Hello! Hello? Hey everyone, I’d like to take a family photo. Can you cooperate and get into your places for me?
“Is this good?”
That is pretty good, O’Malley. Yes. Oops. Simon? Can you back up a little bit?
“MOM! O’Malley is not posing. He’s chasing!”
O’Malley NO! Come back. Chewy, wait! Awww crud.
“I am going on a bug hunt. Let me know when everyone else is ready.”
Okay, Chewy. I don’t think it’s going to work, so maybe I’ll just use this composite photo instead.
Aaah yes, this is much easier. There we go. What do you think?
What is it, Flapper?
“Why didn’t you just do that in the first place, instead of making me stand close to O’Malley?”
I don’t know, buster. Good question.
“I am ready for my close-up.”
That might be a little TOO close, Racquel.
“Is this better?”
Oh yes. That is very pretty, Racquel.
“You didn’t forget us, did you?”
Oh I’m sorry, crows. I wasn’t sure you’d want to pose with us since you’re wild.
“Is this my best side?”
“Or is this?”
They’re both very dashing, Mr. Crow. Thank you for posing.
Well we didn’t get everyone to pose together, but they all wanted to wish everyone out there a very happy new year.
And now that I have all of my family’s attention, I have a message for them.
Dear feathered and furry family members:
Over the past month or so, many of you have not been feeling well. Simon stopped eating for a while, Chewy got a random infection, O’Malley had feather cysts and Racquel had a cold.
Now that you’re all feeling better and all doing well, please… PLEASE take care of yourselves. Or at least learn to take turns getting sick.
In December we had way, way too many vet visits. So let’s start the new year by resolving to stay healthy, okay? We’ll cut back on treats a little bit, get extra rest when we need it and stay out of the rain (this means you, Racquel). Don’t hesitate to let me know if you’re not feeling well, but let’s do all we can to stay healthy.
Lots of love,
Your devoted human
XOXOX
