Dragonfly Ranch

kai meets tiger 2007-07-17, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

Tiger is a brand-new kitten who lives next door with four-year-old Max. Max invited us in to meet Tiger this afternoon. Tiger was completely unafraid of Kai, and Kai was fascinated by Tiger.

nevin plaza with lighting 2007-07-17, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

We homeowners are finally getting organized. The street lighting and the lighting for the new BART entrance were turned on tonight after we made a noise that was finally loud enough to be heard.

irish wolfhounds 2007-06-30, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

Among the dogs we see at the beach fairly often are these two Irish wolfhounds. They don’t usually play much with Kai, because they stay on the beach and Kai stays in the water. But they bound around like enormous puppies, playing with other dogs of all sizes, including pugs and Boston terriers.

tug of war 1 2007-06-27, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

Two against one! The frisbee is the obvious loser.

willy on porch 2007-06-30, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

Willy gets more outgoing all the time. He now insists on being brushed every day, and he usually comes over during breakfast and sits on the newspaper I’m reading in order to be petted. But today was a real breakthrough. We were right outside the porch cleaning Kai’s ears after a trip to the beach, and the front door was open. Willy walked out onto the porch and started to investigate. He stayed about five minutes before going back inside. The closest he’s ever gotten to the outdoors before this was to stand at the open door about a foot behind the threshold and stare out. Not that we want him to be an outdoor cat, but he’s never shown the curiosity that Sophie has. She waits in the window when Kai goes for walks, then when we come back she dashes out, eats a little grass, looks around, and comes back in.