The Mega Pawsitive Fundraiser

[Furballsmom]

@Shane Kent what a nice thing to say, about scenic pictures, cat figurines, cat people and a positive thread that is all sorts of good

 

[Norachan]

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

That looks so nice! What a lovely old farmhouse.

I prefer to get to bed by 2; so a 3 am wake up isn't happening here either!

You're not a morning person either, huh? I don't know how some people do it.

Was that Oku-hotaka-dake that The Glorious Long-Suffering Husband climbed?

I think they climbed Nishihotaka. They're more rock/boulder climbers than alpine climbers and Nishihotaka has the best rocks, apparently.

bears! supposedly live!

OMG I saw some! I've heard that bears do a really important job of fertilizing the forest. Bear poop that is rich in fish makes the forest grow.

I remember when I was in college and some pals told me that if you put scotch tape over an itchy mosquito bite, it would decrease the itching.

Oh, you're smarter than I was. Someone told me that if you hold a lit cigarette just above the mosquito bite the heat from the tip stops the bite from itching. I still have scars from trying that.

AND a brand new never seen before in this backyard Black Swallowtail

Beautiful! We get a similar kind of butterfly around here. I love those huge black ones, they're so pretty.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

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R raysmyheart - The sky in that second photo is just breathtaking.

Norachan - If I had any extra cats, I'd trade them for that butterfly.

@Shane Kent - We Love you right back, buddy.
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[MoochNNoodles]

You're not a morning person either, huh? I don't know how some people do it.

I don't do well before 10 am. I don't function AT ALL before 8 am. DH just gets out of bed and hes ready to go. I need a good 30 minutes before peoples words even make sense.

I got to spend the day with my mother and my kids at a pool. The kids got to show off what they learned in swim lessons and I'm really proud of them! No Olympic swimmers yet; but they are both much more comfortable in the water and we had a good day!

 

[Jcatbird]

Hi everyone!
Another kitty I'd mentioned briefly a couple of weeks ago is the neighbor/coworker's baby. That little sweetheart was knocking on the rainbow bridge, but with better food and vet care, he's becoming a gradually healthier little barnacle and won't leave his daddy's side
Here are a couple more pictures from this morning;

Great news about the kitty!

Jcatbird--- I read your post in another thread about the Chincoteague Ponies. If you would tell us more about them, that would definitely be a positive for me.
Foxxy--- Your post reminded me how I loved feeding the seagulls as a kid at the St. Lawrence Seaway/Eisenhower Lock. We used to bring bread and break it up for them.
So that's my positive for today, I thought my childhood was mostly crappy, but you guys keep reminding me of the happy times. Another happy memory is feeding the animals through the car window at Parc Safari.
Safari Adventure - Zoo Parc Safari

Oh the wonderful ponies! They are feral ponies that live on an island off the coast of Virginia. Beautiful animals. They live there undistirbed. The only exception is that the population needs to be controlled to make sure there is enough food for everyone and to restrict related problems. Every year there is a “running of the ponies.” The local folks escort the ponies on a swim from the smaller island to the mainland. The ponies are kept safe on the swim. Once back on dry land they are checked out by vets and the heard is thinned to downsize the numbers. The ponies that are removed from the heard are sold to pony lovers and breeders. ( this has helped with providing a gene pool to recontribute to the herd at later dates to prevent inbreeding) The remaining ponies are returned home. It is an event that has been going on for decades. The swim only takes about ten minutes and is done at low tide. You can see video of it on YouTube. I love these ponies! All very positive pony stories from there.

Am I the only one who absolutely loves the smell of new books? Especially textbooks!! I've been slowly ordering my kids books for next year as each publisher has a sale or I find a deal on Ebay. Today's shipment was my DD's history books and the teacher manuals. DD and I were both sniffing. Or is it technically huffing? Lets hope shes so excited about it when school starts in a little over a month. I have till then to pick out DS's math, DD's Language Arts and order everything.

Noodles has already claimed the box as her new bed. She's in kitty Heaven.

My kids were at a day camp today so I went to Target ALONE. I scored several organizers for our little classroom. Then I went through the toy department and scored quite a few toys for Christmas for at least 50% off each. I keep a tote in our garage for things like this. I'm at least 1/3 done with their Christmas shopping now.

And the best news is I get to go back to Target soon because they were out of my deodorant that I went in there for in the first place.

Oh I also managed a nap with Mooch since there were no kids here.

I love the smell of new books. Also the smell of a library filled with books

foxxycat - We're getting pretty dry here as well. The forecast now calls for rain three out of seven days; I'd be happy with one all-day soaker and an I.O.U. On the other hand - thanks to the warm, wet Spring - the Blueberry bushes have now put more than eighteen pounds of berries into the deep freeze, with more to come.

