No Ponies

No ponies yesterday. I drove to Watsonville to help the Rabbit Haven rescue with a mass spay neuter clinic.  Rabbits are a bit different from cats and dogs. You can't put them in a holding cage to wake up while you just keep an eye on them. Bunnies need to be armed and massaged, while their body temp is closely monitored. It is more common for them to go into shock and die, or just have such a hard time waking up that they stop breathing. Each rabbit had a team of two people to help them come to. It takes a half an hour or more before they could go into a pen and be watched by another team. We did over 20 bunnies yesterday.

Here is a photo of my two buns, Silver and Pierre.

My last post had Pepper pictures. Today; Yndi pictures!!!

Success! with Photos

Absence has caused my password to be forgotten. This has been complicated by having this blog linked to an email address that I haven't used in so long that I have forgotten the password to that too. Cheese Louise!

Lots has happened. The passing of persons who were so intrusive that I didn't want them to know what was going on. Presence of others who might be offended by my problems, thinking I was insulting them.

But, I won a free photo session from a pet photographer, three subjects of my choosing. Of course, I chose Yndi and Pepper Lee, my tow Gotland mares, and myself. I got one print included in my prize, and I chose to have many photos put into a bound book, pretty nice. Thanks PawPawrazzi and AnnMary.

These photos are electronic files with the photographer's mark. All the other ones are in my book.

Pepper Lee is chocolate brown, nine years old, and stands 12.1 hands.

New Bathroom

We are building a new bathroom. We need it in our new house.

Living room

Bathroom

We are actually pretty close to the end of the project. It has taken years. The longest time was getting the permit from Santa Clara County. Nothing like working with a government employee who is making it difficult for you just because they can. Most are not like that, but we had one who was.

Far away

hi again. I have been far away in mind if not in body. The latest is that I put my computer away for Christmas house guests. I wanted to be able to use the dining table!n Then....rabbits ate the cord and I had to order a new one. and wow, I was out fo the habit of being on the computer and I didn't want to go near it! Maybe I am getting over it and  maybe not.

Yesterday though, I had a great time at the Bunny Bee sewing stuff for The Rabbit Haven Rescue. I haven't sewn in years, really, and I forgot how much I liked it.

Ever Since my Father had surgery in December 2010 and Janow's illness and death, the acquisition of Maggie and her colic and surgery and then death, the purchase of Yndi sight unseen from the internet and her problems and rehab and training, the death of my mother, followed by the death of my mother in law 6 weeks later and all the funeral stuff..... Plus Lydia the dog came to our house and is wonderful.

Four years of loss. I can continue with my life, these are normal things. It's been a hard four years, but basically, I am happy. A good Husband in Dave. A son that appears to be growing into a functional adult much of the time. Pepper Lee and Yndi, the wonder ponies. Silver and Pierre, bunnies supreme. Whiskers the kitty and maybe Mary Shelley who is still a little strange. Wow.