Foxen for breakfast!

Wild beast in garden!
Originally uploaded by tamaranth.

The marvellous ladymoonray cooked me pancakes for breakfast, and we had foxen to watch! Three cubs -- playing with their football and ambushing one another in the long grass -- and their mother, who was savaging the latest food parcel from Upstairs.

When I went outside with the cameraphone I expected a retreat. This one was very bold, though, and came to peer at me from the top of the steps.

Cats were fascinated. It is only a matter of time before they ask if they can play too.

Insides

Yesterday I had a colonoscopy.
( nothing too icky )

Still, I had the marvellous ladymoonray to collect me and take me home and feed me several days' worth of calories. She is a star! And we had a nice walk in the woods on the common, and a splendid dinner, and foxen for breakfast this morning.

Creative mathematics

[Poll #989952]

3 = 17, no, really

Re Creative Mathematics:
dragged self to office today to discover that our deadline is no longer Friday (as determined last week). No no, it's now June 9th.

SEVENTEEN DAYS. As opposed to 3.

Which is good because I have a chance of getting stuff done, including the stuff I was told to stop doing last week in favour of stuff no one will read stuff wot is Wrong other stuff to which I have just applied some late changes.

But which is bad because I'd have stayed in bed if I'd known; because will this project never end; because the fact we have no deadline may well imply that we have no client contract; because I'd really like to take a few days off, and don't feel I can do so (medical ickiness aside) until the thing is out of the door and we have bolted, barred and burnt said door.

Shall stop worrying about leaving early for cinema tomorrow though :)