Sam atop the scratching post a few days after we adopted him in 2007, probably watching Emma play with her mice (we adopted them on the same day).
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Canada in Fall
A pair of Canada geese rest on a fallen tree on a fall morning in Portland, Oregon.
Colors
A wood duck drake in all his colorful glory swims near the trees at Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon.
This Old House
Normally we don’t get such reddish light filtering into my office as the sun is blocked from view when it is low in the western sky, but smoke from a massive forest fire in the Gorge colored the light before the sun sank behind the trees, softly illuminating the door to my closet.
Too Hard! Too Hard!
The play of these two harbor seals may look aggressive, but much like seeing puppies play, looks can be deceiving. These two played in the surf for quite some time as the tide came in.
Dragon Sitting
Long known as a dragon-friend, Ellie helps out by looking after one of the babies while the mother was away.
Stained Glass Earth
Fall Colors
Red, yellow, brown, orange, these are the colors of fall. I’ll include the picture below as well, a sidewalk paved with gold, in case you prefer your fall colors a little less silly.
Trixie Could You Please Not Sleep on My Nice Clean Shirt?
ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! Sleep wherever you want! Sorry I asked!
Under the Weather
Sam’s not been feeling well the past couple of weeks, his appetite has been off and he’s had diarrhea. He had been throwing up too early on but we think that was a red herring as he was having trouble getting a hairball up. One benefit of getting laid off is that I can be home to give him extra feedings as he only eats so much in one sitting, so he’s ultimately getting enough food and hasn’t been losing weight, but we don’t know what is going on yet. His blood and urine tests both looked great, and he’s not in pain, so the vet wants to give him another week on gentler treatments before getting more aggressive. I’ll be a lot happier when he’s back in the pink of health.
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