2-3 day old baby bunnies are probably the cutest things ever. I saw a freshly born batch a while back, and they were ridiculous.
fire
1882
How can you post this… and not post pictures??!
Juste
1883
Built my first fence today! 10 meters/11 yards long and to my amazement straight as an arrow and perfectly level. In the two years i have lived in this house (always had apartments before) i have gone from having umpteen thumbs to nearing my actual two. Necessity is the mother of invention or something like that.
Yeah, when I let the dogs out, I’m two steps ahead of them and guarding that nest. They seem not to have noticed it yet.
Because my partner has threatened to whup me if I bother them any more than necessary. :) I may have to do it anyway, though.
Wife in NY, one kid at a birthday party and the other at a friends. I did a lot of practical stuff around the house and one thing was finally putting up the rotating disco ball complete with colour changing spot, that my father in law found at a yard sale and gave my youngest as an extra birtday present.
Finally because he checked the motors and lamp, but didn’t notice that the part the lamp was supposed to hang from was missing. So after bending iron, drilling holes and setting bolts an screws it’s up.
The youngest is thrilled. Went to bed with the disco lights on and a happy grin on her face, and I fear she’ll never leave the room again.
… now her sister wants one.
Rimbo
1887
Congrats (late due to vacation) to Ryan Michael and Roger Wong. (have no idea who RW’s company is)
Lorini
1888
Two new additions to the family:
This is Buster, a 9 week old Boston Terrier I’ve had since last Wednesday.
This is Xiao-Xiao (Mandarin for tiny) a year old Shih Tzu I’ve had for a little over 2 weeks.
The story:
This dog
is Bosco. Bosco is 13 years old, nearly blind (he has severe cataracts) and mostly deaf (because of multiple ear infections). He also has severe arthritis, and is barely getting around even with his painkillers. I don’t think he will make the summer.
This dog
is Baylee. Baylee is 6 years old and an awesome dog. I got her from the pound 3 years ago as a stray. Unfortunately she got out of the house two weeks ago and while she had her collar with both my phone numbers on it, no one has called to say they have her. I assumed she is lost for the time being, maybe permanently, although if the new owner doesn’t change collars, I’ll probably hear about her again some time in the future.
The vet suggested that I get a new dog (Xiao-Xiao) while Bosco was still able to move around so that the new dog would become part of the pack. This was working well. I was devasted with Baylee’s loss (that was the day I got into that argument with DTB), but I really do want two dogs, and Bosco still needs to work the new dog (Buster) into the pack. I didn’t go for a pound dog because I want a dog that is not a stray and knows where his home is like Bosco. There were only pit bull puppies at the pound and I want a dog that is less than 25 pounds.
So far, honestly, I forgot what it is like having a puppy. Behind his back, I call Buster StinkyPeePoop, which is a very apt description. I know he’ll grow out of it, but that can’t happen fast enough!!!
Okay, I got a short video and a couple of pics of the backyard baby bunnies here.
Jakub
1890
Lorini, if there was any doubt before, it’s eliminated now that you’re 100% chick. Baylee is the most chick name for a dog, ever.
Went hiking on an active volcano this weekend.
Juste
1893
Wooden. Had to work really hard to get the poles in, the ground on our garden is extremely dense once you get about 10 inches down so I had to use some aluminium spears on the poles to get them into the ground. That took nearly half the day for the 8 poles, the rest was a breeze. Except for the 100 degrees heat.
This is the first time in my life I literally blew a gasket.
My car had the valve gasket replaced. When I drove it the next day after servicing, I noticed whiffs of smoke coming out of the engine compartment. Realizing that’s not a good thing, I took it back to the garage were the mechanic told me the new gasket had blown out.
One of our dachshunds is named Bailey. Mostly after the liqueur, sadly enough. :)
My wife tried to convince me to get a third dog this weekend but I successfully resisted. Especially because like everything she wants, I initially react against it but then start to come around a few days later to the point where I start convincing her after she’s lost interest. I really don’t want another puppy right now!
Lorini
1896
I don’t plan on having three dogs very much longer, it’s too much considering one is a puppy, one is old and sick, and one is not neutered and therefore constantly looking for the love of his life (his neutering is scheduled, just not done yet).
After my car was going through cycles of heating up and cooling on the way home, I decided that I probably needed to add some more coolant. I opened the hood and slowly removed the radiator cap. None of the steam I expected came out when the cap was half opened, so I stupidly opened it up the rest of the way. A fountain of coolant geysered out all over the place. My arms are covered in minor burns and my shirt is ruined. Two showers later and my hair still smells like it.
God, I hate this car. I can’t wait to get a new one.
Yeah you have to wait until it cools down for a long time.
I decided to cook with my cast iron in my new place, using my uncles oven mitts… BIG mistake. The dam things melted right through on the right hand (&% !) and now I have a monster burn which doesn’t hurt which just makes me think its worse than I think because everything’s white and you can definitely see where the oven mitt first melted onto the skin and then where the cast iron started to melt the skin. It’s been a day and it seems fine but I was in contact with melting stuff and cast iron for a good 4-5 seconds, I think I’m going to see the free clinic just in case.
