Mishi Takes Her First Field Trip

Had to swap the decks on the sailboat and took Mishi along. Stopped taking Chuck some time ago as I sweat all over him.

It was cooler today and I had a wash cloth in my sports bra with Mishi sleeping inside it. Finished the job and noticed the bra was wet, but the wash cloth kept Mishi relatively dry ... or dry enough that she didn't complain;-)

She's a sweet little girl and adjusting well. Chuck hasn't discovered her yet. LOL

9-26 Chuck's Reaction to Mishi

Chuck is NOT a happy camper. He won't stay on me if I smell like you know who;-) He hasn't really gotten a good look at Mishi yet. I carried her all day yesterday in a sports bra and when I put her in her cage and got Chuck out of his, he wouldn't stay on me. Raced around and around, up and down and was too fast to catch. Earlier in the day, I'd put him in my shirt while she was in the bra and he did the same thing; so I had to take him inside as he was climbing out of my shirt ... something he never does during day time.

After I showered, he reassessed my smell and climbed aboard like his usual self. He acts REALLY "squirrely" when he can smell her on me. I don't know if the odor excites him or makes him jealous, but he's still humping Mommy's arm ... if she's clean. LOL

The funniest thing, this morning I found some cotton balls on the floor of his cage. I have 3 nest boxes in there and he only uses one ... NEVER even looks at the others. I lifted his lid to take him out and the top was stuffed with cotton balls he'd taken from another nest. I think he's rearranging his room hoping for company;-) LOL

9-27 Chuck is afraid of Mishi

Tonight I forced him to look at her. He was on his open cage door and I put her on the other side. She saw him and started up over the edge to his side. Chuck flew away to the blinds and wouldn't come back to his cage until I put her back in hers. LOL He's twice her size and scared to death of her. I guess the trauma of Sophie's and Roxie's rejection still linger. He sticking real close to Mommy ... know a good flyer therapist ;-)

9-28 Chuckie is a 10 Year Old Boy (Emotionally)

Last night Mishi came out of her nest and was very interested in Chuck who was jumping around on the "Gym" next to her cage. He hopped on her cage and she raced around where he was. He moved off and jumped on me. I put him up close to her and he got on her cage and flattened out against the wire. She ran up and stuck her nose against his (in a flyer kiss) thru the bars. Chuck jumped back quickly to his cage, spit and wiped his lips off as if to say, "Ugh! a girl kissed me ... phooey. Cooties!" I think it'll be quite awhile before I see pups. LOL

10-1 Chuck and Mishi Take a Trip

Chuck ... the flyer formerly know as Chuckie (a baby name) and his child bride, Mishi went with Sylvia and I to St. Augustine today.

I started out with Chuck trying to get all of himself into my sports bra. "You're too big for that now, Chuck." I said to his rump and tail which were sticking out. He was not happy at being moved into my shirt. Mishi was placed in the sports bra, but she kept wanting to come out into the shirt. I was concerned about Chuck's reaction and stuffed her into the large Velcro pocket on front of the shirt, She and her sister had slept in there all the way from Knoxville, but that was a whole week ago and she's 2 months old and not a baby as far as she's concerned. I kept hearing the Velcro rip as a little nose tried to break through. I was more afraid of her popping out than Chuck's reaction. Down she goes in the other side of the shirt, but not for long. The small lump moves over toward the large lump. I look down my shirt. Chuck's ears are flatten down ... not a good sign. He reminded me of a Shetland pony a childhood friend had. He was meaner than a snake and would bite, try to knock you off my running under low limbs or scrape your legs against barbed wire. He always flattened his ears when he did that. Chuck runs Mishi off. She retreats and returns. No one is screaming and nothing feels like a wrestling match; so I figure they'll have to work it out. Sometimes when I peek, they are both sleeping in a mutual ball. Other times Chuck's ears are flat and Mishi moves to the other side of the shirt. There is no fight, biting, yelling or blood; so I forget it. It's hard to keep track of two lumps anyway.

After lunch by the sea, we head over to Dreamstreet Too (http://www.dreamstreettoo.com/home.html) to see Cathi. Chuck is enamored of her and she wants to see Mishi. When we get to the store, Chuck is the first to greet Cathi and lies contentedly against her chest while she rubs his head. Chuck is in heaven and just stares at Cathi with his big eyes and would stay forever, but he decides to shirt dive and maybe get to go home with her;-) While Chuck is exploring inside Cathi's dress, I present Mishi who is just as willing as Chuck to rest on her chest and have her ears and head rubbed. Whereas Chuck could not keep his eyes off Cathi, Mishi closes her at half mast in ecstasy at being rubbed. Mishi is easier to retrieve than Chuck who gives it a good try at staying with Cathi. But, a scoot maneuver up her back gets Chuck in grabbing position and he's back with Mommy before he can protest. Chuck definitely would be happy to stay with Cathi at Dreamstreet Too. LOL