HOP, HOP, HOP ...

.."You hop Benji, I'm busy." - Goldi - Nomming.

"The guy came about 10 days ago and "harvested" the hops - I was gone and missed it.  These pix show what is left now, just a hunk that hung up on the roof - and now all way too dry.  He cut down the vines and then mostly cut off the sprigs with those flower-like things - they were still a bit green and very fluffy.  It's those that go into beer making.  Said he got enough for quite a few "batches" of beer, what ever that means.  Still waiting for a sample!"  -  RG the Remiss 'Splainer.

"CAT ON THE RUN!

... KB was way out in the neighbor's pasture when I opened the door and said "Kitty Boy".  I think he expects food!  That boy can move."  -  RG the Cat Whisperer.

"I suspect that this is the last of the nasturtiums from outside.  Our days are pretty short now up here at 48.5 degrees N. Latitude!   They hung on for a loooong time!"  -  RG the Forager.

"And I picked the last apple tree today - Melrose - great for pie - which I made!  Thank you Dough Boy for the crusts!  (If you are keeping score it was Peach, Blue Berry, and Black Berry before this one!)"  -  Chef RG-Ardee.

"HI! I'M BENJI! ...

... I like hay and Goldie and I'm ubber-cute."  -  Benji

"I think I got that .."  -  RG

TALKING POLITICS

"But not these fellas.  They are just tuned in for the opening of the Oats box.."

"Ever see taters picked?  The lead tractor slowly pulls that orange digger.  It moves the taters up conveyor belts and shakes off much of the dirt and gives them a bit of a rinse. Then it dumps them into the truck.  The truck is being pulled by the other tractor because the field is so muddy.  These are either delightful reds or else Yukon Golds.  They get stored in climate controlled warehouses and are bagged and sold all over the world for many months."  -  RG the InFarmationer!  (PS - remind me to tell you about my idea for a robot blueberry picker!  I'm gonna be rich and famous!)

"I GOT IT IN THERE ...

... You get it out.  NOW!" - Racer the Destructo-Bunn!

"See you all Monday, I have some work to do.  Fortunately I get an extra hour here in the US of A." - RG the Help.

HAND OUT ....

"Uh - BL!  There is supposed to be something in it?"  -  Benji the Cute.

("I think he already ate it.  -  RG the Tattle-Tale.)

CATS ARE WEIRD.

So is the neighbor kid.

"He got all the Three Musketeers." - RG the Chocolate deprived.

"TRICK OR TREAT MY ...

... cute little bunny bumm. These are mine.  Get your own."  -  The Princess the Insistent.

"Sure.  Sure.  Heck - I prefer Snickers anyway."  -  RG the Convinced.

CLEARING IT UP ....

(Tra la la ...)  "Winnie's condo has diamonds!

Racer's don't!"

(Peter Paul's Almond Joy has nuts!  Mounds don't.)

Trick or Treat!

"I THINK I GOT IT RACER! ..

.. I run down 10 yards, fake left but go deep and circle back 2 steps and you lay it square in the old bread-basket.  Right?"  "Give it my best shot Cheekers, our whole season is riding on it."

"More exciting than my beloved Michigan State Spartans ...."  -  RG the Breathless.

NO DOUBTS HERE! ...

... Life is good for a Zoey and a Chico for the weekend!

"It was Racer and Winston - er I mean Winston and Racer - er ... oh bother.  Sometimes even I can't tell them apart."  -  RG the Incompetent.

"AM I? ....

... Or am I not the one you thought I was yesterday?  And am I eating my oats or the other one's oats?"  -  Winnie - the Maybe?

"I'm lost.  Help me out here."  -  RG the Confused.

THE "COVER-UP"!!!

"Hiya.  I'm really Racer,  Yes, I am.  And this is Racer's salad.  And I am eating it.  Therefore I MUST be Racer!"  -  Racer the Real(?)

"It is."  - RG the Sure(?)

BOXED IN.

"I think we took a wrong turn back there Goldie.  Yup - so on the count of three, we both back up and go right at the same time and get turned around.  OK ...  - ... wait - what is "three?""  -  The Stuck.

"Another pair spending time in Chico's and Zoey's outside covered area in the rain while the inside quarters get the daily cleaning and food refreshing treatment"  -  RG the Explainer.

"THIS IS LUNCH? ...

"I am stuck with board for dessert ..."  -  The Princess

"Patience - a BL salad is coming!"  -  RG the Hopeful.

"Our beautiful Japanese Maple - one of the few trees/shrubs here when we arrived 11 years ago.  It has grown well and is spectacular in the fall.  (That is one of several espaliered apple trees back there in the neighbor's yard.  She is a master gardener.  I am a trial-and-error gardener!"

ENDLESS SUMMER ....

...  KB dreamin' !

"The chair cushions in for the winter but they must have just a touch of sun-warmth left on them."

(Quiz answer - Winnie was in Chico and Zoey's outside digs.  It was raining and the guys got shuttled in and out of the covered area for condo cleaning.)

"WEEKEND QUIZ! ...

... what is wrong with my picture?"  -  Winston the Curious.

