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March 23 – Spring or Winter?

I awoke this morning to 6+ inches of snow on the ground. The heavy, wet type. Slogging through it at 5AM with my dog wasn’t fun, but we got through it. Poor little Red had snowballs up the entire length of his hairy legs, and all over his belly. I had to put him in […]

It’s a Dixie Christmas

Just a quick post (really busy still making Christmas presents instead of blogging)…

Michael sent me this great photo of his bloodhound, Dixie, all spruced up for Christmas.

Best I can figure from long-distance reports, Dixie has two modes – this one, and a bit of bullheaded action. God forbid she should listen to […]

Water Breeds New Life

Springtime means rain, rain means puddles, puddles mean life. I thought I’d share some views of life in the water near my house.

There’s a ditch near my house that attracts frogs, particularly spring peepers and wood frogs. Last year the wood frog tadpoles amazed me with their iridescent underbellies, and how long they took […]

Best Buds

Red & Magic really do love each other. I took this photo from my porch last summer. I don’t know which of them was lying comfortably in the grass first, and which joined later, but the order doesn’t really matter. What matters is the fact that this is, or at least was, a common […]

Magic’s Resting

Let’s face it: nobody knows how to rest like cats. They sleep something on the order of 16 hours per day. It’s a fact.

This is my kitty, Magic. Magic is, in fact, quite magical. He’s now pretty old — he’ll be 18 in a few months. According to the cat years calculator, that’s […]