Friday, March 15, 2024

Angel Seney's International Trip in 1999

 "Lynn,  Seney must have had one heck of a trip. Please do not

try to take me on one!"



In the 1980's I had been to Seney (see-knee) a few times.
It is in the upper peninsula of Michigan.  And I had always
mispronounced it  "say-knee".  So that is how I pronounced
Seney's name when she came to be with me in 1993.



Until 1999, Seney had always stayed home on our vacation times.
We had a reliable pet sitter those first years. But in 1999 that changed and
from then until 2009 Seney traveled with us in a camper van.  Sometimes
just for long weekends, sometimes for a week at a time.


In 1999 her first trip was in the Spring and we were gone just a short
week.  But in late June, we were lucky enough to have 6 weeks to
travel.  And we started out going north to Canada. But getting there
took us right by her mispronounced namesake.


Seney traveled fairly well.  She always got car sick the
first hour or so of the ride,  poor girl always drooling.
But once under way, she quickly enjoyed looking out the windows.



She had a few of her very own hidey-holes when she needed
a nap or rest her eyes.


We entered Canada at Portal, Manitoba. I had called a 
lovely helpful woman in Saskatchewan, Canada for a guide
to sites to see from Manitoba to British Columbia.
At least for me, this long distance call for info in paper
packet form was the only way I could find out road maps
and sites.
We had slight trouble with the climate control fan while
we were going through Swift Current, Saskatchewan.  The
auto dealer there was kind enough to call ahead to Medicine Hat,
Alberta to arrange for a part to be available the next day.
There Seney had to stay in her travel box for an hour or more
while we were in the waiting room.  But everyone working there and
other customers seemed to enjoy seeing just a peek of her. 
Nice that she was not vocal, though.


We had a very memorable trip.  But when we 
carried Seney's travel box into the kitchen at home,
after being gone so very long, and her totally confined to
the van, she was bewildered.  It took her more than a 
few minutes to stand there and just look around in complete
shock her "home was still here" after all this time.

I have never tried to travel with Precious. The time to
have started that was as soon as she came to live with us and
was only 14 or 15 months old.  Not going to teach an old cat
new tricks.  I just stay home with her and am grateful for her
company.


"That's as it should be, Lynn.  You are a lucky woman
to have me stay home with you, instead of me traveling
all over the world."


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Friday, March 8, 2024

You have started with the leaving me!

 "Lynn, winter is not over!  How could you take off fur the whole day and leave me to sleep it away!



"Do you not feel guilty?"

Believe me Precious, I was not expecting a dry and 
sunny day with 70 F temps!
So I did take off for a drive to ride a new path to me,
about 50 miles away.
It is along the Muskingum River that flows into the
Ohio, which flows into the mighty Mississippi.




The lock no longer works as you may see the
gates are whopper jawed.  On the up river side
they have piled a wall of huge rip rap to 
try and save the lock from washing away over time.



Boats can no longer navigate up and down this river
as all the locks are out of use.  Most of the river
sections between dams is about 10 miles or more.
In between dams, you can put your boat in though.
The rail road bridge in the above photo
is now part of this 10 mile paved path.
It was fun to be on the bridge looking down on
the river.



This small paddle wheeler is from the early 1970's and they keep
it afloat and offer short river cruises between 2 dams.  It's been
decades since I have seen it and rode on it.


"It is just a furry good thing you got home before it
was my supper time.  As it was, I had my brunch at 3:30
instead of 1:30!  I thought I'd starve to death by then."

I think we made up for it just fine Precious.
Now with rain coming and a 30 degree drop in temps
it will not be bike riding for me for quite a while.


"Lynn, don't you always say these mini daffs
"multiply like rabbits"?  Why don't you take
pictures of rabbits?"
  
I would if I could see them.  Instead our first signs of
Spring in our yard is hundreds of these daffodils.
Which I am tired of thinning and planting elsewhere.




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Friday, March 1, 2024

Full Figured Gal

 "Lynn, I hope Brody likes full figgered gals like me."



