Foremost this time are a couple videos. The first is Grayce getting used to the rest of the house (mostly) and of AJ and Snickers grooming themselves in the sunlight. For added viewing, a few photos of other animals, including JoJo and a squirrel, are included. Have at it!
Pam has been introducing Grayce to the house (outside the laundry room) in a gradual fashion. This first video is of Grayce running around in the kitchen and library. Run time is about 3 minutes.
Pam lets Grayce run in the house for a bit but some areas are still blocked off (as Grayce is still not 100% with the idea that pee belongs outside).
A recent vet visit confirms Grayce is growing; she is now at about 12 pounds in weight versus 8 pounds when she arrived at Heart House. Pam has had to “let out” Grayce’s harness and move up a size in dog coat. Puppyhood does not last all that long.
Still more on Grayce: She received a bath earlier this week. I’m not sure she enjoyed it. Nice to have the job sink!
I am including a couple random photos of other critters. In the first, JoJo is enjoying a treat, licking out an empty cottage cheese container.
Along the same lines, here is JoJo with KitKat. KitKat is more comfortable with JoJo than she is with household cats. Strange to see the canine-feline bond.
Moving outside, we are trying a new type of squirrel food this week. Pam ordered these “squirrel logs” from Chewy and we are trying them out. The squirrels seem to go for them.
The “grid lines” in the above photo are there as I took this picture through the kitchen window, and the grid lines are the window screen. I did not have time to go out the back door and shoot from the porch.
Moving back indoors, the other morning I was enjoying my cup of morning tea and noticed AJ sitting on top of the cat post, in the sun, grooming herself. Here is a clip of that activity, and Snickers gets into it near the end. Run time is about 4 minutes.
Otherwise, we are enjoying a mild stretch of weather with some nights not getting below freezing. Much of our snow has melted and there is a chance of rain in the 10-day forecast. Is spring really arriving?
I should mention our good friend, Henry Tourtillott, celebrated his 98th birthday this past Tuesday. Hank is moving slowly these days, but reports he is learning chess (against a computer) to “help keep my mind sharp.” Here is hoping for 100!
A couple other milestones worth mentioning: My first blog post was in February of 2011, so I am entering my 15th year as a blogger. Also, my e-mail address is now 37 years old as I opened it while working for Sears Business Systems in Beaverton, Oregon, in 1988. (I think. Could have been earlier than that.)
A kiddo update: Felicity and Peter finally moved into their renovated Lodi home late last week. Now comes the fun part…unpacking, arranging, and making the house into a home. (By the way, the nearest city with any name recognition is Watkins Glen, home to a well-known road-race course.) In the winter, when the leaves are off the trees, Felicity and Peter can just see Seneca Lake from their property.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
Puppy shots are concluding at the vet. It appears Grayce is having a low energy/diarrhea reaction to the first rabies series injection. Today that poor puppy is draggin’ — much like me for 36 hours after the Covid booster each year.
Happy Trails.
