Dashonthedash
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Are you sure that one of the ghost cats isn't Bobbi? I sometimes think that I see one of my departed pets out of the corner of my eye but, when I look, it isn't there. I do believe that they check in on us from time to time just to make sure we're OK...
Gary Shapiro
Shadow - 7-year-old Greyhound (aka Shadow Ninja)
Hannah - 4-year-old GSD rescue (aka the Canine Tornado)
Max, Dash (GSDs), Willow, Dot, Allan, Lily (Greyhounds), and Molly(GSD Mix), at the Bridge and in my heart forever
2011 G'town 280DS Class A
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Wanderlost
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The black and white one is much bigger than Bobbi, and WLToo saw it before we ever got Bobbi. There's a grave in the meadow of the previous owner's cat, but we don't know if it was a black one or black and white or what. Just another mystery.
Our meadow is covered in butterflies, who are migrating through -- thousands of them. I identified one, but the other won't hold still long enough for me to get a good look. Spot and Alex exhausted themselves today, chasing butterflies. It was so cute, but of course they refused to pose for any photos.
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Czarny, black cat
Rainbow Bridge: Spotacus, Alexander the Grrreat, and so very many more
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Wanderlost
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Spot got another box today. As soon as he saw the FedEx truck, he ran to the door and was literally hopping about, waiting for us to bring it inside, unload it, and let him lay down in it. He is just too funny.
We humans spent the evening at Wurstfest. Great night for it. At one point, we were sitting by the river, and WLToo poked me in the belly fat and said, "I don't really mind this all that much. I did swear 'in thickness and in health.'"
I'm still laughing.
Night, y'all.
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Wanderlost
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It was very windy today. Spot and Alex wanted to be outside, but just couldn't hack the wind in their ears. At the moment, Spot is taking up most of the leg rest on my recliner...
The hummingbirds had a lot of trouble getting to the feeder, then hanging on. Didn't see a single butterfly -- I guess they were also busy hanging on for dear life.
It's dark now, and very windy still. At least it's still warm.
Later, y'all.
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Wanderlost
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Not so windy today, but it's overcast and the high will only be in the 50s. Therefore, both Spot and Alex are hanging around inside. Alex wants to be on my lap, where he's warm, and Spot wants Alex to come down and play. This means I'm a transit or jumping off point every little while. Lot of "Oof!" going on.
A tiny, tiny hummingbird is still here, even smaller than my small thumbs. I don't know what kind of bugs are still out there for it to eat, although we still have wildflowers and the feeder for the energy.
Speaking of bugs, a five inch long giant red-headed centipede was wandering past our recycle container just a few minutes ago. It's very sluggish and quite far away from its normal feeding ground under the swimming pool edge, so I'm guessing its food sources are dwindling -- haven't seen a scorpion or wasp in quite some time.
Mama Doe Lassie just strolled up for the third time. We only feed her once a day, although now that we've committed to doing it, I might do twice a day when it decides to be cold. We're down to just a couple days of feed, but we want a proper storage container for the next 50 pounds of deer corn, to keep the bugs out of it. She'll eat the bugs if she's really, really hungry, but, well, yuck.
OOF! Sigh. Time to feed 'em. Later, y'all.
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dogcomestoo
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So, how was your Thanksgiving??
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Wanderlost
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dogcomestoo wrote:So, how was your Thanksgiving??
According to my sister, it was like "Christmas with the Kranks." Seems my nephew is deploying back to Afghanistan, so she wanted to combine Thanksgiving, his birthday, and Christmas all in one. With only a week to throw it together, brother actually managed to change Mom's plane tickets to here instead of to brother's, and he and Sis-in-law managed to get last minute tickets to come down, too.
We helped sister decorate her house, complete with tree, outdoor lights, the whole enchilada. Then we all came up with pepper crusted smoked turkey, baked ham, jalapeno cornbread dressing, regular cornbread dressing, apple cider turkey gravy, regular turkey gravy, Paula Deen's sweet potato casserole and southern green beans, cranberry salad, cranberry sauce, rolls, chocolate pie, pumpkin gingerbread, and crustless pecan pie.
Nephew was duly impressed -- and overfed, as were we all. It was quite a crowd, so leftovers were minimal.
All those preps meant Spot and Alex were confined to the house, so when we got home, they really, really wanted to go outside or play or both. With all the company, Spot decided anyone who sat in his rocking chair should be wallowed upon. At the moment, he's asleep on Mom's lap. Alex decided to confine his affection to me, WLToo, and my brother.
Mama Doe Lassie was not afraid of all the visitors, but she refused to let anyone except me feed her. She's spoiled now -- we were out of deer corn yesterday, so I gave her some celery. She used to like celery. But she refused to eat it and hung around a long time, trying to guilt us into feeding her corn. WLToo finally got more yesterday, so she's happy again.
At least the weather has been marvelous. Cool at night, warm days, so here it is late November, I'm wearing shorts, and the heater is not on yet.
Got up at 0400 to take brother and sis-in-law to airport, so I'm starting to wind down. Think it's nap time.
Later, y'all.
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dogcomestoo
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Sounds like a wonderful, meaningful Thanksgiving.
I think it's really funny that Mama Doe Lassie is getting picky.
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Wanderlost
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When I got up yesterday morning, I stepped right into kitty puke. Got that (and my foot) cleaned up and realized Alex had barfed on the bed, too, so the spread and sheets had to be washed. He was nice enough to barf again on the tile floor, then the cocktail table. He does that sometimes, just throws up over and over for a day, then he's fine.
We took Mom down to stay with sister today, and said goodbye to nephew.
Spot is missing all the laps, and Alex is back in mine. I've apparently not caught up on all the missing sleep, as I'm dropping off every few sentences.
Time to give up and call it a night.
Later, y'all.
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This morning, we had a special performance from Spot Astaire. He must have watched "Royal Wedding" a few times. He was chasing Alex, bounced onto the rocking chair back, and rode it down to the floor before dashing on. Naturally, we didn't have a video camera running...
Alex is back in his favorite outdoor past time of rolling around in the dirt until he's completely covered, then coming inside and wanting to wallow on me.
Mama Doe Lassie hasn't been by the last couple days. Maybe today; after all, we do have her corn again.
We still have three very stubborn hummingbirds hanging about. I wonder what they'll eat soon, as the weather's finally turning right chilly at night.
Oof! Spot's laying on one arm and kneading biscuits on my shirt. time to trim claws.
Later, y'all.
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