I’ve always been fascinated by service dogs. I can barely get my dogs to sit, stay and come on command. So the idea that dogs can be trained to do complex tasks for the disabled seems like a miracle to… Read More ›
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WILDLIFE IN THE WAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Despite all evidence to the contrary, I continue to hope that we will come to our senses and save our wild creatures. That being said, I have serious doubts that anything larger than a squirrel will survive in the wild. I… Read More ›
RACCOONS AS PETS – Marilyn Armstrong
I know the raccoons we are seeing on our deck are young. They look young. Their tails are short and the coats are not the plush, rich colors that you see in adult raccoons. Their masks are incomplete. I got… Read More ›
SUPER SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong
I bought a new feeder to replace the one which broke. I knew I needed a different feeder anyway because that small feeder went completely empty every 24 hours. It held 2 pounds of feed and I was a bit… Read More ›
IS ANYONE LISTENING? — Marilyn Armstrong
I feel like I need to keep blogging on the off-chance that whatever I’m writing, someone is reading it and thinks a little differently because of what I wrote. The politics of the country are also getting painful. I can’t… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS BY FARM, ROAD, AND RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
Sunflowers by the Farm-September 29, 2019 Apparently, the original owners of our favorite farm have sold to a new owner. He’s not a new owner in the sense of being young and looking to make a splash in the local… Read More ›
TINKER BELLE – Marilyn Armstrong
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
ANIMALS – A FUN PHOTO CHALLENGE! – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Animals Animals! What could be more fun? Do people count?
HUSTLE IN THE HOUSE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Hustle I used to be the Entertainment Queen of my crowd. It was more than 40 years ago, but I was the hostess with the mostest. I fed the hungry, housed the homeless, cheered up the downhearted…. Read More ›
FOOTSES AND LEGSES – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feet and/or Legs Feet and legs. Okay. Got that. Let me see what in my archives I can find and post. It’s always a bit of a gamble, but I’ll do my best!
GUEST AUTHOR: KARIN LAINE McMILLEN – THE BIRDFEEDER OPERA
I really related to this story! And I thought you might enjoy it too. Oh, the cleverness in the animal kingdom. We think we are so smart but sometimes, I really wonder. Marilyn Armstrong The Birdfeeder Opera – by Karin… Read More ›
SERVICE DOGS FOR VETS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve always been fascinated by service dogs. I can barely get my dogs to sit, stay and come on command. So the idea that dogs can be trained to do complex tasks for the disabled seems like a miracle to… Read More ›
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TINKER BELLE – Marilyn Armstrong
Can you set a price on love? Can you set a number to it? Can you calculate it by the cost of health care, toys, dog food? Grooming? Tinker Belle was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, also called PBGVs or… Read More ›
PHOTO CHALLENGE: ANIMALS IN NATURE – Marilyn Armstrong
Photo Challenge: Animals in Nature I realized this omitted my dogs, the local milk cows, and the chickens. That left birds. I have seen many wild creatures, but I haven’t gotten their pictures. I can tell you about the tortoises… Read More ›
WHICH WAY? NO, REALLY … WHICH WAY? – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – August 24, 2018 Garry and I got lost in the hospital. We went the wrong way out of the elevator and suddenly, I realized I’d never seen those bank machines before … and the… Read More ›
FARMING ALONG THE RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
It has been very hot for the past week. It rained here last night. Maybe an hour of pouring rain and it must have been very local since no one else even noticed we had any rain. But my flowers… Read More ›
