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Elmo, the garden, and the harness

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With the weather being a bit on the wet side (did someone say we’re experiencing a drought in Kent? LOL) we haven’t been able to take Elmo or Georgie out in the garden for a good old sunray-soak. But there was a break in the rain this weekend so Richard decided to try Elmo with the harness in the garden. (Georgie is sitting on eggs and left a note on her cage ordering us to leave her alone.)

And, predictably, Elmo tried to run away from the harness. A bit hard to do when it’s attached to you, but Elmo gave it a shot. With a little bit of love and reassuring, Elmo calmed down and we were able to have a little walk in the garden. A few feral pigeons even came down to see what all the fuss was about.

Of course, Elmo only tolerated the harness for about 5 minutes before he wanted to go back inside. But at least he got a few minutes outside before the rain started up again.

I love this first photo of Elmo. He’s looking down at the harness as if to say, “What in the world is that?!!”

Despite not having the strength to fly properly (lack of flight muscles for sustained flight), Elmo likes to flap his wings to exercise:

Author: Revati

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4 Responses to “Elmo, the garden, and the harness”

Clara Thole on May 15, 2012 9:08 pm
Hi Revati!
This is so cute! I loved seeing your cute photos of Elmo and his harness in the garden.
Thanks for posting.
Clara
Revati on May 16, 2012 8:20 am
Thank you, Clara!! Elmo does look handsome in his harness, despite his disapproval. It’s one of the safe ways we can go out together. Last time he was without a harness he got scared and did somersaults in the air in his panic to fly away. It was very scary. We thought he was going to fly over the hedge and onto the road. So now he goes out with a harness or in the rabbit run we have. Much safer that way.
Fiona on May 20, 2012 9:57 pm
Our Dolly can’t fly, so we walk around the garden with her, and she enjoys being in her rabbit run, safe from marauding cats or birds, sunbathing and bathing in her water bowl! I also carry her round the garden, with her sitting on my hand, so she can see the sights…. !
Revati on May 21, 2012 9:26 am
Aaaw, that’s lovely to hear, Fiona. Your Dolly is in good hands with you. Sometimes I have Elmo out in the run while Georgie has the harness on so she can sit on my while I read in the garden. Elmo loves to eat dirt and Georgie likes to play with the grass.

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