"WHAT'S THAT NOISE! WHAT'S THAT NOISE."

"Look left, look right, look up, look down.  Where is that noise?"  -  The Alert Group

 "Ride Captain, Ride."

"Our 2nd choice - The Dreamster!"

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT

"I love this yachting Zoey!  Dry, warm, food, you ... sweet!"  -  Admiral Chico

"Works for me too Chico.  Do you think we might SOMETIME actually float?"  "By the way.  All that commotion out in the yard a bit ago?  That red mower was neither new nor coming.  It was leaving.  Now how will BL ever trim the grass?"  -  Zoey the Concerned Snoop

REAL men don't let their ladies drive red mowers.

CINCO DE MARZO ....

"Never can practice with Mexican food enough.  Here are two different kinds of enchiladas and some red beans and rice.  I am going to be having yummy L.O.s for awhile."  -  Chubby RG.

"Door's open but it is a long jump down there.  What the heck - I've got them well trained.  I'll just stay right here where they know to bring treats.  If I go wandering I might starve."  -  Racer the Shrewd.

(No new news on the mower happenings.)

SALAD-TIME CONVERSATION ...

"Good stuff, hey Zoey?"  "It is, it is.  But you eat so fast Chico."  "Mine was littler, need any help?"  "I'm doing fine."  "I didn't hear the mower today Zoey.  And it WAS a good day to mow."  "I know Cheekers - but I sure heard RG use a lot of bad words out by the barn."  "Ah Ha!  THAT explains why BL dragged RG off on an afternoon shopping trip and came back with a BIG smile on her face."

(Stay Tuned.)

"DO I SMELL SPRING? ...

...Is that Spring we smell Princess?" - Benji the Sniffer.  I do believe it Benji.  It has been a long gloomy winter." - Princess the Hopeful.

"Yep - it is starting to show around here.  We will do our first lawn mowing on Monday if I can make the mower run."  -  RG the Mechanic.

("get a john deere." -  BL the Mower Whisperer.)

ONE UNHAPPY BUNNY!

"Good work on the issues with The Princess yesterday - she was one unhappy bunny.  I think I am back in good graces for now."  -  RG the Excused

 "Awhile back I won this hand-crafted from re-cycled goods pencil holder from Crafty Green Poet.  At the time I said I would use it as part of my field-work kit.  Today I, and a few others, went on a weekly survey looking for spawned surf-smelt eggs along Fidalgo Bay.  The holder is part of our kit!" - RG the Citizen Scientist

"Hey!  RG.  Could you push buttons A 6?  Thanks.  It's the Garfield rerun channel." - KB in BL's Netflix Chair

("Yur gonna get it KB!" - RG the Warner)

"NAME AT LEAST THREE THINGS ...

... wrong in this picture.  Quickly!"  -  RG the Quizmaster.

BREAKFAST

"BL gives everybunn a square of whole wheat bread topped with a chunk of banana in the morning.  Benji is a "bread-first" man...

... Winston has the banana long gone first."  -  RG - the Confused.

"BL! HEY! BL! ...

... Get a new box here.  Chico and Zoey are eating themselves out of house and home!"  -  RG the Panicked

 "It's filthy, too."  -  Racer who NOSE

 "Awhile back, Washington State went from all State operated liquor stores to private.  Now everybody and their brother sells booze.  It is harder to get good boxes.  Hopefully BL has a stash."  -  RG the News Reporter.

Froggy Update!

Here is our boy, looking pretty chubby.  There is a dead fly there - he won't touch it.  I need to get better at just stunning them.  I hope he lasts for another month.  Maybe then he can go outside.

"CHICO'S EYE ....

... is on his Zoey!  Smart bunny, that Chico!"  - RG the Knowing.

Over to the right is a pretty Rose - a blogging award from Speedy!

Any of you out in that blizzard weather - keep your heads down and stay safe.  Just high winds here.

"FINISHED - UPRIGHT."

Not big on pix but here I are with youngest daughter - pre-race.  We finished well - no ribbons.  She's too young and I'm too slow.

 "It's Oscar night.  I whip up a gourmet meal for BL to eat in front of the silver screen."  -  RG the Cheffy.

 "These people.  I have to keep an EYE on them all the time."  -  Zoey the Watcher.

"RG IS WEIRD ....

... He is going out in the morning to run in a foot race in the cold, windy, wet weather.  Then he'll get a cup of soup.  Instead he could be on fly-patrol and sit by a warm fire - like moi.  TURN ON THE FIRE, SOMEONE! - Kitty Boy - The Smart.

"Oh KB.  But it is for bragging rights.  My buddies will be there.  It's only 3.1 miles - the annual Smelt Run in LaConner, WA.  Besides, the local running magazine has a column called Best Times.  They show the top five in each age group.  This is the first run of the year that counts so if I finish in the top five of my age group (I will, there won't be that many old guys) maybe I'll get my name in the magazine next month - before all the rest of the big races with fast guys start showing up!" - RG the Tough.

"WINNIE GETS SOME LOVIN'"

 Rabbit-loving-owning company for dinner.  Winnie scores!

(So did all the other bunns!)

Still on fly-patrol.  Hard to stun them - it's usually a clean miss or a squash beyond repair.  (I use a floppy junk-mail envelope!)  Not sure if Froggy eats them dead or not.  I lay them on the edge of a pot and he comes and goes and now and then one is gone.  But it might have just fallen into the dirt where I can't see it.  I have probably done 4 or 5 this way.  He seems awful perky.  The blood worms were a failure.  BL may be able to trade them in on some little crickets.  We'll see.

