Need Some Filling Up

Captains Log: Stardate -304,749 It is Day 4 of the Rand Easter Show and after a somewhat busy weekend, the crew is exhausted and in need of some R&R but our work here is not complete as a week of pure boredom lies ahead.

The photo above was taken of me getting my Vespa filled up at a service station en-route to the Rand Show. It is a public holiday for crying out load and I should be chillaxing not working, what is wrong with me?

Three Little Kittens

Three little kittens, they are lost without a home and they began to cry mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow. Oh, dear, a home was found for Kitty, and Princess is going to make our 11 a 12 while their sister Shadow now has to go to a rescue. Here is Noma holding Kitty and Shadow while tiny Princess holds onto her shoulder all tight hoping to be taken to a forever home.

One little kitten, lost without a home and she begin to cry mee-ow.

Please Note: These kittens are not ours, they are rescues and although we can’t keep them, we did managed to keep the smallest one, Princess. Although they still very small we managed to find a home for Kitty while I sadly took Shadow to Friends of Rescued Animals aka FORA. They are very full and also don't have room for another cat but they are a safe haven for dogs and cats and would never turn Shadow away.

FORA's mission is to shelter unwanted, abandoned and ill treated dogs and cats, emphasising on a quality pain free life. The animals are temporarily housed at FORA in Krugersdorp, North West of Johannesburg while the good people there endeavour to find them a new permanent home.

While there at FORA, I sadly notice many greyhounds. These greyhounds were rescued out of a life of hunting and been chained up in shanty towns when not hunting.

Vashta Nerada – Count the Shadows

There are things that live in the shadows. When I was a young boy I used to always check under the bed before switching off the lights then run from the light switch and leap onto the bed from a distance. I was afraid of what was under the bed might reach out. "Everyone at some point in their lives has the same dream: You sense someone in the dark. You get out of bed. A hand reaches out from under the bed and grabs your ankle. But what if it's not a dream?"

Fear makes companions of us all. What if their are things living in the shadows and one of the things are the Vashta Nerada, microscopic beings. Although individually they are like specks of dust, not dangerous but when their numbers get out of control they swarm and can devour the flesh straight off your bones in milliseconds.

When swarming they tend to mimic the shadows, your shadow. Count the shadows, if you want to live, count the shadows. And stay out of the shadows. Best of all run. And Scarlet and I ran.

Late in the afternoon, on my Vespa, I counted the shadows.

Three S’s Taking Refuge

With a tropical storm between Madagascar and Mozambique pushing moist air inland, rain has set in. Rain means washing to be hung up to dry inside, the dogs fast asleep in their warm beds, and the cats that prefer being outside try find refuge under the eaves. Here are the 3 S's, Socks, Shadow, and Shammy sitting on top of Anastasiya who was previously called Sophia. What is with all these S's?

Over for Dinner

"Come over to my parlour" said the spider to the fly. No not quite the right way to start this blog post. Lynda's daughter Robynne and her fiancé Marco had their house cleaned out by burglars on Tuesday, so now they came over for dinner. Well I shouldn't say cleaned out as they tossed all the contents from every part of the house onto the floor in search of valuables to steal.

Marco and Robynne are all right as it happened while they were at work only to come home and find all their electronic goods gone and all that remained was the mess.

Avocado Cats

When it comes to toys for children and pets it is the least likely that become their favourite things. Take cardboard boxes, how much fun do children have out of boxes that their expensive presents came in. It is the same with my dogs and cats. There are two cardboard crates that the amazing avocadoes came in sitting on the kitchen counter and the cats joust for the best positions. Here are Lovely, Red, Kitty and Shadow all waiting for any snacks that may come from the making of lunch.