SICKNESS and PESTS Following are random thoughts I’ve had about pests and their dangers to life and limb. As Maxwell Smart was fond of saying, “Sorry about that, Chief!” When I was active in pest control I came across several instances where pests were causing health problems either to pets, or humans, or both. In fact, …
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Recent Photos – Feb 19, 2023 Edition
Picture Day! October 20, 2025 Edition
I haven’t done one of these in a while so it’s time…I have some fresh photos to share and I’m going to get them posted first thing this morning, before I do anything else. FAMILY FIRST – In the first few pics the grands had spent the night, and the school bus was going to …
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Picture Day! September 29, 2025 Edition
First, meet Slasher! He has made himself a fixture on our deck…even Maisie & Max have accepted him into the family! Next, the obligatory recent pix of our own critters Some photos of the grands from a few days ago And finally, a few misc pictures at home
Picture Day! June 9, 2025 Edition
Posting this a day late…sorry…. This first group is from my granddaughter Lyra’s birthday dinner (Golden Corral, Saginaw MI); the first photo was taken on her 11th birthday which was also graduation day from elementary school. These pics are from granddaughter Luna’s birthday dinner; she chose the Mongolian Grill in Midland. Just some fun photos…a …
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Picture Day! March 24 2025 Edition
Some birds in the yard (a house finch, and a flock of red-winged blackbirds) For some reason, Maisie decided to move her “house” out from under the bird cage table, and into the room next to where I sit hahaha! Waking up to see my gurl’s face next to me in the morning…and disturbing His …
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Picture Day! March 10, 2025 Edition
This batch starts out with a cool photo I took of a sunset beyond Skidway Lake when it was a little foggy; I took it from the Mills Twp Hall parking lot at dusk. Then there are several of the Saginaw Bay that I stopped to take on the way up to Pinconning, from the …
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Picture Day! March 3, 2025 Edition
Some photos from the 2nd half of February
VIDEO: Feeding Our Dogs (Real Food!)
It occurred to me several weeks ago that nobody else in this family eats “kibble” – the parrots and Pete & I eat real food, and avoid processed 95% of the time. So we made the choice to feed Maisie & Chuy the same way. Tonight after making a batch of food for them I …
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Monday Media – June 10, 2024 Edition
A time to share some of my favorite photos (or recordings, or whatever) from the previous week… We love the critters that choose to spend time with us! And the wild colors that grow here! We enjoy our spaces too! Some food porn: Speaking of food, Myrtle’s Garden is coming along nicely too! We’ve been …
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