Most people are aware of the Japanese Culture that is thousands of years old, and governs the behavior of most Japanese people even today. The excessive politeness, the bowing to everyone, speaking softly at all times, the infrastructure that works every time (cars and trains in particular), the beautiful temples, and the cleanliness and lack …
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And Life and Nature just go along, paying no attention to us. First sighting in the yard this year. As usual, I heard him before I saw him. Steller’s Jay Our Juncos stay all year round, and they love our seed mix, which contains some hot pepper now. https://videopress.com/v/vIC6azQe?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true As usual, our red-breasted nuthatch comes …
Yesterday I received an email from Purrfect Pals, saying that there were some kittens with a room of their own. Normally, their little kittens are fostered, but this group is on premises. I yelped with joy, since I love little kittens and we are looking for some (Kikyo died in July so the house needs …
Continue reading Did someone say “Kittens”? Yep, and here they are.
Fall colors and decorations in my neighborhood. Bluey and friends! Fall colors Some Halloween cats from around the Web, and my very favorite witch’s Familiar! Angus the Bold Angus is a real chonk! With serious floof! Jiji, the Familiar for Kiki. He speaks with a Brooklyn accent in Kiki’s Delivery Service. And a few cartoons. …
The world situation being what it is, I figure it's time for some endearing animal and human-interest stories. So here they are. First, from one of my X Cat accounts: 🇯🇵 TAKESHI: THE RARE MALE CALICO CAT WHO SURVIVED AN ANTARCTIC WINTER AND AN ELECTRIC SHOCK In November 1956, a little male calico cat named …
We got a city-view room at our hotel. Here’s the view, now that the heavy rain has stopped and the sun is out. Our window leaked badly in the heavy rain, and it took five towels to sop it all up! Brooklyn city view We walked out to pick up our rental car, so I …
The Queen Mary 2 gets underway late in the afternoon, just after our Mark Steyn group comes together for a taping of Mark’s regular show. Yesterday, we traveled from Quebec City overnight to Saguenay up the Fjord, which we totally missed. We did hear the ship moving, but it is remarkably stable. This morning we …
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I wrote about the terminal cute black kittens yesterday. Here are the rest of the little felines I sat with that afternoon. I had the obligatory visit with aged Matcha. He’s a boy, and over 17 years old, which might explain his lethargy. He let me sit down on the bench where he was stretched …
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I just returned from my second day of volunteering at Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter, and this is what greeted me at the door when I first walked in. 4 black cats. Fiona, Earl, Glenda, Earl, Henrietta Yep, there are actually four! Can you see the missing kitten? I really couldn't figure out which was which, …
This weekend I started my volunteer gig at a cat shelter, Purrfect Pals in Arlington, Washington, a few miles north of my house. They are a no-kill shelter whose motto is Every Cat Matters, and they sure do put that into practice! My work is very free-form, no set schedule and no set duties, other …
