TUNNEL CHASE TUESDAY

THE AMAZING TUNNEL CHASE: O' TUNNEL WHERE ART THOU?

Well hello there felines.  Before we get on with the Tunnel Chase, we are celebrating Canada Day here at Headquarters.  Happy Canada Day to all fellow Canucks out there!  Neytiri once again put her Martha Stewart Baking Lessons to the test and created a custom Canada Day mini-cupcake with the maple leaf sprinkled on top of the icing...

She presented it to Mini-Cloon for all of his hard work with The Amazing Tunnel Chase...But at the last minute, she decided to give it another go for quality control testing and started to chow down on Mini-Cloon's cupcake!  Don't worry folks, she did end up saving some for the little guy...

Anyhoo, when we last left off, Mini-Cloon had been given his next "Roadblock": Heigh-Ho, The Derry-O...The Farmer In The Dell...

Much to my relief, Mini-Cloon did not have to use a pitchfork and work the land but his next "Detour" was: Sell A Birdhouse or Tend The Ginormous Produce at The Kelowna Farmers' Market...

Well Mini-Cloon headed straight for the booth with the funky birdhouses (aren't they cool?) and did his best used car salescat pitch as folks wandered by...

He had a variety of inventory to work with as you can see in the photo above...

And then he happened upon this little birdhouse which was "For Rent"...You see Audience, I told Mini-Cloon that if he didn't find Varmit The Marmot and my tunnel pronto, he would be in the birdhouse in the doghouse and I guess he decided to start looking...

Sales is hard work!  So the little guy decided to order some homemade "Spuds" to get his energy back up for the next part of the "Detour"...

Here is Mini-Cloon "tending" the ginormous radishes...

and looking after the beautiful lettuce...

Having completed the "Detour" he headed back to Marmotville...

When Mini-Cloon got there he spotted the Grand Poobah of Marmotville who was bustin' a move!  He announced that not only did Mini-Cloon complete this "Detour" successfully, he passed the whole Amazing Tunnel Chase with flying colors!  And then the Grand Poobah announced something that was a big surprise!  We had completed the very last clue in The Amazing Tunnel Chase and there were no more "papers" from Varmit The Marmot to be found in Marmotville and he sent Mini-Cloon back to Headquarters ...

With no Varmit and no tunnel, I decided I needed to up the ante...
I returned to my Secret Research Laboratory and ran a new poster off my printing press...

Oh theese one is a good one!  Let's see who comes out of the woodwork on theese one, shall we?
Any takers?  Anyone out there now have any info on Varmit The Marmot or any knowledge as to the whereabouts of my missing tunnel?  Only time will tell, Audience...

Having circulated my new "Reward" posters all over the countryside...what's a guy to do?

Keep
 Calm
And
Samba
Clooney
On

Join us next TUESDAY felines for our next installment of "Tunnel Chase Tuesday".

Caturday Art

It's Caturday and Neytiri is cloud-watching...

as a hawk circled us twice...

We are joining Athena, Cat Goddess in her Caturday Art Blog Hop.

TUNNEL CHASE TUESDAY

THE AMAZING TUNNEL CHASE: ARE YOU READY TO SPARKLE?

 Well hello there felines.  When we last left off, Mini-Cloon had been given his next "Roadblock": Are You Ready To Sparkle?  Now, some of you thought it may involve our friend and famous cat "Sparkle" who incidentally is celebrating her Birthday and Cat World Domination Day today, but alas it does not...

Mini-Cloon headed to Sparkling Hill Resort to find his next clue...

The resort, which is famous for being infused with Swarovski crystals, is in the countryside on a hill where it is so peaceful, quiet and relaxing...

When Mini-Cloon entered the resort, the front desk handed him his next clue saying that a mysterious marmot had carried it in and then sped off, running for the hills!  (Oh that Varmit, he is always a step ahead of us!)

"Detour": Count The Swarovski Crystals or Partake In A Spa Treatment at Sparkling Hill Resort...

