Sweet Dreams

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Just Resting

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In the Beginning

 
On the first day, God created the Greyhound.

On the second day, God created man to serve the Greyhound.

On the third day, God created the animals of the Earth to serve as potential food for the Greyhound.

On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the good of the Greyhound.

On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the Greyhound could or could not retrieve it.

On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the Greyhound healthy and the man broke. (AMEN!!!)

On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but he had to walk the Greyhound. (Author Unknown)

On the eighth day, God believeth that He was done, but Lo! The Garden of Eden was full of Greyhound poop and craters. Adam & Eve, having been banished from the garden, no longer dwelleth therein to serve the Greyhound, so it came to pass that He had to clean the mess up Himself. And God was displeased.

On the ninth day, God sayeth unto the Heavens, "Who hath dominion here, me or the Greyhound?

On the tenth day, God came upon the Greyhound cockroached on His throne and abideth there unmoving, despite all His beseeching.

And so it came to pass that God had his answer. He then sayeth unto Moses, "Fine! You’re in charge now. Here’s my ten commandments. You deal with the Greyhound! I’m retiring to Miami Beach!

And Moses convinced the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of bondage in Egypt and journey to the Promised Land. God sayeth unto Moses, "The Promised Land shall be yours, but you must take the Greyhound with you.

And so it came to pass that the Israelites wandered for 40 years in the wilderness, waiting for the Greyhound to go potty, mark every bush and sniff every blade of grass in its domain.

And the Greyhound was fruitful and multiplied.  

The people were taken by the comeliness and manner of the Greyhound, but they were sorely distressed. "Lord" they cried out, "The Greyhound is an attractive and sweet creature, but there are so many, what shall we do?"

And God sayeth unto the people, "Ye are a cursed people and shall be known as adopters! Thy yards shall be barren of grass. Thy dwellings shall overflow with dog beds, squeaky toys and Greyhound kitsch. Thy carpets shall be forever stained. Thy vet bills shalt be large and thy lives forever ordered around by the Greyhound. And thy minds shall be muddled, as thou shalt treat thy Greyhounds as thy do your human offspring."

And Adopters begat Chippers. And Chippers begat Fosters. And Fosters begat Adoption Groups. And Adoption Groups begat Discussion Lists. And Discussion Lists begat Gatherings. And Gatherings begat Vendors. And Vendors begat a wardrobe for the Greyhound. And the Greyhound was spoiled.

God looked down on this and was pleased.

~David Weeks~ (photos Robin Krautbauer)

Synchronized Snoozing

The Island Cats are judging the Synchronized Snoozing competition for the Cat-O-Lympics.

We have two entries, the first for the kitties and the second for the ‘woofies’ category.

First the kitties:

The above is Fidget’s and Lemme’s entry.

This next photo would be the Hound’s entry. (Which was later banned due to the dangerous nature of the ‘double-decker’ form.)

Team members: Tyler, Shasta, and Roni with Vinni at point in the mixed teams event.

A Day In The Life….

Ahhh beautiful sunrise…the beginning of a new day – so much promise.

Then there is the actual day – yep….look at Fidget’s orange friend, that pretty well describes the day.

Or even this….

And then by the evening it is kind of like this….

That is pretty much a day in the life….

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ABC Wednesday – Z

This ABC Wednesday brings us to the letter Z.

Zoo

The Minnesota Zoo is filled with things for children to do and we did them with the Grandson and his parents last Sunday.

Below you can see I was being stalked by a little Tiger. He was practicing his stalking techniques. His t-shirt is actually from the San Diego Zoo . ‘Z-Z-Z-Zoooo’.

Zephyr

At one time you could take a ride and dine on the Minnesota Zephyr. A train that took you on a ride through the Minnesota country side. Unfortunately it is now closed down.

Zinnia (zinnia elegans)

Zumbrota, Minnesota

Zumbrota Area Historical Society located in the former City Hall & Fire Hall. There is a large Z on the front of the building.

Zumbrota is home to the only functioning covered bridge left in Minnesota.

Zipping

Greyhounds Zipping around our yard.

Zzzzzzzzz…… (Quiet – sleeping hounds!)

Scooter’s True Colors Thursday is Navy Blue

“What? Navy is this week’s True Color Thursday color? Navy you say…whew this is a tough one for us! MOM do we have anything that is Navy? Not much? Mom how can that be, Navy seems like such a normal color.”

The darker part of this sky is Navy.

This shirt is Navy .

This windbreaker is Navy.

This bow is Navy.

Navy pattern on a quilt.

Navy sneakers.

Navy flower vase.

Greyhounds on the Navy plaid bed.

Roni

Shasta

Trixi

Blew

Cosy (in motion)

Wally

“I did it! Or should I say WE did it! Have a Greyt week everyone!”