It was a beautiful day here as well, and a fine day for a long ride in the country to meet an old client-turned-Friend - including pancakes and bacon for lunch, served home-made maple syrup and fresh local strawberries!
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Yummy! Pancakes and bacon! You just made me crave both!

My cute little Seal cat sat on my lap for the first time today. I picked him up and put him in my lap, which I've done before. In the past, he's gotten down right away. But this time he stayed for a few minutes!

I think that I have gotten closer to him while I have been treating his eye for an infection. He resisted treatment for 3 days. It is almost impossible to get the ointment in the eye of a wiggling cat who will not open his eye! I had to hold him down, almost sitting on him! Still, I got most of the ointment on his eyelid. But now he will keep his eye open while I apply the ointment! He is an ex-feral and he is still learning to trust, but I feel we have taken a big step!

A kitty saved and treated very well is showing gratitude and new love!

I haven't posted in this thread for a while. We're having a very wet July in Japan. I guess some of you will have seen the news about all the floods and mudslides. Luckily it hasn't been quite that bad here, but I'd be very happy to see the sun again.

Here's something positive though. Two film clips Mr Husband made on a recent climbing trip.

The first one was filmed at the base camp of the Hodaka mountain range.

Unkai

• Norachan
• Jul 12, 2018

Sunset at the base camp of the Hodaka mountain range. June 2018.

This second clip was filmed at sunrise at the peak. They had to start climbing at 3 am to reach the summit by sunrise.

Hodaka

• Norachan
• Jul 12, 2018

Sunrise on the Hodaka mountain range. June 2018.

I didn't go with them. I don't get out of bed at 3 am unless the house is on fire.

Sooooo positively beautiful! Makes me smile!
My positive for today is that the five kittens I caught yesterday got a place in a fantastic foster home today, a kitten that I had rescued earlier got adopted within an hour of being available and a female feral I caught got spayed and is doing great! She has returned to me and is now living inside and has allowed me to pet her. Big smiles all around! I would like to quote every positive here to give return positives! All so great to read and comment on! Love reading them. I love the feeding of seagulls, beautiful flowers and so much more. Thanks everyone!

 

[neely]

I remember when I was in college and some pals told me that if you put scotch tape over an itchy mosquito bite, it would decrease the itching.

I'll definitely have to try that one, thanks.

I was told if you dab rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and put it directly on the mosquito bite it will lessen the itchiness. I tried it and it works!

My pawsitive news is that it finally, finally, finally rained today. The temps have been in the 90's for days, even weeks, with no rain. Everyone's grass was turning brown but thanks to the rain they should be back to a lush green soon.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

My pawsitive news is that it finally, finally, finally rained today. The temps have been in the 90's for days, even weeks, with no rain. Everyone's grass was turning brown but thanks to the rain they should be back to a lush green soon.

neely - A great Blessing. We've been quite nearly in drought conditions here as well, and as I type this, I'm watching your storm front move into Toronto, to the northwest, as it prepares to move through the south shore of Lake Ontario in the next hour or so. Come on thunderstorms!

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[Furballsmom]

A BIG positive, a certain large black feline got a belly trim today woop woop!! The resulting crick in my neck from bending over to trim while he was napping on the bed means my back will probably never be the same, but it was an opportunity not to be missed LOL

1CatOverTheLine , a couple by the ways...
How IS your new baby grass?
Is that handsome young man in your photo - the one who is angling to be a future I'm-going-to-summit-every-fourteener-next anyone we should know?

Speaking of sports, I really think Wimbledon ought to put a cap on time length of matches, or number of games, or something, for petes sake. How the heck is anybody who plays for 6 hours plus supposed to be functional for the next match--against Djokovik? Really??

And speaking of busy and critters, there's a book about those ponies titled Misty of Chincoteague. I read that one several times over when I was a kid . I just now found out about a follow-up series of "in-the-tradition-of" books. Hmmm, maybe I should find a book I like and write a few "in-the-tradition-of" books....

And speaking of really busy, here are another couple of photos. The feeders are having a LOT of visits today, with long drinks rather than a sipgottarun (I'm guessing Mr and Mrs Goldfinch and Fam are on vacation), so I finally had a rather nice "photo op", for the first time (the feeder isn't hanging straight plus the tree trunk angles a bit just there which makes for a slightly wonky visual). In any case, although I don't have any heavy-duty zoom lenses, it's still a fun shot and I thought I'd share it with you-all Also, that squirrel is reminding me of those Alaskan bears - it is chowing down on everything including lilac bush seeds. --I see there aren't as many fish today for the bears...

