Kitty Laser Tag

Been busy this weekend getting ready for FL trip next week.  I had to clean the HVAC pump filter on Lights Out again as it was clogged up and the AC kept blowing breakers.  I also washed her and since there was no wind, decided to take her out for a little run as she hadn't been out of the dock since April.

Did some stuff on RV to get it ready for trip as well.

Here are a few photos of Dakota sneaking up on Buddy.

Now speaking of Kitty Laser Tag, I have been playing with the kittens with a laser light.  Max also chases it but Buddy figured it out the first time and ignores it.  I took a video and toward the end I replayed some of the sequences in slow motion.  It really shows how agile cats are and how they always land on their feet.  Click the link below.

Kitty Laser Tag

That's about it for now.

September 19 and Still HOT

I can't believe it is still hot.  Had one cooling off period on Labor Day weekend but it has been hot ever since then.  Come on Fall, please arrive.

Not much going on since my last post but this weekend my primary project was to redo the dog confinement area in the camper.  I have been using a stretchy cord thing that came with the camper to keep someone from rolling out of the bunk bed.  It was always involved and it took me 10 to 15 minutes each time to set it up or put it down to let the dogs in or out of the bunk area.

I decided to take one of my dog kennels apart and use the door and some other parts so I could simply open and close a door for the dogs.  I thought it would be simple to do but I had to engineer things as I went.  After a couple runs to the local hardware store I finally got it assembled.  Here are a couple of pictures.

This should make life a lot simpler when I go camping.  Next is to figure out how to make an area for the kittens in the upper bunk.  I have a carrier but I need an area where they can be confined but still have room to move around and play.

In just two more weeks I will be going camping in Florida and meeting up with Pamella and family, Phillip, Andrew and Brynne for a couple of days camping at St Andrews State Park in Panama City.  When the children were young, we used to do a lot of camping there.  It will be kind of a Camping Family Reunion.  Looking forward to seeing everyone.

The End.

Back On Line

Hi Everyone.  I had my blog turned off for a while for several reasons.  Primarily it was the crummy editor and difficult to edit, especially with photos so I was looking into other methods to share my experiences..  The other reason was to get an idea of who actually reads the blog.

A few family members did notice the blog was down so that was sort of good news.  The point of the blog is to share my experiences with my family and to keep them informed of my activities.  So I am going to try it again, especially since the blog has a better editor.

Yesterday I lost power for a few hours as a storm blew through and knocked down some trees in the neighborhood.

I spent Labor Day weekend at Monte Sano State Park.  It was a test run for going to Florida in October with the Dogs and Kittens.  It was the first camping trip for the kittens and they did very well.  Here is a photo of me and the dogs in my "Toy" car.  I got out at one spot and a lady couldn't believe I had the dogs in such a little car.  I told her it was my "Clown" car.  If you have ever been to a circus, you know what I mean.

I have posted two new videos on YouTube and they are listed on the right hand video panel.  Click on them to view.  To get a larger image (HD full Screen) go to YouTube by clicking the following links.

Sunrise:

Sunrise on Monte Sano Mountain

Camping:

Camping at Monte Sano State Park

One other thing.  last week I cashed in my coin can (I never carry change anymore) and just threw it in a can when I got some at a store.  It was probably a year or two worth of coins and it amounted to $174.28.  Wow, that was a lot of coins!

That's it for now.