Cats

I spent part of the day on Saturday just following the cats around with a camera. I ended up with some pretty ordinary footage, but I figured I'd post it anyway.

This is a classic example of the "arguments" I have with Minnow. You'll have to excuse my dorky voice, I seem incapable of conversing with her in a normal adult tone.


This is Merlin, trying to stay awake. He does this a lot, though I've never seen him tip completely over. It's certainly got worse lately, though I suppose that extra 2lbs he's put on since January might be making him a little rounder.


And here we have a typical wrestling match. Consensus seems to be that Minnow won, but they're usually about 50/50. A few minutes after I stopped filming, Merlin walked up to her and smacked her on the face and then ran away. So don't worry, he gets his own back.

Rocking the medial saphenous stick

Yeah, I'm a rock star. I hit it first try. Uh huh. I'm cool.


......now let's see if I can do it on an awake cat.

We'll Miss You, Dave

Last night our vet tech horse, Dave, colicked and had to be euthanised. He'd been in pain for several months now due to advancing arthritis, and while I'm glad he's not in pain anymore, it's still so hard to believe that he's really gone.
Next year's students will never get to know you - to see how stubborn you could be when you didn't want to do something, to watch the way you'd do anything for a treat, and laugh at how you'd stretch your neck out and flutter your lips when we scratched just the right spot. You taught me a lot Dave, and made my first year of classes so much easier. Whenever I felt stressed, going out to see you would always make me feel better.

We'll miss you so much Dave.