The Rabbit.

This is the latest small carving - a fun little rabbit project.

The Moose. 

So Cadillac said last we saw him that he would be gone “on a speaking tour” after his alleged heroic efforts to save the Oliver. Turns out to be not quite what happened. We found the errant Moose in a closet once we recovered the Oliver. He was not on a speaking tour, he was not writing a book, he was not being considered for the newest Marvel movie, he was in hiding. He thought he may have caused the electrical malfunction when he plugged in his antler straightener one evening. We assured him that he did not create that problem. Other issues well we could talk.

I was trying to figure out why he was in such a terrible mood, sulking around the camper and just generally being disgruntled. Finally it emerged that he was sad that his friend Tom was not feeling good. (Tom is one of Cadillac’s big supporters, along with Rusty & Dennis - who can understand taste)

Legal Disclaminer: Cadillac lives in his own reality and mis-remembers more than his name on occasion. TLT takes no position on the complete veracity of the following conversation.

So we talked a bit about Tom. Cadillac said he remembers all the great times he had with Tom. Some of the highlights were fishing for salmon in Alaska, making fun of the Amish antler-less horses, sky diving over the Grand Canyon, hiking to the top of “old Smoky” in the GSMNP, quaffing root beers after a hard day of ice cream hunting. He recalls going to the World Series and how he, Cadillac, had to pitch the last inning to save the series. He reminisces over the 36 blueberry pies they ate in Acadia to determine which was the best one and then started over cause they could not recall where they were on the list. He remembers the $12 he won playing poker in Las Vegas and the week they spent in some place hot where he had to deal with an overly large rodent. None of that compared with the time Cadillac had to save Tom from the ferocious Grizzly Bears at Lake Clark. Good thing he knew how to pilot an airboat!

He doesn’t really recall the Shenandoah Valley - it was lost in the mists of wine. But he is clear about the halibut in Seward - both times. Cadillac enjoys watching old movies cause Tom knows everything about them. He looks forward to seeing those inferior antlered animals in the back yard but he does not like the squirrels. He regrets not getting to Hawaii cause he had a most magnificent & colorful shirt. 

After he finished chatting a bit he got very quiet. He posed the idea that good people are always a part of your life cause they change you and friendship makes everything better along the way. 

Apparently he is smarter than the average moose.