A Garden Story

A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden.

He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was.

Tears formed in his eyes as he thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes.

Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground.

He went over to her to see what work of God had captured her attention.

He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating.

'Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?' she asked.

'They're mating,' her father replied.

'What do you call the spider on top?' she asked.

'That's a Daddy Longlegs,' her father answered.

'So, the other one is a Mommy Longlegs?' the little girl asked.

As his heart soared with the joy of such a cute and innocent question he replied, 'No dear. Both of them are Daddy Longlegs.'

'The little girl, looking a little puzzled, thought for a moment, then lifted
her foot and stomped them flat.

'Well, we're not having any of that shit in our garden' she said.

Unbearable

Who's Monkeying around Now?

Cat Attack!

[Courtesy of Yalta from his Flickr photostream. ]

the Dog, the Cat, and the Rat . . .

Hey Chimps got weapons!

If Chuck was with it, he better watch out. Can Dr. Cornelius be far behind? It could happen sooner than we think.











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Why are these Squirrels so Happy?

Well they've made the front page of Yahoo News, that's why. It seems some important study has figured out squirrels are smart, clever little rascals. No Kidding!

Any poor sap with a bird-feeder could've told you that. I mean what the hell. How about this gem they've figured out:

What they've discovered is that the critters are downright crafty.

Start with their attitude toward other squirrels' food. They want it and won't hesitate to steal it.

Wow, brilliant, how much did this study cost? Those crafty scientist at U. of Illinois-Chicago. Here's another gem:

"They will try something new and eventually, if one gets it, the other ones will notice and they will figure out a way to thwart the bird feeder," Youth said.

Yep they got it figured out.

Excuse me while I go check my suet cages in the backyard.