This week Mark went spotlighting Monday night. They only saw five predators. Wednesday they went on a boat to shoot grebes. They dissect these birds to help with their research about the species. He’s still working on finalizing the statistics for his dissertation proposal. He has also been making graphs to show the trends in grebe population.
I was able to attend a kick-off meeting with a new, big client for WebAIM. The meeting was held through Zoom. I’ve been getting more responsibilities at work, and I’m staying very busy.
Our friends helped us discover that Aggie Village apartments have peach trees for the residents to enjoy. We picked a few peaches to eat, and when I saw the peaches were falling off faster than they were being picked I decided to make some freezer jam. We used raspberries from my parents’ yard to make peach raspberry jam. It was delicious.
On Saturday we wanted to do something fun to end the summer. After I taught vipkid, we drove to Brigham city to the bird refuge. We went over spring break, but it looks different now without the snow. It was a beautiful and peaceful morning. We saw a lot of birds. My favorite were the Western Grebes who carry their babies on their backs. They’re very cute! We came home to watch movies, went for a few walks, and got shakes from Charlie’s. It was a great way to end summer break and I think we’re ready for the semester to begin!
P.S. Mark is the BEST husband. He brought me these beautiful flowers when I was having a hard day. I’m so lucky to have him!
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