Showing posts with label fly fishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fly fishing. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Oh no, not kittens on vacation!

The dogs and I go on walks here in the resort where we are living everyday and one day I noticed some kittens; little kittens, adorable kittens like these:



So after I walked the dogs I went back and it's clear these kittens belong to a feral mother. What do I do? If you know me, you know I love animals and do not want these kittens to grow up wild and unneutered and unspayed.

So I tell the people in the clubhouse and they tell me I can call animal control to pick up the kittens. They also inform me that if the kittens are too young they will be put to sleep immediately. NO!!!!

So I call animal control to ask how big the kittens need to be before they will attempt to adopt them out and not kill them. The guideline is two pounds; these kittens do not weigh 2 pounds yet.

So I guess I will be feeding these kittens and when they are big enough I will call animal control. What I really want to do is catch the babies and keep them where I know they will be safe, but this probably isn't practical.

I have caught 5 blue gill fish with my rod; I threw them all back but here's a picture of my largest one:

Remember, my feet are huge!

As luck would have it there is a fly fishing expo near me so tomorrow I plan to take my rod there and get some tips from the pro. Never thought I'd be excited about going to a fishing expo!

I have seen my first gators! I didn't see them where I fish, I saw them in a pond/lake in the town of Celebration. I've been there twice and like it; it's like a poor man's Disney because it has these fakey pretty buildings but you don't have to pay admission. They have a great path around the lake where I can walk the dogs. Here are my gator pictures:



Don't worry, they are only about 4 feet long; they are babies.

On our walk the other day, I saw a beautiful flower and I'm a sucker for taking pictures of these beautiful creations:


I'm also including another picture of where we are staying; for a gated community there is a lot of wildlife; for example last night we saw an armadillo!