Rhani's Oasis: Playtime - A Day in the Life of Camel

Bugging Scwammy

Stuffing her Muzzle

One of Rhani's favorite times of the day is the morning. In her mind, this is when life is full of zest. The rest of the day is for napping. She does not enjoy being woken up by shishel suckas, but once she is up, she is non-stoppable. She waits in her crib listening for any sign of life from the rest of the house. Sometimes, she makes as much noise as she can to expedite her morning plans. As soon as Scwammy makes an appearance, Rhani runs laps around the house squealing and yelling with joy. Scwammy usually tells her to shut up until she has had her coffee, but Rhani ignores her, because she knows that if you are out of bed, it means up.

Even if she is not hungry, Rhani is always hungry. She demands food 24/7, and if she doesn't get it, she will steal it. NEVER leave anything unattended is the motto around her house.

Rhani's main concern in the morning is to find summ shummms. She doesn't care what it takes to get get her hooves on any available sustenance, and Scwammy is usually the one having to deal with it. She is usually unsuccessful, but it doesn't stop her from trying every day. She demands quite a number of delectable breakfast dishes such as: flapjacks (her all time favorite), Belgian waffles, crepes, omelets, French toast, quiche, and tea and crumpets. So far, she has managed to scrounge an egg and some oatmeal.

Reading

Television

Rhani doesn't really know how to read (she skipped quite a bit of school when she was younger) but enjoys picture books anyway.

Rhani is continually surfing the tube for camel sightings or desert scenes. If she can't find either of these, llamas will do. Her favorite channel is the Animal Planet.

Singing

Grooming

Rhani loves to sing to all of her fans.

Digging for Worms: When she gets exceptionally upset, Rhani soothes herself by going out in the yard and digging, while singing "Nobuddy wuvs me, evwybuddy hatesh me. I'm gunna dig fowr weorms!" She usually has no idea what to do with them afterwards so she just tosses them aside. By the time she comes back in the house, she forgets what she was ever doing outside in the first place. View the full set of lyrics.

I am Camel: When Rhani is happily bouncing around the place, she sings the first song that pops into her tiny head. She likes to invent the occasional ditty, like this recent one, sung to the tune of "I'm a little teapot".

When she is getting ready for a special event, like when Buck comes over for a visit, Rhani likes to give herself a little spray of eu de parfum. Any scent will do, and long as it is not Fendi (or "Offendi" as she likes to call it). She also fluffs up any matted down fur balls with her mother's hairbrush.

Illustration

Meditation

Rhani likes to draw occasionally. Amazing that she can even hold a crayon or paintbrush in her hoof, but she somehow manages. This is her valentines effort from February, 2000.

View more of Rhani's art in the Gallery.

Rhani has learned by watching Scwammy just how important it is to ponder on the universe and her place in it. One day, she decided to be one with the earth. While sitting in a teepee, Rhani attempted to conjure up some ancient visions.

Napping

Sunning

After the morning routine tuckers her out, Rhani usually spends the rest of the afternoon getting her beauty sleep. She claims that it is what keeps her young. Rhani has her special crib and blanet to snuggle up with.

Rhani loves the radiating warmth of the sun. It reminds her of her younger days in the Sahara desert. She enjoys getting a little rosy glow on her cheeks while daydreaming about her next meal.

Hobby Camel

Rhani was given this hobby camel for Christmas one year from her Scrammy. She runs around the house with it like a banshee.