Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Jenny 14+ yrs to Petey 14+ months

Jenny came to play with Petey this past week. Moving around in the office has not been the easiest since they tend to both lay under your feet. This is my attempt at getting a shot of the two of them holding the camera upside down under my chair. On several of our daily excursions to the backyard, I thought I would capture a couple of pictures of the two of them. Jenny has really aged in the last few months and although she wanted to play, the most she usually did was bark and move at a little faster pace (ie from slowly wandering to a very very slow lope). A couple of times she wanted to move faster when I would play with Petey and you could see her working herself up to it and then she would settle for me rubbing her belly while I played tug a war with Petey. She mostly just tolerated Petey and while he would jump up and down like a jack in the box, you could just see the look of disdain on her face and almost hear her say, "pipe down young man"! Both were always eager to go to the garage for the hope of a ride in my red buggy. BUT since Jenny is way too hyper in the car and her hair flees her body the minute she gets in a car, no rides for the two of them. Petey on the other hand, is great in the car, but really just kind of lays down until he gets where we are going and then is VERY excited to see who might come close to his car!

Jill and Gavin's wedding celebration

What a fantastic cake some friends of Gavin's and Jill's brought to celebrate! It was a gorgeous day! Families meeting Cameras galore I'm not sure what was so funny, but it sure was wonderful to see you all

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sometimes you get more than you paid for

We bought a new peace lily yesterday and when I was getting ready to repot it, I discovered I was being watched!

Friday, July 20, 2007

Sometimes he is cute and sometimes he is not

Both of his favorite toys tucked neatly under his chin, doesn't he look at peace with the world. Petey's favorite place to sleep when not on one of us, tucked in the top of the living room couch. And this poor guy, which was on display UP on a desk in the den, will never grow back the leg that is now in Petey's stomach.... well at least that is where we think it is since we can't find it. So much for the nice star fish gift that Ellen and Isaiah bought for me.... bummer. And so much for not wearing Petey out after he patiently hung out with us in the office all day and then we had the audacity to leave him and go out for dinner. Not to worry, I repaid him by throwing one of his toys DOWN the drive way for him to fetch and bring back to me at the TOP of the drive way.... heh heh heh... I must admit he lasted a lot longer than I thought he would.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Raccoon

Petey and I were treated to a huge raccoon in the back yard last night when we went out about 9pm. It was up in a tree about 30 feet away and about the size of a koala. Judging from how Petey sniffed about this morning around our porch and by the french doors on our deck, I am guessing the raccoon made himself at home there. Not a fellow I would want to tangle with on my own...about the size of a cocker spaniel. oooeeee

Sunday, July 08, 2007

A day for bugs and such

Found this dude on 4th of July right after he molted. Bry confirmed my guess that he is a mayfly or could be was a mayfly by now.... not a long life span I guess And this huge monster decided to scare the living bajeebas out of me this afternoon when I came back from the grocery store. He is a big as our threshold and didn't seem inclined to want to move except to jump at me. Funny how something probably one/hundreth my size can make me go to the garage for a broom to gently escort him/her to a spot more to my liking in the pinestraw covered triangle between the house and garage. I wish him/her well..... there.