New additions to our family

We recently adopted a dog and 2 cats. 

The 2 cats, Betsy and Tacy were given to us by Brenda's aunt. Ariadne named the cats after the 2 main characters that appear in the Betsy-Tacy books. Ariadne and Alex are doing a great job of taking care of them. 

                      Betsy and Tacy enjoying the shade in their shelter made of brick and pallets


Oslo, the dog just showed up one day outside our house and decided to stay. Ariadne also came up with the name.

I initially didn't want to take care of him, but I admired Oslo's perseverance. He wouldn't leave especially after I tried to chase him away. Olso has been a good dog so far. He is friendly but fearful. I think he was abused prior to coming to us, but he doesn't bother or bite anyone. We let him free to roam where he wants to, but he spends most of the time in our front yard. He takes shelter in an unfinished building next to our house.

                                              Oslo wandering around in a vacant lot