The Trixie Chronicles — Trixie Growing up

Trixie is coming up on her first birthday.  It’s hard to believe our little fur baby is growing up (read:  yes, we need a little maturity here).  So, I decided to change her food over to adult food knowing it would take some time if I did it as recommended — gradually.

So, yesterday she got 1/4 cup grown up food added to 3/4 cups puppy food.  Every two days the proportions will be changed so that at the end of the week she will be on all new grown up food.  So, I did the mixing and put the bowl on the floor.  Now, know that I had already fed her a few pieces of kibble and she loved it — I mean REALLY loved it.  I figured she would just eat her breakfast but instead, this is what she did —

Seems she decided to remove the puppy kibble from the bowl and place it on the floor and then eat the new grown up food.  And what a mess she made.  Photo editing credit goes to Bean.

So, this morning I did the same mixture and she did the same thing.  So weird.

First thing in the morning we go outside.  She met a friend today.

This is our resident possum — I think I am going to name her Penelope.  If she isn’t a she I apologize.  She is enormous.  When we went out she was in the bushes at the back bedroom and she ran like the devil to this huge tree.  She perched up on the big limb and watched us.  We talked to her and told her we weren’t going to hurt her and she just watched.

We came in and she finally ventured down out of the tree to eat acorns on the ground.

She noshed for awhile and then waddled off.  Again, huge, huge possum.  She wasn’t afraid and neither were we but she is as big as the Trixster.  She lives in our yard and we see her regularly.  She doesn’t seem threatening at all so we are all going to agree to live peacefully together.

But, what a lively Monday.  The weather has been pretty good, very warm and summery but today winter has again hit N. Texas and we have the threat of rain.  It isn’t doing anything out there right now it who knows — I am sure the weather wizards will let us know.

Oh, if you click on the photos you can enlarge them and get a better look at Penelope.