Another Fish Tale

I know they may be hard to see, but our Molly had babies! If you look close you can see the tiny fry in these photos. There are about fifteen altogether. Not sure if they will make it, some will be eaten unfortunately. If they did all survive every time, we would run out of tank space fast! So we will let nature take it's course and see.

New Aquarium for our Florida Fish

Our ditch fish are getting new digs!  We have been busy setting up a 29 gallon tank for them. It's quiet an improvement over the little 2 gallon they have been in. Right now we are waiting for the water to cycle and establish some good bacteria. There are some live plants, a few snails and a couple of common mollies in it for now.

So far all is well and we will add the others in a week or two.  On our last net dipping we caught two sailfin mollies and a flag fish.  We still have the 10 gallon tank with the pet store fish, but my son is obsessed with the ditch fish we found and wants to keep going to see what else we can discover. Florida has quite an array of critters in our ditches and canals. Not to mention a few not so friendly guys too, but we are steering clear of them!

Easter 2013

Spring is here! Happy Easter to everyone!

Hope you can all go outside and get some sunshine.

Pillow Pet?

Our Desi is a pillow pet of a different variety! This is her newest sleeping spot, inside the pillowcase on my son's bed. Not sure why I even give him pillows, he never uses them. Just more linens to wash.

It's been a rough couple of months around our house. Between five weeks of bouncing "the plague" back and forth between us and me hobbling around for two weeks after a cat attack to my ankle, there's been a whole lot healing going on.

With any luck the grey clouds are clearing and it's all sunshine and smiles from now on. Happy Spring to you all!

Mushroom Magnets

Fun, Funky Mushroom Magnets are new in my Etsy shop.

They are made from vintage fabric and are mounted on card stock.

Add a little fun to your fridge!

It Was Not To Be

 

Even though I had hoped with all my heart that this Clara was healthy and would be with us for many long years, it was not to be so. Of all things, she developed megaesophagus to due PRAA, a condition that is rare in cats. She did manage to grow to four months old but only weighed 2.5 pounds.

 

I consulted with a surgeon to possibly repair the problem, but she was too small.

He wanted her to be 4-5 pounds. However this last week, no matter what I tried to feed her, she could not swallow and was loosing weight rapidly. She was no longer a candidate for surgery, so with a heavy heart, I euthanized her.

 

We miss her little face. Of all the orphans that I have bottle fed over the years, she was by far the sweetest. She just couldn't grow up. Sometimes when a mother cat abandons her kitten, there is a good reason. At least she was loved during her short time here with us. 

Our Backyard Hawk

I think I was interrupting his dinner.

He seemed annoyed with the timing of my photo opt :)