clerical workers lurk in the long grass

Work on the railpath has been off-and-on since the concrete fence was installed. They did come back and put a transparent barrier on the top six feet of the fence, I imagine so that the path wouldn't be completely in shade.

As of two days ago the city has also dug a massive hold in the street directly outside our front door to do some work on the water or sewage pipes or something So it's been heavy machine noises from both directions this week.

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Other people may talk about robins and crocuses, but here in the Gin Palace we have two events that denote the start of spring:

1. The smaller non-carpenter ants that live in the kitchen climb up the back wall and into the shower.
2. The wild coyote sex parties being thrown in our backyard.

The first one I deal with by setting out ant traps and washing the occasional body down the drain. There isn't much I can do about the second thing, but it is one of the reasons our cats don't go outside except on a leash.

Anyway, spring started yesterday. So that's looking up.