Day 74: Nothing to report

Day 74:  Slow news day as apparently Woody and Maggie are in transit.  Just wanted to post this cute little picture from a couple of months ago of Woody shopping in Chinatown.  These 2 little homeless baby ducks from Peking imprinted on Woody and followed him home.  Woody had his good buddy Donald Duck find them a nice home.  I remember Woody mentioning he was exhausted from playing Duck, Duck, Goose all afternoon.     

Hoping to have more details about Woody and Maggie's arrival by tomorrow.

Day 73: Home???

Day 73:  THIS JUST IN...Woody and Maggie are apparently on the way home!!!!  I know very few details, but a small band of Woody's best buddies stormed the catnapper's holding cells and released Woody and Maggie during the night.  Rumor is they combined high potency catnip pellets with the catnapper's Fancy Feast morsels at dinner time which sent them into a semi comitose state.  I have no idea where Woody and Maggie are, but I'll let you know if and when I hear anything new.  Am posting this video in the meantime to remember some of the fun times.

Day 72: Confusing Map

Day 72:  This map was in my inbox this morning.  The sender's ID was encrypted, so I don't know if this is a good sign or a bad sign.  Someone may have discovered Woody and Maggie's location or is trying to add confusion to the search.  Not sure what to do with this information.  I understand a large reward is available to rescue Woody and Maggie safely.

Day 71: Benefit Concert

Day 71:  Cult followers worldwide are staging rallies to get Woody and Maggie home.  Woody made a lot of friends on his international tour and they are ardently supporting his quick and safe return.  Here's Roy Orbison doing a benefit concert in London that was planned by Rita the meter maid.  Oh look, making a rare appearance as Master of Ceremonies is Mr. Peanut!

Day 70: Huh?

Day 70:  Not sure what's going on in this satellite shot on the news just now.  Seems there is an entourage or convoy of some sort heading for the presumed location where Maggie and Woody are being held.  The reporters are baffled, as the motley group of vehicles goes on for miles and miles.

Day 69: Wanted

Day 69:  I went to the Post Office today to mail a note to Woody's evil twin, Bernie.  I saw this wanted poster and have a feeling it's the group holding Woody and Maggie.  I googled them when I got home, and they call themselves The Alley Catnappers.  The leader of the group is the fat black cat named Felix Fishbreath.  The other two are a brother and sister team, Harry and Monica Hairball.  Not sure what that mutant looking creature is on the far left, but suspect he's a spy for them.  Harry is obviously flaunting his last victim.  Hoping Woody and Maggie are still safe.  

Day 68: Oh no!!!!!

Day 68:  Woody and Maggie managed to slip a quick note to Woody's good friend Donald.  Here's Donald at my front door with the correspondence.

My hands trembled as I opened the envelope.  Woody mentions they are being held hostage and anticipate a ransom note will soon follow from their captors.  Can this get any worse?

Day 67: Rescue???

Day 67:  More live coverage:  There's the rescue vehicle speeding away that reporters believe is transporting Woody and Maggie to the nearest medical facility.  If so, they will probably spend several days being evaluated and debriefed.  So glad we had Maggie micro-chipped for a positive ID.  I'll fax them Woody's x-ray to help with his identification.

Day 66: This Just In

Day 66:  This just in...here's live satellite footage of Maggie being spotted with a blue and red object.  Quite possibly it's Woody, and it looks as if Maggie is administering mouth to mouth resuscitation.

Day 65: Vigil

Day 65:  Woody's friends hold a vigil.  Still no sign of Woody or Maggie.  Oh yeah, there's Amanda Peafowl front and center, of course.  Now, wait a minute, wasn't she on the same flight????

Day 64: Maggie Spotting

Day 64:   Here's a shot from a helicopter that seems to be in the area where the plane went down.  I am positive that's Maggie's Nylabone.  Maybe this is where she camped recently.  I hope she's staying warm.  I bet her little feet are cold.

Day 63: Black boxes

Day 63:  Woody's plane is in an undisclosed location to prevent looters, reporters and curiosity seekers from tampering with the crash scene's evidence.  Apparently the flight path was ill-chosen.  Here is a collection, pictured on the late news last night, of the many black boxes discovered in this one black hole.  The box on the back far right must be from Dubai Air.  Looks like China Air and Air India are also represented.  Woody was on a cheep flight, so am guessing the big old-fashioned, standard issue black box is from his plane.
I spend my time watching old You Tube movies of Maggie and Woody in their early relationship. https://www.youtube.com/user/joanncookseybono

Day 62: Not a Good Sign

Day 62:  This is the signal (or lack thereof) coming from the plane's black box. Prognosis isn't good. No word from Maggie either.

