Charlie & Molly Daniels

Oh Molly …

September 27th, 2009 Posted in At Home, Molly | 7 Comments »

The Martians came back to visit us again on yesterday …

It wasn’t as bad as the other day, but you can see the sky still looked orange … so that meant we had to stay inside for a few hours. Today it is really really really windy and very very very cold …. so again we have been laying around the house …

How do you like the new coat HH made for Molly?  It’s very cute isn’t it … well in a girly sort of way!  It has been so cold today we needed to put our coats on.  In fact … I am suprised the camera was able to take this photo clearly … cause the air was soooo thick at the time!

Well .. how do I explain this … we had lamb bones today for the first time  (we usually have beef bones) … and I am fairly sure Molly has never had one before … and … from what I’ve heard My Bi-Peds saying tonight … we may never have them again!!!!!!

Sure … I have been letting a few slip out … but I think Molly must have been running around the yard today with her mouth wide open … cause she has been very windy tonight!!!!  She has been doing silent deadly ones as well as loud ones!!!

Not good when the house is locked up to keep the cold dusty wind out!

However, the good news is, we got to go for an emergency late night walk …

Can you see Molly anywhere in this photo?  No!  That’s because I had to walk a good distance away from her because … well .. you know!

Once she did her business … I was able to walk a bit closer … (I asked TBU to blur a part of this photo so it wasn’t too embarrassing for Molly!)

Then we could walk side by side as we like to do usually.  I know you can’t hear what Molly was saying in the next photo … so I will let her tell you …

“I’m sorry“

Back on Earth …

September 24th, 2009 Posted in At Home | 10 Comments »

We had a bit of a sleep-in this morning … ’cause we went for a late night walk last night (or was it very early this morning?).  After being locked inside all day yesterday, HH decided we still needed to go for a walk, so we set off sometime after midnight … TBU didn’t seem as enthusiastic about the whole deal, but came for the walk with us anyway!

It was still hard to breathe ’cause the Martian Atmosphere was still hanging around … but it was good to get some exercise!

So … as soon as we were allowed outside his morning, Molly and I immediatley checked the sky to see if we could see the sun today …

We could see the sun and that was really good … but we could hear a strange whistling sound … so we quickly ran to check the rest of the yard and see if we could find out what it was. We also need to do a quick patrol to make sure the Martians hadn’t stolen anything when they invaded yesterday.

Everything seemed to be there … but we could still hear a strange noise … so we raced back towards the house … and all of a sudden … bones fell from the sky!  We were being rewarded for being so patient yesterday!

Look how Molly holds on to her bone so tightly when she chews it.  I am sure she thinks I am going to steal it from her!

I’m not that scary am I?

Dogs In Space …

September 23rd, 2009 Posted in At Home | 8 Comments »

Hi, it’s me Molly Daniels …

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has asked about me.  I am doing OK …  I try to be happy most of the time, but sometimes I just can’t help wondering what happened to my babies …  but it’s OK … a girl has to have something to worry about doesn’t she?

Secondly, I would like to tell you about the adventure Charlie & I had today …

We pretended we went to Mars … and we did it all without leaving the loungeroom!

In fact, in terms of having an adventure it was rather boring …  we did lots of this …

… and this …

… and this …

… and this …

… all because of this …

Yep .. we weren’t allowed outside all day today … because our world turned to a Mars like atmosphere.  These pics don’t really show how orange everything was outside, because the camera couldn’t quite capture the light properly, but I will show you some other pics later that some friends took …

Well, actually we did go outside twice today so we could take care of business very quickly.  We had to be quick because as soon as we went outside, our eyes started to hurt  and we sorta found it hard to breathe!

So, each time we came back inside, we did some more of this …

… and this …

… and this …

… and this …

Actually, it wasn’t even much better inside. Yesterday Our Bi-Peds spent the day cleaning the house, so it was absolutely spotless … and yet … even though I insisted all the windows and doors should remain closed today, this still happened to everything …

Can you see how everything got covered in orange dirt anyway?  I got TBU to wipe the base of the monitor stand just so you could see the difference!

