Glenn Wilson

We saw two deer on our morning walk just now. That is the first time I have seen deer here. Sorry, no photos.

Yesterday afternoon we spotted the baby possum wandering about the backyard and going underneath the deck. Does he or she live there?

We have been seeing the baby cardinal regularly for a while now. His parents still feed him but he also forages on his own. It seems that he is not yet allowed to be at the bird feeder -- the only time I saw him there Father Cardinal chased him away.

And, we have a family of five tit mouses (tit mice?) nearby. I'll post pictures of them and more baby cardinal photos soon.

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It was a good thing I was here this afternoon -- I learned we have a family of possums nearby.

Baby possum was wandering our deck and encountered cactus. He or she learned cactus is not good to eat, no fun to climb and generally not very friendly.

For a sense of the size of the possum the cactus pot in the following slide show is about 3.5 inches high.

Baby Possum Slide Show

About an hour later I saw a baby possum about 100 feet away from the deck towards the bayou. I don't know if it was the same baby or another but in either case I did not witness any parental supervision. Where's mom?

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Using flickr's tag and slideshow capabilities here are a few slideshows of my bird photos at flickr by type of bird.

Carolina Wren

Cardinal

Heron and Egret

Hummingbird

Mockingbird

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On February 28 of this year I decided to leave my job of over ten years. I was working on a series of software products scheduled for release at the end of March which I wanted to see through to the end so I set my last day at April 15. Some have completed and the others are basically complete just waiting for the bureaucratic process to finish. I have worked at this company as a software developer, systems architect, development lead and program manager. I mostly enjoy the work but I was just not ready commit to completing the next big release cycle.

I didn't have another job offer and I haven't looked for another job except for inquiring about some part-time chess instruction position. I will eventually need a real income and a job that offers real health insurance again but not right away.

I mostly plan on taking some time off and enjoying paradise for awhile...

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We have a family of rabbits that live in our backyard. We see them frequently but I haven't noticed them much in the past few days. Maybe they are busy getting ready for their big holiday?



More of my photos

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