Patrick Hickey, MD

Boop

A pretty regular visitor to the pond, I think at this point the the possum needs a name

This is amazing artisanship and a very cool video, but I can’t stop snickering about “bung hole”. This is emblematic of why I’m a pediatrician and not an internist.

A near real-time view of a chonky mamma possum by the pond. And yes, the beaver remains elusive.

The beaver is back but little does he know that about an hour before this the trapper finally got down here and placed some traps around the pond including just to the right of our field of view here where he is headed. 👀

Beaver!

Geese, goslings, and an annoyed red wing black bird

Wood ducks! Male to the left and female coming in from the pond from the right. Hoping the nesting box I put up gets some use

The Liberian ministry of health and welfare did the hard work against incredible odds to be d the curve of Ebola cases, but the influx of USAID led commodities & US Military as a tangible sign of American commitment and partnership changed the public narrative of how the pandemic was responding.

The beaver remain’s camera shy, but please enjoy this absolute unit visiting the pond

In fairly typical Eastern Shore fashion, there is still no sign of the trapper which must mean the rockfish are really biting in the Middle Bay and he’s “too busy”. In the meantime the camera I set up has “caught” what I think is a pregnant possum.🤩

Kudos to Jake and the team at the University of Nebraska- I worked in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak, and combating misinformation about conditions and treatment units became a huge priority. Keeping patients connected to family and friends outside is so important.

I hope you enjoy watching this bumble bee at least half as much as she enjoyed this creeping phlox

TMZ doing the lord’s work:

We didn’t understand what we had… what could have been… and we are all worse off because of it.

This will probably be the iconic memory I have from OldestAmazingDaughter™️’s lacrosse career. Incredible team play to beat a ranked opponent and filling the night sky with joy in the midst of a cold downpour.

Wow… Did not expect this fight to occur directly above my Adirondack chair.

OldestAmazingDaughter™️’s Teammates put this clip of her into the group chat. Her reaction to a teammate scoring. that turn and sprint at the end is her running towards her goalie to give a high five.

The team descended before I could get a proper before pick, but this was the set up:

As usual the chicken was colder than I would have liked so is taking longer to cook but I managed not to set myself on fire and the lacrosse game is going smoothly.

Please enjoy this start to the work day, courtesy of a good friend and colleague who often comes and plays in the early morning before he starts work for the day.

Sent to me by OldestAmzingDaughter™️ who fully appreciates gallows humor ( the comments to the tik tok OP are 🔥)

And the slushy margaritas are beginning to slush