Daily life at SWRS

• 6:00 - wake up to sound of construction of new buildings behind our room.
  

• 6:30 - drag myself out of bed and run.


• 7:00 - if scheduled, fill hummingbird feeders, then head to Main House to set up for breakfast.

• 7:30 (sharp) - eat breakfast. Avert eyes if sausage gravy is on the menu.

• 8:00 - clean up after breakfast.


• 9:00 - check email, blog, try to inform myself about swine flu without falling for the sensationalism.

• 10:00 - walk around plots in forest documenting location of Mexican jays with the GPS.

• 11:30 - if scheduled, set up for lunch.


• noon (sharp) - eat lunch. Try not to gorge myself on bacon.

• 12:30 - more dishes.


• 13:00 - go for a hike or bike ride or road trip into "town" followed by dip in the pool and reading.

• 16:00 - walk plots looking for jays again.


• 17:00 - listen to talk about ecological importance of Chiracahua Mountains. Or attempt to fix a crack in windshield of car.


• 17:30 - if not scheduled for breakfast and lunch, I'm on dinner and evening clean duty.

• 18:00 (sharp) - eat dinner. Fail at avoiding dessert yet again.

• 18:30 - begin evening clean - dishes, cleaning, sweeping, mopping of whole dining room and kitchen. Blare loud music when cook leaves.


• 20:00 - find Chris, drink beer. Help her with night photography experiments.


• 21:30 - try and put back a little tiny bit of moisture into my skin. Examine new cuts/blisters/bruises. Wish my hair would curl. Wash and hang clothes if needed and machines are free.


• 22:00 - go to bed, read, sleep.


• start over

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