My friend, Madeleine Jacobs posted a drawing she did recently. I’m in awe of her talent.
Drawing by Madeleine Jacobs
Category Archives: Amazing Animals
Com”cat”ibility!
This is Abby
And this is Smoke
Abby puts up with Smoke grudgingly. And sometimes, not at all, hissing and spitting and wanting on the opposite side of the door from her. “Compatibility” is NOT their thing.
As I was typing this afternoon, I noticed an amazing thing!
Smoke and Abby were in the bed at my feet under the counter NOT fighting! I took a picture quickly because this is such a rare event.
Miracles DO occur!
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Happy Sunday Morning!
Grin – Pinterest
I love Photoshop. I don’t know how to use it, but I appreciate the people who are clever enough to create photos like this. (I tried to make out the watermark on this one, but can see only about half of it. )
It’s 61 degrees here and sunshine-y today. I have many things on my to-do list today. I’m thinking of doing the ‘have-to’s’ and then giving myself some time up in my art room today.
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It’s now about two hours later than when I started this post. We’ve now eaten breakfast, done basic chores, grocery shopped, and now have a spaghetti squash in the oven. (I’m saving the seeds, hoping that I can plant some for the garden.)
I truly cannot believe it’s February. It’s still sunny, and now is 69 degrees F. We have the front and back doors open, plus the window open in the office, so we can bring the outside in.
Do something fun today!
Filed under Amazing Animals, Attitude
Speeding through the Day
“Gone with the wind fabulous” – Johnathan Cruz
This is the way my day has felt.
On the good side, I’ve gotten a lot of little fiddly things off my to-do-list, like giving our dog, Molly, a session with the defurminator so she will leave fewer big tufts of hair all over the place. (Abby, the cat, is next.)
I’ve cut up veggies to munch and to cook for next week. I’m cleaning out the fridges in preparation for making a grocery list for tomorrow. I’ve made puddings and other stuff, running the dishwasher twice so far today.
And so it goes, the little things that we need to do to make our lives go more smoothly.
It was a good day to do this stuff. It wasn’t supposed to rain but it did, giving me a good chance to do inside stuff. We opted not to go to town, freeing up more time. The only sad thing is that my energy has never been a good match for my to-do list.
My husband is out working busily in the shop while my energy reaches its ebb. I think I’ll have a cup of coffee and put my feet up to see if I get another surge of energy.
I hope you’re having a really nice day.
“Ducks”
“Ducks” – Paul Militaru Photography
I wish this gorgeous photo had sound. I can ALMOST hear the ducks…
Filed under Amazing Animals, Paul Militaru Photography
Friends and Rabbits
Havahart
One of our good friends was having trouble with her computer yesterday. She called to see if my husband might be able to revive it. We spent most of the afternoon there. My job was to keep everyone away from where my husband was trying to work so he could concentrate. He finally got her computer going after running virus scans and a Windows repair disk on it., plus some other stuff. There is more work to be done, but the basics have her able to use it again.
She recently got a rabbit hutch and a rabbit! I didn’t take any pictures yesterday, but the one above looks much like the one she bought. She has an outside hutch and an inside cage now. She had a big plastic plate of colorful salad stuff and veggies for him. He had the run of her house (with her watching him carefully). He’s basically litter trained, but he tends to chew on cords or the edge of her rug, so she has to watch him carefully. He comes to her and allows people to pet him. It’s great fun to watch him.
National Geographic
Her neighbors found a wounded wild baby rabbit recently and brought it to our friend. His nose was skinned and his hip was hurt. She didn’t think he would live, but he’s thriving so far. She allows him a bit of freedom, too, and he seems to love it. He lives in her bathroom at night.
The biggest surprise is that the rabbits get along with her other pets: a dog and two cats. She is careful not to let ‘the baby’ come in contact unsupervised with the cats yet, but the dog lies down between the rabbits, and the larger rabbit gets along fine with the cats. The rabbits try to get on top of the dog. She is very patient, only snapping a bit when one goes too far. The rabbits get the message – at least for a while – and aren’t upset by the dog trying to set limits.
Our friend lost her husband about a year ago now. The animals give her lots of company, plus she is busy trying to take good care of them. And when her grandson comes to visit – which is often – she sure has a full, happy house!
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Stunning Photograph
Thanks to Ed Steer Gold and Silver.com
Filed under Amazing Animals, Awe-Inspiring Photography
“Mona, When She was a Baby”
“Mona – When She Was a Baby” – Paul Militaru Photography
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Los Angeles Zoo Signs – Take 7
Obvious Plant via Evie Zimmerman, trendingly.com
Filed under Amazing Animals, Grin for the Day
Abby in Pot
We had a glorious day yesterday – sunshine-y with temperatures in the mid 70s – unheard of for the first day of February. Abby went from lying upside down, lolling out of the cat bed ON TOP OF one of the dog bed, to making a nest in one of the pots I brought in from the deck to the back porch. We LOVE being able to open the back door and the front door, airing out the house.
Today we’re having more normal temperatures – mid 40s – but still really good. All the animals are opting for short runs outside followed by major naps inside. I just checked and have two dogs, two cats, and one husband all asleep in their various ‘nests’ of the moment. :0)
I planted one more celery plant in the dirt on a planter on the window sill. That makes three plants in the soil and 3 more in glasses of water. I’m having a great time, whether I end up with actual stalks of celery or not. I’m going to get ready to plant spinach plants very soon, hoping that my moniker of “Serial Seed Killer” no longer applies.
