hair cutting diary

SuperGrover,

yep its a snake skin. I found it one of the first days out in the feild when I started my job here...It was like a gift and good sign that this new job will go well =) I know that might sound silly. But anyways, I like snakes.

Now that Im swtiching jobs i wonder if I should take it with me or leave it here in the office. The last time i tried to keep a skin through a move it crumbled.

When I worked at the state park we had this old historical fort/spanish styled castle with a barred up basement. No one went in the basement! One day someone knocked the barracades over and opened up the door. I was surprized to find this and ended up takeing a few of the parks guests (whom had gone to all my nature programs that week) down to take a look. We found hanging from a ceiling pipe the larges molt Ive ever seen. that must have been some snake!

I expected the family to want to keep it but they insisted I use it in programs but with the condition that I keep it and not the park. We had several other smaller molts so that wasnt a problem...I ended up keeping it. Untill I moved and it was crushed.


Ah, i miss my salty home. Wakeing up crisp in the morning and tasteing the salt in the air (the park was on the ocean and a saltmarsh). Breathing in the fresh marsh smells (I may be nuts but I love it).
Mmmmm. Squishy mud in my toes. Sandy waves at my feet. The sun mirrored. My hair tosseled and lifted by the ocean breeze.

AH! My mermaid hair is gone!

Oysters and oyster catchers with thier orange beaks. My lovely periwinkle snails. i love snails.

Where am i going? To work with birds...scrub jays!

I hope I am as passionate with upland species as I am with my wetland crowd.

Now dont laugh...if youve noticed the change in my picture. How embaressing.

I think it´s in the eyes of people the image they create...
Now that I have been both long and short haired I see that it´s maby because many times when people get married, get families etc. etc. they tend to cut their hair short. So short hair IS considered more mature.
And less intimidating.
(you remember the song" get a haircut and get a real cut")
And I can tell you the lenght of your hair determinates by far how people treat you!
...can´t wait to get my long hair back...

Yes, I will let it grow back. Thank you for the lovely comments =) Next time I decide I need a cut I think I will go no further than my waist. Is that still long enough? =)

Great picture of you in the snow. Was it terminal length at that point? Your current length of hair looks great. I'm just growing mine and learning how much work it takes to keep long hair. You obviously take very good care of yours. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I hope the new job is going well.

Hi,

It wasnt at terminal lenght...I dont know what my terminal lenght is but the snow pictures dont even show my hair at its longest before I cut it. If genetics is any indication I know my aunts hair went to the floor. Maybe next time my hair is that long i'll continue to let it grow. But that was the problem. I was going to trim my hair around the time I took the snow pics but then didnt do it...then my hair got longer and I was constantly putting it up or else getting it caught in things...sigh.

As for the snake skin it went to a fellow coworker who is going to put it in his office =) Im happy about that since he gave me a fallen moth he found. I LOVE moths!

I went through the same as you not long back, my haircut is just like yours.
I loved the different feel of not having it on my thighs but still being really long. Having it cut felt lovely too.
You look beautiful cos you're brave.