Weekend Watching

I thought I would be out on the lake during the weekend watching the arrival of autumn, but Gabby had other plans. Β There were beautiful colors to be seen, but they were the flowers at the vet’s office. Β Gabby was horrified I was taking a photo through the windshield instead of immediately peeling out of the parking lot after the appointment.

After staying awake with Gabby all night taking her outside every twenty minutes, we were outdoors to watch the sunrise

and the last hibiscus say goodbye to summer.

I miss watching Gabby run around the backyard and am still surprised instead to be watching the turkey and deer running around the yard.

The turkey appears to have a little bit of an attitude like Gabby and wants to let everyone know in Gabby’s absence who is second-in-command.

Obviously, he did not feel the deer was listening close enough.

Gabby had a little better day yesterday and I know she wants to get outdoors so she can let the turkey know that some visitors to the backyard are completely unacceptable.

29 responses to “Weekend Watching”

  1. Aw Poor Gabby and poor you! I hope your little dog feels better soon.
    Very entertaining photos. πŸ˜€

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ Hopefully she feels better today since she finally slept last night and we did not have to hang out in the yard all night wondering what animals were roaming around in the dark.πŸ™‚

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      1. Oh scary! Yes, hopefully it will be better tonight too.

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  2. Great pictures, especially the turkey going after the deer. But my thoughts are with Gabby. And with you. I know how hard it is to have an ailing dog. Hope she recovers soon.

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ Gabby has had a difficult year and it worries me that each illness is getting worse. The fluids and shots over the weekend helped and she’s finally starting to feel better.

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      1. So very sorry! Hard on everyone. I sure do understand, having just gone through a lengthy illness with our dear Liam.

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      2. We keep trying new things to prevent the attacks and keep her comfortable, but between her age and reactions to the medicine it’s getting scarier each time. I don’t know if I can spoil her more than I do, but I’m going to try while I can.

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      3. Yes, yes! Give her a hug and a kiss for me. How we love our dog buddies!

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  3. Very neat. I saw several wild turkey this morning on my way to work. Had a camera with but it was near a major traffic area, so stopping to photograph a group of turkey would probably have been met with some angry waving or loud good mornings πŸ™‚

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ I have a group of sandhill cranes I often see while driving and always wonder why they have to be hanging out by a busy road instead of at the parks I visit.πŸ™‚

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  4. Here’s hoping Gabby is better soon, and she can return to the back yard and sort out the hierarchy!

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ She’s feeling better today, but I gave up when I saw the cat hanging out with the turkey and I’m afraid we’ve lost control over the yard.πŸ™‚

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  5. What a menagerie you have there – entertaining to say the least! xo to Gabby.

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    1. Thank you and I’m so glad to report that Gabby is feeling better today.πŸ™‚ The turkey appears to need someone to fight with at all times, whether it is him fighting with his reflection all day or the deer. He does have someone in his fan club though, after all these years that was the first time I have seen a cat laying in our yard.πŸ™‚

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      1. My Maine coon cat once chased a turkey that was in the yard, which was laughable. Even with his large size, the turkey simply lifted off the ground for a few feet and ignored him. I still miss that cat, he was/is a legend around here.

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      2. I guess I did not need to worry about the cat, I had no idea they would try to chase a turkey.πŸ™‚ Of all the animals gathering around the turkey at the bird feeder, it is always the noisy arrival and departure of the mourning doves that causes the turkeys and squirrels to jump in the air.πŸ™‚

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  6. a wild Turkey to a small dog is dangerous! Even that cat but suspect the cat is way faster & can climb! Great action shots!

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ Gabby is on a leash whenever we go out in the yard, so we are often greeted with the comical sight of the turkey running away when he spots us.πŸ™‚

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      1. the turkey runs away from you but chases a Deer.Species racism!

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  7. Loved seeing all the animal activity in Gabby’s absence, ACI. And I sure hope dear Gabby is doing better.

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    1. We’ve never had this many backyard visitors and they have been wonderful to watch. Gabby is feeling better and this was the first day in awhile that she busy barking (quite often) at the deerπŸ™‚

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  8. I feel bad for Gabby, and am hoping she’s doing much, much better now, since I am a few days behind here. The deer and turkey is hilarious, what great entertainment to watch in your backyard!! I love the captures!

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ It’s been so much fun watching the backyard visitors this summer and, for the first time this summer, Gabby was feeling so good that she was able to clear out the backyard with her barking.πŸ™‚

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  9. I really do hope that each day you see an improvement in Gabby, and that she is soon able to tell everyone that she is top of the pecking order in the garden and not that hilarious turkey.

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™‚ Gabby let them know who was boss the other day, but she was left speechless when she finally saw the turkey battling with his reflection on the bumper.πŸ™‚

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