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Saturday, June 3, 2017

storm season

This past week we have had several thunderstorms sweep over and around the Springs, mostly fairly quiet ones locally, but a look across the skies in any direction, any afternoon shows huge thunderheads growing and spreading over the mountains, the Front Range and the Ramparts, and sailing like galleons over the prairies to the east. Sometimes they are white and towering; sometimes, they are dark and spreading, and you can see below them the darkness of the downpours they are dropping--rain and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Dave

I was out on the deck just now, as Dave with his two perfectly-trained off-leash German short-hair pointers went by. Dave is the guy who railed and ranted at Davy whenever Davy barked at him and his dogs on their daily walks. He could never just walk on by, ignoring Davy's rudeness, but reacting to it in such a way that Davy knew him for an enemy, and never failed to bark at him with a special bark all Dave's. My first encounters with Dave were arguments, mean and unfriendly. As it happens, one... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Bunny's up!

https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/27t56F It can be a challenge to get a photo of a rabbit in focus: always on the move or about to move! But I have managed to get a few good enough ones to share. A rabbit is not a cat, to be sure, not a dog either. A rabbit is most definitely itself! Active, inquisitive, preferring low dim places to loaf--and looking very loaf-like while doing it! This one is not in the least a cuddler, does not need or desire much attention, but she does prefer to be in... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Saturday afternoon

...and now it is raining, Bunnabee has spent most of the day upstairs where the action is. It seems she likes to be around other critters. It is now apparent that she is not over the wire-chewing habit, which I discovered when attempting to bunny-proof the area around my comfy chair where I sit with laptop and lamp, and have a heavy duty extension cord/surge protector with a tangle of wires and plugs around it. Several have been at least nipped, and some very thin ones, severed. Sadly, they are... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday again

One more day to prepare for my house guest who will be here around midnight tonight... Bunnabee will return to her previous dwelling for the duration so my guest won't have to share the bathroom except with me. There is another full bathroom upstairs en suite, but the shower power is pathetic compared to the thundering fall of the downstairs one! Embers is clearly feeling perkier, eating more and not sitting around all closed in on herself as cats do when they are out of sorts. Animals other... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Animal House

Embers had her appointment with the vet today, got an antibiotic shot, a steroid shot, and some sub-cutaneous hydration which she needed. Vet says her mouth looks better than he expected it to. I think I will try encouraging to try new, softer foods or at least flavors, since she started avoiding the chicken-flavored medication. That medicine can be blended with any of 300 flavors... Vet has one client cat who favors 'buttered popcorn.' Embers did investigate, even licked my buttered toast this... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Playing with eggplant...

There has been a lot of cheap eggplant in the store lately, and very reasonably priced fresh artichokes. Came up with this: ~sourdough bread smeared with tomato paste and olive oil ~artichoke hearts (I cut these in half, bake them in the oven, remove the fuzzy bits, then scrape the leaves in the usual way, and use the hearts for this sandwich.) ~slab of eggplant, baked whole (pierce or cut so it doesn't explode in the oven I recommend adding cheese if you like it... feta would be good, or swiss... Sign in to see full entry.

Ups and downs...

Some Wednesdays feel a lot like Mondays. Maybe it's that I haven't had my coffee yet, but the brain has been semi-active since 5am, and is still not quite lucid enough for getting things done today. Charlie and I are planning to ebay some costuming and props items as a quick way to generate some income, but today he is down with some upper respiratory plague, so it won't start today. Bunnabee is making repeated assaults on the gate across the stairs since she can't get through the railing any... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Bunnabee news

I have a structural problem... Well, not me personally... Well, at least, not one relevant to this situation. It's the house. It's the stairwell. It's the bunny. I felt very clever finding a way to install an expansion gate she can't knock over or shove aside, right at the bottom of the second level of steps. But... bunny: She jumps through the rail from the top of the lower steps to the wrong side of the gate, and hop-presto, there she is in the living room again! So, I have to cleverly come up... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Patches looks around

I was going to sit downstairs with Patches, after breakfast, but as I sat down to eat, I heard a significant thump from the lower part of the house. Breakfast had to wait while I checked into that sound. Patches was ready to explore her new surroundings. She had already checked out the bathroom, rearranged her furnishings, provided ample fertilizer for the deck garden--as rabbits do--and bounded out to see what else there is in the world. I followed: She can't explore unsupervised because there... Sign in to see full entry.

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