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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Wild Thangs.

There's a lot more activity with the snow receding and temperatures warming.  Both inside and out.  This little fellow/gal is a regular sight on the last leg of my trip home.  I am always so fascinated by porcupines - their stumpy little legs and stiff gait.  This is a youngster that I see in the same spot a few times a week.  I stop the car, roll the window down and chat him/her up.  Thank goodness there is no traffic whatsoever up on the mountain to witness my awkward attempts to commune with Nature.


Inside, the Boyz are feeling their spring oats.  In the morning, papers are on the floor, rugs are bunched, furniture is moved.  The dogs look haunted...  The Boyz look so angelic, don't they?  Ha!  I tripped over the kitchen rug (which had been moved across the room into my blind spot) this morning and started the morning with a bang - as I landed on my knees in the dark.  Luckily, there was no damage done, except to my dignity.  Of which there is very little left...

Slimbo on the left and Kramer on the right.
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19 comments:

  1. jaz@octoberfarmApril 16, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    those two look like trouble to me!

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  2. Sandy LivesayApril 16, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Susan,

    Angelic................NOT!!! I've always wanted to setup a camera just to see what our dog does at night or when were not home.
    They always get into something, and try to look so innocent. :-)

    Have a great day!

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:45 PM

      Sandy - I can always tell when anyone has been 'bad' - my dog, Scrappy won't look me in the eye. And he's never the one to misbehave!

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  3. DFWApril 16, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Haven't seen a porcupine in the wild in years! We have armadillos around here that will wreak havok on a yard. Yeah, I know they are going after bugs & such but they make huge holes where they dig. Those kitties are just too sweet (to look at anyway).

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:46 PM

      DFW - I've never seen an armadillo (alive). Are they as bad as chickens, when it comes to digging in the garden? The Boyz are pretty sweet - at least half of the time...

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  4. Mama PeaApril 16, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    More like "Double Trouble!"

    You may have to start putting your headlamp on first thing in the morning so you don't end up injuring yourself! At least until the Boyz get over their spring fever!

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:47 PM

      Mama Pea - What a good idea! At least I've learned (the hard way) to wear shoes in the dark.

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  5. SueApril 16, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Ha--loved the bottom photo. What characters!

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:48 PM

      Sue - They really are. They have such different personalities - Kramer is outgoing and Slimbo is shy.

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  6. FionaApril 16, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    I love Porcupines despite their damage to livestock. They like bananas a lot. I was blessed to know a man who had one for a pet. Yes they called him Porky....He would eat bananas when you held him. Their tummies are soft like a horses nose and the quills actually feel like very coarse hair as long as you stroke with them not against. As to your Royal felines...priceless!

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:48 PM

      Fiona - Bananas?? Who would have thought?! What a fun thing - to pet a porcupine! Yes, do you see the double stack of kitty beds? Just in case a pea is slipped in there...

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  7. Candy C.April 16, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    No porcupines here so I enjoyed seeing "yours"! Those boyz look like LOTS of trouble! :)

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    1. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 12:50 PM

      Candy - Do you have the equivalent of a porcupine out there? Yes, it's amazing how angelic they can look - after destroying everything in sight...

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  8. SusanApril 16, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    All I can say is when I die, if I come back, I want to be one of your pets. Looks like a comfy life to me.

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  9. CarolynApril 16, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    So, does the little porcupine talk BACK to you? Just wondering.
    And YAY!! for Kitty pictures :)
    Oh, and one more thing.....
    WHERE are the PICTURES of the CALF?????????

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  10. MrsDuncanMahoganyApril 17, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Oooh, our Manx is a black and white girl and she is TROUBLE. :)

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  11. Cat Eye CottageApril 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    We don't have porcupines around here, so I would probably stop the car too and look at it. What handsome fellas you have.

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  12. UnknownApril 18, 2015 at 11:43 PM

    They looking like they're plotting their next move :)

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