by shel | Oct 3, 2023 | Arthur
Tech savvy This morning, while grabbing a coffee, Bill climbed up on my desk. He took the opportunity to send a Telegram message to my daughter, open my media player, and watch a video. He fell asleep, sprawled across my desk. I’m not sure if I should be annoyed...
by shel | Nov 20, 2021 | George, Stanley
Brothers On Stanley’s last morning, I sat on the floor with him, line-combing his gorgeous coat. George (virtually blind and deaf) thumped past us on his way to the other end of the house. A few seconds later, George plodded past us in the other direction. George soon...
by shel | Apr 5, 2021 | Wildlife
Fox Family We currently have a family of foxes living behind our barn. Multiple times a day, mama fox heads down the driveway on her way to the grocery store. She returns rather promptly, carrying fresh kill for her pups. Within a few minutes, she heads out to gather...
by shel | Feb 21, 2021 | Alice
Bedtime for Alice Alice is a sweet, delicate soul. She spent her first 16 months of life as a kennel dog. Her interaction with people was limited to her breeder delivering food and cleaning her kennel twice a day. She rarely left her pen and never left the property....
by shel | Aug 14, 2020 | Nora
Dumb Bunny This morning I was out in the yard with the dogs. I was having a pleasant conversation with George when I heard an odd squeak. I turned toward the sound and saw Nora emerge from under a giant spruce with suspiciously chubby cheeks. I shouted, “Drop it”. She...
