rivercrow

Today we thought the dog had burst a stitch.
What’s bad about this is that she was sewn up with a running stitch. In a running stitch, if one stitch goes, the rest can follow.
The dog could unzip on the floor. This would be bad.
I took her to the vet. Luckily, the stitch had not popped; […]

The dog is home. She’s under orders to not run, jump, or do doggie things.
She’s on gruel, which she loves. Really. No, not really. We’re having a hard time getting her to eat. The vet assured us that she was eating if the food was left in the crate with her overnight. I hope this […]

The dog has been ill lately.
In September, she was very sick. Could keep no food or water in or down. She became dehydrated. She ended up on antibiotic and anti-nausea medications.
We had a repeat this past weekend. Rather than wait for her to get really sick, we took her in. After a barium x-ray […]

A baby robin and its parent were in the middle of the road on the way home. It was just a fledgling, primaries and tail stubby, chest still spotty.
They could have been flattened. I stopped dead in the road, and picked the little one up.
What a tiny piece of fluff, all softness over spindly bones. […]

I’ve been sitting here doing homework, reading forums, and watching a show on geishas while spending time with my ‘tiel. She’s molting, pinfeathers all over.
Dust covers the shoulder towel. She fluffs her feathers to realign them, and a cloud of dust rises. She would sit here all night with me scratching her head, […]

15 pounds and dainty bones, freshly groomed and shaved, white with long silky fur…but she’s a dog.
It’s spring and the conies are nesting under the shed. Where is the dog? She’s exploring under the shed or rolling in the coney droppings.
Who knew such a small dog could reek so strongly?