Storms in SE Kansas

It's been a stormy week. This has some benefits. Paddy gets worried by thunder and loud noises and so wants to hide somewhere in the master bedroom when it happens. Where he usually wants to hide is on the master bed! If Big Guy is up in Kansas City we get to use his side of the bed. If he's back down here, then things get a little tight because, let me tell you, humans take up a lot of room. I've been told I'm pretty good because I just jump on the bed to say good night, give them a cuddle (they react differently when I lay my head in the pillow) and then go and lie on the floor at the foot of the bed.

Patrick, on the other hand, just goes up onto the bed and falls asleep. This would be fine but he insists on sleeping with is nose pointing towards their feet. This means that sometimes they get woken up by a tail, (or worse still a hind paw) in their faces in the middle of the night. They get all cranky and then *I* get chucked out along with Paddy. Then it thunders again and the status quo is restored.

It's thundered a few times this week. It's rained a lot too, so the Dog Towels have been coming out. I don't mind the Dog Towel because I can't stand getting very wet. I don't look good when I'm wet, unlike Mr.50% Labrador who looks like a commercial for Ducks Unlimited.

Gathering of small mammals at the bird feeder

JUST LOOK AT THIS

We didn't get all three bunnies together but we did see a sight that few dogs could resist. Check this out.

You may have noticed that there's not a bird in sight just at the moment - Which may be because of the two little mammals outside in the garden......

 

 

 

...or the two big mammals sitting by the window!!

I think we were pretty well controlled. Big Lady is afraid that we're going to go through the window sometime. Did I tell you this is the window that used to have venetian blinds on it? :-)

More pictures at the feeder

It was a pretty good weekend. Big Guy came to visit. We had our Dog Vitamins and Heartworm tablets. We saw several critters in the garden and then we had to go inside while Big Guy got the Lawn Mower out on Saturday.

We had more strange weather on Sunday - so we managed to have another mass cuddle on the bed although before Big Guy left - I think that's because there was a Tornado Warning for the County where we live again.

Here are some pictures we got of some of the latest visitors to the gardenover the last few days. You may notice that my technique with the digital camera is getting much better!

Big Lady bought some squirrel baffles to try and stop the squirrels eating the bird seed. Someone should have mentioned the bird-bath, which the squirrel climbed onto and then jumped over.

A Brown Thrasher, a Blue Jay and a Blackbird have been visiting the feeder

Scary Weather!

It was a bit scary last night. We had a Tornado warning, but the Big Lady was looking after us. We have an emergency kit with our leashes and some of her stuff. We go and shelter in the Big Bedroom. This is not too bad because we get to lie on the Bed with the Big Lady or Big Guy or both of them.

The good news is there are a lot of animal visitors. We heard Big Lady telling Big Guy she'd seen THREE BUNNIES in the yard. This is fantastic!! The squirrel has been getting much more brazen and is getting food from the bird feeders as well as the squirrel corn that Big Lady set up as a distraction. Well, she said she wanted squirrels because she had them in her old house - she sure has got at least one now.

We're back!

She didn't abandon us. We're back and the Internet access in the house is much better! I think I got my message across that I don't like getting wet very much. Patrick loves it (as you may see sometime - I think it's the Labrador in him) but I don't enjoy it.. I do like the brushing, though.

We're on Holiday again

Not much opportunity for blogging because Patrick and I are at the resort this weekend and the kennel doesn't have very good Internet access. The Big Lady is up in Kansas City for a conference and so the Big Guy is staying there. We're getting baths and nails again. There are some new girls at the resort but they seem to like us.