A Daily Life

The boys are not usually allowed upstairs, but sometimes my favorite boy toy lets them come up to keep me company as I get ready for work in the morning.  They were so cute at the top of the stairs, he got my camera out.  This caused the boys to give him identical quizzical expressions […]

The kitten (Siamese #3) was always up to adventure and of course, being a cat, was incessantly curious.  On a lark, he decided to scale Mount Daddy one day.  Surprisingly, his Daddy tolerated it pretty good before removing those sharp little claws from the back of his neck. Word for tomorrow – RIBBON.  If you […]

The kitten grew into a hulking sheath of muscle from nose to tail.  Several vets checked to see if he was really neutered (he was) because he was so heavily muscled.  He also bent their needles on a fairly regular basis. I didn’t declaw him when he was a kitten.  Not every cat needs it and […]

The other day, I used the random word “intense” to describe the kitten at play. One of my fellow bloggers, Random Thoughts From Midlife, asked where the kitten went to when I said he was gone.  I realize that I was not very clear in my post. The kitten died last year, at the age of nine […]

These two pictures are sequential from when the kitten was. . . well, still a kitten.  Do you see how intense he is?  What is out of range of these two pictures (it’s in later pictures from this series) is one of the older cats was cautiously checking out why this paper kept moving, only […]

We’ve been trying unsuccessfully to get the dogs to lose weight.  We’ve restricted their food availability, decreased it and substituted pumpkin instead, and increased their exercise.  Unfortunately, this means they are often hungry.  There has been some lying going on when I get home from work as to whether their Daddy did or did not […]

I seem to use the backspace key a lot when I’m typing.  The older I get, the more I need it too.  I’m not sure if I’ve gotten that much clumsier or am just rushing too much and typing faster than I’m spelling.  Sometimes I wish I had a backspace key to use on my life […]

Our daughter came to visit this weekend.  Since we got the miniature pinscher over three years ago, he has hated her with a passion.  There was no particular reason other than the fact she was not me.  And he wasn’t afraid to let her know that if he was only a bit bigger. . . […]

One of the hardest things in life is when your  beloved pet  goes into a final decline at the end of their life.  This picture here is one of my Dad’s hunting dogs who was also a much loved house dog, much to his dismay.  She followed my sister and I everywhere, was housebroken and not destructive […]

It’s a neverending source of amusement to watch the animals interact with a sunbeam.  I think they have built-in solar panels that automatically know which way to face to maximize their usage of natural warmth for maximum doziness.  I was surprised to find out that the dogs do this also, although it is not quite as high an […]

Fool – A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court. The cats were surprisingly sensitive to being laughed at.  They did not like to be the fool for us.  You can tell the kitten is still young in this one – the last of my three babies – when he got […]

Action – Something done so as to accomplish a purpose. Here’s my favorite beagle checking the perimeter of the yard.  He goes out regularly – every 15 minutes or so – to see if something changed.  You never know if that darn squirrel’s been out again!  It gives the beagle purpose as he takes action in […]

Heads -plural form of head. Although I use a computer all day at work and really should not be doing it all night at home, I enjoy my photos and writing in my journals.  Over the past few weeks, I did some head studies of one of our dogs.  The breeder we got him from […]

Loaded – Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber; armed. See this sweet little face?  So cute.  So adorable.  But he has a mission in life – to protect his momma from any danger that could possibly come her way.  Anyone that he can see is a potential danger.  And he will protect me to […]

Pardon (from Wiktionary) – Forgiveness for an offence. My beagle’s motto is that it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.  This applies to every area of his life, from woo-wooing in the yard to the constant demands to be let in and out, and of course, expecting treats regardless of his behavior.  He does usually […]

Guaranteed (from Wiktionary) – Simple past tense and past participle of guarantee – to make something certain. When my daughter goes to take a nap, it’s guaranteed that she will not sleep alone.  How many dogs does it take?  One more than you see here – the one I shooshed away for standing there and breathing […]

Situate (from Wiktionary) – To place on or into a physical location. It is difficult to situate oneself as king of the hill when your partner in crime thinks he should have it.  Of course, when Mom starts thinking “pest control”, you simply ignore her and pretend that this is your right to take over. […]

Council (from Wiktionary) – A committee that leads or governs Her trusted council is advising my daughter on the proper way to fix and share supper.  They have no selfish motivations in their assistance and only seek for the best for everyone involved.  There were other advisors present, but my lens was not wide enough to show […]

Attention (from Wiktionary) – Mental focus. Mom!  Mom!  I’m here!  I’m here!  PAY ATTENTION AND PICK ME UP.  Mom!!  Mom!!  NOW NOW NOW.  Put the camera away and pay attention to MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.  And for such a little dog, he sure can give a mean poke to the shins.  Word for tomorrow – NEAR.  If you prefer […]

Smiled – Simple past tense and past participle of smile – a happy, facial expression. It’s always fun to look at my pictures when I’ve uploaded them and realize that the dog smiled at me.  He’s normally a content animal – this one though I think he was being petted and enjoying every minute of it. I […]