From Summer Rose to Kitty Rescue

Chelsea, Jonathan and their friend John

were out in the front yard playing

frisbee.  I went out to try to get some 

action shots and quickly lost interest 

in taking pictures of them....

so I began wandering around the yard to 

see what was blooming.

I found hydrangea, black eyed susans, echinacea, 

russian sage and a few precious roses.

They are mostly taking a Summer break 

waiting for cooler weather for a last wave 

of blooms but there were a few amazing

flowers all ready for pictures.

I was taken with the color.

Isn't it stunning?

Our neighbors stopped and said they

were headed to rescue a kitten stuck in 

a sewer drain.

We wished them well and went on 

with our evening.

Then the phone rang.
It was the neighbors.

Was Mikey here?

Nope!

He was out playing mini golf

with a guy from work.

Well, did we have any ideas for 

getting the kitten out?

Anyone who has known me long

knows I have a history with animal 

rescues.  The animals almost always 

end up better than me in the bargain.

I've been bitten, scratched and gotten

ringworm in the quest to save cats from the 

predicaments they get themselves into.

I've basically been asked 

by my entire family to swear off

direct animal rescue....

but it was Warren who told the neighbors

we would be over with some food.

So...off we went.

We drove to the spot where we found

them surrounding a grate which they

had somehow lifted.

Their teenage son disappeared down the 

hole with the can of smelly food that we provided.

I was all ready to snap photos for this

should have been awesome post.

However, that nasty message popped up,

"No camera card".

Oh how I hate that message.

And all of my own doing.

I had been so taken with the rose photos

that I had downloaded them straight away and 

had not replaced the card.

Well, to make a long story short.

A younger brother was called in.

He was able to slowly crawl through 

the tunnel filled with spiders and cobwebs

pushing the kitten to his brother at the

other end.  They emerged victoriously 

holding a sweet longhaired white kitten.

My Neighbor, Ellen, took this picture of the little sweetie!

We all had to laugh at one point when we

were feeling so badly for young Garrett in the tunnel.

Someone asked him how he was doing

to which he responded, 

"This is great!  It's like Dirty Jobs!"

Oh, how the culture of the day

has impacted our young ones....

but in this case I was glad.

It helped him do something 

that had to be very uncomfortable

to do.

You go, Garrett!

Great Job, JT,

for hearing the kitten and 

for caring enough to call for help!

Just another evening at Hospitality Lane.

Oh, did I mention that a couple of chicks 

escaped this afternoon requiring rescue attempts?

It's true.

All but one of the chicks are home safe and sound.

Sadly, one did not return.

It is NOT boring here.

Not by a long shot!