A trip to the vet
I had to take the newer of my two dogs to the vet this morning for a full battery of shots (I was assured that he was up to date when I got him, and I believe he was) but I could not get any paperwork to confirm that fact.
And I have a simply BRUTAL travel schedule upcoming, and no place would board or train Tully without all that paperwork. So… he had to get vaccinated again.
I passed the same neighbor on the way out of my alley, and on the way back. When I came back, he flagged me down.
It seems he had to put his dog of 14 years to sleep last night, and wanted to simply say hi to Tully. I’ve gotten some weird looks relaying the story at work today, but I didn’t think it was odd at all. He was obviously upset. Tully was more than willing to trade some affection for some attention.
I cannot even imagine what that day will be like. But hopefully, it’s a long way off.
On other subjects… still no squirrel. The trap is working EXACTLY as well as I expected it to.
I replaced the focus knob on my telescope with a little item that I had actually received for my birthday and never installed. It was quite a chore installing it (which none of the online reviews had mentioned) but once I got it on, it worked like a charm. Took a few pictures of the moon last night, but since it took so long to get the new knob installed, it was just about to disappear over the horizon, so I took every short cut in the book, and the pictures showed it.
But I figure even bad practice is better than no practice at all, so when the clouds break, I’ll be ready to try again.