Tag Archives: creatures great and small

They Say the Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree

Posted on April 21, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Chants with his father, Trouper. It was their first meeting in 17 months. According to Susan, Chants was speechless. I can believe that.

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Detente on a Cabinet Shelf

Posted on April 11, 2024 by cdsmiller17

@ 1:27 pm yesterday

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Social Media Images that Make Us Go “Ahh”

Posted on April 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

A Duckling and a Kitten as Friends Admittedly, this pair have shown up on YouTube many, many times. But it isn’t something spontaneous. It seems to me that these two have been placed in these awkward situations and then videotaped. … Continue reading →

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Caught Red-Handed with the Grapes

Posted on April 3, 2024 by cdsmiller17

When I came upon Chants, last night, in the kitchen, he stood statue-like, probably in the hopes that I hadn’t noticed what he was doing. I went a got my phone to capture the image, and he hadn’t moved a … Continue reading →

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Our Birds Have Moments of Quiet Reflection

Posted on February 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Chants and Deja having a nap, together.

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I Wish I’d had My Camera with Me:

Posted on July 30, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Canada Geese in Formation Flying Low over Our House Now, you know that this is a stylized representation of what it was like. We were sitting in our neighbours’ back yard at about 9:30 last night, having a beer and … Continue reading →

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Coming Face to Face with Nature

Posted on July 11, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Groundhog Day This little fellow decided to seek shelter in the engine of our car, a week-and-a-half ago. He was trying to escape the attention of two large dogs. However, his warning noises made his whereabouts quite obvious (to man … Continue reading →

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Deja: Bull in a China Cabinet

Posted on November 22, 2022 by cdsmiller17
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What Makes Our Budgie So Feisty?

Posted on November 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Deja (September 18, 2022) “Strange,” I can hear people saying, “he thinks astrology applies to birds, too.” Well, yes, I do. Deja ‘hatched’ on September 18th, nine days before Chants, but she acts so much older than him, scolding him … Continue reading →

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Proof of “Peace in Our Time”

Posted on November 17, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Deja and Chants

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