So yesterday was the big beaver talk for the Texas Audubon. And guess what fate brought? A funny funny fate joke! I lost all internet sometime at 8 that morning. Spent an hour pleading with comcast and as weirdly able to get a “priority” tech visit from someone who actually knew what they were doing. Found a line CHEWED BY A SQUIRREL that had to be changed it out. Internet restored with 40 minutes to spare before my talk no less.
A squirrel!
I’m sure it was a case of RODENT ENVY. The squirrel complains to other squirrels “She’s always talking about those dam beavers. She never talks about us! We’ll show her!”
Anyway Rio Brazos Audubon were a very good group and worth the trouble. very environmental and open to beaver good news. They had lots of good questions and arranged to do their next outing on nearby beaver habitat. And after my VERY HARROWING DAY I went to sleep and felt like I had done good service for beavers.
Today I was planning to sleep in and eat strawberries in the sun but it looks like I have to write a letter to stupid Mother Earth News which just published this fun article about conservation; I’m sure we’ll be talking about it soon. A beaver woman’s work is never done.
