Live-Trapped!

Day 66: Having discovered a den a few years back, I went upon an exploratory quest a month ago to see if the beasts were still active. Noting that the colony was thriving, I observed them for a time before laying baits, but then several smaller members of the species approached warily. I left them undisturbed, my eye set on larger game. Today, at long last, I sprung the live-trap, capturing a two-pound haggis in its prime. It was much easier to take the prize in this manner than the customary armoured, armed hunt, and I am assured of the freshness of the creature's succulent meat when I have fattened it sufficiently to slaughter in celebration of Robert Burns' birthday on January 25th.

Kevin Turtlesitter

Day 221 (by request of a mutual friend): On our way to the annual Volunteer Brunch yesterday, I mentioned to Kevin the fact that I needed a photo of something caged outdoors for the monthly photo "scavenger hunt" which sometimes inspires the material for these posts. He gave the project about three minutes' thought and then replied, "I'm taking care of Ron W's turtles while he's gone. They're in an outdoor cage. I don't know how good a subject they'd be, but I have to run over there after we get back and you're welcome to come along."

The turtles (and there are actually three of them, although only one appears in this photo) eat earthworms. After I had taken several photos of one of them, Kevin went about his duties as turtle-sitter, entering the spacious enclosure to drop the worms in the turtles' water dishes. I'm not sure why he hunkered down, but it gave me an unexpected opportunity to capture both the sitter and one of the "sittees."