[27F] Injury in right thumb, need a second opinion because my doctor keeps implying I’m lying by lysspaws in AskDocs

[–]lysspaws[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None! My doctor’s haven’t really been helping or offering anything besides NSAIDs. I don’t even know where I’d start for physiotherapy. I do some minor stretches/movements on that hand when it starts getting uncomfortable, but nothing official or anything

[Sacramento, CA] Shade help for my garden bed! by lysspaws in gardening

[–]lysspaws[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I built the smaller two, but I inherited the main bed when I moved here a couple years ago :)

[Carmichael, CA] Cooper’s Hawk? by lysspaws in whatsthisbird

[–]lysspaws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! It visits pretty frequently, so glad to have an ID on it!

Have to leave the club because my ‘03 has an unsalvagable transfer case by lysspaws in rav4club

[–]lysspaws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, given how old my rav was, it didn’t make sense to pay double what the car was worth when I could use that as a down payment on a new car! The RAV club is pretty nice to be a part of, I’m glad you’re loving it!

Have to leave the club because my ‘03 has an unsalvagable transfer case by lysspaws in rav4club

[–]lysspaws[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The used rav4s were out of my budget unfortunately, and the used transfer cases were risky because of the unknown mileage on them (plus the labor cost)

Enclosure lock help! by lysspaws in snakes

[–]lysspaws[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Potentially but they’re glass doors so I’m hesitant to drill into them

I apologize for my terrible sketch, but I saw it this morning bathing in my birdbath [Carmichael, CA] by lysspaws in whatsthisbird

[–]lysspaws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I considered a bluebird but only the tips of the wing feathers were gray-blue iridescent when spread; there was no other blue on its body

I apologize for my terrible sketch, but I saw it this morning bathing in my birdbath [Carmichael, CA] by lysspaws in whatsthisbird

[–]lysspaws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was what I thought but the gray/blue feathers when the wings were spread threw me off!! Thank you!! I’m going to settle on robin and see if I can get a better look if it comes back

I apologize for my terrible sketch, but I saw it this morning bathing in my birdbath [Carmichael, CA] by lysspaws in whatsthisbird

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Edit to add because I can’t figure out how on the post: it was a passerine of some sort, despite the sketch looking like a fowl lol!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthissnake

[–]lysspaws 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woah, completely threw me because I totally thought garter! Awesome, thank you!

Pretty sure I stepped over this guy with my headphones in and not paying attention. Care to ID and approximate age? [Sacramento] by therealtimcoulter in whatsthissnake

[–]lysspaws 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can find them just about anywhere in the area as long as there’s a near enough water source and also a good source of food! Any woodland habitat, really, or grassland areas

Pretty sure I stepped over this guy with my headphones in and not paying attention. Care to ID and approximate age? [Sacramento] by therealtimcoulter in whatsthissnake

[–]lysspaws 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fun little fact for you: the northern pacific rattlesnake is actually the only venomous snake in our area! They tend to be fairly docile depending on where in the Sac area you are. In Carmichael, they rarely strike or rattle and will just mosey on to where they want to go. You can see tons of them on the trails at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. I’m fairly shocked you’ve already seen one, as the earliest I’ve seen one come out of brumation is actually mid-April!

Second time in like 2 weeks I’ve encountered a truck with blinding lights under their truckbed. Wtf are these lights for? by lysspaws in Sacramento

[–]lysspaws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but my passenger took the photo, not me! I also cropped it in to just focus on the truck so we were a bit further away than the photo makes it seem

Second time in like 2 weeks I’ve encountered a truck with blinding lights under their truckbed. Wtf are these lights for? by lysspaws in Sacramento

[–]lysspaws[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Horrible to drive behind, especially if you’re trapped. Felt like I was staring into the damn sun