Herping Rancho Again

So I decided to take another walk through Rancho on my lunch break to see how
the herp activity is progressing now that the weather has FINALLY warmed up
a bit.  I am happy to say there was no skunkage!  With the recent warm weather,
there has been some melting and the "creek" that runs through Rancho had
some water.  The toads were out, waiting for the cover of darkness to get busy.

Lift and new Meat

So I took the VX out on a little trail ride today to test out the lift and the new meat.
Handling is much better and the ground clearance is very nice.


 

SUN DAY

Sunday morning, we got up, got organized and got stuffed into the VX. I don't know how we all fit.

Linda's Birthday in San Fran

So since we moved to Reno we have gotten in the habit of going over to the Bay Area
for our birthdays. This time was no different.  So, after everyone got up, we went into
the Japanese mall and walked around.

A much needed weekend away...

The 4th week of April was a tough one.  Rest in peace, little Meana. You are already missed.After Wednesday, we needed to get away, and so for Linda's birthday we drove over the hill
again to San Francisco where our friends Tom and Kris were waiting for us.  They flew in earlier
from Chicago.  Tom's birthday is the day before Linda's so we all got together to celebrate the
quickness of time.  Friday morning we went over to Berkeley for some shopping and food at my
favorite little gormet shop.

RIB IT

So tonight I set out to find the source of the ribbit I have been hearing from the lake next to our
new development.  I pulled on the rubber boots, strapped my headlamp on, grabbed my dip
net and set out.  This is what I found.

Well into the night...

 ...I painted 22 pieces of 15 foot 5.25" trim and 11 pieces of regular trim at 12 feet each.

Very boring, as you can see: