Attention, Michiganders! PAAW is having a low-cost vaccination and microchip event this weekend in Madison Heights. $10 vaccs, $20 microchips, dogs and cats – DEFINITELY worth the price. You can find out more at their web page, here, or friend them on Facebook!
Hey, did you know you can vote for Gracie once a day? In case you were wondering!
Sights (and sounds!) from around Crooked Acres.
The watermelon plants keep putting out flowers, but I think we’ve gotten all the watermelons we’re going to get.
The Bhut Jolokia (Ghost) peppers are really coming in now. I think the jalapenos are just about played out, though.
Annnnd the Tabascos are starting to come in, finally.
“Me? Just sitting on these here eggs. You?”
Taking a short break from sitting on the nest.
Mama hen and her babies. There are five of them, because the one thing we need around here is more chickens.
The ducks are doing well. They’re starting to feather in (see the speckled brown feathers around their wings?)
I love how they always look like they’re smiling.
All four ducks in a row. Notice that two of them have white rings on the backs of their necks and two don’t? I’m hoping that means we have two males and two females.
Such pretty little things, no?
“Hallo.”
Giving me the side eyes.
Always alert to the possibility that I might have cookies.
Hangin’ in the wallow.
Sitting down for a bite to eat.
“Know what would hit the spot? A cookie. Be a dear and rustle one up for me, would you?”
“You has a cookie for me?”
“…or perhaps TWO?”
Perhaps you’ve learned that pigs like cookies?
They also like to play and be sprayed with the hose.
The chickens’ maternity yard appears to have a mascot. (I’m assuming it’s the same frog in both pictures. They LOOK the same to me, anyway.)
Happy George.
Watching the ducks.
Gracie (front) and George keep an eye on the chickens.
George loves the smell of acorns in the morning.
We put Charlie and Patty Peppers in the guest bedroom yesterday, and they were up on the cat tree in no time flat.
Patty watched Charlie fling himself off the cat tree to the floor, and she was amazed.
Charlie tried out the scratching post.
And they played for a while before curling up and napping – Charlie on the cat tree, Patty in a cat bed on the bed.
I think they’re going to be okay. They’re starting to act like real kittens!
Four of the Peppers were sleeping in that cat bed at the end of my bed. Harlan decided to be different and sleep in the cat bed on the chair. (That yellow thing on the bed is a back scratcher I had been waving around in the air in a vain attempt to get them to look at me.)
Sally and Lucy like to hang out in the Ham-mick and bunny kick each other.
Everett’s checking the cleanliness of my bathtub.
Harlan and Lucy snuggle up for a nap.
Buster and Elwood in the back yard.
Buster Brown gets around.
Previously
2010: So high he resorted to toe-sniffing.
2009: I wanted to file for divorce.
2008: It took me ’til dinner time to get the house cleaned, and I swear to god the house doesn’t look any different at ALL.
2007: No entry.
2006: He shifted position and eyed Fred with bright-eye malevolence.
2005: Maybe I just like to bitch, y’think?
2004: Waiting for Ivan.
2003: No more Benifer. How sad.
2002: No entry.
2001: No entry.
2000: Speaking of N Sync – that Lance Bass is a cutie, but I get the distinct feeling that although the lights are on, no one’s home.
I love starting off my morning by typing in BITCH for my computer to make a match. Then I love playing your videos and watching my cats look around for what’s making that cat/kitten/duck/chicken/pig noise.
I = easily amused.
Duckies like Cheerios as much as I do.
Yeah, that looks like the same frog to me, too. I was inspecting and counting the spots on his back and left side and I can’t see a difference in the photos. Um, perhaps I should move on with my plans for the day?
wow big frogs! My niece has two pet pigs. THey are adorable and SO smart!
that is one clean bathtub!!! Wanna come over and play (clean)??
I’ve used my monthly allowance of tub and shower cleaning energy.
JESUS Chr… fucking frog.
This is the first time I think I’ve ever seen a picture of a frog or toad on here, so it never occurred to me that I should mention my Huge Thing About Frogs, but I kind of have a Huge fucking Thing About fucking Frogs. Is that creature, or any of his relatives, likely to become a regular feature? And if so, can I be a wuss and request the a warning or something, like for spiders and other creepy crawlies?
Do the ducks always cluster together like that, or were those just lucky shots? Seems like they’re spelling out that old saw about “birds of a feather.”
PS for your next big project, I propose: Teach pigs how to chew with their mouths closed. Gah! LOL I am totally going to try making a big “SNORT” sound the next time someone gets too close to me, though – it seems to work really well.. (c:
LOL – I had no idea you had a frog “thing.” I don’t imagine the frog will make any kind of regular appearance here, but I will do my very best to remember to post a warning – and perhaps make the pics smaller than usual.
Also, do you know the sound a cat/ kitten makes when he’s eating and another cat gets too close? It sounds like NAHR-NAHR-NAHR to me, because they keep eating and also growl. That’s what I do if anyone gets too close to me when I’m eating. Heh.
Oh shit. I just did a sinus douche with Coca-Cola.
I am TOTALLY going to make that noise at the next opportunity. I just hope I don’t choke to death laughing at the reaction of the poor schmuck I make it at!
I’ve had to come back to admire that photo of the pig giving you the side-eye like six times already this morning. Cracks me UP!
Love the first pic of the ducks. It’s like they’re standing around having a chat at the water cooler before heading back to their cubicles for the day.
Also, a pig question: The pig farms I’ve ever driven by have a, shall we say, distinctive aroma. (OK, it smells like pig shit from miles away.) Do you have a problem with piggy smells, or is it not a problem because they have room to roam and are treated more humanely than a farm?
Entertaining, relaxing and hilarious. That is what this wee spot on the web is. Both Robyn and her com mentors. sp?
1. Your bathtub seems to have a rather large hairball in it. You may need to snake that bad boy.
2. I love, love, love the pics of Buster and Elwood. They’re just two big boys out prowling around, aren’t they? It sort of looks like Elwood is giving Buster tips on how to patrol. “You see, first we check this here stump and make sure it’s still ours. Then, we check out this branch and make sure it’s still ours, too.”