Close Encounters of the Knitted Kind

Fidel's Love Approach

My Victoria Day weekend was spent finishing up several knitting projects. Among them, Pasha the Penguin, from knitty.com. I figured it'd make a nice gift for my newest cousin, Naya, born April 20th. In the hope that this attempt would be a bit more successful than "The Funky Worm," I decided to adhere to the pattern a bit more closely. So naturally, something else had to go awry, and this time it was a slight enlargement of the beak. Although this was purely unintentional, I actually prefer a bigger beak. But hey; that's just me.

I decided to test the finished product by introducing Pasha to Fidel, my studly male boar. As you can see from the photos, Fidel wasted no time getting up in Pasha's face. I knew what was coming next--the sniffing. And sure enough, sniffing quickly turned into nibbling. Next thing I knew, Fidel had Pasha flat on his back, and was attempting to mount him, for purposes of eating his face off.

My quick thinking was the only thing that saved Pasha from further humiliation as the object of Fidel's rather boorish advances*. But before the serious carnage began, I got some great shots. (By the way, Fidel is the one on the left).

After a quick spritz with Lysol, Pasha was none the worse for wear, and safe to present to Baby Naya. (And even if she's not into penguins, she shares her home with a dog, cat, and two parents, who might find him more interesting). After that encounter with Fidel, I think he'd enjoy a little indifference, for the time being.

* Yes, I meant to do that, and no, I'm not sorry. So there. Deal.