March 13, 2021 Saturday at Rikki’s Refuge
all in a day’s work …. photos by those caring for the animals
(you can help support those animals at www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate)
Caturday !!!
Dedicated to out Platter Puss today !!!
Looks like it will be another beautiful day … just waiting for the sun to be fully up
When noon comes round … it’s DONATION DROP OFF TIME
and that means time to head up to the life center to get ready to welcome visitors !!
Do YOUR blinds look like ours? Compliment of Kitty Decor !
We have wall and door trim decorators too.
The Life Center has the worst drywall I’ve ever seen. The cats just scratch and rips the cardboard stuff off from the drywall and leave great hunks out of the walls. A volunteer once accused the humans of constantly destroying the walls she was trying to paint !!! But nope, these Kitty Decorators do all the destructive work on their own !!!
As we head to open the gate …. the sun is high and bright
And We’re OPEN
DONATION DROP OFF AT RIKKI’S REFUGE’S LIFE CENTER
21410 CONSTITUTION HWY, RAPIDAN, VA
EVERY SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 3 PM
Please stop by with food. It’s the purple gate at the end of the rainbow fence at the corner of route 20 and Quarterhorse Ln. The gate will be open, come on in, follow the signs and drive up to the Life Center. After dropping off your donations we invite you to walk around in the beautiful fresh country air while visiting with some of the larger animals. We’re still not allowed to invite you inside, or do full tours of the refuge, but bring apples and carrots to hand out to the goats, sheep, horses, cows, alpacas and pigs. We have a porta potty on site for your necessities.
You can always drop food and supplies off for Rikki’s at our Thrift Store in Fredericksburg too.
Re-Tail, 3503 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA
Bring donations and then visit with the larger animals on a safe outdoor self guided tour !!
Meanwhile, down at the refuge, a mile further back than the Life Center, and critters are missing visitors. They long for the time full tours with folks walking all over, and bringing treats, will come back. So they plan a contest for the afternoon to keep busy.
Today will be Turkeys vs Peacocks
The contestants are rounded up
Seriously? Why not a contest of strength instead of show?
We want to play Head Butt !!!
The contestants square off
The Emcee climbs to the top of podium
The crowds gather to watch
Some of the contestants aren’t playing fair and trying to buy votes with the promise of Double Your Dinner !!!!
As the show begins
The judges watch with rapt attention
The displaying and posturing continue
Until a winner is chosen !!!
We really need to get him a white or a black backdrop so he stands out better, he’s always washed out with all the green grass and trees around him.
While most of the animals are entertained by the visitors down at the Life Center, or by the contest at the refuge, the hoomans toil on. Never a moment to rest, for if you sit down, someone instantly jumps in your lap, and someone on your shoulders and you must start patting and snuggling.
Ivan The Great hitches a ride to help deliver hay to the big critters
Getting ready to roll and head to the dump ….
what do YOU see wrong with this picture?
Yup a resident will be in trouble is the hoomans don’t take some evasive actions !!!
Before any vehicle can roll out … or roll at all … it’s down on all four and check thoroughly underneath, walk around and check on top of every tire… whack on the hood, especially in winter if the vehicle has been sitting …. then if the windows were open, totally search the interior for stowaways, under the seats and all …. check the bed of pick ups for anybody in, under, or between any of the cargo. All non-hooman stowaways must be evicted before leaving the property !!!
These are the kind of things you learn in volunteer training. How to be safe, how to, at least pretty much, avoid being stomped, smashed against barn walls, horned, clawed and bitten, and how to make sure every resident is safe and secure.
Welcome to Piggy Paradise !!!
Where we’re suffering horrible with our mud drying up.
Look hooman! Our pond is drying up!
Pleaz… Hooman … you can bring that hose over here
and make my life just heaven !!!!!
THANK YOU !!!!! Come on in, I’ll share !!!
Because of YOU we live in bliss at Rikki’s Refuge
www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate
Rikki’s Refuge, 10910 Barr Ln, Rapidan VA 22733 (shipping address for food, etc)
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960 (secure box for checks, etc)
Thank YOU for our wonderful home !!