FIVE SECOND STORIES

In the Neighborhood:

Planting finished. East Garden is clocheville because of the bunthreat, with one of the problems already checking it out:

I am not sure if he is the only threat. This morning I was watering and I looked up to see Ms. Indydoe heading my way from Benny's. She stopped and looked at me for a few seconds before skedaddling. Either could be the culprit who is pulling out my salvia seedlings. I've lost 3 in 2 days! 

Meanwhile, the chuckette count has risen to 6!!! OMG🙀 

They've been out exploring and hoovering whatever they can chow down. I guess they will keep the Back 40 trimmed.

We were having supper on the deck when I spotted our resident Rocky with the russet-striped tail climbing Benny's maple. We're figuring this is where it lives. We walked over and said hello:

Many of the peonies are in bloom:

 

6/5 Rain and humidity forecasted. A chipper and a chuckette by the Giving Stone:

Two chuckettes explored the brush pile and had fun sliding down last year's giant day lily stalks:
 

The rain arrived by mid-afternoon and it was a nice soaker:

It rained on and off with more storms around 3am the following morning. Rainfall total: 1.5"!  

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Buddy is hurt again. He's got a large patch on his chest that he has licked the hair away revealing a red patch. We see the vet this afternoon. 

Update: Buddy was wounded in battle again and the patch is the result of an abscess. Plus, the vet found additional healed scars. What is odd is that we haven't heard or seen The Black Kitty in two weeks. So, are they battling elsewhere or is there another player in all this?

His Lordship's medals:

Purple Heart 

National Defense Service

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Fun pics: 

The Palouse is a geographic region, encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is a major agricultural area growing mainly grains and legumes and features beautiful rolling hills:

Pepperbox Pistol-popular in America in the pre-Civil War 1800s, its European version dates back to the 1500's.

I had not come across this before. Makes me wonder if this is the origin for all those multi-barrel weapons seen in cartoons.

FUBARland: Roach's POS DOJ made a claim in court this week concerning the Ballroom mess that they can bulldoze the Statue of Liberty if they want and can do it quick enough.

This administration cannot send a clearer message to the rest of the world about coming to America: "You're not wanted".  Especially if you ain't white, Christian and speak in some funny "ferrin" language. However, they'll make an exception for Afrikaners about their native tongue seeing that they are such oppressed white people.