Dynamite The Rescuded Cat. Happy Six Months in Your Forever Home.

Dynamite has been with us for six months now.  

She is really becoming the center of attention in our home. 

When we adopted her, her coat was dull and greasy.

She also would pull her hair out as she groomed herself.

Part of her problem was that she had some bad teeth.  

Now that her teeth have been fixed she is much happier.

Many people don't want to adopt an older cat because they

are afraid that they won't bond with the new family.

Both cats that we have adopted have bonded with all of our family.

Maybe they have realized that we saved their lives.  Dyna has to spend time

with everyone.  When my son comes home at night she has to get her shoulder ride from him.

She loves to play and bounce around on the couch. 

She is often caught hiding under the blankets waiting to attack the string.

When she cuddles with someone she likes to be right up next to their face. 

I have been listening to many podcasts about cat care.  I'm

trying to be an even better cat mom.  I think it is a way to honor our

previous cat that we loved so much.  So hopefully in the new year I 

will share what I learn about cat care with you.

I got a new phone and it has a great camera.  So I will share

my favorite photos of Dyna too. 

I'm so glad my daughter kept dragging me to the shelters to get a new cat. 

I so enjoy my new little companion.

G.G.

Exploring Utah : A trip to Park City.

Whenever I say to people that I have never been to Park City,

they can't believe that I have lived in Utah for eight year and have not been

to Park City.  So Park City got put on the day date bucket list. 

Park City is an interesting place.  You are either walking up hill, or 

down hill.  There are lots of statues all over.  I like this bear on the bench.

I tried to get my husband to sit by it but he wouldn't. 

There are lots of little art galleries.  I'm not sure if you are 

supposed to take photos in them, but I did.   

I love going out and playing photographer.  

I'm not to the point yet that I feel the need to have an 

art gallery with the idea of selling my photography for $3000.00.

I am also not ready to pay lots of money to put someone else 

photography in my house.  I am starting to go through my own photos

to pick out favorites to have framed for my house.  It won't be amazing photography

but it will be mine and have a great memory attached to it.  Perhaps that's what

will make it seem priceless.

I loved all the different statues and the history that

was told about the city along the main street.

Another art gallery.  I liked taking this photo, kind of 

looking in at the art work.

There are lots of stairways leading up to different streets.  I don't think

I would want to have to climb these steps everyday. 

An interesting theater.  My husband went to a show here a few years ago.

I think this was another art gallery.

I loved the glass flowers in the window.

I believe that the town at first was a mining town.

This is a statue of one of the miners.

What a hard job mining is.  My great grandfather was 

a coal miner.  

I want to go back sometime and walk through this museum.

I liked this little pathway to a stone fireplace.

This is a cool sculpture of a horse.

My husband liked seeing this car driving around. 

He loves old cars.

Here is a cool bird sculpture in another art gallery.

This is definitely a place to go if you like to look at art.

I said to my husband I think this place is art galleries, expensive restaurants,

and clothing stores. 

We had a fun day exploring a different place in Utah.

I even sat with Mr. Bear.  Could this be a bear from Narnia?

Have you been to Park City?  If so what do you like to do when you go?

G.G.

P.S.  Make sure you are in good shape if you are going to walk the whole city from top to bottom and back again.  My legs hurt for days after this adventure.  I hear my treadmill calling to me.

Exploring Utah. The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.... Was hoping to see thousands of Swans...

We travelled to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge,

I wanted to see the thousands of Tundra Swans.  

I should have known when the lady at the visitor center said to 

"look for ribbons of white", that I was not going to see them up close.

I got to see my favorite bird the Grebe.

When you are at the bird refuge there is a visitor center which has

a lot of interesting bird facts, and then 12 miles away is a 12 mile drive by the water where

you hope to see birds.

I have been told spring is a better time to visit.

So we will check back this spring.  We saw some birds

but not as many as I had hoped to see.

I'm not sure what kind of duck this is but it is beautiful.

It is nice to get out and be far away from the busy world and

just look at nature.

This is a Great Blue Heron.

I wanted to see the Tundra swans that were stopping

during their migration. 

They were too far way to see without binoculars.

Even with my zoom lens I can't get a good photo.

Maybe when spring comes I will finally get a good birdwatching/ Photography day.

At least now I know where to go.

Do you have a favorite place to visit and see wild life?

G.G.