A couple of animal pictures

 First of all, the cat, not because he's my favorite, but because he thinks he is.  I bought a half-dead catnip plant that Walmart wanted rid of, because Blue the cat loves catnip toys.  Cliff drove into the garage when we got home, and I set the potted plant on the cement floor so I could help get groceries in before I took care of the plant.  When I went out again, he had knocked the pot over and was shoving his face in the plant.

I decided I'd better hurry up and get it in the ground. 

He was laying halfway on it for at least an hour, but I didn't think he was bothering it any more, although it didn't really seem to be thriving as it should.  Cliff came in a couple days ago and said, "Your cat is laying in that plant, smashing it."

So this is the fix I'm trying.  I cut the bottom out of an ice cream pail and put it around the catnip.

  Here's hoping.

And I'll leave you with another picture:

The two doodle dogs belong to our grandson next door.  The black boy is Klouse, the one next to my husband is Bonnie.  Of course that 18-pounder is my dog, Gabe.  When any of these three hear the side-by-side starting up, they run and jump in.  The only female of the crew is Bonnie, and she makes sure she is always sitting next to the driver.  Gabe generally ends up sitting on the floor.