OK, I may have been exagerating a little bit … we didn’t really pretend we went to Mars .. it’s just that we couldn’t go outside due to a HUGE dust storm (well dirt actually) that covered most of the East Coast of Australia.

 I asked TBU to explain it to me … but he got all technical and I didn’t quite understand it. So I am just going to quote something off the internet, so you can see just how bad today was …

“It was an event that began hundreds of kilometres inland. Topsoil from the drought-ravaged west of NSW was stripped from the earth and pushed by huge wind gusts to the east.   The pollution readings have been off the charts for much of the day.

Particle levels in the air are far in excess of any levels measured during bushfires. For example, today measured around 15,000 micrograms per cubic metre as a concentration.  Bushfires would normally get around 500 micrograms per cubic metre, and on a normal day that would be anywhere between 10 and 20, so certainly a significant event.”

Did that make any sense to you?  Okay … let me show you those other photo’s now .. it may help …  these pics where taken by friends and other people …

This was taken by our friend near her place …

and these were taken by other people …

Double Bay

Bondi Beach

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Opera House

Luna Park

 

This storm hung around ALL DAY!!!!  I hope we can go outside tomorrow, ’cause I can see this outside and I want to get to it before Charlie does!

 

 

My chat with Molly …

September 21st, 2009 Posted in At Home | 7 Comments »

Sometimes I watch Molly when she is all alone and wonder what she is thinking about …

It’s sorta like she is somehow a bit depressed and longing for something she no longer has …  It has had me a bit worried, so I took some time to ponder it for a while …

It started to get me a bit down, so Moo came and gave me a hug on his way to bed …

BTW – Moo is 155cm tall (or about 5’1″), so you can see here how long I am now!  If you include my tail I am actually longer than Moo is tall!

Anyway .. back to my story … So I thought I would have a sleep on it and chat to Molly in the morning  …

Once Mollly woke up, we put our heads together and I asked Molly what was on her mind and if there was anything I could do to help …  It was all very tiring, so we decided we would both have a think about it, and see if we could come up with a solution …

We stared at the same spot for quite a long time … then all of sudden … we realised … we need HH to help us!

I spoke to HH and told her Molly was missing her kids.  It seems Molly was a Mum very early in her life before she became a part of our family … and she is still missing them …

So … HH did some investigations of her own (she’s good at stuff like that), and did some number crunching with dates and stuff, and by tracing some details via the Animal Rescue organisation we were helping recently, came up with the following …

I think we may have found two of Molly’s Kids!

This is Dakota …

and this is Jed

I wonder if Molly would be happier if she could say hello to her kids again?

It ain’t fair …

September 20th, 2009 Posted in At Play, YouTube | 5 Comments »

Yesterday HH, TBU, Moo and Pumpkin had an adventure …

They travelled to see the place with the green roof again … though I am still not supposed to say anymore about that place in case I jinx the whole thing …  but Molly and I think we would like it to be our new home (well from what we have been told about it anyway!)

I mean … look at this … obviously Pumpkin and Moo had lots of fun …

I think Pumpkin was helping  Moo to travel fast enough so that spinny thing on his head could help him to fly!

When they came home, we could tell they had been somewhere interesting ’cause they all had a particularly … umm .. how can I say this nicely … umm … rural … nah … country … nah … bovine … nah …. cow dung  smell about them!

They said they saw some exciting things … like this …

and this …

… and they also told me they saw some big cows!  Hey I am a part Cattle Dog … how come I couldn’t see them for myself?  I mean … I may soon be living near them … I reckon it would be a good idea if I introduced myself to them don’t you?

I would just walk up and say … “Hi Mr Cattle dude” …

… on second thoughts … maybe I would just yell it from a distance …

Do they ever stand still with all their feet on the ground?  They look a bit scary to me …  In fact … if they greet everyone like the one in this moving picture … I think I might stay away from them …  Perhaps there is less Cattle Dog in me than first thought!

Warning: The bull slightly tramples someone in this moving picture!

