Profile Pictures

I took this picture awhile ago but never posted it. This is Amy, once again jumping into my pictures, and once again dragging Ralph with her. However, Amy is much more patient than Noe when it comes to having her picture taken, so hers sometimes come out pretty clear. Ralphie looks kind of blurry, but that is because he is very squirmy and trying to escape. Amy liked this one so much she even used it as a facebook photo for awhile.

Window to the World

Although I spend most of my summer hours outside in the sun room, I haven't completely given up my perch on the guest room nightstand. This is actually my favorite place to be in the morning, before Noe gets up and opens the sun room.


These are views of Plant Street around 7:30 AM. Good morning, New London!

Lawn in Order?

As much as I like my jungle gym of lawn furniture, I think Noe needs to listen to Amy and set the table and chairs up OUTSIDE. They are blocking my views of Big Head and the squirrels!

The great outdoors

After looking outside through the windows and the sun room door for so long, I was starting to get spring fever! So Amy found an old harness - which barely fit around my belly - and leash, strapped them on me, and took me outside (I'm only allowed to go outside in a harness because I can slip a collar, and only in the backyard...even then, it makes Amy nervous!)

I had so much fun! I explored the wood pile, spent some serious time examining the garden hose, and then started to head over to the vegetable garden...when all of a sudden, Noe slammed the sun room door. It scared me so bad I took off running, dragging Amy behind me (the leash was clipped to her belt loop)!

I haven't ventured back outside since then, but I'm slowly working up my nerve...it was fun while it lasted!

Dead bush...it smelled like squirrels.

Big snake? Nope, just the hose!

Our neighbor's house!

Pearly Whites

Sometimes I like to hang out int he bathroom when people are taking showers. I call it "kitty sauna" - I like how warm it gets when the hot water is going and the door is almost closed (obviously it is not closed all the way or I would not be able to push my way inside!)

I am not really supposed to wear my camera during kitty sauna time because of A) the possibility of accidental naked pictures and B) we are not sure how the steam would affect the camera. However, I did manage to get a few shots of our bathroom during tooth-brushing time the other day:

Toilet and trash can

Pedestal sink - one of Amy's favorite fixtures in the house -
and the striped shower curtain that Noe was against at first

Noe holding me up to see if the camera was on.
Will he ever learn?

Photos by Ralph

Amy decided that Ralph should get to wear my camera and take some pictures. The problem with this is Ralph does not particularly like wearing stuff. The minute the camera was on his collar, he fell on his side and just laid there trying to kick it off with his back feet. Needless to say, we did not get many good shots from him. These were more or less the only ones that are clear enough to post.

Amateur.

One of the sun room windows.

Another window shot -
Ralph is not very good with variety.

The sun room door

Snake Eyes

OK, this is kind of a cheat post because I did not take these photos. But I've been too busy to blog because Ralph and I have been busy with our pet snake! His name is Joban (named by Amy and Noe after the hit comedy I Love You, Man).

Joban!

Noe found Joban in our backyard. He rescued him from the jaws of Big Head and Blackie (two kitties who hang out under our bushes - Ralph and I don't like them very much!) Noe thought it would be funny to bring Joban inside and surprise Amy when she got home from work, because Amy loves snakes in her house (read her blog to find out about our last pet snake).

Ralphie loves snakes.

We put Joban in a tupperware container with holes in the top and had fun pushing him aorund the kitchen. I got bored after awhile, but Ralph kept at it all night, until Amy finally told Noe that Joban had to sleep in the sun room. The next day, Noe let Joban go because he didn't think we could feed him.

I get distracted by the camera.

I hope Blackie and Big Head don't eat our pet! Here's a video of me and Ralph with Joban.