Can you Tell...Chloe is Excited??

 Chloe is a touch on the EXCITED side...as you may be able to tell by this video!!




Happy Monday everybody!

Chloe Hunts for Lizards LIVE!!

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Flamingo Lake Today!

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Saturday Pet Blog Hop: Bitey Face Edition!

Wordless Wednesday: Hueless!

Monday Mischief Featuring Chloe's Squirrel

The Invasion of the Army Worms...YIKES!

While we were gone on our trip, we had an invasion of army worms.  The army worms are UGLY and can ruin  entire neighborhoods!!

Armyworms are a strange pest. The moths responsible for mobilizing the ‘army’ don’t overwinter in the North, just down in milder climes, where the armies of caterpillars are major pests of turfgrass. There are several generations a year down South, where infestations can occur on such a massive scale, reports our turf grass specialist Dr. Nick Christians of Iowa State University, “that you’ll see them reported on the evening news. The lawns appear to actually be moving, and severe outbreaks can cover a hundred mile stretch.”

They feed as they march, eating the tops of grass blades, and can be very damaging—especially down South, where the warm-season grasses that predominate get a much shorter cut than our Northern cool-season grasses. “The lawn looks severely burnt and drought stressed after they’ve passed over it,” explains Nick. If the weather is decent and rains come, the grass can recover, he continues, because—unlike lawn grubs—they don’t damage the root system. “But if armyworms feed on a lawn in the middle of a hot and dry stretch, they can destroy large sections.”

So how do these Southern menaces appear in the North? Our homeowner lives in the ‘somewhat Southern’ Washington DC region, but armyworms have been reported as far North as Massachusetts! “Wind”, explains Nick. “You’ll have the first generation of moths in the air somewhere down South, a big storm whips up around them and they can be blown incredible distances. The next thing you know there’s a report of a ‘moving lawn’ in New Jersey.” And while a marching army can cover vast distances back home, these Oz-borne invasions tend to be highly localized.

 Let me just tell you....when I received a phone call from my friend and fellow blogger, Kae...with this news, I was stunned!!  Kae's son was in charge of lawn duty while we were gone.  Imagine THEIR surprise when they came over and saw this INVASION!!!  I would have been totally creeped out!!!  And she was...

 By the time we arrived home...nearly three weeks later...the worms and their "remains" were all gone...thankfully!!  However, upon closer inspection, we discovered while watering what dead grass we had left...that there are hundreds of MOTHS laying eggs underneath the dead grass.  YIKES!!!  So, further research was done and we have learned that these types of army worms usually come in waves...and the second wave should be coming within the next couple of weeks.  OH JOY.  Not.

 You have to "biggify" the pics to get the FULL effect of these creatures.  It really makes my skin crawl just thinking about it.  I am extremely grateful to Kae and her family and my neighbors who all kept us informed as to what was going on.  Even the DEC was notified!!  The treatment / spray obviously worked as we did not lose our entire lawn...and that COULD have happened had nobody been paying attention.  So glad that none of these things got into the foundation...or inside the house somehow. 

We have been trying to stomp out the moths that are out there, but it appears that they have laid their eggs under the soil already.  

Will keep you posted!!

 This is the yard today...it appears to be growing back...you can see some green.

 Had to put CHLOE in the picture as she was assisting me with photography this afternoon!!

 Miss Chloe is chasing away the birds!!

Saturday Pet Blogger Hop

Happy Saturday everybody!!! Isn't this just the happiest video!! Great Stuff!!

Good Old American Rawhide!!

The girlz LOVE it! Can you tell??

Whoa....This is DEEP!!

We checked it out and it is all set and ready!!!

It is kind of deep.

It is possible that we might just get lost in here!!

Hope they remember we are IN here!!

By the way....Blogger has been acting WEIRD lately!!!  We have noticed that we have commented on several of your blogs, yet when we go back, the comments have disappeared!!!

So, please know that we really ARE reading AND commenting...but for some reason, they aren't showing up!  Then there were a few that we noticed have two comments...so something strange is going on!!

Have a great Sunday!!
xoxo Chloe and LadyBug

LadyBug is Celebrating!!

We had a special celebration tonight to celebrate my daughter's 26th birthday!!  This is LadyBug taking part in the celebration!!

What Dogs Do When They're Cold!

Sometimes Dogs are smarter than humans!

Isn't this just adorable!!!

Doesn't this Just Make You SMILE?

LadyBug is a HAPPY Girl....

All ready for Santa Paws!!

Actually...she wasn't happy when I dropped her and Chloe off...they do NOT like to be left ANYWHERE without their mama...hopefully by tomorrow...all will be forgiven!

The GingerBread House Extravaganza...Part One

Mama and Ben went to the George Eastman House to see the GingerBread House Extravaganza and it was SPECTACULAR. 

Of course....we got left at home...

They will pay!!

You're NEVER Too Old!!!

Say Something Nice! Only in NY!!

Gotta Love NY!  I just HAD to spread the love!!!

This is guaranteed to make you all smile!

Have a Happy Day!!

xoxo
Chloe, LadyBug, and the mama

The Girlz Are All Ready for Summer!!

Yes!!! The girlz went to the spa yesterday and Ms. Teena worked her special kind of magic with them!

They look fabulous!!! And they were all excited when they got home!!!

Unfortunately, the pretty pink hair bow came off LadyBug after about 30 minutes!

Thank you Ms. Teena....something special about that Blueberry Facial!!! It makes us feel all "girly"!!

Chloe Enjoying Stone Mountain Lake, GA

Chloe really enjoyed cruising Stone Mountain Lake in GA...it was really hot and humid and I guess she just wanted to cool off!! 

She didn't used to go in the water, but the last couple of trips, she has learned that it really DOES cool her off!! 

LadyBug doesn't want anything to do with the water....she is happy just standing on the "shore" watching!

Happy Friday!!!

Thanks will.i.am

If this doesn't make you sing HAPPY FRIDAY and make you want to be a kid again...

I don't know what will!!

Black Tie Beach!

How fun would this be???

I would have loved to have been a part of this event!