Holiday at the Cabin 2009

Holiday at the Cabin 2009 was so much fun! All my friends came to see me and take pictures with me next to my very own Christmas tree. Here is Aidan posing with his favorite rooster. Santa was there and everybody brought treats galore! I can't wait to open my huge present from Santa! Did you see how big the bow is behind Aidan? I hope it is a giant box of mac & cheese. HO HO HO!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Scooter hopes everyone is having pot roast for Thanksgiving. He would like to send a shout out to all his feathered friends on this holiday!

Indoor living

Well ever since the "dog" incident I have been stuck on something called "clerical" duty. I don't mind. I get to hang out in my favorite cabin on this cool perch set up just for me. Being close to the kitchen means that I get lots of treats from Vicki and Mary Anne and nature center visitors. I do like to go out and chase those pesky ducks around every now and then but air conditioned living is pretty nice!

I LOVE my "peeps"

Aidan came to visit this week. He brought yummy mac & cheese! We had wonderful conversations in the cabin and then he got all giggly about this other bird! They made me stay in the kitchen while they had a "special" visit! How rude!!!! Look at the picture. This bird is just plain, plain, plain compared to me! Oh well. At least he didn't get any mac & cheese. I LOVE Aidan! I hope he comes again soon with another treat! Maybe he could bring fettucine alfredo next time. I think I would like to try that!

good breeding

Okay, Vicki and Mary Anne seem thrilled that they finally figured out what I "am". I mean it took them long enough. The sad thing is that according to "humankind" I am a Golden Duckwing. I think the "golden" part is perfect but "duck" wing? What is that? I am not a duck and I have two wings. It seems ridiculous to be compared to those stinky fowl that chase me around the nature center. I plan on petitioning the Universal Chicken Association (UCA) and protesting this "naming". I think something like "Royal Golden Able To Come Back From Certain Death Amazing Fantastical Fowl" is much better.
Send me your thoughts.

Back on the blog!

I am back up and crowing! I would love some visits from my fan club after the drama of yesterday. Please bring Mac & cheese.

Where there is great love there are always miracles. Willa Cather

Scooter was planning on blogging about the great event celebrating the Nature Challenge 2009 and Smokey the Bear's birthday on Saturday but Scooter cannot blog at this time. I have stepped in to tell the tale of this amazing rooster. It was a typical morning at the nature center. Vicki was working on Bayou Buddies planning and I was figuring out some library invoices. Jadan had just come back from the library. Out of the corner of my eye I caught motion in the front yard and I looked up to see two large dogs chasing Scooter. Scooter was up in the air and so was one of the dogs! I screamed for Vicki and we charged out the front door screaming at the dogs! One dog ran out the front gate but the other was after Scooter and they headed to the back. When we reached them all we saw was a pile of feathers and the dog with Scooter by the neck in his mouth. Scooter was limp. We both screamed and cried! We chased the dogs as they ran down River Drive and disappeared. There were no words to describe how we felt. Jadan was crying, Vicki and I were screaming. All of the sudden I had this great impulse to get in the car. I don't know why. Scooter had been carried by the neck for a good 1/4 mile. His body was totally limp and not moving.I yelled at Jadan to get in the car and we headed out. We went down every street all the way to I-45. There was no sign of dogs or rooster. We kept looking and kept crying. I got back to the nature center but something inside told me to go back down River Drive. I turned around and headed back. As we passed a side street, Jadan screamed and I saw the dog throw Scooter by the wing across the road. And then a miracle happened. Scooter stood up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hit the accelerator, Jadan leapt out of the car and started running, and I started honking the horn. The dog was heading back for Scooter who was staggering in the yard. We grabbed Scooter after I almost slammed into a mailbox and headed back to the nature center. He collapsed in my lap and was breathing heavy. After about 30 minutes he started to perk up. Vicki gave him water and we got out his mealworm treats. We checked him over. No blood! Lots of feathers gone! A sore neck but nothing else! It was truly a miracle! Scooter is safe and was "crowing" around the cabin the rest of the afternoon. I however have aged another 10 years. I warned Vicki two years ago that life at the nature center was a "surprise" every day. It is certainly true.

Scooter goes native!

Check out my new "tepee closet"! It is wonderful! Crazy amounts of activity have been going on at the nature center lately. I hear that my entire fan club is coming out on Saturday for a big event. Of course I will be looking splendid and ready to accept the hugs and lovin' from my "peeps".

Be sure to add December 5th to your calendar for the Holiday at the Cabin! There will be lots of great Scooter merchandise available for gift giving. I mean seriously, what else is there to give?

Figures!!

Somebody left the lid up!
I ended up taking a bath in the toilet today. Certain employees at the nature center found this quite amusing. They attempted to retrieve their cameras while I was "soaking" my toes in the bowl but I managed to foil their attempt at humiliation and escaped the commode just in time. Again I ask, "Who left the lid up?"

Who turned the rain off?

No rain and 100 degree temps make this rooster very mad!

Spring Fever and Feelin' Frisky

I LOVE Spring! Lots of visitors! Lots of folks having picnics and lots of free treats! Today I enjoyed entertaining a group of little people with my "Mirror Ball" worthy dancing. In exchange they showered me with delicious snacks from their lunch sacks! They should really have a dance contest on TV for roosters. I would win of course! I had some nice ladies visit over the weekend. They were studying birds. What else is there to study? I made them happy by laying in their laps for hours on end. In exchange I received fabulous massages on my head and under my wings. Life is soooooooooo good!

I am so beautiful!

Spring "Break"?

Um, I thought they call this week "Spring Break". I was expecting peace and quiet around my domain. But no, these are crazy times. Every day there seems to be an unusual arrival of folks who are busy checking out my kingdom and changing my territory. Today there was a large number of what they call "boy scouts" all being directed by someone named "Ben". They were all over the place digging, dragging, trimming, pounding. It was insufferable! At one point they thought they could chase me but I am way to fast for that silly game. I am so busy caring for the quail and dealing with the ducks that I really don't have time for these people. I am very stressed. Luckily a nice family stopped by and gave me some gold fish crackers. I love that! Anyhow, it appears there is much work going on at the nature center. I will tolerate it for a while but I do expect a "break" this spring!

I miss my friend Jadan. I haven't seen him in a while and to top things off it is raining! Oh well, at least I am snug and warm in my closet. I will need to check on the quail first thing tomorrow morning. I don't think they like the rain very much.

Spring Thoughts

Well things have become quite irritating even with the wonderful weather! First, where is the rain? I just get covered in dust when I am scratching for bugs. I need to keep up my appearance for the ladies! On another irritating front, those two web footed creatures have grown quite a bit and now they think they are in charge. The white one tries to grab me and chase me around. I am pretending to tolerate their bad behavior. But just wait! I think the other one has been busy laying eggs and that is why the white one is in such a bad mood. I would be upset if my mate laid 16 eggs! I mean who is going to raise that brood? What are they thinking? In addition to that craziness there is an irritating new bird in the yard. It is swooping and chirping all over the place. I believe they are calling it a Purple Martin. How irritating. All that chirping needs to stop. I heard something about a long distance journey from Brazil. Can't they just stay in one place? Why come here and bug me? UGH!

Scooter is hoping everyone will join him this May for the 4th Annual Festival on the Bayou! He will be running his own "Scooter" Booth with lots of treats for the kids! So mark your calendars now and be sure to join us for all the fun!

Happy New Year!

Scooter wishes all of his friends a Happy 2009! Every year is the year of the rooster!