tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post5153852348775468921..comments2023-11-03T05:50:35.618-07:00Comments on Field Notes from Alex's Wonderland: Happy Friday at HomeAlex MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-59811063860061146612015-09-06T06:51:02.806-07:002015-09-06T06:51:02.806-07:00I was at the Fill on Saturday and noticed several ...I was at the Fill on Saturday and noticed several Savannahs, and thought it was getting a bit late for them to still be hanging about -- I think our long hot summer confused them. The shovelers are back so at least some birds have a clue about the proper seasonal time to turn up.<br /><br />Yes, I took two weeks off at the end of July, and a week in May. I get 23 days of vacation per year plus 1 day of "personal holiday" for 24. If you time at least one of them around a holiday, that makes essentially five weeks. Which must be the same as Eli by now, as he's been there a while, surely? That's the max one can get if one has worked there forever like I have. <br /><br />Even after this vacation, because I didn't use all five weeks the previous years and it rolls over, I'll still have 124 hours left. That's three more weeks -- sweet!Alex MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121919349442258779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-36207259049297411992015-09-05T22:13:09.402-07:002015-09-05T22:13:09.402-07:00Hey! We were just by the UW Botany Greenhouse toda...Hey! We were just by the UW Botany Greenhouse today where we saw some fine savannah sparrows, I think, frolicking among the potted plants! The Fill seems a fine place for some staycation enjoyment . . . but didn't you just have a week or two of staying cation? How much time do you get? -m.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988552680114857345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680901681738005078.post-75746018389441671202015-09-04T09:44:46.435-07:002015-09-04T09:44:46.435-07:00Love the drawing! I hope you enjoy your staycatio...Love the drawing! I hope you enjoy your staycation a lot. I like that word too and (as I never take any time off work) prefer staycations too. I'm looking forward to my 3-day weekend, although it will mostly consist of doing laundry at The Mother's and straightening up my bedroom, which I haven't really done since I moved in 3 years ago. Gak. Have fun!7 Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501338357444489028noreply@blogger.com