Corgi Glory

Scenes from Pye's life - lots of dog parks, doggo friends, camping, and car trips. I lead a monthly meetup for corgis so many of the pictures are from those events. Enjoy the corgi-luv!

Monthly meet up

Pye and Grim

Corgi-parade at Greenlake Park

Corgi conga-line

Luv of chase

Beach-combing corgi

Same size...ears

Spring Scenes

It is the tail end of spring in Seattle. The plants are up and alive - and while the daffodils are already gone, the roses have yet to open. There was a sun-bow yesterday and a few rainbows all around - bringing color to the grey skies. 

Working at the Zoo

One of the things I absolutely adore is being at the zoo early in the mornings when the animals are waking up. I have never had such a shot of adrenaline as when I went to the bear exhibit one morning and one of the bears was making this noise, is it even a roar? a growl?, and it sent shivers right up my spine! I felt like a tiny scared monkey facing this great wild beast. It was glorious!

It is a great privilege to have that opportunity. I've also had other amazing experiences that I doubt I would ever have had if I didn't work at a zoo - feeding lemurs, getting my boots unlaced by a curious penguin, meeting amazing conservationists and research folks, collecting peacock feathers, being roared at by a lion (another tiny scared monkey moment!) and having a raptor perch upon my arm. There's so many more I'm sure I'm forgetting too.

I'm an office-worker so I don't get out as often as I'd like, but working in such a cool environment is a really special experience.

Photos to share!

Free-roaming peacock

My favorite sign - says so much without a single word!

The fairly quiet co-workers

Gorillas on the move!

There's a red panda in there - hard to take a picture of but super cute in person!

Star Wars night at ZooLights

Short post on why I don't post on politics

I could say a LOT on politics. I could talk about Trump, democracy, hypocrisy, feminism, micro and macro aggressions, rallies, deaths and demonstrations. It isn't as if I'm not active in those realms...so why don't I blog about it?

Because my opinion is not important to this discussion and other people do so much better and yet still aren't heard. The most I feel I should do is make space for those folks - not raise my own voice and speak over them. Does the world right now need to hinge on the political opinions of another privileged white woman? NOPE.

So, I listen, make time, donate, and try to hold a safe space for those who I really do like to listen to. I try to recognize my privilege, ignorance, and racism when it comes. I'm sure a lot of it still sneaks by, but I'm working on it.

The following is a list of places I get my news and look to for thoughtful opinions, not that I always agree with them, there's some stuff here that I don't like, but enjoy reading just to have an idea where folks are coming from.

The Root
Jezebel
Offbeat
Autostraddle
Officer.com