Signs of spring: The critters return to the yard ( Read more... )

I can't even tell you why, but I was reminded of this yesterday--it's been 20 years since we had kittens, as of today. Also as of today, Monica Geller and Chandler Bing have been married for 20 years ( Read more... )

Our house has long been a beacon to critters. We haven't had outside pets in 20 years, whereas the surrounding houses had dogs for the longest time. We were a refuge from that. We've continued to be a refuge, but we didn't set out to be; it just happened that way. For the most part, that's fine. Sometimes, it would be nice to go outside and ( Read more... )

Every so often, something gets said at work that kind of sums things up. How, exactly, I'm not sure. But that's how it goes ( Read more... )

I was going to save part of this story, but I'll go ahead and share it now ( Read more... )

For some reason, I have animals on my mind. A couple are obvious, but one's a surprise ( Read more... )

For nearly a straight week, Smokey the bunny was hanging around our house. Literally. I'd find him either on the deck or in the dog run. One morning, maybe Thursday, I couldn't spot him. Dad, when he went out for a smoke, ended up spotting him hiding under one of our deck chairs and behind the hanging plants temporarily residing on the ground ( Read more... )

Sometimes, just leaving the house is amusing ( Read more... )

I got a surprise call at work this afternoon, after I'd normally have left for the day: Harold wanted to let me know that Amaryllis and Marian were unable to make it today, and he had a meeting, so don't go sort tonight. Sweet! We are off next week for band because of the holiday, so I asked if we'd be off for library as well. He is conducting a ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I had a good Home for Wayward Animals tale, but it's been busy around here recently. There's also a bonus critter story as well ( Read more... )