"BENJI! ....

... caught in the act of raiding the outside hay bag!!!!" - RG the Snitch.

This is outside in an area Benji only goes for about an hour when it is raining.  Bunns take turns getting out and staying dry while the cleaners do their inside work!  He loves rummaging in there.

"PRETTY FLOWER, ...

... the morning paper, and The Princess!  Now all I need is a hot cup of ...

 ... HEY!  It's Froggy!  Hold the coffee."  -  RG the Surprised.

"We had not seen Froggy for awhile - feared the worst.  Then yesterday - there he is.  We keep a little cap of water in there but not sure what else to do.  Figure he will catch bugs and things in the plants - hopefully - until it is a bit warmer to go outside.  We have a few house-flies buzzing around this winter.  I "stunned" one today, and put it on the pot edge near Froggy.  WHIZ-GLURP.  Gone fly!  So now I need to hunt down a fly twice a day!  In the meantime, someone told BL he will eat blood worms and to get them in frozen blocks at a pet store.  So, now there are a few of those in a bit of water down in there too - plus a fly I killed and laid on the pot edge.  Froggy is out of sight.  Wonder what tomorrow will bring?"  -  RG the Zoologist.

TAILS!

Tail to the left of us ....

Tail to the right of us!

Tails, Tails - Bunny Tails!

"TEQUI - LA!"

"OLE!"  - Chico el Cheeks de la Don Cheekers el Esquire.

"I'm just so lame with my Photo-shop skills, Cheekers.  But still - you would look good in a black Cadillac!"  -  RG the Average.

"THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Now will someone turn on the bathroom water tap?"  -  The Mousetro!

 This nearby field today - more than 25 bald eagles, hundreds of mallard ducks and trumpeter swans, and thousands of snow geese lifting off.  And just me to photograph it all!

Chocolate Bundt Cake as a reward!  (Recipe off to right.)

"80 PROOF MY BIG BACK FOOT! ...

... I'm Winnie Le Pooh Pooh and I'm a good 170 proof at least.  Some call me Black Lightnin'"  -  Winston.

"Well, he IS 100% rabbit!"  -  RG the Knowing.

"BE MINE."

"Valentine!"  -  Zoey the SWEET.

TAKIN' A PHOTO BREAK

Racer takes a break from some tasty stick chewing to "Pose his Nose"!

Cute! Little Boy.

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO ...

... staring at?"  -  RG the Curious.

"We are SURE we heard the treat bag.  Pony up RG."  -  Z and C

"IT'S AN RG SIGHTING! ...

... he's dressed normal for a change.  I think he is coming outside to see the sun!  My gosh he is upright and steady.  He lives!  RG lives!"  -  Yur Reporter Benji.

"Marginal still, little pal.  Marginal.  But tomorrow I'm going all out!"  -  RG the Returning. 

CATS CATS ARE ARE WEIRD WEIRD..

"So RG - who turned the water on? - hmmm?"  -  KB the Thirsty.

"I'll do my best to be upright and responsible by Monday."  -  RG the Draggin'

"SOME TOUCH-UP PAINT ...

...  and a good spring cleaning and my Summer Cottage will be good to go! -  Princess Look-A-Head!

"I am slowly regaining my strength and making my spring to-do list.  This is right near the top!"  -  RG the Weak.

DAY FIVE

"He is still not better.  This is slow going.  Maybe BL is treating him too good.  -  She is doing great with us."  - Winston, rolling in the hay!

"I'm coming along -  maybe another couple of days.  I have a hard time getting over colds, even though I stay pretty couch bound and cozy and sleep a lot."  -  RG the Patient

THE END IS NEAR ....

He is GOING to get better - or something.

TUESDAY IS CANCELLED TOO.

.. try Wednesday .. sniffle, snuffle, ache, cough, sneeze, wheeze.

RG IS SICK.

BL is doing a great job.

Monday is cancelled.  Maybe even Tuesday!

"IF I SEE MY SHADOW -

-  It'll be a miracle.  I'm asleep."  -  KB the Schedule-challenged.

"I'll say you are asleep.  Upstairs in MY Laz-Y-Boy."  -  RG the Resigned.

NUZZLE, NESTLE, NIBBLE.

"Chico sure has it made."  -  RG the Awed.

"CAT? WHAT CAT?" - BENJI.

"Bunny?  What bunny?" - KB.

"ZZZzzzzzzzzzz"  -  RG the Bored.

"LIKED MY TOESIES?

Here's my nosie!  (Calm down, calm down.  I'm not going anywhere.)"  -  Racer the Mobbed

RACER TOES.

"If I open the gate for a clear picture he'll tuck them under and be shy."  -  RG the Accommodater.

Sure was a lot of chatter about the "Pee on the floor" problem.  Thanks for the ideas.  I did not see one that was claimed to work; mostly ideas, failed trys, and activity resigned to as the lesser of several evils.  I'll report progress if/when there is any.  So far?  No.  Just less floor to mop up. 

"SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT HERE ...

... Chico.  There seems to be less room and a fence.  What the Hey?"  -  Zoey the Curious.   "mrble, chew, slurp, crunch, say shu what?"  -  Chico the Oater.

"We cut down on these guy's space for awhile.  They spread hay all over and pee on the floor.  Yuk.  Maybe less floor space and more litter area will help.'  -  RG the Desperate.