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• Post #4497665

  Laurie-cat’s bestie just came to call for him. He couldn’t get attention so he tried to climb in through the open window. He is a very big (& strikingly handsome) cat - I used to think he might be part Bengal, but his human says he is part Norwegian Forest cat. He easily reached up to the open window while still keeping his back paws on the windowsill. By the time I grabbed my camera, hubby had shooed him away from the window, being concerned he might actually get in. Disappointing...

• Post #4371918

  @Devonkiwi@mastodonapp.uk It’s lovely when wildlife interacts with us, isn’t it?

• Post #4371362

  @FaithfullJohn@mastodon.scot Thank you for the follow..

• Post #4371258

  Good morning everyone. The clouds are gathering here & we are hoping there might actually be a little rain. The ground needs it. This morning started with a tiny mouse, lying on the garden path. It wasn’t moving at all, so I assumed it had passed & I picked it up to clear it away. Then I saw its little heart was pounding (poor thing was too scared/exhausted to run or wriggle), so my next thought was how to help. We have a ‘wild corner’ in the garden, with lots of undergrowth where...

• Post #4204393

  I’ve had sad news that one of my oldest & dearest friends (we’ve been friends for over 40yrs) has been diagnosed with a serious illness & is in hospital. We don’t live nearby, so it’s some years since we last met up, but we stay in touch via internet & phone. We both have a weird sense of humour & appreciate each other’s strange mental excursions/diversions. She has a heart of gold & doesn’t deserve to suffer. I won’t name her, for her privacy, but I know she would apprec...

• Post #4146893

  @TwoClownsEating@beige.party Congratulations on the new arrival, & Happy Birthday to both. :blobcathug: Enjoy the shopping!

• Post #4143107

  I see that Jodrell Bank has lost its funding. I hope someone steps forwatd to keep it going. It would be a tragedy if it had to close. Expanding our knowledge is so valuable, even if the benefits are not immediately visible. I’m glad we went there earlier this year, as I had always wanted to see it.

• Post #4085621

  Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Happy Saturday. I hope your weekend will be kind to you. Meggie & Laurie send luv and purrs to you all and wish you a very enjoyable Caturday. It's been another warm and sunny week and the furbabes have spent much of it outside, under hedges and plants where we can't see them. Meggie eventually condescended to come out onto the lawn and play for a few minutes. She found a feather, but wasn't letting me photograph her playing with...

• Post #4062085

  In the Spring, hubby planted a variety of bulbs on our 'back bank', in front of a conifer hedge. He forgot to put labels in next to the bulbs, so we are having to rely on the Internet for id. This is the first of them to flower, and seems to be Tigridia Pavonia. It's a very beautiful, (large) red flower, just one flower per day. I like it, but would find it more impressive if several were flowering together.... #Bloomscrolling

• Post #3920908

  Goodnight everyone. We actually have both cats in at a reasonable time tonight, so I will try to catch up on my sleep a bit. Hubby is watching the match. Hopefully Laurie-cat might come up with me & sleep on my feet. :blobcathug:

• Post #3894190

  The bellringers at the village church are having a practice session tonight. They must be integrating a new member into the team. I love hearing church bells in the evenings. 😺

• Post #3870324

  @kateiacy@universeodon.com I was with my dogs, too. Cats are a bit less dependent, but I have always known I was deeply bonded with Laurie . The thought that something may have happened to him is physically painful.

• Post #3870107

  @kateiacy@universeodon.com Thank you. Sometimes I think I am too bonded to him, I cant bear the thought of anything happening to him.

• Post #3862800

  Nothing is ever simple. This morning, we opened up our porch doors to let delivery men have easy access…. Then discovered that they wouldn’t close again. Hubby went to his laptop to look up the phone number of the company who fitted the doors, to arrange a repair, and his laptop promptly failed. It’s working now, but is probably a sign that he should start looking for a replacement. The item delivered - a dryer (the old one was 14 & no longer efficient) fits well in the small space...

• Post #3816454

  We had a lovely evening on Saturday , watching the very talented ‘Festival Players International’. performing A Comedy of Errors. They found a nice shady field to perform in so nobody got baked. And they did not disappoint! This was possibly the best we have seen from them. I am always amazed & impressed how so few actors ( a very small troupe of 5) manage to remember all the lines for so many characters. And the costumes are brilliant. Sadly I have managed to delete most of my photo...

• Post #3741130

  Good afternoon/evening everyone. Hugs all round. I hope your weekend is being kind to you. A late Caturday post this week - being another very hot day hubby decided we must pile into the car & go to the nursery we found a few weeks ago. Hot was an understatement, but we found 4 lovely plants (we only went in for 1, to fill a gap) . We met a beautiful long haired GSD & a little terrier while we were there. Talking to dogs always makes my day. Meggie & Laurie send luv & p...

• Post #3693782

  It’s getting a tad warm outside. We have a planned evening out watching Shakespeare this week. It’s an outdoor event, so I hope it doesn’t get cancelled bc of heat related health-risks. So far the forecast looks warm but manageable (24-25° C in the evening) but it changes fast. We have containers of water around the garden for the wildlife, but going around behind the house (the coolest area) I just found a thoroughly cooked toad. Poor little thing 😿 . I need to put more water bowls out.

• Post #3578532

  Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone, and happy Saturday. I hope the weekend ahead will be kind to you. Hoping our American friends have a good 4th, without too many heat issues. Meggie & Laurie send luv & purrs to you all, & wish you a very enjoyable Caturday. Laurie wants to show how tall he is and how high up the garden arch he can reach. He is not as big as his best friend (who he hangs out with most days), but the 2 of them make Meggie look tiny. She is not intimidated...

• Post #3526348

  Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. I hope the weekend will be kind to you, & that this week’s heatwave hasn’t caused too many problems. Hopefully they will find more survivors after the Venezuelan earthquakes. Such a tragedy. It must be awful for the families waiting for news of their missing loved ones. Words can’t express… Meggie & Laurie send luv & purrs to all. They have spent the week looking for shade, & Meggie has taken to sleeping in the ba...

• Post #3526347

  I was wondering why the peanut level in the bird feeder was going down so fast. This is the culprit! Photographed through the kitchen window - I didn't dare go outside to get a better pic as woodpeckers seem to be exceptionally shy. #Nature #Birds #Woodpecker

• Post #3526346

  Look who was at the hairdressers this morning. I love when she is there, soaking up all the attention she can get. Unfortunately for her, I had forgotten to pick up a couple of dog biscuits on my way out of the house (just in case..) so I couldn’t pay her for the photo shoot - but she forgave me. #DogsOfMastodon

• Post #1207107

  Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Hugs all round. I hope the weekend ahead will be kind to you. We will be busy all weekend as we are expecting visitors. Meggie & Laurie send luv & purrs to you all and wish you a Happy Caturday. They have already decided how they will spend their day (cat-napping). #Caturday #CatsOf Mastodon #Rescue #BlackCats

• Post #1207106

  An action video of foxes in our garden last night. There was plenty of food left out for both, but there seemed to be a dominance battle going on. Neither fox was injured, & neither went hungry.