I’ve been a good girl today, finishing up our office deduction spreadsheet for taxes. Tomorrow I’ll tackle totaling up the rest of our deductions. Hopefully, we’ll be ready to dump everything on our wonderful CPA soon.
I’m going out to spend time on the elliptical now, and then will see about fixing us some lunch.
I hope YOU’RE having a happy, productive day, too!
Filed under Acting Like a Grownup, Amazing Animals
I Can’t Handle the Stress!
Obviously, I need to get some help for Abby. She just can’t handle the stress…..
Filed under Amazing Animals, Grin for the Day
Los Angeles Zoo Signs – Take 6
LA Zoo Signs via Evie Zimmerman, trendingly.com
Filed under Amazing Animals, Grin for the Day
Squirrel – du – Soleil
Wikipedia
We were quite entertained by a very athletic, agile, hungry squirrel this morning.
As we ate breakfast, he darted around the railing on our deck. He got into the bottle filled with birdseed right outside the window, eating one sunflower seed at a time, getting halfway into the gallon-sized bottle that lies on its side in a special feeder. Then one of us moved and the show was on.
He leaped from the bottle to the railing on one side of the deck ran all the way around the deck, then leaped up onto the side of the porch beside the screen and up onto the top of the deck. He then jumped to our roof and away.
As we continued to eat, he returned over and over, delighting us with a TV-worthy show of agility and creativity on getting to the various places where different kinds of seed, plus suet, hung.
We enjoyed the Squirrel-du-Soleil private showing.
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Oil Paintings I Love – Animals – Take 6
Kyle Buckland – Jenn Counts
Leanne Wildermuth – Artist by Nature – intricateart.com
Artist Unknown – Pinterest
Filed under Amazing Animals, Oil Paintings I Love
Dogs and Cats Can’t Get Along – Take 6
Aelin Saar via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Gaston Enria via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Peter York 124 via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Wolf Dog Blog via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Filed under Amazing Animals, Awe-Inspiring Photography
Dogs and Cats Can’t Get Along – Take 5
Owl for the Night via Emily Davis, Trendingly.com
Imgur.com via Emily Davis, Trendingly.com
Vanessuhh via Emily Davis, Trendingly.com
Unknown photographer via Emily Davis, Trendingly.com
Filed under Amazing Animals, Awe-Inspiring Photography
3 Skunks – No Waiting
Animals – National Geographic
These aren’t the actual skunks we saw, but it’ll give you the idea.
We went bowling with our good friends, the Taylors, last Monday evening. As we were driving out of the parking lot, anticipating ice cream at Braum’s, we saw not one, not two, but THREE skunks hurrying toward a culvert at the side of the road. We stopped the truck and watched them. They obviously lived in the pipe below the street, or it was a common way for them to get where they were going. There was no hesitation – they all hurried into the pipe and disappeared beneath the street….
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Dogs and Cats Just Can’t Get Along – Take 4
Imgur.com via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Burak Kukic via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Imgur.com via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Third Immortal via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Thanks to Emily Davis, trendingly.com
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Dogs and Cats Can’t Get Along – Take 3
Jen Philion via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Imgur.com – via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
hcaszualcc via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
tazzydw2 via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
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Dogs and Cats Can’t Get Along – Take 2
Jeff Hanson 368 via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Notmyrealname14 via Emily Davis, Trendingly.com
ditk via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Snodialove via Emily Davis, trendingly.com
Thanks to Emily Davis, trendingly.com
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Dogs and Cats Can’t Get Along – Take 1
Wolverinedoge
kelldog24
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Delight for Kids and Grandkids
Bethany Kerr of Creative Artworks offers new prints of her original artwork that will delight the young and the young-at-heart. Many adjectives apply: creative, clever, humorous, whimsical – but they’re just downright delightful. I almost wish I still worked outside my home so that I could display them on my office wall.
I also wish I had grandkids so I could give them a new print or two each occasion to light up the walls of their bedrooms!
“A Night at Home”
“Go Fly a Kite!”
“Laundry Day”
“Sky Diving”
“Swinging from the Chandelier”
“Swinging Platypus”
“The Chef”
“The County Fair”
You can see more prints by Bethany Kerr
If you click on the link at the top of this post, you can also see samples of pencil portraits by Bethany, along with sizes available and pricing.
Make it a New Year’s Resolution to get some of these for yourself, a co-worker, a friend, or a family member this year! WARNING: – You’ll have a hard time choosing your favorites!
Filed under Amazing Animals, drawings
Wonderful Birds
“Seagull” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Two Souls – A Destiny” – Paul Militaru Photography
“White Lady and Little Stars” – Paul Militaru Photography
Filed under Amazing Animals, Mother Nature, Paul Militaru Photography
The Vet’s Office – Take 7
Thanks to Marsha Koenig for her email.
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Need a Hug? – Take 5
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Thanks to Marsha Koenig for her email.
Filed under Amazing Animals, Awe-Inspiring Photography, Family
“Bella and Puffy”
“Bella” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Puffy, When was Kid” – Paul Militaru Photography
Filed under Amazing Animals, Paul Militaru Photography
Beautiful Birds
“Birds and Stars” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Sailing” – Paul Militaru Photography
The Vet’s Office – Take 6
Thanks to Marsha Koenig for her email.
Filed under Amazing Animals, Awe-Inspiring Photography
“White Lady”
“White Lady 11” – Paul Militaru Photography
“White Lady 31” – Paul Militaru Photography
“White Lady 41” – Paul Militaru Photography
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Need a Hug? – Take 3
Animal House for Real via email from Marsha Koenig
Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library via email from Marsha Koenig
Sabrina Page, Manhattan Animal Care & Control via email from Marsha Koenig
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