Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know

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Example:  The protesters staged quite a ballyhoo.

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Did you know, dogs can sniff out cancer in humans.

 For more information: The science of sniffs: disease smelling dogs :: Understanding Animal Research

It's Tuesday

 

FRANK

So...I was in the living room with the television on and decided to take a nap. Frank wanted to go out. He didn't need to. It was hot outside.  I drifted off. Apparently, I hadn't gotten the message so he jumped on my stomach then walked to the door. I ignored him and once again drifted off. Again, he jumped on my stomach then walked to the door. I went to the bedroom and laid down. He started rattling the door. Now you'd think a cat couldn't make much noise with a door, but he manages to sound like a battering ram. I ignored him.  He switched to the poor, poor pitiful me cat cry that he excels at. I'm so sad. I'm so lonely. Open the door.  I ignored it. So he brings out the big guns and gets the dog to scratch at the door. Actually, it may have been the approaching storm that had the dog scratching at the door. She's deathly afraid of them.  Any hoo, at that point I gave up and got up. Critters one. Puny human zip.

In the Garden

I just finished up my walkway extension project. Some of the shrubs get a little overzealous  with their growth and shootout over the walkway. So I extended the width of sections of the walkway with these half moons.

 

AND A prickly project. 

I removed the little maples growing amongst the roses. How? Very carefully.

 

Got thorns? Roses? Walkways? Misbehaving critters?

Tuesday

Due to COVID we hadn't seen the grands since February. When my son sent me the grand girl's softball schedule, I took  it as a hint to come in:)  

Above. The boy and grand girl.

They got two new dogs. One weighs eighty-seven pounds and the other is seven months old. Throw in three kids and their household is always hopping.

The day after we got home, we picked up Callie Rose. She's a year old and had already had a litter of kittens. So far none of the critters are particularly pleased with the arrangement. Penny and Frank are in one section of the house. Callie is in another. Luckily, Faux has no opinion one way or another.

Same flowers. Different view.

The little memorial rose bush.

What about you? Have you ventured out since COVID?  How's your critters? Your garden? How are you?

Bye-bye June.

Monday-Tuesday

I try to avoid politics on this blog. I don't want to push my view on anyone and vicey versey. Occasionally, though, I ignore my rule. This trailer struck my funny bone. If you're a 'youngin you may not remember the movie SHANE, so half the humor is lost right there.
(My brother Shane brought this trailer to my attention:)





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For those of you who prefer dogs and ducks:




A view from the garden.

Hoppy April 2. Enjoy your day.

The Christmas Amaryllis-a Late Bloomer

The Raceway

It look likes a privacy fence. But as I mentioned once before we hold dog races here. 

Greyhounds on a race course? Nope. Penny Cox on the inside track racing the neighbor's dog on the outside for several laps. 

Who usually wins? Who knows. 

Why am I mentioning this again, you might ask. Because there's been a new entrant into the race. Franky has decided he wants a piece of the action and has started racing the neighbor's dog as well. Silly kitty.

Penny and room mates.

Frank, the short distance sprinter.

Happy Trail

The above path has been made by the dog racing back and forth along the fence line. On the other side of the fence is a matching path where the neighbor's dog races back and forth with her.