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Happiness is a Wedding
For those of you keeping track of the wins and losses lately, my losses (which included one pet hamster, one pet bird, one father and my female dog) greatly outnumbered the wins lately. This weekend,...
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Little Birdie on the Big Plane
While I thought that a dog, a cat, a ferret, some fish and 10 or 11 hamsters was enough to care for and interact with, my husband, Mark, did not. He wanted a bird. And in particular, a bird that...
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Mynah Bird Likes to Read Books
It took Little Buddy a little over a week to get out and safely back in her cage by herself, and one thing that helped her along was putting a yellow washcloth on the door of the cage to give it a...
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Critters You Might Have Missed in the Great Outdoors
This posting is to share a few images from the Great Outdoors taken the last couple of weeks. First, my friend the tussock moth caterpillar. This fella was munching on a milkweed plant. I like its...
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When it Rains, it Pours . . . Mynah Birds?
I was at work on Tuesday trying to be a good state worker when I got an email from Mark that was rather distracting. He said that Todd, the nice fella that sent our mynah bird by plane three weeks...
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Migration Suprises
I love the fall migration, because on fall weekends and evenings, I can look out in my backyard and I might just see something I don’t normally get to see. One evening last week, I saw this bird....
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Codes and More Codes
On Saturday I went about the process of trying to open a wee gun safe I got from my father. It’s a sentimental thing, because my dad was an absolute gun nut, had several safes and well, I wanted to...
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The Buck Stopped Here
The problem with having a good digital SLR camera is that sometimes it needs some TLC. Take mine–it’s a Nikon D300 and had a little dust-spec problem I was tired of trying to crop out of photos, and...
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Profound Thoughts on Turning 50
After 50 years on this planet, I had hoped to have some really profound things to share with friends, family and people younger than me. You can see for yourself how this panned out: *If dogs are man’s...
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Hampy Holidays!
For all pet lovers out there, hampy holidays! Pumpkin the hamster and our Happy Holidays train. Enjoy yourself and eat lots and lots. Pumpkin after stuffing her cheeks with pumpkin seeds. And...
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How I Know I’ve Got the Right Guy
Mark and I are heading to the Amazon in February to go peacock bass fishing, and before Christmas Mark found a guy named Raymond “Dink” Alston who makes Goldrush custom rods. Amongst Dink’s special...
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Happy National Squirrel Appreciation Day 2013! Photos of Some of my Fuzzy Pals
A few days ago, my local wildlife food store sent me an email offering in honor of National Squirrel Appreciation Day. I’d never heard of such a festive event, so I got online and learned...
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Tribute to a Great Lady, the Rev. Lynn Grimes
Since the news is always filled with sad stories about evil doers and greedy people, when I heard recently of the death of a really good person, I had to blog about it. Her name is Lynn Grimes and...
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Caring for Pets While We’re on Vacation
Pity the poor stepkid that agreed to take care of our critters while Mark and I are on vacation. Said critters include: Dusty, a 14-year-old dog that turtles out on the front steps and is constantly...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon River
On January 31 Mark and I set out to catch peacock bass on the Amazon River because, well, someone has to catch peacock bass on the Amazon. We flew from Detroit to Miami, then from Miami to Manaus,...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon – the Real Story – Day 1
My last blog posting was about a fishing trip to the jungle to catch peacock bass, and some people said that it appeared to be easy and go rather perfectly. Here’s the real story. We left Michigan on...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon River – the Real Story Day 2
Day 2 began with a 2 a.m. wake-up call in Portuguese which I responded to with something sort of like “Obrigado” which is Portuguese for thank you. We dressed in our fishing garb–lightweight shirts...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon River – the Real Story – Day 3
Day 2 ran into Day 3 because Mark got up four times in the night due to some silly stomach upset. At 6 a.m. we dragged our sleepy selves to the dining cabin in search of Imodium, which is something we...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon River – the Real Story – Day 4
On the morning of Day 4 I noticed that my left hand was just a little puffed up, my elbow a little stiff, my ears sunburned. I took heart in the fact I wasn’t creaking and popped two aspirins with...
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Peacock Bass Fishing on the Amazon River – the Real Story – Day 5
I woke to find my left arm and left hand were both puffy, and my elbow bruised all around my boo-boo. I figured if the puffiness continued up my body my head would explode in two days. Hm. At...
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