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[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

[Barnacle 9,064]

12 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

That's a great shot. Handsome cat.

[AUDub 11,147]

@bigbird

 

[AUld fAUx@ 2,584]

13 hours ago, AUDub said:

@bigbird

 

In a choke hold? sleeper hold.

Edited May 25, 2018 by AUld fAUx@

[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

Three 6 Mafia mural at Wiseacre Brewing in Memphis. 

[augolf1716 21,103]

23 hours ago, AUDub said:

@bigbird

 

Suck up

[McLoofus 35,182]

WWE night.

[augolf1716 21,103]

Think I know who won.....Wonder Girl

[McLoofus 35,182]

14 hours ago, augolf1716 said:

Think I know who won.....Wonder Girl

She always does

[AUDub 11,147]

1 minute ago, McLoofus said:

She always does 

McLittle off the top rope is deadly.

[McLoofus 35,182]

8 minutes ago, AUDub said:

McLittle off the top rope is deadly.

I know you know this to be true even more than I do. On the positive side, I'm sure we've both grown much more cat-like with our cover-the-jewels reflex. 

[AUDub 11,147]

13 hours ago, McLoofus said:

I know you know this to be true even more than I do. On the positive side, I'm sure we've both grown much more cat-like with our cover-the-jewels reflex. 

Between the girls and the dog, there's is now nothing I can not block when I sense something moving that direction.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

I have an irresistible urge to catch frogs when I see them.

[McLoofus 35,182]

6 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

I have an irresistible urge to catch frogs when I see them.

Aw. Lil fella. 

We get those and small lizards in our place a lot now. The frogs are a lot easier to relocate. Love having them around the house, though. They only put a miniscule dent in hte insect population but it's gratifying to watch them work nonetheless. 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

1 minute ago, McLoofus said:

Aw. Lil fella. 

We get those and small lizards in our place a lot now. The frogs are a lot easier to relocate. Love having them around the house, though. They only put a miniscule dent in hte insect population but it's gratifying to watch them work nonetheless. 

When I catch frogs this size, I try not to think of all the ones I inadvertently trampled. 

[AUDub 11,147]

4 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Aw. Lil fella. 

We get those and small lizards in our place a lot now. The frogs are a lot easier to relocate. Love having them around the house, though. They only put a miniscule dent in hte insect population but it's gratifying to watch them work nonetheless.  

We get skinks around our house. Blue tailed. Very pretty. Just kind of live and live, though I have found a few on sticky traps in my basement.

[AUld fAUx@ 2,584]

9 minutes ago, AUDub said:

We get skinks around our house. Blue tailed. Very pretty. Just kind of live and live, though I have found a few on sticky traps in my basement.

Damned cats keep trying to smuggle them in, not realizing that even my color-blind self can clearly see that bright blue tail wiggling out of the end of their face.

[McLoofus 35,182]

24 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

Damned cats keep trying to smuggle them in, not realizing that even my color-blind self can clearly see that bright blue tail wiggling out of the end of their face.

Holy crap. Augustus P. Dog aka Auggie and I see gators every morning on our walk, but the other day we surprised one who was close to the shore and he dove. I heard this before I saw it and by the time I located it, there was nothing but about a foot and a half of tail sticking up out of the water and flapping about. I really wish I could have captured this because it was surreal and somewhat terrifying. Probably only a 5-6 footer but he made a hell of a noise and the image of that tail sticking up and then sliding away... yeesh... 

Edited May 30, 2018 by McLoofus

[AUld fAUx@ 2,584]

5 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Holy crap. Augustus P. Dog aka Auggie and I see gators every morning on our walk, but the other day we surprised one who was close to the shore and he dove. I heard this before I saw it and by the time I located it, there was nothing but about a foot and a half of tail sticking up out of the water and flapping a big. I really wish I could have captured this because it was surreal and somewhat terrifying. Probably only a 5-6 footer but he made a hell of a noise and the image of that tail sticking up and then sliding away... yeesh... 

