Yesterday I got word that Rufus was adopted on Tuesday! He spent a week at Petsmart, and honestly I don’t think that’s bad at all.
Yay, Rufus!
Sights from around Crooked Acres.
We planted some grapes in the back yard. So far, they seem pretty happy. Maybe in ten years, we’ll be able to drink some of our own grape juice!
Squash flower! Maybe we really will end up with some veggies this summer. Fingers crossed!
Rooster, flappin’.
Mama chicken and some of her babies.
Meredith Gray, strutting with attitude.
Gracie’s always trying to goad George into playing. Sometimes he indulges her, sometimes he doesn’t.
Happy Gracie.
Can you tell there was some Furminating going on out here?
Silly girl.
Snack time!
Furminating in progress. Gracie LOVES to be brushed, and she’ll flop over on her back and roll around, she’s so giddy with delight.
“Nyah.”
Snackin’ Time for the McMaos.
Note that Maggie works her way down the line, elbowing kittens out of the way. Like I said to Fred the other night, “You know how they say a mother is a person who, seeing there are only 4 pieces of cake for 5 people, promptly announces she never did care for cake?”
“Yeah?” Fred said.
“Maggie is a mother who, seeing there are only 4 pieces of cake for 5 people, promptly announces ‘You kids don’t need cake, anyway.””
You can hardly blame her, I guess – the babies are almost 7 weeks old, and can still be seen nursing several times a day.
I still think it’s about the sweetest thing ever. We’ve talked about moving Maggie to another room for a few hours during the days just to give her a break from the kittens and to give them some idea that life goes on even if Mama’s not right there. I may start doing that this weekend and see how it goes.
Miz Poo would like to know just what I think I’m doing out here in the back yard.
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Previously
2010: The many faces of Gavin.
2009: No entry.
2008: I want them to stop growing and be tiny forever!
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: Last night we cleared out the guest bedroom and set it up for our new foster children.