I love fawns!
Spot and Dot, 2022 version
I took this photo from my deck — it looks to me like Mickey Mouse ears.
Noticing the whimsical is a sure sign that things are moving in the right direction — and they definitely are.
My Pandemic Kitten, Rosebud — I adore her…
Happy Sunday to you.
Jennifer was out of town and Alex sent her a text to please call him ASAP — here is the story in her words:
“I call, thinking something horrible happened and he’s said what I thought was “Lupine ate a quaalude!”
Does she looked stoned?!
My first thought was where in the h#$$ would she get a quaalude?! And OH NO!
And then he clearly said she ate a quail! She chased and caught a quail and ate the entire thing in essentially one bite! He wanted to know what to do about it. I said, ummm, don’t give her any dinner and send her back to Mary-Ann!”
I laughed so hard when I got that email. Obviously they won’t really send Lupine back to me — in addition to her skills in hunting, she is also a Master Gardener!
Rosebud generated a bit of humor recently as well.
Now almost a year old, it was time for her to be spayed and because we love efficiency, Harper had a foot lump removed on the same day. I picked them both up and OF COURSE each was safely confined as I drove home — until Rosebud wasn’t.
Suddenly I had a cat on my lap and on the dash and you get the idea.
I was stopping at Suzanne’s anyway and that seemed a safer place to deal with wandering Rosebud than the side of the highway and so I kept driving. I arrived at Suzanne’s and she met me at her gate — I was delivering Scentwork supplies.
With Rosebud wandering, I could not just roll down the window so I got out and left the car running with the a/c on. Rosebud watched us from the dash — until she decided to explore the car a bit.
Suzanne and I heard a “click” and looked at the van — and each other.
There is a Sparkle sign for all occasions!
Yep — Rosebud had stepped on the door lock. I was locked out of the van.
This probably tells you a lot about my life these days — I thought this was the funniest thing ever. Locked out of my van by my cat!? Hilarious.
Suzanne was more practical.
Extra key? Nope.
Dear Husband? Nope.
We settled on calling AAA and Suzanne went in to get her phone.
While she did that, Rosebud wandered more and managed to roll down a back window a bit by stepping on yet another electronic thingee.
Never mind the phone — Suzanne went back to her house to get something long and stick-like. We got the car unlocked, shoved Rosebud in with Harper, and there you go — yet another reason all animals should be safely secured in vehicles.
You can learn a lot — from a cat?! Apparently so.
Wildflower Kadi in the North Carolina Spring…
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you, Eden!
The Wildflowers are half-siblings to the Moonshadows (same mom — Daisy) and aunts/uncles to the Bright Stars (same dad as Claire — Major).
Things are a bit boring for Rosebud these days. It isn’t exactly like watching grass grow — but close…
Don’t feel too sorry for her — she still finds targets for her torment…
Cats and dogs offer interesting life lessons. All the dogs, even puppies, will snuggle with Karma — nobody torments her.
Karma exudes a quiet, calm presence and it seems to be contagious. She never runs from the dogs or reacts in sharp ways. If there is anything too wild going on, Karma just doesn’t show up or she simply walks away. Excellent modeling of effective life strategies for dogs — and humans.
Mother dogs are the same. They very rarely react sharply with puppies — if it gets too wild, they walk away.
Capella is indeed chewing small pieces and swallowing them — she is on the Soft Toy Watch List. No stuffies for her or anything soft that can be chewed into small pieces and swallowed. This is not unusual for a puppy — but it can be dangerous so consider removing all soft/chewable toys if you cannot closely supervise.
Happy Spring and Terrific Tuesday to you.