Cannot seem to like this. Once my (2) dogs were teamed up into a pack, of sorts, I've quit worrying about raccoons (and 'possums, and armadillios...), but I'm still not comfortable with the snakes, and I fear the day they finally meet an alligator-snapper. Probably not really relevant, but how big and quick is Mr. Dog? Eyes peeled.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

Another frog. Went out for a cig and heard a splash in the pool. Spent the next 30 minutes trying to catch it. Turned off our water wall and pool pumps to stop the water ripple so I could differentiate between a leaf and him on the bottom. Little s***, but I got him. Released into our “koi” pond to rehab his lungs.

[AUld fAUx@ 2,584]

On 5/30/2018 at 12:59 PM, McLoofus said:

Holy crap. Augustus P. Dog aka Auggie and I see gators every morning on our walk, but the other day we surprised one who was close to the shore and he dove. I heard this before I saw it and by the time I located it, there was nothing but about a foot and a half of tail sticking up out of the water and flapping about. I really wish I could have captured this because it was surreal and somewhat terrifying. Probably only a 5-6 footer but he made a hell of a noise and the image of that tail sticking up and then sliding away... yeesh... 

Mr. Loofus, sir. On re-reading, I fear I may have woefully misinterpreted your post. Never having sexed an alligator, the old editor in me (and a somewhat foggy green eyeshade may have played a part) kicked in and supplied Augustus P. Dog as the most likely antecedent for the "he" that "dove." From this (erroneous?) assumption, I visualized you being snatched by Mr. Dog's leash, and only hearing (in the moment that the startled gator turned tail) and then seeing the aftermath of the encounter.

On 5/30/2018 at 1:11 PM, AUld fAUx@ said:

Cannot seem to like this. Once my (2) dogs were teamed up into a pack, of sorts, I've quit worrying about raccoons (and 'possums, and armadillios...), but I'm still not comfortable with the snakes, and I fear the day they finally meet an alligator-snapper. Probably not really relevant, but how big and quick is Mr. Dog? Eyes peeled. Mr. Dog depends on you.

^This is probably how I should have responded?^ This somewhat parallels my dismay at learning of a gator in the basin (copperhead-in-the-laundry thread). Old dogs don't welcome new tricks, and I was disappointed to learn that a potential threat could arise from a direction not accounted for by my long-established habitual cautions.

 

As an aside, saw a great horned owl swooping low (below the level of our front porch) over the yard last week, apparently scanning for housecats? Semper paratus.

[McLoofus 35,182]

12 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said:

Mr. Loofus, sir. On re-reading, I fear I may have woefully misinterpreted your post. Never having sexed an alligator, the old editor in me (and a somewhat foggy green eyeshade may have played a part) kicked in and supplied Augustus P. Dog as the most likely antecedent for the "he" that "dove." From this (erroneous?) assumption, I visualized you being snatched by Mr. Dog's leash, and only hearing (in the moment that the startled gator turned tail) and then seeing the aftermath of the encounter.

^This is probably how I should have responded?^ This somewhat parallels my dismay at learning of a gator in the basin (copperhead-in-the-laundry thread). Old dogs don't welcome new tricks, and I was disappointed to learn that a potential threat could arise from a direction not accounted for by my long-established habitual cautions.

As an aside, saw a great horned owl swooping low (below the level of our front porch) over the yard last week, apparently scanning for housecats?

Dammit. I should've said "dived", right? I'll never get that one corrected. 

Love seeing the owls! So majestic on the wing. 

Saw a dolphin and a gator this morning (separately). Did not see any bald eagles or the osprey that normally circles in the mornings (over the normal gator sighting area) but I did see a bald eagle in flight yesterday, as well as an osprey carrying a fish parallel with his fuselage so that it appeared that he was prepared to deploy a fish missile on some unknown target. 

 

[ShocksMyBrain 9,362]

Went to tour a new animal boarding place. I have no idea what the girl said because I couldn’t stop looking and laughing at this dog. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

Took my dad down to San Antonio for the day last weekend to check out a few historical places.

- San Fernando de Bexar Cathedral (Santa Anna used it as his base when attacking the Alamo.  Now Alamo heroes are entombed there.)

- The Alamo

- Mission San Jose (One of the four other old missions in SA besides The Alamo)

[McLoofus 35,182]

13 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Went to tour a new animal boarding place. I have no idea what the girl said because I couldn’t stop looking and laughing at this dog. 

Don't you get me started on our Gracie, RIP