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The Pumpkin Patch

I’m not sure if the Great Pumpkin will visit us, but it looks like the Great Horned Owl did.

This year my garden yielded mostly rabbits and bugs. The exception was that I did get pumpkins. I took this picture while I was still harvesting them, so this isn’t their full number. In all I picked 49.

(Off to the left is what happens if you don’t pick zucchini in time.)

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Can we go visit the garden?

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While the pumpkins were in the garden, Murphy didn’t seem to realize what they were. He was more interested in the rotten tomatoes.

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When I moved the pumpkins to the porch, he still didn’t seem to recognize what they were.

Once I started bringing them inside to cook them, he suddenly noticed them. Now he is a total pest wanting more, more, more. (I tried handing him one of the smaller pumpkins to play with or eat, but he turned his nose up at it. He wanted it cooked first.)

Gimme! Gimme! That’s dog food. I know it!

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We’re Hunting Wabbits

Hey you two, get over here. Mom wants help hunting a rabbit. Ooh, I couldn't hurt a bunny. I'm a lover, not a hunter. Yeah, me too. I'm a lover, not a hunter.

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You are not a lover, you're lazy! Now get your butt over here and help! New Guy, you get a pass 'cause you're still new, but next time you'd better hunt!

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This year’s problems started with “Watership Down”. It’s difficult to tell from the photo, but those weeds are over 6′ tall.

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That’s more than 12 Murphys!

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The season began with these voracious little tyrants. I was kind and didn’t kill them, and how did they repay me? At least one dug its way back into the garden and moved into the bean patch.

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Can you find the bunny hidden in these beans?

Neither could I.

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I was taught that pests don’t like marigolds, but rabbits love them. This marigold had so many pretty flowers on it before the rabbit moved in.

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The poor, devoured plant had the misfortune to grow slightly closer to the beans than it’s cousins and therefore lost its robes of glory.

Totally disgusted with the damage the Bean Rabbit was doing, I decided to try a humane trap. Instead of a rabbit, I caught an opossum.

Not my image. Borrowed from internet.

It turned out the rabbit was too small for the trap and was able to squeeze in and out between the bars. So, for several days I just fed the rabbit. The opossum was safely released to its home in the morning after also having a good meal of fruit.

After days of fruitless (ha ha) wabbit hunting, I startled an adult doe on the hillside. “No way!”, I thought. “I will NOT have you burrowing into this hill and leaving ticks and poop everywhere!” First I cut down all the foliage on the hill, then I sprayed with stinky spray and spread Irish Spring soap chips. I planted yet another pinwheel on the hill. Surely I had won this time.

Nope. The next morning I found my pinwheel knocked over, and this at its base.

(I stood the pinwheel back up.)

Inside that opening you could see little bunny ears and eyes. Aagh!

Despite my failures, I knew I had one weapon left in my arsenal…..

You say there’s a what right behind me?

Aagh! Despite being 3/4 Yorkie, this dog, as they say, won’t hunt! He was completely oblivious to the nest behind him.

(Don’t worry, I wouldn’t have let him hurt the baby bunnies. I just wanted to see if he would notice their scent.)

I don’t care for Hasenpfeffer, but I do like a nice marinara.

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The Still Life

Oh good heavens, what are you doing?

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I'm painting a picture just like mommy. Yes, yes I see that.

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I call it "Zucchini-Kiwi Surprise"! Oh, she'll be surprised all right. And I'm sure mommy will love it the way she loves everythig you do....

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But we suspect the FCC won't let us show that here.

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‘Fraid all I have left from my ensemble is the zucchini.

Those shelter people stole more than just my fur when I showed up.

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Ushanka

Hey, it looks like he likes you! Lucky me.

Doogie was small enough that he didn’t mind standing on Murphy when he wanted to reach something. Given the hot weather, Murphy may have objected to his living Ushanka.

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I don’t mind standing on your head.

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I mind a little.

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He’s Baaack!

Well, it turns out Doogie is just as cooperative for photos as Murphy is.

I think I’m going to ignore him and eat this grass.

Ignore me, will ‘ya? Well I’ll ignore you right back!

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This evening I found Doogie lying in Murphy’s bed. He gave me a look that whispered, “Don’t tell him I’m here.” OK. I won’t tell him, but I bet before this visit is over, I’ll find the two of you curled up together like best friends.

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Under the Strawberries

In the spring, I was tidying up the garden when I noticed that one of my strawberry plants had died.

Strawberry bed without chicken wire cover.

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The strawberry bed has a foot high metal wall with chicken wire on top. When I lifted the wire to pull up the dead plant, I found that some stupid b*tch bunny had hopped on top of the chicken wire and clawed and chewed her way into the bed. She dug a hole under one of my unlucky plants and laid her clutch of fur-covered destroyers. When I picked up the plant, I found a huge wad of her hair where the roots should have been and three sleeping vermin underneath.

Evil lagomorphs where strawberry should be.

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I tried to shoo the undersized monsters away to wreak their havoc elsewhere, but they were stubbornly reluctant to leave.

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Voracious cuniculus is trying to blend in with the dirt.

(I’m not gonna eat that strawberry. Honest.)

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Hence the term “harebrained”.

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You can’t see me!

(Oh yes I can.)

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For the rabbit lovers out there, no cottontails were (seriously) harmed in the making of this blog post. (My turnips, peas and strawberries suffered, however!!) I did tell them that if I caught them in the garden again I would make Hasenpfeffer out of them. So far they’ve wisely heeded my warning.

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Murphy putting his terrier stink in the garden to try to keep the pests away.

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Hello? Are there any bunnies in there?

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The Mysterious Case of the Blue Poo

What the heck is this?? It's july! It's blueberry season!

I’m afraid this is what passes for patriotism with my boys.

Happy Independence Day everyone!

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*Nom nom* That blueberry was delicious.

I’ll eat all the rest in those buckets, thank you.

Murphy has figured out where blueberries come from, and he is quite willing to pick them himself. What a helpful lad.

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“Yeah, Whatever” or “The Visit”

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I was hoping that Cousin Doogie would entice Murphy to play, but Murphy seemed determined to nap his way through the weekend. Why didn’t I get any pictures of them together? This was about as close as they got the whole time. Both turned out to be shy guys who preferred to stay near familiar humans.

(The next time I or anyone in my family adopts a dog, I think I am going to insist they get a Westie. Then all I will have to draw are eyes and a nose and not fuss with all these colors!)

I wasn’t ignoring you. You just weren’t very interesting.

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Where’s Mom?

Have either of you seen mom lately? Now that you mention it, no. Can't say that I have either.

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Maybe we should check in here.

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Holy crap, what happened to you? Yikes. Isn't that what she always looks like?

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You mean that’s not what you always look like?

I didn’t realize. I haven’t known you that long.

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6 weeks on steroids +1 new medication + < supplement – 7 vials of blood = I guess we’ll find out!

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