Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Public Enemy #1

She looks very innocent here, but Helen is my enemy.

She lives in the kitchen, just on the other side of 
the wall that keeps me OUT of the kitchen.

This should be my territory.

 I try to look at her over the wall, but all I can do is smell her.

If I am not paying attention to her, she tosses her toys, thumps, 
and chews on the wall to get my attention.

FUMP!

She is always just under my nose.

Literally.

She has a litter box, a kitchen, some toy boxes and a little bed.

If the litter box isn't cleaned to her specifications, 
she lets everyone know about it.

It's possible she was right about the litter box this time.

One annoying thing is that she has the run of the kitchen.

 She has a another hut right by the gate, too! 
This is where she does most of her thumping and gnawing.

 When I am asleep at night, the gate opens.

Do you see something annoying in MY AREA?

She eats my guinea pig food, kernels of corn, and bits of potato.

 I guess I could think of her as a janitor.

 But if she's a janitor, she should be fired!

Lazy bum.

 Lately she has been coming out to my special pasture, too! 
If I ignore her she stamps and runs around to get my attention.

Oh, Helen!



Sunday, May 13, 2012

Notes for the Pet Sitter



Good Morning! Are you my Pet Sitter? 
I'm ready for my milk!

I'll just take a taste.

You made it just right!


Don't worry about the mess. It dries up nice and crusty.
 
  
Don't forget about my potatoes and guinea pig food! 
The little dish is salt. 

You have to put bells on the door so you know when I'm inside and a piece of cork into the latch to keep the door from closing all the way.

 
If you forget the cork I eat the door trying to get out. Or in.
 
I'm not really allowed in the rabbit pen.

So I don't think Helen should be allowed in my kitchen area.

 Please water the grass seed so new grass will grow in the backyard. 
How much mud do we need?


You should probably take away broken toys.


Corn on the cob should be served at noon, sharp!

  
Apples are a good treat any time. 

 You can see the apple juice behind me.

  

I'm still kind of hungry.

  
 Bamboo from the front yard!

You'll know if I disapprove of anything. 


 
This is where I usually poop. 
You need to clean it up right away or
 I might track it into the house on my feet.


I like to track in mud, too.

I always wash my feet before I go into the kitchen.
(That was a joke!)
 
 
If I go swimming I need my frog towel afterward.

 
Be sure to check that I don't drag it out the door. 
When my frog holds the door open, hundreds of flies come in.

I just wanted to show you my new goldfish toy.

If you put new blankets on the bed, I need to mark them first.


I sit outside the door and wait patiently for my bedtime milk.

Before bedtime, make sure my heater is on. 
And straighten out my blankets, please!

This is where I have my bedtime milk. Good night!


Thursday, May 10, 2012

My New Swimming Pool - Part Two: Disassembly

So this is it? This is my new pool? Harumph. It looks different.

I can hardly stand the excitement.

You want me to dive in or something? 
With the camera in your hand you're asking me to DIVE?

Not on your life. I don't see my fish in there yet.

Nice touch, a raggy rug on my steps. 
I'll just toss it over...there.

The swimming pool was finished two days ago but I'm still not sure.

 Say what? Really? My fish are in there?

Sure enough! Fish testing phase complete, then!


It's a beautiful sight!

Okay, then, but not until you put the camera down! 

[KERSPLOOSH!]

  
Lots of water! 
The fish are all frantically swimming away from me!

 

The first bite was above the water level.
That's okay, right?

 
Next day and I'm swimming again!

After my second swim, the  back yard started filling up with water. 
By morning the water level had lowered by three feet (a meter).

If you look closely, you can see the bite hole right in the middle of the photo. 
It looks like a black slit just above (to the right) of the bottom of the pool.


 POOL CLOSED

Determined to be a hazard, the pool was closed and disassembled.

What took them nearly a week to assemble was apart in less than a day.

I'm still not sure what happened to my pool.

But I am sure it is gone.

It doesn't even look like a pool any more.