http://www.saussie.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:42:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Haley and I have been hiking Squaw a lot lately... as in five of the past six days. I'm planning on climbing Kings Peak next weekend, and I need to get my ass in gear. Squaw is a stroll through the park compared to Kings (ten times less distance and ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/21/baby-arch-and-other-tales-from-the-squaw-trail/ One of my cats died today. Sad, yes, but unexpected, no. Misty, one of the cats that came with my house, was old, going through renal failure, and weighed less than five pounds. The meds I gave her everyday were the only thing keeping her alive. So last week, when ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/11/the-end-and-the-beginning/ Last night, Molly and I took Haley and her new best friend Jeffrey for a hike in Angel Canyon. Jeffrey is a big, lovable mutt who doesn't get in Haley's face, and she loves that. They were a match made in heaven. She loves her kitty friends here at home, ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/10/walkin-the-dogs/ If you're Molly, you run it over with your big car. http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/10/what-do-you-do-when-you-have-a-tumbleweed-the-size-of-a-small-car-growing-in-your-driveway/ Sixteen feral cats from SLC were relocated down here to southern Utah this week and I tagged along to photograph. The caretaker of their colony up there died, and local animal rescue workers brought them down here, where a kind farmer named Larry agreed to watch over them. He has ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/10/relocation/ If you've noticed that I haven't posted any hiking photos in over a month, it's because I haven't hiked in over a month - not since the epic 50-mile Paria adventure. There are many reasons for that, though primarily that that hike destroyed my best hiking shoes, and I've been ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/08/02/12173/ I met Haley at work last week. I have never fallen for a dog, or even a cat here (at least not in the sense that I must bring them home), but something was different with Haley, from the moment I met her. When I left, I couldn't stop thinking ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/07/29/haleys-comet/ Just call me the Queen of Puke. It's very fitting. I clean up so much puke, it is ridiculous. Sometimes I wonder if all these cats are really worth the cheap rent (but then I remember how much richer I get every week). Last Saturday, I cleaned up at least ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/07/28/cat-ladydom-episode-two/ ... because I haven't posted much lately. http://www.saussie.com/2008/07/27/an-open-mouth-collection/ My brain is dead. I just sat (and sat some more) at this here computer, re-computerizing the photos section of this site, and henceforth killing my brain cells as one coding problem plagued me after another. But now it is over (the coding part at least), and I am quite ... http://www.saussie.com/2008/07/20/i-must-have-the-captions/