Pets – Page 2 – Penny Higgins – Storyteller • Artist • Scientist

Only a few months – Look how he’s grown!

Comet is now four months old!

Bonding. Comet is 3 weeks here. — Then: 3 weeks old.

Watching the transition has been amazing.Continue reading “Only a few months – Look how he’s grown!”

Stroll Before the Storm

This winter thus far has been a series of small snow storms (3 inches, max), followed by bursts of warmth that melt the snow off.

Today was a nice and sunny-ish day. This means, of course, that we’re about to get hit with a big storm.Continue reading “Stroll Before the Storm”

In Memoriam – Charlie, Nominee for Best Cat Ever

Today has been among the hardest of my life.

Charlie moved in with me in January of 2001. He was about 2 years old. Fifteen years later – today – I had to lay him to rest.

Made himself right at home. — 2001- Charlie makes himself right at home.

A Visit to Beechwood State Park

We managed to get out of the house today for a while. Beechwood State Park is close enough to us, that we should be able to go there quite frequently. I was a little horrified to realize that it has been more than a month since last we were there.

Puppy on gneiss! Taken on November 28, 2015.

A Gneiss Puppy! Taken today (January 9, 2016). — Puppy on gneiss! Taken today (January 9, 2016).

The whole family was there.

Growing up Husky

Some time ago, I posted about the newest member of our family and how excited we were that he was coming to live with us.

Comet at 6.5 weeks old. Ten days before moving in with us.

Comet is a Siberian Husky. We decided to get a dog because we though it would help our autistic son with understanding non-verbal communication. We also hope that Comet will be a good playmate for our son.

On November 15, Comet moved in.

The excitement of moving was a little taxing.

Countdown to Comet

Comet is a dog. A puppy, actually. As I write this, Comet is 6.5 weeks old.

He will move in with us (barring unforeseen disaster) in a couple of weeks. We’re getting him in hopes that maybe, just maybe, a dog in the home will be a benefit to our son, who has high-functioning Autism, among other challenges.Continue reading “Countdown to Comet”