Thursday, December 24, 2009

Susie is at the resort...

Susie's Dad dropped her off at the "resort" yesterday evening. If you need a Susie fix in the meantime, you can watch her on the "ParkCam" by going to www.theparkpetretreat.com and on the left hand side, scroll down and click on "parkcam". Login with name "guest" and the password is "thepark". When the video link opens, click on small dogs, and she is the best lookin' Bassett in the room!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

"She's a HEALTHY one..."

Poor Susie...
New upstairs neighbors were moving in Saturday morning. A man, upon seeing Susie, exclaimed, "She's a HEALTHY one!" Something makes me think he was implying something about her voluptious body shape...

Oh dear... and I got a little too excited about the pretty bushes by the trash dumpster and incorrectly called them Holly bushes. They aren't. But here's some actual Holly for you...

This Holly is by the Starbuck's just down the road from our apartment.
A lot of bushes and trees around here have red berries. Very pretty. This is a bush in front of our apartment. And this is a tree by the "poop station" on what we lovingly refer to as "poop hill."

And, one more thing...

GO COLTS!!! 13-0!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Susie's Rough Day and Misc. pics

Bryan mentioned seeing a little bird with a yellow belly Saturday while I was working. I got to see him and take a few pictures today.
I'm not sure what kind of bird it is... it resembles a goldfinch, but doesn't have the beak of a finch, and is a bit heavier.
The berries on the holly bushes are red now...
These pictures were taken in the rain by the trash dumpster, but you can get the idea...
Here we are waiting.
and waiting...
and waiting.
Susie had to pay a visit to her least favorite place for some vaccine boosters before visiting The Park later this month.
It wasn't too bad... she still weighs a trim 40.5 pounds (the same as in September), and did not poop in the lobby this time. (The receptionist thanked her for this.)
She was back home working in the office by noon.

And for those of you who couldn't believe your eyes... please enjoy "Susie Plays 2". Sorry for the poor lighting in the beginning of the video.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Birds, birds, birds...

It was a busy day at the birdfeeder today!
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse (below)
Female Eastern Bluebird
Female Eastern Bluebirds
Male Eastern Bluebird
Some type of woodpecker (below)
I'm not sure what the bird below is, but it's a common visitor.
The Tufted Titmouse (below) is shy and fast, and very hard to photograph!
I was so happy to see Bluebirds today! They only come for a short time each day.
Any ideas what the bird below is?
Tufted Titmouse again...
And two different species of woodpecker...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

How 'bout those COLTS? Random pics...

Dear Colts,
Congrats on your 11-0 season! And for winning 5 games in a row after trailing in the 4th quarter. And while it has made for intense, edge of your seat, game enjoyment, please feel free to WHOOP the Titans on Sunday.
Sincerely,
Jenny
Do you think Susie has lost weight?
I may have mentioned in an earlier post that after 5 months of patient waiting, I finally have birds at the feeder on the balcony.
I actually saw a bluebird yesterday, but it was one of the more shy visitors, so I only got pics of the fatty above (who ate for 2 straight hours)...
And the little guy peaking around the back.
Kitty has been having a blast chattering at the birds from her new favorite spot beneath the Christmas tree.
Hope you're having a great week!