It happened again that we came upon a snake eating a toad. Steve stepped out the door and the snake was writhing and trying to get it in. It was far too late to intervene so nature had to take its course. We quietly videotaped and recorded the scene and then let the snake be. If … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
Check out this little guy we found today! He was in the tall weeds right by the pavement when we were going to weedwhack. Saved him. A friend helped identify his species. … [Read more...]
Chip has a bad infection
So, I've been reluctant to share all of this as I feel like a chunk of my life for the last year has been filled with sad dog sickness stories. But, I need to document what is going on with Chip and people will ask, so here goes. Chip is quite sick. He's been on medication … [Read more...]
April 2017 PupDate – Tilda
My husband & I adopted Tilda from New Hope Pet Rescue. Part of our Adoption contract calls for us to share monthly Pupdates with them. I thought I'd share the notes from my training notebook here and perhaps these things would be helpful to others as well as supplying the … [Read more...]
Introducing Mathilda Wilma Whiting
I was admittedly foundering after the loss of our beloved basset hound, Quincy in February. Chip was sad. Steve was sad. I was sad. This was a sad, depressed household. I was pining for another dog, a companion for our family. I know that no dog will ever replace Quincy. When … [Read more...]