So, it's Christmas Day, and Maggie, one of our new cats, decided to climb about 50 feet up a neighbor's hickory tree. Then, of course, she can't get down. The temperature was supposed to drop to the low 20s tonight, so we can't just leave her up there, or so I'm told. We called Adam from Out on a Limb Tree Service and he came out on Christmas Day, climbed the tree and grabbed the cat. It's a Christmas miracle! Thanks Adam! Here's video Amanda made of Maggie being saved. Click a picture to embiggen and then click on the right side of the picture to run through them.
UPDATE: Maggie has a very large 2-3" gash on her belly. Looks like she may have been attacked by a hawk or some of our local Northern Virginia fauna. Brenda and Amanda took her to the 24 emergency vet. I'm taking bets on how many thousands of dollars emergency vet services on Christmas will cost. Does anyone know how to set up a Go Fund Me Page?
It's a beautiful winter day here in Northern Virginia. When I woke up this morning, there was about an inch of snow covering everything, but when I finally got around to walking Amanda's dog Artemis, most of the snow had melted. I took a few pictures with my Panasonic Lumix point-and-shoot camera with it's Leica (branded) lens. I often forget how beautiful NoVa can be. Here are a few pics. Click the first one to embiggen, then click on the right side of the picture to run through them.
Olivia stopped by yesterday. She's been having a great time visiting her old friends, Charlotte, Cam, and Abbygale, as well as Aunt Amanda, cousin Kelsey, and her "Bee" and "Papa." When the other kids left, Olivia helped Brenda and me walk Arty and Frannie through the woods and the park. We were worried that she wouldn't be able to walk all that way (about a mile), but turns out not only could she easily walk it, she ran almost the entire way! Then off to Costco, followed by a fine evening of bubble bath and bedtime stories. I'm sure today will be even more fun, and will add more pictures if Brenda takes any. Click on a pic to embiggen, and then click to go through them.
