My Day-To-Day Photos

There has never been a time when our household has not had a pet. Even when first married, we had Junior. So it's no surprise how much our kids love animals. Kaitlynn in particular, has made it central to her life. Cats and sometimes dogs are central in her art and writing. Most recently she created this fantastically interesting mask. I'm not sure if it's for Halloween or just for kicks, but it is awesome. In the other photos, each kitty is taking their turn getting a pea from Kaitlynn's soup.

Thunder storm days are Bear's least favourite days.  He used to be content to be let into the garage, but following Crush's example, he opens the door and lets himself in.  The big doggo, even bigger it seems when he's in the house, quickly finds a place to lie and there he stays. The storm has to be far long gone before he'll go out again. I was out on the deck taking pictures of the rainbow while Bear was hunkered down in the living room.

It's the exact same scene twice a day, first when they come in from the garage in the morning and again in the middle of the afternoon. We, myself and the the 3 kitties head to the bathroom where Sooty gets fed. There he does his little dance against the door frame and I gush over him every time because this never gets old, then I feed him and call Crush and Georgia to follow. Georgia is usually way ahead while Crush usually needs more coaxing and time to lick the showers edge. Once in the  kitchen, it is Georgia's turn. She always points with her nose to her empty bowl, showing me where to put her food, which is very helpful. Crushy watches closely and then quickly turns around and meows until his bowl gets the same treatment.  At about 2pm, they all congregate in the kitchen. Sooty often making weird noises and everyone staring at me until the above procedure us repeated. Everyday. And I look forward to these 3 goofballs everyday.

Bear had to make his yearly trip to the vet this morning, and he did a good job. I can hardly believe he's nearly 7 years old already. The vet says that is very old for a dog his size. But we feel he is very healthy and don't think of him as old.  And then there are these kitties. Sooty is so weird. This little gathering happens in the kitchen everyday at about 2pm. They just sit and stare at me until I feed them. Sooty makes really strange noises to get my attention. It's alwaua entertaining.