Category Archives: Beginnings

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Getting to know Virginia – VCU

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So, I started a wonderful new job at VCU – Virginia Commonwealth University. It is a huge, sprawling, urban campus, actually, two campuses, and I walked around very briefly last week on my lunch break and took a few pictures.

This is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on the Monroe Campus. I wanted to walk around the whole thing, but the bus was coming and I was already running out of time. I’ll go back when the weather gets cooler.

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Courts Building across from the MCV Campus.

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Bird bathing in front of the Governor’s Mansion.

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Not sure what these buildings are, but they are across from the Capitol.

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A little bit of the Richmond skyline.

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I think I took a tour of the Capitol building when I first moved here, guess I’ll need to go again.

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I thought these shots were interesting, blending the old with the new.

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There is a very quaint courtyard not too far from my office where a lot of people go to eat their lunch. It has a fountain, some statues, cute bistro tables and chairs, and a HUGE tree that offers shade.

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You don’t have to look too far to see peaceful tranquility woven into the industrial chaos.

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Scout & Misty – 3 months old

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Posting weekly on the kitten’s progress is a little time-consuming, so I’ll start posting monthly. They are turning 3 months old soon, we think. They are gaining weight, their eyes have gone from blue to a yellowish-green-hazel color and their tails are getting looooooooong.

They are still playing in boxes and chasing things on strings.

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Misty still loves sitting on shoes.

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And she has picked up a really bad habit of stealing toys from Scout.

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But Scout gets them back. Or takes it and hides.

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They are so cute when they get themselves into strange positions!

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 What am I saying, they are ALWAYS cute!

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Scout & Misty – 9 weeks old

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I’m really late posting this, they are around 12 weeks old now, but I still feel the need to post their progress.

The last time I posted, they were trying desperately to get around the barriers into the off-limit areas. It didn’t take them long. Scout is always the first to figure things out, but Misty is never far behind.

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Did I mention before that Misty loves shoes? And pant legs? And trying to crawl up them?

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Misty likes chewing on cords.

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Scout likes chewing on her foot :)

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They both love to get into the fake flowers, but I only caught Misty red-handed this time.

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They are starting to realize how nice sun-spots are.

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But, they are after all, still kittens and spend lots of time sleeping.

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This shot was just too cute not to put in here!

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Scout & Misty – 8 weeks old

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They sure are growing up fast! They are getting into more trouble, climbing up on things and eating everything in sight.

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They are big enough (and litter box trained enough!), to venture out into the big house! But there are a lot of nice things to get into and knock over, so barriers have been put up to block off access until they are a little bigger.

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So much more to get into now!!