It's A Beautiful Day! - The Positive Thread 2019

[CatLover49]

My Son came by earlier today n bought me a big ole bag of Halloween candy...And I turned around n bought my MAMA thats in a nursing home some Halloween treats that she wantedIsn't life wonderful

 

[Furballsmom]

Isn't life wonderful

 

[lizzie]

As I sat drinking my coffee this morning,I heard a rustle noise in the kitchen.My wild child Donnie had gotten out his tool belt and figured out how to get in the trash can and retrieve the red and black pull strip from a new bag of cat food.Well,we had a free for all in my house!The strip is a 2 parter,so both pieces went flying all over the downstairs and they all had so much fun...even my Mystery,who thinks she's more dignified than the rest (ha ha)went flying across the livingroom floor!Made my day!

 

[Furballsmom]

Woohoo!! YES!! What fun

 

[Sidewinder]

Did someone mention shots of our 'barn kitty' at work? Well, here we go, along with shots of the golf course taken as I rolled along in my utility cart, holding the camera off to one side (some pics are lopsided, LOL).



Wait, maybe I'd better post the course pics separately, so I don't go over the limit if there is one... back in a flash!

 

[maggiedemi]

I tend to focus a lot on the bad because depression doesn't exactly put a spotlight on happy things.

Same here, but I try to find something positive to post about my day.

Coyotes don't bother people, do they?

I heard that if you feed coyotes, they lose their fear of humans, and sometimes attack them. Mostly they just stay in the woods. But they are a danger to outdoor cats unfortunately.

apple cider, and candy corn.

Sounds yummy.

shots of our 'barn kitty' at work

Awww, she's a Calico! I love her, such pretty colors. I like the pic of her sitting in the golf cart.


My positive for today is I went for my walk a bit earlier at 2pm today and it was much warmer and the wind wasn't as fierce.

 

[Sidewinder]

Okay, some of these shots are of fringe areas and cart trails we use in the "course of our work" (pun intended, LOL), and some are lopsided because I was watching the trail and just holding the camera off to one side, but y'all can see that it's a beautiful setting, far from any traffic, noise, etc., very peaceful & quiet which is just the way I like it. My utility cart is a forest green Yamaha electric cart, while the white "golf cars" you see are gas-powered... I like my quiet Yamaha cart, it's fast enough and it runs smoothly. Here we go:

 

[muffy]

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Is your feral friendly? Can you pet him?

Yes, he is friendly. Him and the other 4 cats that showed up at my back door were all ear tipped. Two died and the other two disappeared but Tommy stayed and he now sleeps with me. I need to get him to a vet for his shots and a check up but I don't know how to get him into a carrier.

 

[Sidewinder]

The maintenance shed and its interior, where I spend much of my day:



Barn kitty could have it worse, LOL... it's not a bad place to work, the peace & quiet alone make my day, and of course I have the barn kitty to keep me company now and then (a fringe benefit). Gotta run, the library is closing on me... CHEERS!!!

 

[Lari]

Did someone mention shots of our 'barn kitty' at work?

What a gorgeous calico!

 

[Mia6]

Sidewinder What a beautiful place!!! That sky!! Your kitty is adorable!!

muffy You just have to stick him in the carrier very quickly. I used to put mine out for a few
days before an appointment so they'd get used to it.

 

[Kat0121]

I just found this story in MSN. YAY Denny's in Oregon!!

Restaurant Does The Sweetest Thing For Lonely Cat Who Needed A Friend

 

[Mia6]

I just found this story in MSN. YAY Denny's in Oregon!!

Restaurant Does The Sweetest Thing For Lonely Cat Who Needed A Friend

That brought tears to my eyes. I hope he is warm enough in the winter

 

[susanm9006]

I put out sunflower seeds and peanuts for the squirrels this morning and the tiny red squirrel found them first. The grey squirrels bully him and he usually can’t get close to the treats but they haven’t discovered what is out and he has has been able to eat without being chased away.

 

[lizzie]

Finally broke down and took the air conditioner out of our bedroom and put the storm window back on.I guess I have to admit it's not going to be warm enough to need it anymore.It all went without a hitch though and everything is put away til next spring.Sigh!

 

[susanm9006]

The maintenance shed and its interior, where I spend much of my day:

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Barn kitty could have it worse, LOL... it's not a bad place to work, the peace & quiet alone make my day, and of course I have the barn kitty to keep me company now and then (a fringe benefit). Gotta run, the library is closing on me... CHEERS!!!

Spending your day in a beautiful setting, fixing broken stuff and tending to a cat. Now that is a perfect job!

 

[maggiedemi]

I just found this story in MSN. YAY Denny's in Oregon!!

What a sweet boy. I would definitely go to a restaurant that had a cat. Bless those people for caring for him.

My positive for today is that I thought it would be too cold for me to take my walk. But there was no wind, so it was actually pretty warm even though it was only about 51 degrees.

 

[Sidewinder]

Made it through my first week of work at the course, and already the shop or maintenance shed looks 100% better. Had the place to myself for much of the day, so I focused on general cleanup and tossed heaps of junk we no longer need, old corroded stuff and trash just cluttering up the joint. Cleanliness and organization are the hallmarks of a well-run shop, and this crew we're putting together (myself included) are all on the same page, we're gonna streamline everything and better organize it to make the entire operation more efficient.

There was junk in that shed that had been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth... now it's in the dumpster where it belongs. Barn kitty kept me company for a couple hours this afternoon as I carried out today's mission. Now, TGIF!!! I'm so READY for a cold beer at my house, and I don't have to get up early manana so I'm gonna share quality time with the kittehs!!! Might even stay up late tonight and watch a movie, I've been going to bed early all week to adjust to my new schedule, LOL.

Y'all have a great weekend, I'm looking forward to mine even though I'll just be puttering around the house, kickin' it with the kittehs and enjoying this fantastic fall weather. Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell ya about the surprise I had yesterday morning while rolling out the trash bin: I always check the handle of the bin before I lay a hand on it, there are scorpions in this area so it pays to be observant. No scorpions this time, but as I neared the curb a big ol' tarantula dropped from the front of the bin and crawled off, LOL.

MEH, HE WASN'T POSING ANY PROBLEM SO I BADE HIM FAREWELL... WOULD'VE SNAPPED A PIC BUT I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. THIS IS ARIZONA, BABY, TARANTULAS ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM!!!

 

[Show Me Your Kitties]

Finny ate raw today after sticking his nose up at it the first time I introduced it to him. He ate his and Teddy's spoonful up like no tomorrow. As long as it agreed with his tummy and there's been no vomiting since, I'm excited to add raw at least to his rotation. Teddy is gonna have to be won over.

 

[Lari]

We have a new copy machine at school. It's so new and beautiful. Even more beautiful since our old one had broken about three times in the past month.