Mini-Cloon couldn't believe his luck!  He thought he was just about to be pampered and treated like royalty...In fact, we often wonder if my Human Double George Clooney took a side-trip to this very spa last summer when he was filming a movie in a near-by community?  It's very possible as many folks fly in by helicopter to stay at this world-famous resort and spa...But I digress, back to Mini-Cloon...
Mini-Cloon started to dream of a relaxing paw massage when a staff member came over and asked him to kindly leave the premises...

Whoa, time out...time out!  That Varmit The Marmot is a rascal, he knew that Mini-Cloon wouldn't be able to "Partake In A Spa Treatment" because he has "fur" and isn't allowed inside the spa and he doesn't meet their "height" requirements to boot...

That Varmit is crafty...he is setting us up to count ALL the Swarovski crystals at Sparkling Hill Resort!  Can you believe theese one, Audience?  (Uh, you might want to pull up a lawn chair because you may be here awhile!)

With his dreams of a massage thrown out the window, Mini-Cloon headed to the gift shop to start counting the crystals there in this crystal column...

Wait for it...
Wait for it...
He counted 20,000 crystals!

Oh well, what do you know...there's a sign here telling folks the exact number of crystals in the column!  Purrhaps, just purrhaps, Mini-Cloon may have had a peek at it...(Heh, heh, don't tell the marmots!) 

He then exited the gift shop and headed out to the restaurant area to count the crystals there...

He decided to get a closer view...

An even closer view...

And a real close-up view of the crystals...

Totally pooped-out from counting, he sat by the fireplace and had a gander out the window...

This was his view of what he saw...The money shot of Lake Okanagan...

He proceed outside for some fresh air...

And perched himself on the railing...

He took another photo with his clue just before it blew away and flew down the mountain (not kidding!)...

My Human was "sweatin' bullets" as Mini-Cloon almost bit the biscuit and went down the mountain himself (also, not kidding!)...Audience, can you believes what a chance my Human took with Mini-Cloon, dangling him precariously on edge like this?  Good thing, my boy is an adrenaline junkie and he actually got all revved-up to finish counting the crystals in the resort!

He went in to the lobby and started to gaze at the massive crystal fixture...

He went closer for a better look...

And then right under to finish his count...

Satisfied that he had finished his "Detour", he exited stage left...

Walking by theese lilacs, he spotted a beautiful butterfly...

He got a close-up of it...

And watched it fly to another lilac...

Mini-Cloon then decided to take a rest in the lilac bush himself after counting all theese crystals...

He thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful smell of the lilacs which are my Human's favorite flower...

He got real zen and tallied up his final count of the Swarovski crystals at Sparkling Hill Resort...

He said he counted a squillion crystals!

The marmots at Marmotville said that theese one was incorrect and that he would have to start over!

Then he really pulled it together and with his big smile above announced that there were 3.5 Million Swarovski crystals at Sparkling Hill Resort!

The marmots then formed a heart-shaped marmot giving Mini-Cloon the signal that he had completed his "Detour" successfully and his answer was correct!

 (Uh, Audience, I think Mini-Cloon may have peeked at the resort's website to come up with his final answer, heh, heh...don't tell the marmots!)

Mini-Cloon was then awarded his next clue: "Roadblock": Heigh-Ho, The Derry-O...The Farmer In The Dell
Oh. Oh.  The thought of Mini-Cloon on a farm with a pitchfork worries me a bit...yikes!
 
Join us next TUESDAY felines for the next installment of our new series "Tunnel Chase Tuesday" and for the next clues in "The Amazing Tunnel Chase".

Caturday Art

It's Caturday and I'm enjoying some patio time, with fresh air and birdies on the first day of summer.  We are joining Athena, Cat Goddess in her Caturday Art Blog Hop.

Double Gotcha Box Day

It's the 4th Gotcha Day of our sweet Neytiri and her bestest pal Ducky!  

And since tomorrow is International Box Day we decided to celebrate it one day early...

Neytiri, being the good sport she is, jumped in the box to pose and scouted the horizon for her guests to help her celebrate the day...

And me...I couldn't resist a backside photo-bomb, just to spice things up! 

So come one, come all, let's shake our tailfeathers and party-down!