Lakota's new buddy?

wordless wednesday

Monday Bunday

archi is moved in - enjoying the cilantro and grazing on the grass. i think she likes it

easy like sunday morning... VOGUE

...givin' Hugo a run for his money...

progress

Well it's DONE!!!

I just need to let the plants root and i can move her in.

In front of the hutch left and right i have cilantro.

On the right the little trees are cucumber. I think they'll grow up nicely and provide some shade and barrier from the other 2 wabbits

In front of the brick perch ... read closely dkm & fluffies :-D ... is BASIL!!!

and on either side of the 2 stones is peppermint. I'm hoping it will grow like ground cover around the stones.




Outside on the right and protected by more fencing is a cherry tomato plant. I'm looking forward to that one!

wordless wednesday

photo taken may 31st, 2007. he was diagnosed with liver failure may 25th
this half of the den is now closed and he is buried in front of it

Monday Bunday

This is actually from Saturday - more of the finest in bunny disapproval. I took archi out to see the enclosure with the plants thinking maybe she'd explore a little but she did the same thing - turned right around and went back in the house. I wish i had central air and heat bunnygirl but i don't so i'm not sure what the draw to inside is for her other than the ability to hide under the bed which she does most of the day :-)

I want to give the plants a week or so to stabilize before i put her in and I still have to get the fencing put in place - i got kinda distracted. Saturday Ollie was having a hard day so I took a lot of breaks from working to sit in the yard and cuddle him. At one point i even picked him up and set him in my lap which he usually fights cuz he's way big to be a lap dog - but he rested in my arms for a while!

thanks for all your nose bumps, purrayers, prayers, hugs and just genuine outpouring of care - it is hard - he was a GREAT dog ... i'm thankful he's not sick anymore. but now i realize the missing him part.

exit, stage left

C. Oliver Cassabaum

1997 - 2007

addendum to original post at 7:45 am... as the Three of my love have had time to work on my heart...

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. (romans 8 - esv)

HE IS NOW SET FREE

phase 2...

The hutch is in place where it will go and the border is in. Next is fill dirt to raise her up to the level of the border. Tried to get some from a pile in the road but it's just sandy - mentone dirt is really sand - this is "Mentone Beach" after all... after i get the fill dirt in I'll put some veggie plants in for her and a fence and then she'll be ready to move in. It will be nice.

Thursday chillin'

actually it's HOT out... so all the kids are just layin around :-)


archi in front of her crib...
lakota finds a nice spot in the shade


while riena and luther find some shade under the shade!

and ollie is always 2 inches or less from me... spends his days right at my feet - even when there's a comfy fluffy dog bed i just bought for him right next to me... it's not close enough!

pets are so awesome!

sleepy...

MAJOR munday bunday disapproval

so i am building an outdoor enclosure for my bunny butthead Archi. she doesn't seem to get the whole litter box concept - she pees everywhere in her house, not just in the litter box. i have a Smells Begone solid i bought from my biz to soak up the smell but it doesn't work on urine + hay - so my bedroom often has the smell of a horse stable :( thankfully she doesn't pee everywhere else in the house but just inside her house... but still the smell is killing me

so i'm moving her outside. of course to do that i have to build a nice big enclosure. (it's 15' long by 4' wide) the first step is digging up the ground and laying chicken wire so she can't dig out.

that's what you see above. laid the wire and have begun covering it.

and i put her in the area tonight so she could sniff it out. you know what she did? she sat there for a 1/2 a minute maybe and then turned and hopped thru the front door and back into the house. she was not impressed ;-p

i wish i had grabbed my camera. it was disapproval at its finest!

just like a guy...

falling asleep sitting up...

Monday Bunday

who needs a lawnmower anyway?!!!

Dog Beach Day

My best friend Debbie and I got to take Oliver to Dog Beach today. I wanted to give him a good day and he seemed up for it. He loves playing with the dogs, chasing them and the water.

so we ran in the water...

he watched other dogs play ...

and ran to join in when he could...

but after a short bit he just needed a nap...
even if it was sitting up!

I'm glad he had a fun day today. He was good for prolly 30 mins total in some spurts and then once he was able to settle himself in the car he slept for the drive home. he had a good day, good memories.

ollie

The Day I Brought Him Home

about 9 1/2 years ago

A Day In The Life...
when Lakota (rt) was just a pup and Popeye (lt) was still with us

Today

he's not much more with me - praying God will take him so he doesn't suffer. his liver is not working, it is the explanation of last month's "fever of unknown origin". he has a little pep but sleeps mostly and doesn't eat.

identity CRISIS

Archi Ann apparently approves of the dog food!!!

"Nutripet uses only highly digestible chicken meal, rice, and oatmeal with fruits and vegetables like peas, carrots, apples, and cranberries. "

Good stuffs :-) must really be packed with veggies and fruit for a disapproving rabbit like archi to approve... or she's been running around with my doggies so much that she thinks she is one! She must be taking a page from Tidbit's Identity Crisis

mum wants a cat

Mum was at her friend's house friday night doing laundry and watching a movie. their cat raven was confined to inside because she had surgery on her tail to remove an abcess. She's usually a shy cat but was being very friendly because she wanted out!!!

Here's a picture of her burrowing in the middle of mum's wash. Tiny cuz its on a cell phone camera.

oh and the movie, flyboys, was awesome!

Kesey tagged me!!!

Kesey of Riley and Tiki's website tagged me for 7 facts. And Mum told Archi Ann that she needs to start sharing her blogging privis with the rest of us so I get to tell you a little about me!

Archi already tagged our friends so I won't tag anyone new but if you want to play leave me a comment so I can come read about you!

Here are 7 things about me:

1. my mum rescued me from the doggie prison place when i was about 5 months old. she spent so much time with me the night before they let me go home with her that when she came to get me the next day i remembered her and ran to her with so much excitement. and she called to me and said "Hi there Oliver" and that's when i knew my name for the first time!

2. as you can see from my pictures i love the beach because i get to play with other dogs. when they are on my territory at home i don't like to play but at the beach i have a blast.

3. i have a sister, Lakota, and i didn't like her when mum first brought her home. but she's my best friend now.

4. i love walkies and if i haven't had one for a few days i will get my mum's attention and then go sit by the door and look up at my leash. and when we go or when mum first comes home i get so excited i jump real high and mum says i look like a kangaroo.

5. i have 3 rabbit sibs, 1 brother rabbit and 2 sister rabbits. they're afraid of me cuz i get excited sometimes but i really like them and when i'm calm they come up and sniff me

6. i love to run - it's my favorite thing. so mum got us a home with a HUGE yard. my sister is a Queensland Heeler mix so it's fun - i run and she herds me. sometimes when we run we scare the rabbits but we don't mean to and we're not chasing them.

7. i am not a morning dog and cookies are not a big deal to me. we get a cookie every morning after we feed the rabbits their veggies but i'm still not awake so sometimes it will be hours after my mum gives me a milkbone or peanut butter dog cookie from trader joes before i even eat it. so my mum has to put it up cuz my sister will steal it.

and that's 7 things about me. i hope you've had fun reading about me. thanks to all you for your prayers, purrayers, and nose bumps for me when i got sick last month. doctor lori and my doctor eaton still don't know why i was sick but i got better and that's what counts!

ollie

is not a morning dog!