Walt and Daphne

Sarah refuses to look at me so I can take her picture.

Photorama

The Still as Yet Unnamed Get a New Home

I'm thinking about calling the ducks Walt and Jason. I understand this will be a problem if next year I start getting duck eggs, but I like the names. In any case, it was becoming increasingly clear that the Unnamed were going to need to be moved outside, due to their stinkiness in the sewing room. Today I built them a delightful 7X7 ft pen in the backyard. They have a pond that I dug intentionally deep enough so that they could paddle around. They have grass and logs and cement and food and water and a basil plant in case they want to make pesto. They however have spent most of the day trying to figure out how to get out. They did get out once, but I quickly sized up the potential for escape and fortified the pen. They seem to be fond of hoping over one of the cement blocks and climbing on the logs. They also spent a good amount of time in the water-bathing and swimming. Once they get big enough I'll let them out of the pen, but since they escaped last week by wiggling through the chain link they have to be restrained.

Randi and Earl slept in the house the entire time.

The Unnamed Take the First Steps Outside

No one was hurt and they enjoyed exploring the back yard. They walked around, nibbled on the grass, sat, swam, snuggled into the dirt while I started digging part of their "pool."

The Saratoga Animal Shelter Welcomes Its Latest Arrivals

Because Evan and Peggy didn't talk me out of it.

Emmah Snickerdoodle

The Snickerdoodle is "enjoying" her two night stay at the Saratoga Animal Shelter. I have discovered these things about Emmah Snickerdoodle:

1) She does not like loud music to be played in the truck and it causes her to shake.
2) She doesn't like air conditioning to be too high or it causes her to shake.
3) If she shakes enough she will start to drool a puddle.
4) Emmah also does not enjoy the drive-thru at KFC; it too causes the shakes.
5) She does not know or refuses to say where my dad hides his quarters.
6) My mom boobey-trapped her food to see if I was feeding her as per her instructions.

Tomorrow the Snickerdoodle will be returning to her house and this edition of Snickerdoodle Slumber Party will be over.

Caught On Film

My sleek photographic skills allowed me to capture the moment when I tell someone I have four dogs. Pretty much everyone has this same look.