Friday it came as a shock when they told me I had been accepted into the summer program of one of the best training schools in the nation. Whohoo!
My mind was reeling all night & after working my shift till 3 a.m. I still couldn't fall asleep. I now needed a dog to go thru the program with. My girl Queenie is to old for the intense training and the pup I am expecting in June is to young. I remembered an e-mail the breeder whom I was originally going to get my pup from that had a young blue merle rough collie bitch that just wasn't working out in the show ring for her. I sent her an e-mail first thing Saturday & on Sunday after talking extensively we worked out an amazing deal for this girl. So say "hello" the newest member of my family, Skyler. She's 9 months old in these photos, 10 months old at the moment, & will be at the perfect age of 1 to go through the intensive training program with me.
I'm into my last week of classes. Whohoo!! then a week of finals, packing, then driving x-country for my 4th time in college to visit home for a little while then it's off to Columbus for another life changing summer. Can't wait to see everyone back home. *muah*
But my day only got better from there.
I stepped out of my Rocky Mountain Flora lab to take a call I thought was going to be about a house for next year but instead heard myself talking to the National K-9 Training Center located in Columbus, OH. I was shocked to hear from them b/c the last time we had talked they kept insisting there was no space for me in their summer program & that the best they could do was put me on the bottom on the waiting list after I turned in my application (which had a $50 fee attached). After mulling it over for a while I decided to turn in my application but attached my resume too. So when I received this call on Friday it came as a shock when they told me I had been accepted into the summer program of one of the best training schools in the nation. Whohoo!
My mind was reeling all night & after working my shift till 3 a.m. I still couldn't fall asleep. I now needed a dog to go thru the program with. My girl Queenie is to old for the intense training and the pup I am expecting in June is to young. I remembered an e-mail the breeder whom I was originally going to get my pup from that had a young blue merle rough collie bitch that just wasn't working out in the show ring for her. I sent her an e-mail first thing Saturday & on Sunday after talking extensively we worked out an amazing deal for this girl. So say "hello" the newest member of my family, Skyler. She's 9 months old in these photos, 10 months old at the moment, & will be at the perfect age of 1 to go through the intensive training program with me.
I'm into my last week of classes. Whohoo!! then a week of finals, packing, then driving x-country for my 4th time in college to visit home for a little while then it's off to Columbus for another life changing summer. Can't wait to see everyone back home. *muah*Thursday, April 10, 2008
Six Billy Goats Gruff
I finally captured these guys w/ my camera today driving back from work. I've been watching this herd all year on my way to work but either never had my camera, didn't have time, or the lighting was bad. So here they are finally.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I am in the search process of trying to find a blue merle smooth collie puppy to purchase anytime after mid-May. Currently, I am in contact w/ a few breeders but am having a hard time finding the right little guy/breeder to purchase from. I am very picky about this process & am looking for a dog w/ full registration. If you know of any breeders in your area, or have any recommendations in any area (I am willing to pick up from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada) please let me know or pass my name along to them to get in contact w/ me. This isn't an easy breed, color combination to get a hold of & although I would prefer to get one around mid-May I am willing to hold out a little longer to find the right guy from the right breeder. :-)
Tri-colored smooth collie picture taken last spring at the Bucks County Dog Show.
Tri-colored smooth collie picture taken last spring at the Bucks County Dog Show.Sunday, March 16, 2008
Congrats Kirk!
Today at 1:19:44 am Alaskan Standard Time Kirk Barnum crossed the finish line in Nome signifying the end of his first Iditarod run. He crossed with 8 of the 16 dogs he started the race w/. Kirk had been running with only 9 dogs since the 401 mile marker and dropped the last one only at mile 1035. Keep your thoughts w/ the real athletes of this race, the dogs, as one of our dogs (Kelso)was dropped from the race w/ a compound fracture. His racing career is over but he is still an awesome dog.
Viewer submitted photo from the Iditaride of Kirks team. Angus in front left is leading the pack.
96 people started the race (a record high I believe) but only 80 of those starters will be crossing the finish line as the race got the better of 16 of those who started it. Kirk finished the race in 67th place. The entire race took him 13 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds. His average speed for the race was 3.45 mph.
Viewer submitted photo from the Iditaride of Kirks team. Angus in front left is leading the pack.96 people started the race (a record high I believe) but only 80 of those starters will be crossing the finish line as the race got the better of 16 of those who started it. Kirk finished the race in 67th place. The entire race took him 13 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds. His average speed for the race was 3.45 mph.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Iditarod Re-Start Today
The Re-Start of the Iditarod is today, which is when the official timing begins.
Good luck Kirk!! He's bib #31.
Check out: http://www.iditarod.com/race/race/currentstandings.html for current standings!
Saturday, March 01, 2008
IditaRide
Kirk's parents just gave me some pictures of Kirk's Iditaride run. Chris is in the tag sled. Kirk's Iditarider was an Iraqi war veteran who lost his leg fighting in the middle east.
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