Hello everyone! Just another quick
writing update, more sketches, and of course, Mystery!
With NaNoWriMo, I passed the 2/3 mark
last night and am currently at a total of 34,508 words (I haven't
written today yet). I'm going to buckle down and start writing more
each day because I want to build up enough of a buffer so I won't have to write on Thanksgiving. If all goes well, I might even
finish NaNoWriMo early (I've never done it before, though, so we
shall see).
Here are the most recent turkey
sketches I've done.
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| "It is difficult to sneak up on a turkey. They have excellent vision and hearing, even though they have no external ears." (http:// |
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| "Male
turkeys, called toms, love to feel noticed and admired. Toms on
sanctuaries are known to follow busy human caretakers from chore to
chore, standing off to the side, puffing out their exquisite feathers in
a blast of scalloped ruffles, quietly and patiently waiting for the
prospect of attention." (http:// [sketch based off of second photo from the above link] |
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| "A
male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a
baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a
young female is called a jenny. A group of turkeys is called a flock." (http://www.veganpeace.com/ [sketch based off of first photo from here: http:// |
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| "Wild turkeys spend most of the day searching for food like seeds, wild berries, small insects and acorns." (http://www.veganpeace.com/ |
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| "Wild turkeys have dark feathers which help them blend in with their habitats." (http://www.veganpeace.com/ [sketch based off of this photo: http://www.veganpeace.com/ |
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| "Domesticated turkeys have been bred to have white feathers." (http://www.veganpeace.com/ [sketch based off of this photo: http://www.veganpeace.com/ |
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| "Male
turkeys will start making their gobbling sound before sunrise and
continue through most of the morning. Hens make a clicking sound." (http://www.veganpeace.com/ |
On Tuesday, I had to bring Mystery to
the vet for some blood work. As a senior cat, her kidneys aren't so
great, so the vet has her on special prescription food and she gets blood
tests done every now and then so we can make sure that she's doing
OK. The vet called me yesterday with the results: Mystery's blood
work came back showing improvements in her BUN (blood urea nitrogen),
creatinine, and hematocrit levels. Yay for Mystery and her old
kitty kidneys! (She's also gained weight; she's at 6 lbs. now!)
And finally, a cute Mystery story:
Yesterday while I was putting away laundry, Mystery climbed onto the
nightstand from the bed and from there climbed into the
third drawer of our dresser, but it was filled too high for her to
snuggle in. I picked her up and pulled out the next drawer instead,
which had more room, and set her in it. She soon curled up and took a
little cat nap; when she was done, she climbed out, using the little
step-stool (laundry basket turned upside down) I'd put there for her.
And she went in and out on her own two more times that night to enjoy additional naps.
Peace. :)
