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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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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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Lord Dudley Mountcatten is not happy with the constant remodeling noise, but his curiosity gene is strong enough to warrant a quick exploration of the project when my husband takes a break.
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Checking out the missing siding.
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Walking balance beam.
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Attacking a clamp.
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And looking in the window he usually looks out are all on the menu.
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As is using the new pea gravel for a litter box.
Though we probably won’t share that part with my husband.
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Every morning when my husband sits down, he has an audience.
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He’s none too patiently watched as he drinks his first cup of coffee and feels the pressure to finish.
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Because when there are only a few drops left?
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It must be offered to His Lordship..
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Who has developed an obsession with licking the cup.
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Cats.
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Living in Maine, we often visit our western neighbor. It’s a wonderful state filled with quirky people, cows, natural beauty and maple syrup.
And now?
They have this:
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Bravo Vermont.
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See?
Delightfully quirky.
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Clearly Max needed more cerebral stimulation than he was receiving at home.
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Congratulations Max.
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Pardon me, Dr. Max.
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We have almost 3 acres of carefully tended mown lawn. So naturally when I take Lord Dudley Mountcatten outside, he heads straight for the barren patch of dirt under our bird feeders.
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Yes, the bird viewing is up close and personal there…
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But the main reason is he likes to roll.
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The birds eat there. As do the woodchucks, the raccoons, the ducks, the fox and the deer.
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So many good stinky smells in which to cover himself.
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Sigh.
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When my husband first started tearing down the old porch he hoped to save some of the original frame.
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Some of the original wood came off easily, some required gentle coercion.
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I’m not quite sure what went on here…
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When my husband is working a project, I find it safer not to ask.
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New framing meets old.
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In jigsaw like pieces apparently.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten has been very curious where all the noise is coming from, so I took him out for a stroll to check the progress.
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Naturally he found the old dryer vent hole and had to investigate.
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Because I can’t stop sharing this cute little guy.
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That one is for Suz.
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I’ll take a dozen.
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They do exist!
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Now those are some pearly whites.
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Cheeky little devil.
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I found a few more of these adorable drawings..
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So you know I have to share.
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These dogs have the most beautifully expressive faces.
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I just melt.
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And smile…
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I have always loved Bull Terriers. Standard or miniature, they’re wonderfully funky little dudes.
So when I saw this on FB the other day I knew I had to share.
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Admittedly some of the drawings are a little cheeky.
(Sorry, I had to)
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But all them are clever and make me smile.
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Jimmy can mix drinks for me anytime.
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