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Category: Critters
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Frankie's chirps and chattering filtered up through the trees from the direction of the pond this morning…but he never goes down to the pond without one of us, so I was a little concerned, thinking about coyotes, raccoons, and other creatures that might consider guinea a delicacy. The dogs were no where to be seen, but…
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Rain! It actually rained on us yesterday…right here on our house, instead of making a wide loop around this area as it has the past few days. The radar maps have shown rain in the north, rain to the west, rain in the south, rain to the east. Austin was a clean bulls-eye – no…
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The weatherman told me this morning it would be another 100+ day, so as soon as the sunlight brushed the hilltops, I stepped outside and called the boys for our walk. Frankie was ready, but Max and Charly were no where to be seen. They'd had the same idea as me, apparently…Walk early, before the hollow…
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I just returned from the vet with Max. I gained two new bottles of pills, a huge anti-lick collar, and some "Yuk" ointment in case the collar doesn't work. I lost $150. Well, $180 when you count Charly's thyroid medicine. Yes, thyroid medicine. We also give Charly and Max daily fish oil capsules and Glucosamine; Charly gets them for…
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Tom and I are trying to slow down a little. We've been hitting the trails on our property the last couple of days, taking advantage of the sunshine and sub-100 degree temperatures while they both last. This evening, Charly, Max and Frankie all went with us, but yesterday the dogs wimped out and just Frankie tagged…
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…who loves conversation, walks in the country, eating birdseed, bugs and an occasional apple, seeks companionship with single female of his own species. Color doesn't really matter, but I'm looking for a longterm relationship, and I know from experience, speckled seems to have an advantage in the woods over white when it comes to evading predators. Frankie has…
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"Hey Barb – come here! Quick!! Hurry!!" I dropped what I was doing and rushed into the bedroom, but figured Tom was just calling me to watch some poor squirrel try to maneuver around the "squirrel-proofing" he had rigged up on the birdfeeder outside the window. He had been keeping a close watch to see if…
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We have run out of bird seed. I don't know how it happened! Well, I guess the same way we managed to run out of bananas and Tom's shampoo – just not paying attention or getting to the store quick enough. Frankie doesn't appreciate it one bit and he was letting me know it…
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We had just started our morning walk when the unfamiliar truck appeared on the road ahead of us. Max and Charly stepped to the side with me, but Frankie wasn't nearly that accomodating. He charged right down the middle of the road, straight for the truck, ignoring my calls, lifting his wings up to the…
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Ah, much better!
Long Hollow 