Friday Funnin'

Um...hai...yeah, it's me...Hollie...

It was a while ago now, but the lady switched out my toys.

She brought out this little mousie for me.

I do like to whap it around the room.

But you wanna know what's even more fun?

What do you think.  Doesn't mousie look a little like a ::ahem:: hairball?  Ok, I hafta admit I have my fair share.  But when the light is low in my room I can fake the lady out pretty good with mousie!  One morning even, as she was going to clean my box, she saw it there, started grumbling, and went for the paper towels.  See, it was early yet and my room was still pretty dark.  She got to the point of getting ready to pick it up when she realized what it really was, mol!  I've been able to freak her out a few times now.
hee hee!

Have a fun weekend, everybuddy!

Wordless Wednesday



Toesday with Minnie

Yello!

 

It's me...Minnie!

It's mostly me this time...and from last month.

I didn't have any close-ups of my pawsies but mom helped me out with a special effect so you hafta just focus on my pawsies, mol.

 

 

We were out on the catio, minding our own business, but when I saw the pawparazzi, I decided to turn on the charm.

 

 

This was a while ago, because there are still plants in the planter, hee hee!

 

 

Mom saw me out here one day, intently watching something.  I think she was watering those plants.  Anyhoo, as she was trying to figure out what I was looking at, a lizard ran across the catio!  And through my clawrs, even, that was how close it came to being my snack me!

 

 

Would you believe mom was actually relieved my clawrs came up empty?!?!?  She doesn't really like for us to catch critters unless it's a big hairy bug running around her bed.

 

Have we ever mentioned our mom is a party pooper?

hee hee!

 

Have a great Toesday, everybuddy!

A little help, please?

Say, can somebuddy tell me if that punkin is still staring at me?

 

 

I can't bring myself to look...



Easy Sunday Catsup

Yello!  It's me...

Minnie!

 

It's that time of year when our mom gets busy, stressy, and generally crabby what with her work place an all.

 

I've gone back through the archives to see what we've been up to...

er...not too much...

 

We've been enjoying bird T.V. and even some lizard T.V.

 

5/24/2015: watching the bird channel

 

Napping on the catio.

 

6/7/2015

 

And just enjoying the fresh air on the catio.

 

Today

 

Do you notice anything behind me?

That's right!  There is nothing behind me.  Mom succeeded in killing the plants she had put in the little planter box.  Thankfully (for her...we don't even like peppers or tomatoes) the plants she put in pots are growing strong and there are a fair few tomatoes set.

 

Check out this pepper plant:

 

 

See the holes all over the leaves?  Leaf cutter bees did that!  They use the leaves to line there nests.  We checked our little mason bee house but we can't tell if that is where they are nesting.  Mom got a couple of new mason bee nests she is going to put our in our yard.

 

While mom was taking that picture, she saw this guy...

 

Praying mantis!

 

As soon as mom had the flashy box in his face, he made a hasty retreat to the boxwoods.

I tried to convince mom she aught to let me out to get a close look, but she never listens.

 

 

Some things never change!

 

In other news, Wriggley had a birthday earlier this month.  We all had to endure our town's annual Pioneer Wriggley Day Fireworks celebration.  They were right behind our house again this year!  Mom said they put on a great show.  We took her word since we couldn't see anything from under the couch/bed/closet, and judging by the noise, well...

 

Hollie has a birthday coming up next month.  Hey, from April through July we have a birthday a month!  I'm just a couple of months older than Hollie, so that makes her the youngest of us.

 

Besides mom not helping us post or visit, we're doin ok.  Hopefully we can get her back on track.

Have a great Easy Sunday, Everybuddy!

Best.Day.Ever.

or at least best day in a long while, bol!

Hey everybuddy, I hope you don't mind a post from me today.

 

 

You know, these days I have a hard time walking on uneven ground.  My rear end isn't as strong as it used to be and when I step on things that are uncomfortable for my paws, I can't really limp or adjust my balance and I stumble or my rear end sort of caves.  Of course this has mom worried.  As a result, though, our adventures and walkies have been kept to a minimum.  I haven't been able to go off road and explore or play fetch in my field.

 

 

Mom has been thinking and wondering if my track shoes would help.  Today we decided to actually give it a go.  I was skeptical...ok...I just didn't want to wear my track shoes...

 

 

Though at least I only had to wear the rear ones...



 

 

Now I can't even the remember the last time I was able to get out into the dirt and do some real exploring, or for me and mom to take a longer walk on the dirt roads around my field.  Let me tell you, with my track shoes on, it was like old times!  To quote mom, I was motoring, bol!  I didn't stumble or limp; just go, Go, GO!

 

 

I even got to step on a bunny, bol!  Really!  Right where I put my paw, the little feller shot out from the grass.  Mom had hold of my fun line but I think I was too surprised to think about chasing it (Mom keeps me on a long line for safety now since I don't hear well any more).  We saw three bunnies today...or maybe the it was the same bunny three times...

 

Anyhoo, besides taking mom on that walkie today for Mother's Day, I gave her big smiles.  She said it did her heart good to see me moving so well and back in my element, so to speak.

 

oof!

 

I was having so much fun and just going and going, now mom wonders if she didn't let me overdo it.

I wonder if I can get another massage from Pip...

*****

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there!

 

Woofs,

~Wriggley

Toesday with Minnie

Yello!

It's me...Minnie!

 

 

Me an my pawsies are hangin out on the catio.

We do enjoy the little bench we have out here.

 

 

The weather here has been really nice lately.  Almost summer-like, even.  Last week we had a couple of days where we were close to needing the cold air blowy machine and we are starting to hear them come on around the neighborhood.

 

Last Friday mom brought some garden plants home.  Her workplace had a plant give-away for everybuddy.  Mom got squillions of tomato and pepper plants plus a coupla squash and one watermelon.  Besides that, the plants are a mystery, mol.  Mom did not keep track of the different varieties.  We know the pepper plants are baby bell types but that is it.  Anyhoo, over the weekend mom planted everything.  She put most of the peppers in a little planter just beyond our catio.

 

 

We told her to save room for catnip plants for us, but well, she never listens to us.

 

 

Last Friday was also My Day.  No, that's not a typo for May Day...I mean Minnie Day!  My estimated birfday!  I'm not sure how old I am...mom was supposed to check my records...maybe nine?  I'm pretty sure I'm not in double digits yet.  I got my own Minnie Box too, but I was actually more interested in getting out on the catio than checking out my pressies.  Mom picked out the sort of toys that I like: a mini wand with feathers and a butterfly and most impawtantly the string to attack and chew, a feather copter, plus some treats.  You know, my estimated birthday could've been on Smidgen Day too...but we all know we don't share around here (hee hee!) so mom picked May 1 for me.

 

 

That's about a wrap for this Toesday.

Have a good one, everybuddy!