Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Kayla's Garden
Yesterday I took her out for a walk in the backyard flower beds again. The marigolds are twice as big as they were last time Kayla was out there and this time she LOVED it! She wove in and out in between the marigolds many times (didn't dig) and watched my Mom very intently as she watered the flowerbed. Jumped back when she came too close. Then Mom watered the water fountain. Then something inside of Kayla finally clicked: she bee-lined it to the fountain, climbed up its slippery fake rocks as best she could, dunked her nose in and *started drinking*!!!

I've NEVER seen that girl drink before! Bearded Dragons are supposed to have the hardest time recognizing water. I've tried to get her to put the sound with the liquid before, but something about watching Mom use the "shower" setting on the hose did it for her. She must've thought it was rain, since she's always looking out at the window.

So now, we're making notes as to what kind of outdoor funhouse we can put together for her. Digging spot, water spot, heat spot, tunnel spot...

Mommy's so proud of her baby! 2 biggies in one week!

Now if only it will get her unconstipated.

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Kayla Digs!
2 Days ago I walked her in the backyard, after the lawnmowerman came, and she took immediately to a patch of anthill that had been tossed about. To her it smelled interesting, and then she started to DIG! Finally! I'd put some clay in her cage back in like September but she wouldn't dig back then, but boy howdy she was diggin up that anthill debris!

Too bad there was nothing under it except for the concrete around the pool.
After 'while, took her back in, but she went for the "outside window" in the den, so I took her to the front yard where I knew a sandy spot was. All I did was dig with my finger in front of her twice and dig she did! And dig and dig and dig and dig... until the local mosquitoes came out! Dug a pretty good-sized hole for about 90 minutes. That explains the scratching she'd been doing around her cage. First I thought she was bored, then I thought she wanted to cuddle, then I thought she wanted to deliberately wake me up, but NO- the gal wants to DIG.

What the heck for I dunno. Last time she was around a male was just before I bought her back in August, so she can't have eggs...

Well, this just proves once again that the dragon and I deserve each other. Up in DC I was notorious for diggin' to China. Found a large brick-sized piece of local quartz once, but no China. I wonder what Kayla's 'buried treasure' is.

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Happy Gardeners Spring 2009
We 3 Kings of Orient are / tried to smoke a rubber cigar / it was loaded, it explo-o-oded BANG!

Normally I have help digging new beds, but not in planting them. And for the first time we've got seeds that we're actually *planting* instead of forgetting about. The endangered yellow bricks are in danger of running out. The fountain is fixed; construction for the appartment isn't. And I can hardly believe how much my parents and I have gotten done in the yard! Nice being able to work together like when I was under 5 years old (yes, it's been that long).

That was 2 weeks ago: now the seeds are sprouting and the roses are blooming. We have 3 now: one for each of us. And Kayla (who bruminated for all of about 6.5 weeks if that) has already "inspected" the new works. Neighbor's cats have already left their impressions.

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