Cat scan.

'Beep'

So today we took Meep to the vet to have her shots and to be wormed.  I always figured her for a bit of a pushover, but within five minutes it was taking the vet and her assistant a good deal of strength to manage her.

She was whipping her head about and hissing like a rattlesnake. Of course I tried really hard not to laugh. I did apologize a few dozen times. The entire time, however, I was just waiting for the 'Could you help?' I woulda had her under control. The trick is being aware of the emergency butt-scruff.

In all seriousness, though, the ladies did a great job. She paused at one point to inform me that there were two kinds of worming medicine; oral and injection. She didn't even bother to tell me which she'd chosen. She was already prepping the needle as she explained it.  Oh Meep, our little pit viper.

We also got a microchip placed in her. This is just as that final precaution if she should run out the door and get lost. If she ends up at a shelter, odds are they will give her a scan over.  There's something really humorous about the vet holding your cat and scanning her like a piece of fruit.

Merger.

The Bird and Family blogs have been merged. All the old posts from my birdwatching blog can now be found here on the dates they were originally posted. It's just easier this way.

Bodega Bay!

 

The cave to the other side.

 Went out to Bodega Bay with Eli and Helga today. We saw the usual assortment, including Gulls, Brown Pelicans, Great Egrets, and Savannah Sparrows.

Brown Pelicans

Savannah Sparrow

We also saw a couple lesser-seen players, like this Pacific Harbor Seal.

Adorable...

Or not...

We also saw this deer.

Delicious

But that's not why we were here. Oh no. THIS is why we came. Whales!

Whales are surprisingly hard to get pictures of! Anyway, I had a great day!
They always say to end on a strong note, so here's the underbelly of a vulture.

Here's a picture I did recently. It's on my site as well, but I'm updating for the sake of updating. Alive and well, little homesick, and every time I see Christmas decorations on some old person's house I get excited for my trip home!

The house is really quiet without doggy nails clicking the floor. We've decided we need another dog and will be getting a rescue puppy in early 2011.

Also had a few inquiries about the camp ground I'm going to next month. Here's a link. I think I need to buy a sun hat.

Joshua Tree National Park

A good dog.

The only eulogy needed by any dog. He was a good dog.