jeff kushner
Well-Known Member
Adding more leaf material for her which she immediately came out of her hide to climb up on.......and a little snack. I'm still wrestling with letting her "go to seed" and hibernate outside this winter. I did decide that on her regular weigh-day next week, I'll make the decision to leave her outside or into a 10 gallon for the Winter depending. If she's gained more than a nominal amount, she's a go, if not, I worry that her "runtism" won't give her the overhead clearance to survive so I'll bring her in next month.
Here's the rub for me............when it comes to people, everyone who knows me has heard me say "Have faith in youth" because I do. It's not always easy as any parent or current manager knows, but I have faith in young people because we really don't have a choice....we have to!!<lol>. I don't tell them that though, I tell them that I have faith in them because inside, it raises their own expectations of themselves without them ever realizing it.
I'm humored by the fact that I'm having so much obvious "difficulty" in having faith in Matilda's youth and her ability to survive......
PS, She looks mad at me......I recognize "the look"....I was married once......LOL
Matilda has the same look I would get after getting caught doing something really stupid......for some reason, I used to see that a lot!
jeff
Here's the rub for me............when it comes to people, everyone who knows me has heard me say "Have faith in youth" because I do. It's not always easy as any parent or current manager knows, but I have faith in young people because we really don't have a choice....we have to!!<lol>. I don't tell them that though, I tell them that I have faith in them because inside, it raises their own expectations of themselves without them ever realizing it.
I'm humored by the fact that I'm having so much obvious "difficulty" in having faith in Matilda's youth and her ability to survive......
PS, She looks mad at me......I recognize "the look"....I was married once......LOL
Matilda has the same look I would get after getting caught doing something really stupid......for some reason, I used to see that a lot!
jeff