Turtle Pix

Chiro-sis Ruth & Rowan flew back from Scotland and I picked them up at the airport yesterday. I told her that Oly was now a "free-range" turtle and allowed to roam about the house. With the rain the last couple days, she didn't get her backyard walks. Here she is emerging from . . . somewhere this morning: 

Lady looks on with a wary eye.

She likes little nooks. Here she is parking herself like a Matchbox car: 

I let Lady lick out the coconut milk bag and  then this:

Don't worry--I didn't let her stay!

In Le Studio:

In the laundry room:

Playing with her reflection on the dryer:

Basking in the sun:

She's less and less fond of her makeshift plastic bin terrarium! But she still burrows down:

Hulloooooo:

She churns against the side when she wants to come out, tho:

"I'm awake!  Lemme out!"

This is still the easiest way to feed her. She came with clear instructions about favourite fruit watermelon being handfed to her:

Rarrr!

Going outside:

I really have to watch her because she can disappear and blend into the grass v. fast!

There she is:

Yoda Kitty sits below me when I'm "walking" the turtle:

View from backyard; Mama and her twins:

In non-turtley news, rainy day snoozes with Tabby Bobcat & Lady:

Lady spilling out of Tabby's bed:

All is well.  :-)

Off my back porch

You might be thinking, "Meh," as you look at this photo . . .

But if you look closely . . .

This is one of triplets!

Of course, I couldn't get all 3 in one photo!

Here's Mama.  :-)  So sweet.

M&M Monday

I was sitting on the sofa, and Maggie looked so cute asleep on her bed--notice she's resting on my slipper. So I grabbed the camera, but she's gotten to know the sound the camera makes when I turn it on. She opens her eyes:

And then! She squeezes them shut again!

SO CUTE!

'member M&M's deer watching? They've gotten much more adventurous in the front yard. This used to be a familiar sight with Barkley & Remi . . .

M&M scoping out the scene.

Come on, girls! Time to go back inside . . .

You can't be in a hurry with these two!

Until. They see me rolling the suitcase into the kitchen & packing up the car. Maggie followed me out to the back porch all excited. Yes, we're going to your other home.

Yay! We're going to see Gareth & Lena!

A couple shots out the window on the way to Mystic Pet.

I called on Sat. to check on the girls & Lena said they had run of the groom room, and 2 more beds in the shop with her. We both talked about their love-of-Gareth. Yeah, sometimes I feel like I'm just the gal who takes care of them between Gareth visits. ;-) I've been with chiro-sis whose due date is Valentine's. So I'm staying with her until? So M&M will have extra Gareth time. I know they're not complaining! This will prolly be my last post for a coupla days--don't know how consistent I'll be this week. Back . . . when I am.

M & M Monday

On my walk...

Here's another dear deer on the way to my postbox. She's not shy!

I have a knack for finding 4-leaf clovers. Last year, I found 11 in a row within 2 minutes. And this year? What is wrong? I haven't found a 4-leaf clover all summer! John said that's like someone complaining they haven't gotten a hole-in-one in the last 6 months. Hali, some people never find a 4-leaf clover. Oh . . . right. . . .do you have a talent or skill that comes so easily that you think it's common? Doesn't everyone get a hole-in-one? Then on Saturday on my walk, I looked down, and there was a 4-leaf clover. So I've decided I'm not going to pick them anymore. I'll just take a picture. So here you go. A little luck for the day!

Last Day at the Beach

Last night's sunset.

Not much of a sunrise, so here's a shot of the clouds.

Yeah, I know. Lame.

Backyard visitor.

Twins

I have a dear-mama-deer & her twins that I've successfully failed to photograph all summer. They are often in my yard and in the woods behind my house, but I've never gotten all of them together in a photo. Until yesterday! I walked to my postbox, and POOF! You have deer!

Sweetness

Last night I was sitting outside my labyrinth in between the sun set & total darkness. I was watching the deer settle into their beds in the field in front of my house. The night air was fresh (il fait tres frais!) and the crickets began their symphony. Glorious.

On Friday I was walking to my postbox and there was a dear in the field.

And then she followed me. I call her Sweetie (the generic name for all the wild life around here) altho--perhaps her name should be Dearest. Hahaha

I think this week's theme will be Animal Friends in My Backyard.