Happy secret anniversary, dear ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunnyhugger.
So our pet mouse got to work rebuilding her nest after her not-at-all-fun day with the vet's and the cage-cleaning last week. She may have overachieved. She's gathered up nearly all the litter in her cage to form it into a gigantic, volcano-shaped mound maybe six inches high and eight inches across. And when you consider the size of a mouse, well, that's a lot. She also tugged a pair of empty toilet-paper-cardboard-tubes and placed them to be a subway tunnel for her. With a little gap in the middle so she can scope out the top and escape through it, if need be. At some point she's transitioned from building a nest to building the secret headquarters, plausibly guarded by a minotaur or a laser satellite array, from which she will bring the world to heel.
This afternoon I tossed in two more cardboard tubes, plus a bunch of my own hair pulled out of my brush. She's moved the tubes around a little and chewed a bit of a cut in the end of one. The hair has completely vanished, so, looks like she's decided she does not yet have enough nest.
We've got to hurry and make the proper, large-size plastic-bin cage for her so she has more space, and more litter, to work with.
As promised, we're out of Dollywood. But before our next destination, please enjoy some pictures of the hotel we stayed at ...
A look out our balcony. The day before there'd been a cat almost right underneath us, but I guess they had things to do.
We had a view overlooking a river, which added a lovely bit of background noise to everything, really, but made the breakfast particularly nice.
And there's the other end of the building, with a slightly better view of the river.
bunnyhugger has some cinnamon bread, some coffee, and some scenery for the morning.
The hotel also had a little air-conditioned sun room, a structure built out over the parking lot, and while we didn't have time to really use it I did stop in as we were ready to leave and sit a while in the room looking out over the highway. I guess there wasn't room for this structure on the river side.
Another look out the window, this time from actually sitting in a rocking chair, which was a pretty comfortable experience, must say.
Trivia: One of the Sanskrit words for 'Tuesday' was 'Mangalavara', honoring Mars and meaning 'happiness' and 'bliss'. Source: Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History, EG Richards.
Currently Reading: Why War?, Richard Overy.
