More dog trouble - My rescued basset hound, Duke (age 9) seems to have vertigo. We thought he had a stroke (he still might). At 3:30 am today, he woke us up stumbling down the hall and running into walls. After a day at the vet, he's home and resting now. The vet thinks it is … [Read more...]
Tilda gets stung by bees
Tilda got into a ground hive of yellow jackets that was right in her potty area. She was stung by about a half dozen or more. Steve was out with her and she went wild thrashing around and he had to pluck them off of her. Luckily, we had an antihistamine and my friends here were … [Read more...]
Toad Pics
What's summertime with some toad pics? And, a squirrel raiding the feeder. … [Read more...]
Stan the Porch Toad
So, this isn't in MY backyard, but instead in my mom's backyard. She has this really big toad that started living in a flower pot on her back patio. You can follow him on Facebook here and learn more about his antics. … [Read more...]
A bunch of yard critters!
I thought this was an enormous cricket, then I found out it was a giant spider. I briefly thought Steve was throwing it at me. We were trying to photograph the tiniest snake we ever saw but he got away into the grass and we found 2 of the biggest spiders ever seen around here … [Read more...]