She sees some mighty strange critters

 "Now mind you folks,  I only see these creatures furom Lynn's photos. I nevfur git out on the bike path to see this.  I'd much rather wait here fur Lynn to come home fur the treats and the brushies."

The snapping turtle may have lain her eggs during 

the night and was too cold and tired to move on.

I actually lifted her hind shell a bit off the ground.

She gave no reaction.  So I lifted again and pushed

at the same time.  She did hiss but did not try to

turn on me.  So I budged her a few inches off the

trail.  It was about 52 degrees that morn.

Black Rat Snake

The snake was also cold and did not want to move

when I spotted it too.  So when I tried prodding

it along,  it just wrapped itself around my bike tire.

I finally found a twig to convince it to move on.  These

two were only 50 feet apart that morning.

I see the Llama every time I bike.  But he's rarely this close to

the fence at the path.  He was already starting to grow back

his wool and this photo was taken one cold morning earlier in

the Spring,  when it was too cold too long.

And who doesn't enjoy seeing cows up close.  The llama is there

to protect half dozen mixed cows.  But I doubt there is anything

to bother them except flies.  

"I should be the only one in yer photos Lynn.  After all I

am nice and clean and don't need prodding and never 

need my wool sheared."

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Christmas in July

"We thought it might be fun to say Merry Christmas since today is July 25."

"I thought I'd stop fur an itch furst."

"It's nevfur too soon to dream of Santa and his gift giving.

See our pillow?"

"We hope you are planning yer Santa List."

"This is one of Santa's deer eatin' mulberries in our yard.  She

already munched on Lynn's plants earlier on."

Angel Seney got a new lily addition this year.  1/2 the buds were eaten off by slugs.

"Lynn said fur me not to hurry summer away."

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Again with the bugs, it's drivin' me buggy.

"Evfurry year Lynn brings in these pillar thing-a-ma-jigs and molly coddles them."

"It cuts into my purrsonal time for brushies and

luvin's and feedin'.  I protest."

5 days old Monarch, about pencil lead size

"When they hatch and kin fly I am not allowed to chase them.

I luv to chase flyin' bugs."

3 weeks old

4 weeks and starting chrysalis 

"SHE thinks I'm gonna babysit acause they're some kinda

Cat Monarch!  They are not gonna rule me."

"Fur now,  I'll just nap.  These things are b-o-r-i-n-g."

(psst, Lynn here,  don't tell HER but I have 

lots more babies.)

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Fun critters on the path

 "Lynn, you sure git some funny lookin' critters out there with you."

Catalpa Blossoms after they fell.

                                            These trees are native and grow very big.  The leaves

                                    are heart shaped and as large as a sheet of paper.  When

                                they make seed,  they are long green pods like greenbeans.

Snapping turtle

                             "Kitties, woofies,  can you see those claws!  How come she does 

                              not git her claws clipped?"

"Not our vizush deer.  Mom and her two fawns were

on the trail with Lynn." 

Right Precious,  I see more every day.

Snake skin shed in lily pond

                                     "Lynn has yet to splain to me why a snake would shed

                                 it's skin.  You don't see me shedding my grey onesie.  Do

                                 snakes go shoppin' fur new clothes?"

Toad tadpoles in same lily pond.

                                                   "But Lynn,  these things don't got legs like toads!

                                             How do you know that they will evfur hop away?"

Mama Wood duck and one duckling

                                          "Do you think there's more babies, Lynn?"

    

                                        Precious,  I figure only one survived being a baby

                                             Unfortunately that happens sometimes.  

                                              That snapping turtle had to eat you know.

"Lynn, I'm not a green sea turtle,  I'm a Blue Bag Turtle!"

Bee Balm

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Who's the star of this movie? 4th Celebration

 "Lynn,  when are you going to start the movie?  I am ready

fur viewing."

Down in front there girl.  I'm planning on watching a good

dvd movie and I really would like to see it all.

"We hope y'all have a great 4th celebration. And without

too much noise."

"The vizush deer left few buds to open this year.  These

lilies are fur Angel Seney.  All flowers in her garden are 

pink only.  Girly girl kitties around here, ya know."

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Grey Onesie / Maltese Day

 " I wear a grey onesie evfurry day of my life.  I have been a tad bit jealous that other kitty colors have special days. It has been on my mind enough that I've been in a bit of a grey mood."

"There's a day fur Tuxedo kitties,  Black kitties,

Ginger kitties and Tabby kitties.  You git my

drift, right."

"I came home to Lynn from the orphanage with only the

one grey onesie.  So I had no way to change my furs."

"Yay!  That's me sittin' on top of the world with my

green eyes and grey onesie!  My BFF Jo Jo and her

mom Barb made this fur us kitties with grey color furs.

That's Jo Jo sittin' front and center to help us celebrate."

My BFF Jo Jo

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"Jo Jo is more entertaining than I am.  She likes to 

help make the bed.  Me, I just sleep in my bed tent.

She loves her newest fur mate,  Nutmeg the pup."

" I am so furry delighted that there is now a Maltese

kitty day.  That's all us other loveable and furry and 

floofy kitties with our grey furs."

.Regardless of breed, any cat with solid grey colouration has two pairs of double-recessive genes for the non-agouti and colour-dilution traits, and so an exclusive mating between two solid grey cats should always produce solid grey kittens.

Gray Catbird

"One of Lynn's furavorite summer burds.  A Gray Catbird.

She says it reminds her of ME!

They are maltese too!  And they eat meal worms by the

thousands and meow all summer long.  But I really don't

quite know what they are saying.  Think it's in French or

something."

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One hop, two hop bunnies

 "I was out one morn on my catio, whilst  a bit dusky.  And cold and windy."

"I had already come in fur a warm up.  And a bit more breakfast.

Lynn doles it out one crunchie ata time.  Sometimes my

tummy is so empty."

"I had had 2 brushies already too."

"When Lynn called out da magic words  "Bunnies"

and I went running fur da door."

"Not one bun,  but two buns!  They musta heard

Lynn and maybe smelt me, 'cause they froze fur

a while.  Finally I got bored,  the air was cold

and da bunnies hopped outa sight."

(this was in early June when it was cold)

"I had to have nourishment by then."

"I work with Lynn at home.  We don't go out to work."

Astilbe, the deer noshed off most of the one in the back.

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