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JenV

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JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · last wk.

What happens after a very, very long dry spell and then steady light rain? Yard mushrooms! Here are two varieties we found on our neighborhood walk.

Green St. Augustine grass with palm-sized mushrooms popping out. Yellow stems and mottled red tops.Green St. Augustine grass with mushrooms popping out. Off-white with lacy edges and brown stems.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was at the library yesterday and realized that I'm very grateful for eBooks when it comes to hardcovers that are well over 500 pages. My wrists just can't take it anymore.

JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Every time I think I know where the story is headed, there's a new twist. This is the second *literal* cliffhanger, and yet I don't feel cheated by it at the end. This story has me beaten into submission - humbly waiting for the next book, no idea where it will take me.

Book cover of All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan. Wicked looking emperor in armor, blue cape, and boots, slouched on a throne of snakes, holding a sword out to his side with the point on the ground. Title outlined in highlighter green.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We got good news about our foster Shiner in the same week we celebrated one year of fostering him and his 11th birthday. At long last he is heartworm negative! He'll need another test in 3 months to confirm, but yay Shiner!

Red fawn greyhound stands in the kitchen with ears perked and eyes alert for the treats being handed outRed fawn greyhound, ears at half mast, concentrating mightily on taking a treat gently from his foster dad's hand
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've been on a bit of a science fiction kick lately. 1. Platform Decay by Martha Wells (audiobook, because that stretches out my enjoyment, otherwise I'll devour it in one day, plus Kevin R. Free is an excellent reader). Made me want to reread the whole series again.

JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We've been working with Palmer on being less reactive to other dogs on leash. We went for a trial run at an art fair held in a local park, and he did great! Calmly meeting people and other dogs. Here he is during a water and snack break by a pond. He was very interested in the ducks and swans.

The back of a white hound's head with ears half perked and a purple collar, looking out over a pond with two swans swimming.A white hound standing in dappled shade by a pond. Looking contemplative in a purple collar, probably thinking about snacks.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Reading my bookshelves: The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne and North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher. Two novella-length books, one is a fun fantasy mystery with a dog point of view, and the other is a set of loosely linked science fiction stories that are just brilliant.

Two book covers. On the left is The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne. The cover is in blues and tans and features a somewhat abstract train station with two dogs running out in front of a train towards the viewer, chased by a man. On the right is North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher. The cover is in blues, greens, and white with the title in orange. It features a person standing on a hill facing a mountain valley with a lake, birds, trees, and buildings. One building is quite tall and may be the base of a space elevator.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Two books I had holds on in this library run - Death in the Palace by Barbara Hambly, fourth in a historical mystery series set in 1920s Hollywood. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews @ilonaandrews.bsky.social , start of a new fantasy series. Excited for both!

Two hardcover library books - a smaller, thinner book on the left and a larger, thicker book on the right. Left - Death in the Palace by Barbara Hambly. Cover has a 1920s movie star posing in a gold dress in front of a red curtain with a movie camera and stage light flanking her. Right - This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. Cover has the title in the middle in a dark blue circle, a long-necked bird curved around it, and a tower on the other side topped with what looks like petals. Blues and golds, and a moon and stone-buildings in the background.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We have an overnight foster guest - Fantasma, who after much time & effort was caught as a stray in south Texas. She was not happy being at the vet, so we picked her up for the weekend. She'll go to a longer term foster home tomorrow. She's tiny, a little shy, and a master counter surfer.

Fantasma, a very small 43 pound (about 19 kg) black female greyhound - finally caught as a stray after much effort. Red collar and a yellow one that has a GPS tracker. She's standing on a rug with ears perked and looking very interested in what's going on. Very small black greyhound curled up on a dog bed, looking very unimpressed with the world. She has two collars on - a red one and a yellow one that has a GPS tracker on it - protective measure since she was a skittish stray.
JenV@jvilches.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Anna would absolutely not let the other boys share a bed with her - and I'm actually surprised she is allowing Squirt to share with only a token protest. A chilly spring day will do that to a gal I guess.

Two greyhounds sharing a large floofy bed and a green blanket on a chilly spring day. Anna, the white and red girl is in back with nose pointing left. Squirt, ancient senior boy more gray than red, is in front with nose pointed right.