This week, I am pet-sitting in a beautiful circa-1840 farmhouse in the country with wide plank floors and a pot-belly stove. I am watching an adorable springer spaniel named Olive and a black-and-white cat named Orbit.
No fancy movie theater or jacuzzi here -- they don't even have CABLE -- but now I can think Deep Thoughts. And this afternoon, Olive and I will take a long walk through the woods out back along the path that leads to the Christmas tree farm next door.
Ah, the good life.
My NEW "Fancy House"
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SportsFan68
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Re: My NEW "Fancy House"
Take Orbit too!
(Kidding.)
We used to let Clayton come along, if he wanted to, until the property owners closed the trail through the woods.
Now we're stuck with the streets, and Casey has to be on a leash.
You two have fun!
(Kidding.)
We used to let Clayton come along, if he wanted to, until the property owners closed the trail through the woods.
Now we're stuck with the streets, and Casey has to be on a leash.
You two have fun!
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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dimmzy
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Re: My NEW "Fancy House"
A lot of people would say that Orbit should be an outdoor cat. He sat on the windowsills today looking very longingly at the beautiful outdoors ... and at all the birds at the bird feeder.Take Orbit too!
I'm actually amazed at the different varieties of birds who visit the feeders here -- including one I haven't seen before: it's got thick black-and-white stripes with horizontal black-and-white stripes along the edge of its feather and a red beak (or else a red spot above its beak.) It's smaller than a cardinal.
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SportsFan68
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Re: My NEW "Fancy House"
When Clayton and Yeti pass on, probably another five or six years, we'll start feeding birds too. Until then, it would be Yeti Smorgasbord Heaven.dimmzy wrote:
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I'm actually amazed at the different varieties of birds who visit the feeders here -- including one I haven't seen before: it's got thick black-and-white stripes with horizontal black-and-white stripes along the edge of its feather and a red beak (or else a red spot above its beak.) It's smaller than a cardinal.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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MarleysGh0st
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Re: My NEW "Fancy House"
A red beak? Not a red spot on top of its head? If the latter, it might be a Downy Woodpecker.dimmzy wrote:I'm actually amazed at the different varieties of birds who visit the feeders here -- including one I haven't seen before: it's got thick black-and-white stripes with horizontal black-and-white stripes along the edge of its feather and a red beak (or else a red spot above its beak.) It's smaller than a cardinal.
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peacock2121
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Re: My NEW "Fancy House"
Sounds like my kind of place - except for the no cable part.dimmzy wrote:This week, I am pet-sitting in a beautiful circa-1840 farmhouse in the country with wide plank floors and a pot-belly stove. I am watching an adorable springer spaniel named Olive and a black-and-white cat named Orbit.
No fancy movie theater or jacuzzi here -- they don't even have CABLE -- but now I can think Deep Thoughts. And this afternoon, Olive and I will take a long walk through the woods out back along the path that leads to the Christmas tree farm next door.
Ah, the good life.