Animal Humor

I've shown you dog beds and cats bed over the past few years, but I haven't often shown you how they often end up being used...

Cajun has taken over the dog bed that Lucy normally sleeps on.   Watch the "conversation" they had at that point.


Cajun is sleeping peacefully on Lucy's bed.

She notices someone approaching..."Oh, great, here comes
that whiner, Lucy, again."

"Oh, hey, Cajun.  Can I have a turn on my bed now?"  "No"

"Oh, okay, Cajun, never mind.  I'll just sleep under Mom & Dad's bed."

 Yes, people, that is how things go in our house.  The cats and the dogs share so well, don't they?

Too funny!

I bought a new painter's tarp because I want to make some pillows and an ottoman cover.  While I was sewing, the unused portion was on the floor.  (I know, I know.  I should have picked it up and immediately folded it...but I didn't.)

The tarp was quickly claimed and became the source of quite a few minutes of entertainment for the kids and me.

Lucy becomes fascinated by the tarp.

"What is it?"

It stopped moving, but she's not letting it out of her sight.  Getting closer didn't help.

 Maybe a different perspective will help.  She came around to the other side and waited.

 And waited...and waited...and harumphed the way dogs will.

The wait was finally rewarded!  At last...movement begins again.

"Ninja, come out!  I got you fair and square!"

Lucy's persistence pays off and Ninja finally comes out to play.  Oh, I scooped the tarp up and folded it neatly.  That will teach me to leave things on the floor, even "for a minute".

Stranger things have happened...

Remember the Fox and the Hound?   They were "the best of friends", remember?

We have our own improbable pair with Lucy and Bean.   These two love to wrestle.

Bean throws herself down, then Lucy lays down, too.

Bean pushes Lucy.

Lucy grabs Bean.  And yet, neither one bothers to get up.

I think they're evenly matched.  I anticipate hours of amusement this winter...

Babysitting - Nagle Style

Babysitting: At our house, we do it a little differently.

Cajun is babysitting Biscuit (who doesn't think she needs a babysitter).

Ninja and Cajun babysitting Biscuit (who really doesn't think she needs TWO babysitters).

Lucy is babysitting Cajun (who doesn't think she needs a babysitter).

Keep in mind I was obviously "babysitting" everyone, or I wouldn't have been able to snap these photos. Babysitting Nagle-style...baby animals count.

No More Wind or Guess Who Is Afraid of the Wind?

We are having crazy winds again. This is so weird. (You might remember that the last "weird" windstorm demolished my beloved greenhouse.) Today's winds aren't quite as bad as those. My dad, the purveyor of all weird weather trivia, informs me that today's winds are gusting above 50, but the winds from a few weeks ago were in the 60s. Got that? Okay.
So, now that I've bored you with Eastern Washington wind news, my post. Remember my cleaned out under-desk area from Saturday? All that nice clean space for my feet? Well, it really isn't feeling so spacious right now. In fact, I can't fit my feet under the desk at all!

It seems that Lucy really doesn't like the wind:


The rug is for my feet, which get cold on the ceramic tile. Obviously, Lucy sees it differently. (Can't you just hear her saying, "Please don't make me move...I'm scared!"?)



P.S. She's been stuck to me like glue. Just be glad I didn't take a picture when she followed me into the restroom!