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Lord Dudley Mountcatten was fascinated by something on the front porch the other day.
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Upon further investigation….
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I discovered a Polyphemus caterpillar on a section of our stone siding.
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Strange creatures indeed.
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The close up photos are reminiscent of a Hollywood space alien.
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How cool is that!
It would be nice if he sticks around after his metamorphosis…
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With a six inch wingspan, he’ll be quite impressive.
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The neighbor’s horses are sporting some new footwear.
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And while I know they wear eye protection to give relief from flies…
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The sexy boots are new.
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If ever there was a way to waste perfectly good wine, this is it.
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You have to love a Maine town hall that embraces rubber duckies.
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I don’t drink coffee, but this almost makes we want to start.
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His Lordship has discovered and claimed the bottom shelf of the new coffee table.
It was only a matter of time.
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Yes, Virginia… there is such a thing as too much weed.
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Or in Lord Dudley Mountcatten’s case…
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Catnip.
When under the influence, His Lordship is known for doing some seriously stoned yoga.
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And when he’s had enough exercise?
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This.
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Our Coopers Hawk returned yesterday and hung out for almost an hour, which is quite unusual.
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His Lordship was fascinated and kept a close eye on the visitor this time.
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I’m not sure what held this beautiful guy’s attention for so long… but I’m not complaining.
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I enjoyed watching him almost as much as Dudley.
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I spied someone on the deck railing recently, and as you can see… the royal feline was clueless.
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The someone was a juvenile Coopers Hawk.
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There’s good hunting under our bird feeders and this beauty was seriously interested.
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After ten minutes of me taking pictures and saying hey, there’s a big bird outside…
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His Lordship caught on.
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Hullo gawgeous!
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Raptors are fascinating creatures.
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And seeing one this close is a special experience.
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My third and final easy to assemble coffee table arrived yesterday.
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With what seemed like 50 cubic yards of styrofoam snow.
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Seriously, the stuff flew everywhere and has been nearly impossible to eradicate.
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I was sweeping and vacuuming like mad trying to keep ahead of it.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten was inconvenienced…
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And did not appreciate his favorite perch being turned upside down.
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Legs, shelf and trim pieces attached during a Red Sox game …
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And viola.
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Another Mission style table completes the set.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten enjoys licking the cream residue from my husband’s morning coffee and makes no secret of this fact.
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From the moment my spouse pours his first cup, he has a captive audience.
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Since His Lordship doesn’t want the actual coffee, my husband has to drink the first cup more rapidly than he’d like.
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And is stared down with anticipation during the process.
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Cats.
They want what they want.
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I am both childless and a cat lady.
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It’s probably not a good idea to piss us off…
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And if politics offend you?
How about this…
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The hostas by our kitchen landing are having a good year.
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A really good year. Tall and full of pale purple blooms.
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The day lilies that were dug up by our neighbor’s tractor when our water line burst a few years ago have finally come back to life.
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Half are yellow, half are this interesting double ruffle peach and coral.
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Sadly these two by the road are full of weeds..
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But the colors are spectacular.
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In other news… His Lordship almost caught the dreaded red b*tch.
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That rotten red rodent was sitting on the stone wall chattering at him, taunting him … swishing her tail and daring him to lunge.
So he did.
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But sadly, he missed… and she disappeared into the wall.
Almost, Dudley.
Almost.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten heard something in the woodchuck burrow .
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten investigated.
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On the other end of the woodchuck burrow?
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A woodchuck.
Lord Dudley Mountcatten switched sides and waited on that end.
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Which meant a woodchuck popped up on the first side.
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So His Lordship switched sides again and waited.
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And finally, after Lord Dudley’s servant was tired of standing in the heat and about to drag him back in the house….
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Interspecies communication.
Disclaimer – no woodchucks (or cats!) were harmed in the making of this blog.
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