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    April 29, 2010
    Snuggle Kitty

    This cracks me up…every time B.B. takes Leon’s picture, he looks like a crazy cat.

    My cat used to be very non-photogenic until I got a new camera!


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    April 28, 2010
    What Kind of Bird is This?

    I saw this down at the lake and want to guess it’s a goose, but I’m honestly not sure.

    Anyone have any ideas?


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    April 20, 2010
    A Tale of Two Houses

    In my backyard, we found this:

    (Yes my dog is a snake killer.)

    My friend found this in HIS backyard:

    I want his yard.

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    April 15, 2010
    How Many is Too Many?

    I have the privilege of interviewing a foster family later this week for my community web site where we are featuring special residents of our town.  Our citizens are what make our town special, so we want the whole world to know how much we care about each other.

    However, as I was reading the gentleman’s facebook info, he how many children they have AND then further said they also have 14 dogs and like 5 or 6 cats.  It makes me pause to ask, “How many is too many?”  We have two dogs and one cat at home and take special care to make sure they get some one-on-one time every day.  Frankly, some days it would be easy to just go about our business and only feed and water them.  But we’ve committed ourselves to having these pets so we owe them our love.

    I’ll be very interested to ask about whether having that many of everything ever gets overwhelming for him.  What do you think?  How many is too many?  Should the government be allowed to set a cut-off number within city limits?

    Photo from mandelbrot.

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    April 14, 2010
    Wordless Wednesday: Cardinal Loves Sunflower Seeds


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    April 13, 2010
    Don’t Make Eye Contact

    When you greet a dog, you shouldn’t make eye contact, be non-threatening, and let the dog approach you.  Do not do what I do and hold out your hand for it to sniff.

    Lessons by Boogie through Pawesome illustrates:

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    H/T Brittney. Thanks again!


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    April 2, 2010
    Friday Fun Video: Silly Kitty…

    Winston is a silly cat.

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    Thanks for sharing how easily fooled he is!  Stupid-head – hahaha!


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