Before at 5 pounds and 15 months old.



Now 15 pounds and 12 years old.




For those who remember actress Jane Russel,
full figured gal for the 18 Hour Playtex Bra
commercial.

For younger folks, think of Marie Osmond
making Nutri System commercials in
reverse!  Skinny first,  fat second.

"Lynn, I am NOT fat, just a bit heavy on the bottom
when sittin' down. Standin' up I'm skinny in
the hips where it matters.  Does anyone think
my grey onesie makes me look fat?"





Our first native wild flower blooming on Feb. 24.
This is Colts Foot.  The flowers come up now,
but the leaves do not show until it has set seed.
This is actually about 10 to 15 days sooner than I normally
find the flowers on my walks.  Maybe an early Spring
will be true.  This has been up and down weather winter.
We've had flooding rains with tornado warnings
followed by snow and 20 degrees this week.


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Friday, February 23, 2024

Singing Prairie Dogs Somemore

 "Lynn, I just don't understand why these lil' doggies do not

come out of the screen and play with me. They keep singing

my name!"



"I know it is not Christmas anymore, and they sing
"Jingle Bells", but they are just so jumpy and hoppy
and happy."







Precious seldom pays attention to the boxed
noise from the computer or the TV. 
She does sometimes pay attention to PBS Nature
shows if the animal life noise catches her attention.

But she loves watching this short video and I 
show it to her just enough she has not lost interest yet.


"What is this giant animal in my video? 
An overgrown prairie dog?"

No, just a wild bison trying to not step on the
tiny dogs.  They actually make his world a better place.


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Friday, February 16, 2024

Silvervine, the movie

 "Lynn, finally you got me some silvervine.  'member when Miss Ellen and handsome Brody sent me some fur Christmas?"



"Lynn ordered this from the Amazon Rain forest area,
but 'cause we are not members of the Prime tribe, we had
to wait fur it to float here fur-om the Amazon River, 
at least that's best I know."




Once Precious spent quite a few minutes rolling and sniffing
and slobbering about, she simply fell over in place and
zonked out for 20 minutes of  dinner time.



"I didn't know this had knock out drops.  I really missed
a few minutes of begging time fur food.
But I quickly made up fur the lost time."

And now she has the fine powder all over the carpet by
her comb area and she makes a trip or 2 a day
to roll around.  I'll not have to give her fresh until I
run the vacuum.



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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Happy Valentines Day

 "Lynn and I want to say Happy Valentines to ev-furry one

who stops by."






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Friday, February 9, 2024

O'Dark Thirty

 "Lynn, look out behind you! I see the turquoise eyes of the herd!"



"Watch were you step too.  You do not want to
step on Petunia the Skunk.  You can not come back
into the house if you do."


"And now I see the pink eyes of the rabbits.
They are almost ready to start cavorting fur making
baby bunnies!"

The routine here every morn in the winter is
Precious and I are up at 5:15, and by 6 breakfast
is over for all.  Precious gets about 15 minutes of
frigid open window time before I go out.
I take 10 bird feeders out by 6:30 and hang them up
so when it is finally daylight, the birds can start feeding
immediately.  If the Cooper Hawk is not perched
close by.
I have to take them down at night as the deer will
stand on their hind legs and knock the seed feeders about.
And last year a raccoon, most likely,  tightrope walked
out 20 feet to swipe a suet feeder, knock it to the ground
and eat the whole block.  At least this time he left me the
wire cage.  A few years ago he did this and hauled the
cage away.
 I wear a headlamp and am often surprised by the
nocturnal wildlife here.  We even have had
years when there was a Screech Owl in the yard
at that hour.

"Lynn, I'd love to see the owl swipe yer tobaggan off
yer head."



"I even got some sun puddles this week fur a few afternoons."

And I got in 4 walks in the sun, too!




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Angel Seney's International Trip in 1999

  "Lynn,  Seney must have had one heck of a trip. Please do not try to take me on one!" In the 1980's I had been to Seney (see...