Scottie ramp

Square Dog Friday
Best day of the week so lets woof it !

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Winston knew I had a cookie in my hand and wanted it first.

I had the ramp built for Hamish when he became so ill.
Plus I didn't want him jumping up on the bed. This is one
of his better days. He used the ramp all the time.
I miss him every day.

 I put openings in the side walls for the cats to play and sleep in  but. . .

 cats being cats. . .
 Merida likes being the Queen !

She loves rubbing her chin on the walls.
Oliver runs under the bed to escape anything. 
He is the true Scaredy Cat !

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nice tall person who feeds me is teaching me to selffie
not knowin' what this is but she seems happy when iwinston be doin' this

iwiston is havin' not so very gud time hard to push the button thing'

regal iwinston

truffles has learnin' to walk up ramp

now she is sleepin' on bed with me and nice tall person who feeds us

truffles is likin' being up on the fluffie bed like iwinston

it is gud

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As always here is your pretty to start the weekend.

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I take so many photos of my backyard, looking north at the Catalina Mountains, I forget to show

how nice and lovely the South view is out my Kitchen nook.

cheers,  parsnip and badger

Hunting lizards

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Square Dog Friday, best day of the week.

woof !

ideputy mandibles is on duty

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imandibles is gud lizzzzard hunter

new enemy sighted. . .

 alertalertalert alert
what is this shinin' bad thing that is now attackin'

 imandibles is seein' the alien attacker
gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 yesh you not commmmmin' closer
gurrrwoooowooooooooo woooowoo wo

The trap is for very cute but so destructive packrats.

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As always here is your pretty for the start of the weekend.

 A bloom from a Barrel Cactus.
Last summer the Barrels mostly had yellow blooms but this year the same cactus has the salmon
pink/orange blooms. Not sure why but I like it !

 Afternoon clouds.

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I have no idea where I saw this but . . .

I WANT TO LIVE THERE !

Question :

Why are the two cats so big ?

All Scotties should be big.

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cheers.  parsnip and badger

Remembering 9/11: Wind chimes for the silenced

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It has been 17 years but I remember.

Lizard hunting badger !

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 iwinston is  knowin' there is  lizard 

 Laying in the sunlight in a cool home.

 yesh it is me iwinston badger

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Here is your pretty to start the weekend.

Monsoon Storm Clouds.

My Queen Victoria Agave is blooming.

I noticed a month ago is was drying out, then sure enough the stem started to grow

Not the striking stem and flowers of the Century Agave but still beautiful.

Century Agave at full bloom.

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 Someone still on lookout for lizards.

cheers,  parsnip and badger

Mia and badger

Mia has learned to give some commands and to give iwinston a cookie.
He is very gentle but has a beard (that drips after drinking water) and she is not use to it.
Yuko was taking this video.

In the words of "the great one" fud gud !

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Schools in Japan give vacation homework. They expect it on the first day back unlike many
American schools. My kids used to get so mad when they did the homework but the teachers
just blew it off.
On the days we did not go out early in the morning, Mia did her homework.
One piece of homework was a project.
Mia chose "Sculpey" It is a clay type goop, that you can mold into anything you want
and then bake it in an oven to set.

 Under the colorful flap in the middle of the board
is a surprise.

She always writes in English and Japanese, on her work.

Love love love her drawing of a hedgehog ! She also drew

iwinston, Merida and Oliver.

Love her sweet drawings. My oven has never looked so good or so kawaii.
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Here are some of her animals.

Hedgehogs (she used some of my tools to clip the wooden sticks) in their home 

along with a Tucson Lizard.

Her Teachers are alway talking about her uses of color.

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As always here is a mid-week pretty.

I so want to go to this Hotel, although I would rather have GODZILLA,

dinosaurs will work in a pinch.

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Someone is still on LIZARD Patrol ! 

gud dug badger !

cheers,  parsnip

Sad Badger !

Square Dog Friday

Usually the best day of the week but a great sadness has enveloped our home.

After a month long visit Mia and Yuko are back in Japan.

Someone is really missing Mia.

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iwinston is sad fun little tall person who likes me is not here

woe oh woe is me

woe

 iwinston is lookin' for her

 sadness is a sadness in my head

iwinston is sad  

woe

 sad iwinston is lookin' and sniffin' they are gone

 sadness is not gud for a gud dug

woe

 iwinston is not knowin'

woe oh woe is me iwinston
woe

 sosadsad sad sad is iwinston

woe

Mia has turned 8 and is quite an artist. She can draw anything.

She went to a Birthday Party and her gift was a small Shinkansen Bullet Train set.

 I gave her a paper to draw a card. She drew the Shinkansen train.

 The inside of the card.

She even drew his baby sister next to their cat and dog not sure about the deer or tall dog.

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Some photos from the week.

This was just over the hill but we did not get any rain.

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As always here is your pretty for the start of the weekend.

Yuko and Mia few back to Japan.  

After a month visit we all miss them very much and a Gud Dug really misses Mia !

A photo Mia took of Mt. Fuji from the window of the plane.

She is really becoming a wonderful photographer.

cheers,  parsnip and badger