Meet Ricardo

This is my new pitcher plant. They sell them in the commissary here, which is the base version of a grocery store. I saw them every time I went, then this last time I went there was only one left. I decided to finally buy it. It's a carnivorous plant, so bugs are attracted to the pitchers, fall in, and the plants digest them. I killed a couple mosquitoes and dropped them in to get him started. I named him Ricardo.

This is Ricardo hanging on the front porch. Apparently they love humidity so he should thrive here.

My garden! Everything's growing now. I had to thin out the tomatoes and put some in the annex. So far, so good.

Garden closeup by special request from Robin.

I also decided to give Chowly her first Biloxi haircut. This is the before picture. I had to spread the haircut out over a couple days because the razor was dull and could only cut parts of her the first day. Then I had to go buy a new one and finish up. She looked bad that first day, real bad.

This is the after picture! It's only a coincidence that she looks angry here, I'm sure she's actually much cooler and therefore happier...

In other news, I graduate from my nurse training in only a couple more weeks. After that I'll be working on the medical floor on orientation for 10 shifts and finally I'll be set free. I'll be working nights for the first four or so months, which I've never done before so hopefully it goes well. Eek, we'll see.