Nah … I think I should be a Horse Dog instead … they look much less threatening!

Anyway … My Bi-Peds said we couldn’t go with them because dogs weren’t allowed.  I reckon that stinks!

But if that was the rule … what was this doing there?

Yeah I know he is cute … but he looks like a dog to me!

So … that’s why there are no pics of Molly and I today!

Moo …

September 18th, 2009 Posted in At Home, Molly | 10 Comments »

It’s Friday Night and the young Bi-Peds are home …

I think Molly is trying to get close to Moo …

OK Molly I think that is enough …

… look into my eyes …you belong to me !

Random …

September 17th, 2009 Posted in At Home, At Play, Days Out, Molly | 7 Comments »

Hi … it’s me … Molly Daniels …  look into my eyes and I will take you on a journey …  

It’s my turn to help with the ‘puter, and as I am now starting to get the swing of my new home, I am going to show you some random pics you probably haven’t seen before … 

It has been unusually hot here lately … winter has only just ended and today it was 32C  (89F) … what’s up with that?  Normally it would be around 20C (68F).  The other day we got an ice-cream each … it was very yummy.

In this photo you can also see how all the grass has died off because it has been so hot! 

Well …. I’m sure the heat had something to do with it …. I mean .. I couldn’t possibly have dug that many holes could I?  Charlie told me the yard used to be completely covered in grass once …  it must have been cooler then!   

This is what the ground looks like now…

Apparently those funny shapes on the ground set up some sort of magnetic force field that draws the grass up out of the ground!  We were told we shouldn’t lay on it otherwise we could get stuck to the ground forever!  

This is a shot of Charlie sitting at the back door staring at the ground – trying to figure out how those shapes got on the ground …

You can see how the magnetic force field from those shapes is drawing the “Super-Charlie Powers” out of his eyes.

This was when Moo was playing with us in the yard. See how we are all chasing the ball?  I am sure Moo did some magic … ’cause I still can’t figure out how he managed to throw it into Charlie’s mouth! 

Besides, the plant in front of us was telling me to look the oher way!  

This was when Charlie was posing for the Concretors Calendar Competition.  I don’t know why, cause we don’t really know anyone who works with concrete … I think maybe he was making it up just so he could have his photo taken again!

On hot days at he beach, I have learnt you shouldn’t look directly at the camera …

… and Charlie wanted me to show you this picture, cause he reckons it makes his back leg look a bit weird!  What do you think?

They aren’t like my lovely straight legs are they!   

Hey … can you guess how long it takes to walk to to the end of the sand you can see in the top left of this picture?  

 Last night  we spotted an Owl in a tree in the back yard.  I think the tree was feeling the effect of the Magnetic Field from the shapes on the ground … it was glowing for some reason!

When I wake up from a nap on the lounge, I like to stand like this for a while.  I don’t know why I do this!

It’s probably got something to do with me not being able to feel my legs after Charlie has been lying all over me.

Charlie found a football when he was out walking with HH the other day … he looks so proud of it doesn’t he?

He didn’t want to share it with me … he can be like that sometimes!  

But, it’s ok ’cause I got a stuffie of my own the other day and I didn’t share it with him either!  

Did you know these birds laugh at things?  Well this particular Kookaburra was laughing at Charlie ….

Why?

Because it was stinking hot … and Charlie wouldn’t go into the pool!   I think Charlie is worried he won’t be able to get out of the pool again if he jumps in.   Pumpkin was trying to show Charlie that’s what the steps are for.  I was trying to push Charlie in!  

Oh yeah … I forgot to show you this one before.  When Charlie wouldn’t share is newly found football … Moo tried to use some “ancient martial art” force on him …  it didn’t make Charlie share the football .. but it did make my eyes glow!

 And lastly ….. My Bi-Peds couldn’t figure out why the Wisteria  seemed to be vanishing bit by bit over night.

I have proof it wasn’t me ……  can you see me anywhere in this photo?     

By the way …. nice spots Charlie!  

I think he did a good job!

Molly Daniels …. Out !