Day 61: Maggie to the Rescue

Day 61:  After Woody filed the Domestic Abuse Charge against Maggie, the judge ordered Maggie to complete several months of community service.  She joined the Pit Bulls and Parolees Search and Rescue Training program.  Here she is pictured on her new ID collar tag.  I haven't seen her since yesterday.  She left early in the morning with a satchel of canned sardines, a bag of seeds and some suet.  I can only imagine where she's headed.

Day 60: Missing

Day 60:  Woody's plane is missing.  All we can do is wait and hope he's found.  This is a satellite picture I saw on the news this morning.  The plane seems to be in some distant unrecognizable black hole.
Keeping my fingers crossed!  Stay tuned...

Day 59: Coming Home

Day 59:  Woody embarks on his trip home.  Here he is on Avian Airlines Flight 321.  He was proud as a peacock when the cute little chickadee who stamped his passport commented on his handsome passport photo.  This Instagram photo appears to show fellow passengers as well as Woody's planned diversions during the flight.  Are you kidding me...is that Amanda Peafowl in the second row, middle seat?

Day 58: Homesick

Day 58:  Woody is homesick.  He is cutting his world tour short and coming home.  He misses his art class, the chicks at the bar, the new car that's been garaged since his departure, and he's been daydreaming about the cute little bird of paradise who works at Agway.  He even texted, "say hi to Maggie for me."  He's anxious to explore his native habitat after his bird's eye view of the rest of the world.  Here's a screenshot of our last Skype chat.  He hopes to book a flight on Avian Airlines soon.  

Day 57: London

Day 57:  This postcard just arrived from London.  Woody toured John Lennon's house, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and that's Big Ben in the background.  He was hoping to meet some members of the Royal family, but only caught a glimpse of Prince Harry getting thrown out of a local strip joint.  Woody says this little chickie he's flirting with is a lovely meter maid named Rita.  Woody took her to dinner.

Day 56: Galápagos Islands

Day 56:  Here's Woody in the Galápagos Islands.  He's at the marine preserve posing with the many varieties of tortoises native to the islands that flocked around him.  He mentions having a delicious bowl of snapper soup at the preserve's cafeteria in spite of contracting a nasty case of salmonella the last time he dined on snapper soup on a flight to Phoenix.  He's going to look snazzy in the bright blue turtleneck he bought in the gift shop.  He is now known as "The Turtle Whisper" by the locals.

Day 55: Kremlin

Day 55:   Kremlin  Here's Woody in Russia.  He doesn't specify, but I believe from the architecture that this is the Kremlin.  He says the weather is miserable, but he was very excited to be able to see Sarah Palin's house from this location.  I also suspect his communications are arriving in no particular order, or else his tourist agency was really flighty in planning his itinerary.  

Day 54: Egypt

Day 54:  Giza and environs.  Woody visits the great pyramids in Giza.  He developed an interest in Egyptian artifacts after visiting a traveling exhibit at a museum when he was a fledgling.  He was especially intrigued by the items from King Tuft's tomb.  That's a rare mummified woodpecker egg.  What a great example of authentic avian ovum incised hieroglyphics.  

Day 53: Gay Paree

Day 53:  Notre Dame.  Woody arrived in Paris.  He's craving French bread but will avoid soufflés (abstains from eating eggs) and French onion soup, as he's suffered from BIRD GERD since the 'incident' with Maggie.  He hooked up with some local pigeons in the hotel lobby who frequent Notre Dame and had a private tour of the uppermost level.  Here he is on a ledge with a gargoyle enjoying the breathtaking night lights of Gay Paree.  Woody's acrophobia resurfaced, so he called it a night.

Day 52: Rome

Day 52:  Aunt Rosa lives on the outskirts of Rome and this pic was taken in her living room.  Woody mentioned his tail feathers stuck to the plastic furniture covers.  Zoom in to see portraits of the Pope and Sinatra...apparently required in all Italian bird houses.  Aunt Rosa is a wonderful cook and Woody was one stuffed bird when he left.  Tomorrow, he leaves for Paris.  

Day 51: After the Third Keg

Day 51:  Well, this is an awkward image of Woody and his drinking buddies exiting the train.   Woody promised his Aunt Rosa he would stop by if his travel path coincided with her Rome location.  Hoping he will straighten up and fly right before he calls her.

Day 50: Trip to Rome

Day 50:  This update arrived by carrier pigeon.  Woody is on a train to Rome with the bar hoppers from Germany with no internet connection.  He mentions they're working on their third keg.

Maggie Update

Many have asked how Maggie is doing,  Here's her most recent update,