The turkey returns...and some more.

Our long week end started out with

quite a bit of excitement..Yes, the turkey showed herself again..

this time she had 2

big puppies in pursuit..

she is lucky the fence is in between

Drat!!!
the best picture so far
and her head
is behind the leaves!

she flies up on the other side of the tree
and there is no way to get her picture...
But, wait...
the treasure she left behind is discovered
around front under a pine limb that has fallen..
clean up will not include this limb!
which guards over camouflaging her
nest.

I am afraid she has been
frightened off and won't return.


I stayed away from the eggs in hopes
her motherly instincts would
draw her back to nest ...
Standing it as long as I could..yesterday
(Tuesday)
I "snuck" , this time in my tennis shoes,
as close as I dared and
put the camera into the strongest
ZOOM ...

there she was!

and there she stayed!

we will keep an eye open for eight to ten

little chicks!

***

Saturday morning the puppies and I hop

into the Gamma/Puppies van

and head over to the vets..

It was time for all of

Chloes yearly vaccines

and time for a 9 week visit

for Thibodeaux..

he was also micro chipped

while we were there.

there were many new smells at the vets

but, the excitement soon wore off..

Chloe, knowing what lay ahead ,

was ready to go as soon as we arrived..

Thibodeaux ,

on the other hand

slept right through Chloes exam

and only awoke when he was picked up

and held on the table..

He got 3 cookies while going through his exam!

Chloe..did not mind..

she has NEVER accepted "vet" cookies!

***

When we got back to Rye

"Daddy"

was working in the yard..

but, took a break

to practice hitting some golf balls

with a golf bat.

he had assistance...

***

And for Pap-paw

a quick few pictures taken at the job

this weekend.

***

When the fencing

was put up around the yard

for Chloe,

two of the fence post

fell on top of large granite rocks..
Michael brought home a rock drill

in order to finally set them straight.

his drilling assistant

abandoned him almost immediately..

continuing a vigilant watch over

his Daddy from the deck!

At one point he had stopped drilling

and was visited by both puppies

making sure that no harm had become him..

None had and that dastardly

"Thing" started its caterwauling ..

once again this time causing not only

the young Patou but also his

trusted mentor to vacate the yard and

again take up "watch" from the

elevated area of the deck.

yard work continued...

The summer

entry decor and the flag

were hung..

***

I must share this adorable picture!

Zachery is 6 months old..

he will raise his head and put those hands behind it

just like a grown man!...

I think he is trying to cross his legs!

***

This past holiday week end Jeff

went on a trip..

leaving Bosch with Benny once again...

I am most happy to report

that as of this week end a new leash

resides at Benny's, and Bosch

refrained from yet another

visit to puppy prison!

***

Over the last couple of weeks

we have talked on the web cam with

Michael several times...

When I was thinking in time..

I was able to snap a few pictures..

all be it the web cam camera is not as quick

or quite as clear..

and he is a wiggler!

here they are...

singing with his key board & microphone

color pegs..

yellow, blue, red , green...

trying to get into Baba's Dr. Pepper

Its so funny!

showing off some "good" peddling!

Then one day we got to talk to

Mam-maw amd Pap-paw Ryan..

I really do like this web cam thing!

***

This morning somewhere before day break

the rains set in...

Thibodeaux

did a fine job

of going out to

handle his business

and then coming right back in

until about the fourth trip..

he got a little side tracked

having to do

a little digging

in the ...

mud.

now,

Its a clean

Thibodeaux

All the four legged babies are sleeping

as the sound of the rain gently hits

the deck..

I must get up from here and

be productive in some way

least I should snore...

I mean

lay down and doze along

with them!

till next time..stay warm & dry.