Saturday, April 07, 2018

March 29, 2018


March 29, 2018 -  Opie's Diary of Daily Doings at Rikki's Refuge
                                                                                            photo compliments of Cindy Wright
Ohhhh I have a sadz today .....     My friend Wally has gone to Rainbow Bridge.  He came to Rikki's many years ago and was adopted by Cindy.  He traveled with her as her job moved her around from state to state a lot the last few years.  They always came back to visit when back home in Virginia.  Then last summer Cindy retired and they moved to Orange, aka Rikki's Retirement and Volunteer Community, so they got to visit lots. 

Cindy sensed something just wasn't right.  Wally got all checked out by his doc and nothing seemed amiss.  Early in the morning Cindy woke up to the sound of Wally's breathing changing in bed beside her.  She knew what was happening.  She held him and cried softly into his fur and he went to see his friends at Rainbow Bridge. 

                                                                                           photo compliments of the evil weather hooman
I gotted a real scared today too.  I looked at the evil weather hooman's report and figured it might be the last morning I'm here to talk to you .... that'd make me sad, to not be here to talk to you ..... see that symbol up there?  The one meaning under water, in a big ocean, I think.  What do YOU think it means? It's what the evil weather man said for today.  I think that must mean a lot of water is gonna cover everything.  But the evil weather hooman say no rain today?  Maybe this is tidal wave coming? What do YOU think is gonna happen?  Anyway ... if I end up bein under ocean ... just remember ... I love you ..... I hope they dig my diary up and tell you I said that today ......    and I'll add more about the rest of the day too if I don't drown. 

How many peacocks can you find on this foggy foggy day ?
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

Such thick fog adds a challenge to counting heads on Morning Rounds !
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
Horses?
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
Even with the sun high in the sky, the morning stayed foggy
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

I did a lot of stupervising on the fence painting this afternoon
                                                                                            photo compliments of Nora Eldridge

Being the Quality Control Cat is a hard job !!!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Nora Eldridge

See it's all the colors of the rainbow ....
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
Red ...  Orange ... Yellow ... Green ... Blue ... Purple .... Red  !!!!
You see ... one color blends to make the next .....  isn't it purrty !!!!
I think it's the nicest fence I've ever had  !!!!!

What a beautiful afternoon ....
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
 
WHO let the cat out of the bag ????
                                                                                           photo compliments of Opie

Nummy nummy !!!!   Enjoying the food Matthew brought out yesterday !!!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Thank you to who ever donated the 40 food trays !!!!!!    We really needed them !!!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Hey cutie wanna go out sometime ?
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

How many black cats do you see?
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
Why so many black cats at Rikki's Refuge?  Cuz they often get overlooked in shelters and never make it out the front door. 

Why?  Cus so many superstitions about black cats tends to keep lots of folks away from them.  Many shelters don't even offer them for adoption figurin nobody would want one anyway.

Isn't that mean?  Yes, we sure think so.  Black kitties are just the same as any other kitties and make wonderful companions. 

Next time you're adopting .... please don't forget the black kitties. 

And now there is a bearded man on a ladder peeping in my windows
                                                                                           photo compliments of Opie

I thinks maybe I'll just pull the covers over my head ......
                                                                                           photo compliments of da Hooman

Standing on one leg, flapping wings, trying to take off like the geese .....
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Lots of pigs takin an afternoon nap
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Lots of pig poop going to the compost pile .....  it happens every day ....
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Open Up !!!   It must be getting close to dinner time ...
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Your best friend hard at work this afternoon
                                                                                            photo compliments of da Hooman

Love, Opie 
Thank YOU for making it all possible !

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