Sketch #52 Guinea Pig

This guy looks sort of like one of our guinea pigs. He is a bit exaggerated and his ear is not quite right, however his expression is :D  I'll do a better job next time, since this is my first try at a guinea pig and I didn't have him in front of me. I also should do him in pastels so I can get the color right :)

Rainbows, Cavies, and AB

 It has been raining the last couple of days and this morning I caught part of a rainbow on the western side.  Off to the left can barely be seen a secondary one. It often rains in the afternoon and that part of the island is in the rain shadow, so most of my rainbow pictures are taken looking eastward. To catch one this direction is special.

This morning I caught AB holding Pirate. He has the sweetest disposition! She was an elf for the carnival and braided the front part of her hair. She also slathered green sparkly make-up all over her face... she got it all off, even the stuff in her ears, I was impressed. She looked great in her costume, hopefully I can get some pictures of her from someone. She did her make-up and stuff at a friends and I didn't get any pictures :(

Cavies: Continued

I finished Pirate and Cream Puff's cage yesterday. Cream Puff is the closest one. AB and I went out and got the materials, then I made the cage, while she helped/watched/held the babies :) They like their new home. The next thing I need to do for them is make them a house. The cardboard one is very temporary (at least I hope it is). Making it will require another trip to the hardware store for materials and getting out the power tools. Oh, and making the plans for their house - one minor detail ;) I have an idea of what I want it to look like, so that's a start.

Cavies

 We have been thinking about getting Guinea Pigs for a while now and when we saw them at the Honolulu Zoo last Sunday, My husband and I looked at one another and said, "We have to get Guinea pigs." We went out looking yesterday and this morning for some Abyssinian Guinea Pigs. PETCO had some cute ones, but they wanted $37.99 for them. The other pet stores ranged from free to 24.99. Much more realistic. We ended up going back to Pets R Us in Mauka where we saw two yesterday and getting these two brothers. We thought they had the prettiest coloring. They are 4-6 months old and about half the size they will eventually be. Pirate was born without an eye, he's the darker brother with Cy, and was free. We didn't want to split the brothers up and they have great personalities, plus they do better in pairs, so we bought them both :) Cream Puff is the lighter one with Megs. The bottom picture is of their temporary home. Tomorrow I shall get cage materials and build them a 2'x4' home on the back lanai. The chips are Aspen and I seem to have less of a reaction to them than the usual pine chips, hurray!

A plug for Pets R Us - They are nice, helpful, and friendly in their clean shop.