This is the year almost everything (knock on wood it continues!!) is working for the hummies. No wasps (whoa, what happened there??), no squirrel interest (ok, that's just weird!), no struggles with determining a reliable, viable cleaning process, and not too many troubles with other birds.
I've never read ANYwhere that goldfinches are so extremely territorial with hummingbirds, and also that house finches, of all things, can get snarky as well ...geez. It's crazy out there!

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

1CatOverTheLine , a couple by the ways...
How IS your new baby grass?
Is that handsome young man in your photo - the one who is angling to be a future I'm-going-to-summit-every-fourteener-next anyone we should know?

Furballsmom - Nope - just an illustration from an article on Mount Marcy, embedded from the net.

All the grass is getting dry and brown by my standards. The only real pawsitive here today can be seen in the surface of the pool:

 

[Furballsmom]

Raindrops?? Really? Good for you!!

Here is Hewey and Dewey, from the bear cam. Louie is off-camera eating a fish, which is, in part, what is causing the wistful wishful looks LOL.
This cam is terrific, the Katmai rangers have a forum as well, where they're answering questions and posting information further down the page. (I won't comment about the fact that I'm actually having a bit of a difficult time watching the poor fish after they're caught...rather a rough way to go).
Basically, even though these youngsters would have you, their sibling(s) and of COURSE their mother believing they are starving within an inch of their lives, in reality they're in very good condition

 

[Lari]

I volunteered at an adoption event today with Lelia's tnr, and got to play with and pet and hold all these little kittens. Some of them were a little younger than Lelia was when she was trapped. Soooo cute.

They also had flavors of Wellness we dont have at our local small Petco so I spent too much money stocking up. I'm especially excited about these new 95% meat ones. Hope the girls like them.

 

[Furballsmom]

Cloudy and much cooler day, promise of rain, and a sleeping cat - to the point that he asked me to stop brushing him so he could continue to sleep uninterrupted LOL

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Milly caught a miller moth this morning! It was her second miller moth this summer.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

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!!The Raspberries are ripe!!!

I just finished playing a resounding round of 'What's That Thing?'
( @Shane Kent - and any other guy - will understand this game. You peer into the refrigerator, look at things, and say, "what's that thing?")

'What's That Thing' turned up two strips of bacon, a Bob Evans sausage, and a slice of smoked ham - the perfect accompaniment to black raspberry pancakes - which even included black raspberry syrup, courtesy of my late Father's recipes. ("Pour exactly six ounces of red wine into a glass. Put two tablespoons of black raspberry preserves in a tiny saucepan; take two tablespoons of red wine from the glass, add it to the preserves and stir over a very low flame. When your wine glass is empty, the syrup is ready.")

It was.


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[Furballsmom]

LOL Dang LOL

So, back here in Denver, an excellent just-right rain, the Rockies won AGAIN (we'll see how things go this season after the All Star break), AND a truly neat-o piece of news.
Colorado General Assembly unanimously approved, and Colorado Dept of Transportation is now implementing, a Pollinator Highway for approximately 185 miles northeast of Denver. The main goals; Preserve, Protect and Enhance. This includes using more native plants and grasses for restoration, spot spraying and bio-controls for invasive plants/weeds, less mowing, and they believe that better roadside habitat will help decrease windshield impacts.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

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For anyone interested - take a look at tonight's moon, as it and Venus perfectly recreate the Turkish flag in reverse!
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[Lari]

The bf and I went to go see Won't You Be My Neighbor? I absolutely loved it! I watched Mr Rogers all the time as a small child and it was a huge nostalgia trip. I'm really glad I saw it.

 

[raysmyheart]

We had a brief thundershower this evening after a sunny and humid day, providing much-appreciated rainfall and a cooler feel to the air this evening.

One more work day tomorrow and then I can say officially, "I'm on vacation"!

 

[Margret]

After at least two weeks of days with temperatures in the high 90s, we finally got cool weather today, and a good soaking rainstorm. I've had the windows open and the fan on all day and the house is finally feeling cool! I love it when I have to put on some warm clothes in the summer time! And Jasmine loves it when the windows are open so she can smell all the outdoor smells; with her long fur she isn't really bothered by the cool air (not that she's ever been known to object to a nice sun puddle, of course).

Margret

 

[foxxycat]

I have to post these hot poker flowers. They are really cool looking. I didn't spend much time outside this weekend...working on another puzzle lol.

Last night we got a quick fierce thunderstorm. It rained hard for 10 minutes and felt cooler but this morning it was muggy yucky. Took some more pictures of the flowers this morning.

These are false sunflowers I think...got them 6? Years ago for free and they self seed and i have them coming up all over.

The front left side garden. Red bee balm lavender bee balm and the butterfly bush is still climbing tall. The petunias are now spilling out of their container. In August I will cut them back hard so they can have a second growth spurt.