"Hmmm.  Well, you are definitely not Racer and you are as handsome as ever.  Hmmm."  -  RG the Befuddled.

(PS - Mr. Weather says snow in our mountain passes tomorrow.  Bye bye summer.)

"IT TOOK AWILE ...

... but we did an excellent job!  Hard workers like us could probably catch on over there at Raspberry Rabbits!"  -  Benji and Goldie the Proud!

"Not real great guys.  Not real great at all."  -  The Cleaning staff.

"YOU MIGHT CAGE THE BUNNY ....

... but you can't cage the handsome!"  -  Racer the Best.

"If I opened the door for a better picture he would be up for a treat before the camera could focus!"  -  RG the Photog. 

"WHEN YUR UP, YUR UP ...

and when yur down yur down.  But when yur only half way up ... yur WINNIE!!!!

"Hey Poohpster!  Looks like you've decorated for spooky times at Halloween!  (Save any Snickers for me!)"  -  RG, Your Fondest Pal.

"IT'S A HARD RAIN. ...

... My ears are ringing from the pounding of the drops.  I hope the help gets the clean-up and food freshening done early today."  -  Hiding-out Princess.

"By golly, we did!"  -  RG the Snappy.

"ABUSE. RABBIT ABUSE I SAY. ...

... They threw me down, sat on me, and clipped my nails.  But I gave them a good battle!"  ("Look pretty sweet, eh?")  -  Chico the Dandy.

"Here is a nice award we got!  Passing it on to Life and Times of Bunnies, Henry the Turtle, RoadBunner, Clovie Boy and Beginning to Bird.  Go for it!"  -  RG the Generous.

"KEEP DRY, KEEP WARM, ...

... stay out of the wind, and Keep Clam*! - Like Us." - Goldie and Benji the Cozy.

(* It's a Seattle thing - google Ivar Haglund.)

ARGO

"I'm not a movie fan, BL is.  But this movie has been getting really great reviews.  Two of the characters are Cora and Mark.  I believe it has been virtually unknown until now, here, but Cora and Mark live in Anacortes, the town right next door to us.  And Cora is a lady we have known for many years - she works at one of our local Conservation groups - and is a really nice and un-assuming person!  We did not know it either until a recent article in our local paper!" - RG the Amazed.

"I'M JUST A RABBIT, BUT ....

... I would rather sit on Joe Biden's lap and bite Paul Ryans's ankles."  -  The Princess.

"My plan is that you do neither!  So don't go getting me in trouble here."  -  RG the Wimp.

  

STILL SNUGGLING

These two do like to be close!

"WHICH PLAID DO YOU LIKE BEST ...

... Mr.  Winston, sir?  The two-tone brown or the green and white?  For your curtains."  -  RG the Tailor.

"Gag me with a spoon, RG.  I want something bright, flashy, bold.  I want to make a big splash!  (Besides, these stink - they are paint rags.)" - Winston the POOH-ON-YOU!

"Oh Oh!"

"HEY! PAINT! ....

... I bet I could help a LOT!" -  KB le' Arteest.

"Get OUT OF THERE!"

"Big rains coming this weekend - we have been more than 2 nice months with almost none.  Kiss the "Morning Coffee in the Flowered Patio" good bye for the year!"  -  RG the Forecaster. 

"HOT COFFEE, THE MORNING PAPER, ...

... and a snuggle bunn.  What a way to start a nice day." -  RG the Peaceful.

"And then, the last bit of painting - at the tippy-top."  -  RG the Petrified.

PS - Some local gossip and a great opportunity HERE.

WINNIE SAYS -

"If snow and cold are coming then it's time for some box upgrades.  I want it triple-boxed with those nice flannel plaid curtains over the doors.  A goodly pile of fresh hay on the floor.  They have all weekend to do the work.  And then don't put me outside before noon and get me back inside by 4:00pm.  That ought to do it - for now."

"Nothing but the best, Winnie Pooh Pooh, nothing but the best." - RG the Easy.

"BRRRR - COLD!

...  I wonder if snow is coming? - The Princess of the Weather.

"Mercy!  Oh No!  There is a snowflake now!  Shudder.  It's going to be a LONG winter."  -  Racer the Alarmist.

"Oh Racer, you boob.  That is just your magnificent nose.  It is early October still.  BL isn't even quite through with the house painting.  Man up."  -  RG the Firm.

"I HEARD ABOUT THE DEBATE ...

... Yawn.  If Romney wins I chew the chair arm.  If Obama wins I chew the plaid shirt."  -  The Princess the Decided! 

"Me?  I'm just going to stop and smell the flowers."  -  RG the Philosopher.

"THERE'S A STORY HERE ...

... I just don't know what it is.  Anybody - help me out?"  -  RG the Befuddled.

So some fall asters ...

zinnias and marigolds...

and one confused Christmas cactus! (Actually two, in one pot!)

"SHOULD I GO?

Is it safe out beyond the little green curtain?  Will you back me up RG?"  -  Kitty Boy Wonders.

"Well, I see a blurry, fuzzy, gray, loaf-shaped object out there, KB.  I don't think it's the cable guy."  -  RG Interprets.