"KEPT KITTY -

- Cozy BL.  What a life!"  -  KB the Pampered.

"You will need to click this picture bigger.  These are Snow Geese and they fly back and forth by the thousands - from fields to the bay and back again. Here are about 125, part of a much bigger skein.  Beautiful against the sky.  They will leave in March for Wrangall Island."  -  RG Audubon

"MY NAME IS CHICO ....

... and that is it.  My forebearers must not have been noblebunns of Spain." - Chico the Serf. 

"Oh Chico, my Chico.  Your name and fame and good standing are celebrated far and wide.  You are as noble as you need be.  (Besides, if you are a serf, what does that make me?)" - RG the Upbeat.

This fellow came and sat in the near tree awhile back.  "Move along, move right along.  Nothing here for you."

"I LOVE THIS! ...

... rattling sticks in the wires is so joyful.  Especially in the dark, dark hours.  I do it a lot."  -  Benji the Joyous.

"You'ld think the help would ... oh never mind."  RG the Enabler

"UH. RG? BL? ...

... You all aren't planning some warm-place trip anytime soon are you?"  -  The Princess, Trip Advisor.

"No worries dearie.  We shudder to fly and it's too far to drive and anyway we love you all WAY to much to leave you with temporary care."  -  RG the 'Splainer.

"Boat Drinks" - Jimmy Buffett.  Dorrie got it!  Not sure where Dorrie lives but it is cold there.  Lots of my family live in Michigan near Lake Michigan.  Here are the piers and lighthouses at Muskegon, on Lake Michigan, this morning.  Doesn't that look like fun?
(PS - Quidittch.  Famous game in the Harry Potter series!  I'm not just ALL old snippets of info.) 

Quidditch!!!

"I bet I would be good at it!" - RG the Athletic

Desperado by the Eagles!  Here is the view out front - about 10 days of this - 32degrees or so.  Reminds me of a tune!  "... I shot six holes in my freezer ..."  -  no Google now.  What is the song, and by whom?

"I'm not listening to this and I don't plan to listen anymore until he quits whining and gives me some pettin'"  -  Zoey in charge.

"WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK, RG? ...

... I think you lost your shirt and the kitchen sink on this football game contest you got into." - Winston the Observant.

"No doubt about it Winnie.  No doubt about it.  42 of the 47 players did better than me.  Good thing it only cost me $7" - RG the Numbwit.

Hey!  Name that tune!  It has been several days of a frosty fog for us.  Reminds me of some words to a song - "The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine." - No Googling - what is the song and who sang it?

"EVER LOSE A CAT? ....

...  Yesterday by dark we looked high and low for KB.  We were 99% sure he was not outside but he was in none of the 8 or 10 places where he usually hangs out.  Finally about 7pm a teeny "Meew".  Weird."  -  RG the Conflabulated.

"Well those women were playing Bridge and making too much noise and I just hid awhile.  That's all.  So maybe I fell asleep.  What's the big deal?"  -   KB the Nonchalant.

(weird.)

"I'M IN THE DOG HOUSE ...

... er, Rabbit House.  I was awful messy today.  (But I got a nice clean carpet out of the deal!)"  -  Racer who sees nothing but the Brightness.

"Pretty hard to be upset with this little fella for long." -  RG the forgiving.

(Besides, it was BL who had to do the cleaning.)

"I'M ALL BEAUTIFUL EARS ....

.... Why can't I hear the treat bag opening?" - Tuned in Princess.

"Coming oh precious one." .... scuttle, scuttle

"WHEN THE COOK EATS MORE ...

...  of the cake than the customer does - well then it must be exceptionally good!  There is a link on the right under Websites - Apple Cake."  -  The Customer.

"Yea?  Well I am going to continue rattling this meagre stick against the wires until I get something similar - or better.  LOTS better.  I like apples."  -  Benji the Miffed.

"IF I HEAR AN EAGLE HERE ...

...  I'm sending Kitty Boy to scare him off."  -  Chico with a Plan.

(There is Racer back there, getting some BL pettin'!)

BIRDERS. TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

 "I was over by the river helping a friend who was kayaking down it.  The road was blocked by cars.  Here's why.  Who says they don't flock?"  -  RG the Astounded.

"As long as you keep the apple sticks coming and the big bad birds away you can stay RG."  -  Zoey the Stern.

"FRANKLY, MY DEARS ....

 ... I don't really WANT to go outside right now.  Too cold."  -  Kitty Boy the Wussy Pussy.

"But look here, KB.  The little primroses can take it!"  -  RG the Amused.

(Late night meeting tonight.  Early post!  See you Sunday night)

"CLOSE, BUT ...

 ... No Cigar - er, Snow.  Keep it up in those hills and Mt. Baker where it belongs."  -  RG the Relieved.  (Lots of logging goes on up there - see the clear cuts?  Ugly but they grow back quite quickly.)

"I'm on the inside of the door - good, but I don't find any treats - bad."  -  The Princess - the Judge.

"IT MIGHT SNOW!"

"We're good."

"IS THIS THE WAY ....

