Wild Kingdom is back for another season. I suppose it never left, but it's pretty active right now ( Read more... )

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

Things have been busy at the Home for Wayward Animals ( Read more... )

Mom recently bought a birdhouse off the TV. She was trying to explain to me what sort of bird it was supposed to be, like a mallard or a heron. All I know is it's a house shaped like a bulbous blue bird, and it's hanging off a tree branch in the backyard near the shed. It has a hole in the tummy where a real live bird can come inside. We had yet to ( 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... )

I was coming downstairs to get dinner when I spotted something out one of the sidelights. Oh, we have a critter ( Read more... )

The animals have been amusing us and taking our minds off things lately ( Read more... )

Or, this is why I hate wallpaper ( Read more... )

In recent weeks, we've gotten olfactory proof of stinky kitty's existence. This morning, I got a visual. There he was, galumphing across the front yard diagonally, making a beeline toward the sidewalk, then heading south. It was about 6:20 AM; perhaps he was heading toward work? Dunno. But he has been a polite neighbor, making neat tracks up ( Read more... )

It's been super windy today. Gusts nearby have topped 60 MPH. To wit, there was an announcement at the grocery store to not take the carts out in the parking lot. That's a new one on me. But yeah--if they're not put in the cart corrals, they'd blow everywhere, plus I'm sure it would be difficult to bring them inside in a long chain. There is a ( Read more... )