Challenge of the month: wear a stinky boot over your head and pick up a dog toy at the same time. I’ve seen it done: We had wind blow down some copper flashing off the garage onto the deck: I enlisted the help of my handy handyperson to put it back up: I took an…
Author: brucewinter
Fire and Ice
Big fire downtown last week, 150 foot flames! This is as seen from our window, 2 miles away: A drugged up electrician torched 4 story wooden apartment under construction, for unknown reasons. They had 4 big ladder fire trucks, one at each corner, and managed to keep it from spreading: It was so scary, some…
Ice Monsters
We just finished eating this guy, a blue chicken: I think our chance of survival is pretty good, but just in case, figured I better post this month’s pictures. Remember last month’s snowman? He spent the last month evolving. First we added a bunch of mostly random appendages: Then I hooked up a hose with…
Black and White and … all over everything
Warning, attack of a black and white fur ball is about to commence. It starts innocently enough, with a cuddly, peaceful, couch creature, fresh from a nap: And then he wakes up: And there is no stopping him: We learned a lot this month. How to get shots: How to go for a harness walk:…
Bow Tie
Mystery photo … this one is significant: No peaking for the answer below until you have have a guess. Irena (Helen’s Mom) had ovarian cancer surgery last week. Not much fun. Boris slept on the pullout couch in her recovery room: And Helen helped when and where she could: Irena went home over the weekend…
Cats and immersion diuresis
This months mystery photo is from our kitchen: We are enjoying the last of this seasons flowers: Helen found the last of some tasty grapes in Irena & Boris garden: And the last of our cherry tomatoes: That process (or maybe it was the brain surgery that she finished the day with) wore her out. …