Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Dirt Trails
At first the boys were not to sure about all the roto-tilled "trails," but I went back and raked them smooth, rolled them, and put grass seed down on the sections that are part of our couple of mile walking trail network. Lesley put down 35+ lbs of native wildflower seeds on the other sections and also put in a veggi garden (27 different tomato varieties so far) on one of the strips that is near one of the new hydrants. For the past few weeks we have been out there, several hours everyday, hand watering the germinating seeds,...
then walks along the edge
before finding a dry spot in the shade.
Meanwhile,
Uschi heads off
inspecting the rest of the trail.
Previous ----- Home ----- Next
before finding a dry spot in the shade.
Meanwhile,
Uschi heads off
inspecting the rest of the trail.
Previous ----- Home ----- Next
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
New Purse
After over a year of looking, Les finally found the "perfect purse/computer bag." Well, its really a tennis racket bag, but it seems to be a perfect match. Half the fun of a new purchase is waiting for the boys' reactions. Both immediately know when something different has entered their territory...
Maybe I'm supposed to chew it...
"Tanj, stop doing that!"
Maybe I'm supposed to bat at it...
"Tanj, stop doing that!"
Fine, I'll just sit here quietly then.
"That zipper pull better not be headed into your mouth,..."
"Tanj, stop doing that!"
Maybe I'm supposed to bat at it...
"Tanj, stop doing that!"
Fine, I'll just sit here quietly then.
"That zipper pull better not be headed into your mouth,..."
Monday, May 28, 2007
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day of commemoration of those who have given their lives in the service of the
In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson, declared
This year we are spending some of Memorial Day remembering the days before Tanjiro and Uschi-Swirl when we had pet rats. Yes rats, 27 in all over about 10 years. It all started with Graydle, a steel-blue-gray adult male rat that had been returned to a pet store. Les had the idea that Graydle would stay in her office, but Graydle had a respiratory infection and had to go home with us for more constant care. Soon Graydle had decided that he was a "free-range" rat and pretty much took over our apartment.
A rat may seem like a far cry from a cat or dog, but our rats adopted us completely. When Graydle died, he waited until we got home from work, crawled over to me and died in my arms. Over the years we adopted rats of all ages, in all colors and sizes, from little pups to older adults. Some of them came to us in terrible condition, like Lancey, who was hunkered in a cage at a pet store covered in bites, too weak to stand up. He went on to spend years with us, often sleeping on my lap as I worked on my office computer.
Over the years, the short life spans of the rats (2-3 years) and the care our rescue rats needed, took a bit of a toll. At one point we adopted eight "abandoned" ratties (four boys and four girls), all with respiratory infections. Despite the care and loss, we had endless enjoyment with all of their distinct personalties. When we lost our last rats in January 2006, we decided that we were ready for the commitment of cats. We don't have many digital picture of our rats, but from the few we have, there are some definite similarities to Tanj and Usch...
Spotless showed us anything can be a toy!
Hakuba, Lizuna, and Zenkoji loved their pets.
(names inspired by the 1998 Nagano Olympics)
Tangelo was both a Daddy's boy and Mouuschii.
Miss Marple was a Mommy's girl.
We remember our rats by planting a rose
over each of them...
Hakuba, Lizuna, and Zenkoji loved their pets.
(names inspired by the 1998 Nagano Olympics)
Tangelo was both a Daddy's boy and Mouuschii.
Miss Marple was a Mommy's girl.
We remember our rats by planting a rose
over each of them...
Best of wishes on this Memorial Day!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Chasing Grass
With all the toys the boys have
and the millions of blades of grass waving in the breeze outside,
it is always surprising that they both love it when
you wave a piece of grass or stick near them.
and the millions of blades of grass waving in the breeze outside,
it is always surprising that they both love it when
you wave a piece of grass or stick near them.
Wooooo Hoooo grass,...
Grrrrrassss !!!
Uschi stalks while T watches from my shadow.
Uschi prefers to chase ground based grass,...
While Tanji likes to leap,...
and stretch.
Grrrrrassss !!!
Uschi stalks while T watches from my shadow.
Uschi prefers to chase ground based grass,...
While Tanji likes to leap,...
and stretch.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Sleeping It Off
The boys were pretty tired after their
big anniversary celebration yesterday,
so they curled up and slept.
big anniversary celebration yesterday,
so they curled up and slept.
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