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.

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!”

True Colors Thursday ‘Black and Tan’

Did I mention somewhere before that Greyhounds are lazy? ;) This True Colors Thursday is Black and Tan, see the greyhound on the left, her name is Roni and her ‘spots’ are Black and Tan. This Black and Tan marking is also known as ‘brindle’. Roni is a white and brindle Greyhound.

This is Bonnie, another Retired Racer, and she is a dark brindle, but you can see the Black and Tan markings on her as well.

Shasta too!

My 20 year old Siamese Vinni is looks Black and Tan.

The following photos were taken at Fort Snelling.

Walls of the coal shed.

The blanket on this bunk is Black and Tan….military issue of days long gone by.

Black table, Tan book. Black and Tan bed linens of Officer’s Quarters.

ABC Wednesday ‘S’

Today the letter for ABC Wednesday is ‘S’.

Sand…purple Sand.

I got this purple Sand for my grandson to play in on days he Stays with me. It is supposed to be ‘dustless’ and I thought it was pretty cool until we actually ‘played’ with it. Sticks to everything, doesn’t come off easily and has me wishing now that I’d just gotten the plain old fashioned Sand for him. I fully intend to try mixing it first and if that doesn’t work – out it goes and back to Mother Nature’s intended.

Sitting on top of the bucket of Sand is Sidewalk Chalk. Also another fun outside toy. As you can see in the background we even have a little rake you can fill with different colors and walk around making fun designs with.

Sitting….. look at the way my little 2 year old Grandson Sits. Long ago are the days I could Sit like that at all, and he does it effortlessly and for long periods of time (well long in toddler terms).

Our Sweet Shasta. Racing name: Mr. Shasta. Status: retired.