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@Shane Kent - I think we ended up with a little more than you did, but nothing at all like @foxxycat got. That first snowfall is always so pretty. From the office window. At the edge of the woods, Autumn still refuses to relinquish her dominion to Winter:
Actually, there are two other ways that the kittens could, "turn out." While the dilution allele (i.e. the Dense pigment gene - D/d - which encodes for melanophilin) is indeed an autosomal recessive, it's represented with some prolificity in Siamese, and the chance that a Seal Point by Blue...
@Mer.kitten - I believe that some strays simply resign themselves to Life as it has become on the street, and when they find a real home, they understand instantly that the world has become magical again. Mirò was exactly that way when she showed up here - emaciated, and literally at death's...
@rosegold - It's just a matter of perspective; you know what they say about the camera adding ten pounds. White Tip is about seven and a half pounds; Bob is 36. He's actually five times her size.
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@tarasgirl06 - Yep - all the major ideologies except for the Red Sox, that is.
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I guess I'm more fortunate that most; I've found as a general rule that a little courtesy and a little kindness seems to be repaid seven fold in almost every instance. Cats, on the other hand, will always treat...
@maggiedemi - Well they did, kinda sorta. The most famous song ever recorded in 5/4 time that didn't have Paul Desmond playin' sax:
...and the one that did have did Paul Desmond playin' sax:
@NY cat man - Welcome back! Boy will @maggiedemi be glad to see you!
@1 bruce 1 - Speak for yourself, John Bruce. I've had it made in the shade just about since forever - and I have eleven beautiful kitties. Way too many pawsitives to quibble about something not quite being perfect. "Close...
@maggiedemi - This is Schbert's version of the Ave, as Pavarotti sings it here:
"Ave Maria,
Gratia plena;
Maria, gratia plena,
Maria, gratia plena."
(Hail, Mary
Filled with Grace,
Mary, filled with Grace.
Mary, filled with Grace.)
"Ave, ave Dominus Tecum;
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et...
@foxxycat - I'm afraid - at least here - that's the opposite of a Pawsitive. The Summer was so dry that many things - my Crab Apple, the pear trees and the apples - conserved all their energy to stay alive, and the tree fruit crop here was nearly as small as it's ever been. I think I had three...
@foxxycat - Liszt's Rákóczi March (Hungarian Rhapsody #15) is pretty haunting. Two which I know you've heard might also fill that bill - Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Wagner's Walkürenritt.
This - for @maggiedemi - is both haunting and has lyrics:
@tarasgirl06 - You - and the California forest fires - and especially the animals who inhabit the area - have been in my Prayers most of the Summer. I thank God that this area isn't prone to forest fires - other than my favourite long-lasting planting: Salvia coccinea "Forest Fire." I've always...
@PushPurrCatPaws - If you enjoy Camille Saint-Saëns Concerto, you certainly know Tchaikovsky Concerto as well. I've always enjoyed György Pauk's rendition (my Dad's favourite), and sent this to a Friend a few days ago, who likewise enjoyed it. It's more controlled that the version we all know...
@Lari - Prosciutto on a pizza? Sounds like a good idea! I've been using Calabrese Hot Salami and hot Italian Sausage these days (with stronger cheeses than Mozzarella), and it beats the heck out of pepperoni.
Autumn just refuses to go away here on Lake Ontario's south shore, where...
@maggiedemi - Actually, that whole album (Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars) is worth listening to.
With Mrs. Paul Simon, I guess we can go back to Sinead O'Connor Amy Ray and Emily Saliers too, huh?