Friday, May 29, 2009

Tagging

OK....Mrs. Jenk tagged me... so let me see if I can do this right ! Not many people I know have a blog..... so Tiffany, you are tagged !!! And Linda... if you get internet... you're also tagged !!!! Just answer these questions on your blog and tag someone else's blog.

Six names you go by:
1. Jac
2. Jacque
3. Ms. Beaver
4. Ms. Magill
5. Stepmom
6. jaja

Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Sac State T-shirt
2. jean shorts
3. scrunchie

Three things you want very badly at the moment:
1. good health
2. safe trip
3. lose 15 pounds

Three people you are certain who will fill this out:
1. Tifany if she has time & reads this blog
2. Linda if she gets internet
3. no one else I know has a blog !

Three things you did last night:
1. spent quality time with Mr. Beav
2. worked on emails
3. looked at maps

Two things you ate today:
1. cottage cheese
2. chinese food

Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Mom
2. Shelly

Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. walk
2. work on our brand new patio

Your favorite beverages:
1. diet coke
2. sweet tea

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Paddlefish... Whoaaa

Very cool fish........We don't have these in TX !! Just looking at them, they seem to be a cross between dolphin & swordfish ! While we were doing our west SD swing...... the biologists netted 11-(30-40lb) male & 7-(60-90lb) female paddlefish from the Niabrara River and spawned them at the hatchery. We had the good fortune to assist with releasing them back into the wild.....

The crew assembled, some got into the big tanks.....BV jumped right in.... the males being smaller were caught by hand... the females were so big, stretchers were used to get them out .... it was like a wrestling match, sometimes the fish won !!! Staff loaded them into small portable tanks on a haul trailer & we drove about 30 min to the release area. While I took photos in the rain, BV helped unload the males, get the females into stretchers and then "coax" the fish into the river.... where I think, they were very relieved to be home !