Backyard birds this week.

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 …

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Did someone say “Kittens”? Yep, and here they are.

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 …

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Happy Halloween!

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. …

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The Deep Blue Sea. And something else.

We are back in US waters, in the North Atlantic heading south to New York. The wake Wave Whitecaps The two above photos were taken through a window on Deck 3. The artifacts are defects in the window, and water stains caused by rusting window frames. Secondary waves, parallel to the wake Morning sun on …

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And now, for the Rest of the Kittycat Story.

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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OMG!! A surfeit of little black kittens!

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, …

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Fun Friday prompt. My favorite Cartoon Character!

Who is your favorite cartoon character? My favorite cartoon character is Simon’s Cat. He lives in England, and he is totally diabolical. He always takes advantage of his hapless owner, stealing food off his plate when he’s not looking, breaking things all over the house, and fighting with the canister vacuum cleaner when he’s accidentally …

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The rest of the story…from the Fair

Well, it's "later" now, so here are more of the things, people, and animals we saw at the Evergreen State Fair. First, let's get the politics out of the way. Both the Democrats and the Republicans had booths in their commercial building. Please notice the two booths. Please note that the Democrats have twice the …

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One-track iPhone Camera. Flickers and more Flickers

This afternoon, Hubby called me to the window to watch all the Northern Flickers in the yard. At one point, there were four of them, but I only managed to capture three. Here are some still shots. Please be aware that these were taken through a double-pane window from the second story bedroom. And a …

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