Lots of not much going on here...though we did cause the petcretary some consternation...
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| I see and smell the evidence of your digging endeavors, Benji... |
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| Maybe if I wash it off with my tongue she won't notice... |
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| I swear Benji did this and not me, snickering... |
Then one early morning, Benji and Dalton were both attacking the drainpipe...and it was not anywhere where it should have been, torn right off the wall
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| And full of bite marks... |
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| And bent in half with lots more bites... |
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| I'm a good boy today... |
On June 16, we had some bad storms around, but when petcretary came out of the grocery store she saw this beautiful double rainbow!
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| Taken with my phone camera... |
On her way home from work there was a pretty crescent moon and two planets, likely Jupiter and Mars but we are not sure.
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| Moon in the upper left, Jupiter in the middle,and Mars at the bottom right very close to the trees. (10:24 at night on June 18th, 2026) |
Then a few days later she nearly walked into this pretty spiderweb...but Ms Spidery wasn't home, likely out shopping for more silk. LOL!
And when she was walking in the yard looking for rogue weeds and other invasives she found this walnut shell half at the bottom of a tree trunk...she though it looked kind of like a barn owl face...
So she gasthered up some more of thw walnut shell bits and made a complete wee owlet, LOL!
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| An Owl-ly Selfie...BOL! |
Petcretary has been busy trying to spoil our barking sessions and the running along the fence line with Rose...she's been putting up 'privacy fence covers', but they are not too opaque, so she might need to add a second layer. They are a bear to install, and the zip ties provided are 'wimpy' so she'll get some metal ones, they will withstand the elements of Michigan weather much better.
Here is a view of what is up so far...on the 'Rose' side; she may hold off doing any more work on that project in the coming week, as the temps are supposed to be in the 90'sF and with high humidity, it will be dangerous to be outdoors doing heavy work. Each one of those panels is 50 feet long, and they take her about 90 minutes to install, and right now there are 6 of them, 4 on the 'Rose' side, and 2 on the other with 2 more needed there, before doubling them all up.
What a long post, thanks for bearing with us, BOL!!
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteWell that was a newsy one! You two boys have had some mischief (sorry Dalton, but witnessing without repawting to the authorities means complicity!)... Petcretary got creative (LOVE the owlet)... oh and the planetary alignment would have been Venus (brightest), then Jupiter, and Mercury was there, but lower and much more difficult to see naked eye... we had cloud so I missed that conjunction... Have a fab week you lot! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
My, my, am sure both Benji and Dalton would say "NOT ME" about the drain pipe thingy ... never in a blue, or double-moon. You are sure the yard-lady-supreme, retired to take on a new job! And yes, indoors with the heat coming ahead ... but bravo on what you've accomplished so far. WOO-HOO to adorable Mr Owl!
ReplyDeleteBoys, that is a lot of fence that's going up there isn't it. It'll be nice for privacy I'm sure. Now what's this about chewing on a metal downspout? Not exactly a good thing to clean your teeth on you know. Love seeing the rainbow, we just always hate that it takes a storm to make one.
ReplyDeleteYou two boys are so cute and I love your mom's owl. I hope that privacy screen works for all that work Petcretary is doing.
ReplyDeleteThat owl is pawsome! We hope the screen helps! We know you didn't chew the downspout!
ReplyDeleteHow clever of your Petcretary to make that cute owl!
ReplyDeleteAnd it looks like you two boys have been quite - er, creative - as well (mol)!
That double rainbow is absolutely AMAZING!
Walking into a spiderweb is icky beyond belief!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the weatherguessers say Michigan is looking down the barrel of some hot and muggy stuff. UGH.
doodz !!! that shell doez look like a barn owl......way cool job two petcretarry !!! N curry uz catz gotta noe...what...waz in de drain pipe....chippe ??? ☺☺♥♥
ReplyDeleteWe don't know...but a red squirrel went in there last year once...could have been any kind of small rodent or even a snake.
DeleteYou guys have been very busy! It is really bad taht some other doggy came in and chewed that. Tigris, Styx and Lanie too
ReplyDeleteWe had no idea that a canine could do that much damage to a downspout! Are you sure it was one of you? My thought is that it was a bear! The double rainbow is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness but you two can be mischief makers if you choose!
ReplyDeleteI really like the photos, though, especially the owl. Your Petcretary is clever.
Nice selfies and beautiful rainbow and spider web. Someone was very naughty- I bet Rose snuck in and did it. :) XO
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your owl. How gorgeous is that!
ReplyDeleteAs for that fence, how frustrating about the attachments but * looks at the miscreant * Who put holes in that pipe????
Those are some great photos! Why on earth would you guys attack an innocent drain pipe? LOL
ReplyDeleteYou two have moved up a notch in troublemaking.Department
ReplyDeletethat is the cutest owl and the best rtainbow photo! bravo!! and we hope you are not in da doghouse for the chewing job ;O)
ReplyDeleteA MARVELOUS post and all this amazing news and a darling owl-let to boot!!!! Wonderful screen you are putting up and we have one, too and it's WORK to put it up. Watch out for the heat, mama is feeling it and she grew up in 100 degree weather but shes...uh....not a spring chick any longer so feels the heat. Such a surprise for a sun-lover!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with all. LOVE the photos and especially the lovely owl!!!!
Nice job on downspout! 😂 We had some of that fence barrier years ago. I remember what a pain it was to install just a short fence run and I had to replace zip ties over the years of high altitude sun beating down on them till I got smart and started using wire. Good luck. Very clever 'owl' 'artwork.'
ReplyDeleteWe loved your long post and the captions, Dalton and Benji. The picture of the Moon and the planets are amazing and the rainbows...WOW! What a great message💗You two look always so cute, sweet doggies, even if one of you got yourself a little bitey...could have been Little Faye too...😹Double COOL Pawkisses for a Happy Day to all of you🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteHi hi hi! Ojo here! You guys would get along well with Cyrus! He has made Many Holes in our yard, and he has also put May Holes into other things! We hope you had fun making holes!
ReplyDeleteLulu: "That is some excellent digging work you've done there, boys! I mean ... that someone has done there who certainly isn't either one of you. And I'm sure that drainpipe deserved whatever it got. Maybe it was harboring a chipmunk!"
ReplyDeleteYou two are excellent diggers and we can dig that!!!!
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