Nov - Dec 2004
  • The weather warmed up enough in early November that the chipmunks returned for a few days.
  • At one point there were 4 on the deck.
  • On of the first pictures of Nova on the deck.
  • Just before Christmas the weather became fridged and I managed to catch Nova.
    Nova explores the shop on Christmas Eve.
  • The shop where Nova stayed is heated and 24x36 feet (864 sqf)
  • Part of the floor has carpet, so he was not on concrete all the time.
  • He was full of mats and had tape worms.
  • He was very friendly and playful.
  • On December 27th we was fixed, dewormed, the bad tight mats cut out and vaccinated.
  • We began to search for someone we felt would be a good owner to take Nova.
  • By late January with no takers, we decided he had become part of our lives and adopted him ourselves.
  • Calliope plays in a backet in the bay window on Christmas morning.
  • She settles in to look for birds outside.
  • Hamlet overdoses on catnip toys found in his stocking.
  • Andromeda play with some Christmas toys. They became sick that afternoon and we had a bad scare for 2 weeks.
  • "Okay, no birds. I wonder if this pillow is comfortable?"
  • Apollo tries to decide what to play with next.
  • Orion stretches and relaxes after a long catnip session.
  • "Wow man! I feel like I am floating!"
  • Later he goes to the heated bed on the couch to recover some more.


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