 ... to Speedy's Magic Closet?  I want to go where it is warm and sunny."  -  Winnie with Itchy Feet.

 A clever photo of bufflehead ducks on the Joe Leary Slough.

"My new winter hat!  Crocheted by BL!  (Pom pom by moi!)  Sweet.  Yes?"  -  RG the Pampered.

"SHALL I GO WITH ...

... Ruby Red?  Midnite Blue?  Luscious Lemon?  Blackberry Blush?  Hmmmm  ... You Diva's out there.  Help me out here."  Zoey the Undecided.

"Thanks for the froggy tips.  But crickets?  He is just a teeny weeny tree frog.  I dropped two dead flies and a dead spider in there.  I don't know if he ate them.  He may have to be on his own ... there are many plants around him and hopefully some bugs and stuff in there.  We water him in that little tea-candle holder every other day!  Sometimes he sits in it, sometimes he disappears."  -  RG the Stretched-Thin!

"WATER YOUR FROG ...

... because he lives in the jade plant that came in for the winter.  Need we feed him?  What?  -  RG the Perplexed.

 "Well, I do like hay!  PS, BL thinks I am SO clever to hop up on this tub and into the hay!  I certainly am that!"  -  Benji the Best by BL!

(PS - I am using Firefox.  It better get easier or else ....)

"IT'S A WEEKEND!"

"It's an old picture but the same sentiment.  Wake me Monday morning."  -  KB Content.

"I've simply GOT to look into this Firefox thing."  -  RG the Tech-challenged.

"I AM HAVING A BIRTHDAY...

... but I can't show you my latest picture because Blogger is not allowing it.  Here I am at 8 weeks old.  Now I am 11 years and still going strong.  Can you guess who I am?"  -  The Mystery Guest who had big ears.

"We recently got some nice blog awards from Rabbit Ramblings and Chocolate Bunny (Duchess).  Thank you both for thinking of us!  There are right now quite a few awards going around so we will just keep these for ourselves rather than pass them out to several of you.  Maybe we will feel generous later?"  -  RG the Lazy.

LAO TZU'S ADVICE ....

"The book is of very old Chinese wisdom from Lao Tzu - maybe from around 500BC - and is highly revered by many.  I do not mean to make light of it.  Not at all.  But it is a conflicting bunch of wisdom to try to understand.  I found this in Chapter 3 of the translation I have.  Lao Tzu may have had a rabbit in his pocket.  Ursula Le Guin is sometimes considered an anarchist, which also suggests a pact with a rabbit!  Racer's doppelganger was knitted a while back as a gift from RoadBunner and her bunny Mario"  -  RG the Student.

"Keep searching and studying RG.  You have a LONG way to go.  A VERY long way.  But, you are on the Right Path."  -  Chico who Knows These Things.

"ONCE UPON A NEW YEAR, BLEARY ...

... as I pondered, less than cheery - over an ancient, old book of hopefully SOME useful advice for dealing with pet bunnies.

There came a tapping.  A rap, tap, tapping on Racer's floor." - RG the Curious.

"It's ME.  With my knitted doppelganger.  Chewing a delightful apple stick - and Nothing More."  -  Quoth Racer the Dark. 

"HOPPY NEW YEAR"

"Hoppy my foot.  Here I sit on my carpeted throne, staring at an empty food plate.  What kind of a way to start a New Year is that?  Hmmm?  Slaves, oh slaves .... "  -  The Princess the Regal.

"OK.  OK.  Coming my precious one.  Right after one last look at snow-covered Mount Baker and its surrounds before the light fades.  Happy New Year to all - may it be as good as it can be for you.  (Looks like it will be about the same as before for me.)"  -  RG the laggard.

"MAYBE. JUST MAYBE ....

... there is one more Christmas treat hidden in there!"  -  Winnie the Hopeful.

"Nope Winnie.  Christmas is gone now and we put away the decorations.  Getting ready for New Years."  -  RG the Quick.

"And look here!  The daffodils that are wintering over are sticking out already!  There is hope for the Spring!"  -  RG the Confident.

"DREAM A LITTLE DREAM ...

... of Invisible Prey."  -  Kitty Boy Content.

"See ya'all Sunday Eve."  -  RG the Resting.

"I, BENJI, HAVE A COMPLAINT.

Those fat-fingered people who care for us were cutting toenails yesterday.  They cut one of mine too far.  I bled.  They fixed it, but still.  What shall I do in retribution???  Hmmm?"  -  Benji the Nipped.

"You would think I could do better."  -  RG the Butcher.

"MORE HELP WANTED ...

... must be able to read fine print and do detailed, precision, painstaking work.  Reasonable wages."  -  RG the "Gifted."  (Anybody out there ever get one of these?  Can it actually be done?)

"Tell him I'm not here Chico.  And don't you apply either.  It's a lost, hopeless cause for us with out decent thumbs."  -  Zoey the Knowing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Oats in the bowl...

... a BIG Snickers for RG ...

... snazzy, tasty cookies ...

... and good stuff in your Christmas sock!  Ho Ho Ho ...