Critter of the Day: want some company?

Beep Beep really likes that platform feeder.

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Definitely the one we see up there the most often (the next photo is taken on a different day).

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One day, she had company!

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Rolando Moon decided to join her. Which was a bit of a surprise, since Rolando Moon is usually doesn’t like being that close with the other cats.

Beep Beep is judging me. And you. And the world!

Tomorrow?

Check out the windchill…

Weather app screen cap.

And yet, the warning at the bottom says that the cold wave is starting tomorrow.

If -30C doesn’t mean the cold snap has already started, I don’t think I’m looking forward to tomorrow at all! As it is, we’re supposed to hit temperatures of -28C tonight, and wind chills of -39C.

Also, I’m really glad we went into town for the pharmacy today, instead of waiting until tomorrow! It was getting bad when my daughter and I left, but by the time we got out of the pharmacy, visibility had dropped significantly, and we ended up going 80kph all the way home in a 100kph zone – and so did all the other traffic on the road!

Time to turtle for the next few days.

The Re-Farmer

My new view, and warmed up – for a bit

Since switching up rooms, I have come to appreciate the view in my new office space. I’ve got my desk against the north wall, which means I can see out the window with my peripheral vision.

Turns out, it’s pretty active out there!

Every now and then, some motion catches my eye, and I look up to see a cat – or several of them – making their way through the trees, to and from the roof, or just… sitting there.

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Critter of the Day: coming closer

It’s always funny to see the deer and cats interacting.

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There is also a cat on the bird feeder that the deer is looking at.

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Meanwhile, Slick is keeping his paws warm by sitting on a pile of feed.

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Eventually, the deer wanted the feed he was sitting on, which was a bit more than he would tolerate! :-D

In the moonlight – and silly cats

I just had to share this picture, that I took out my bedroom window, just before 2am.

This photo has only been resized, and was taken with my phone on the auto setting.

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I could not believe how bright it was out there! There was a partial lunar eclipse last night, though this was taken well past that, with a full moon and mostly clear skies. It was so gorgeous outside!

Then there’s this, taken from our bathroom window…

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There is Nikki the Nose, on my dad’s walker, and Ferdinand, under the transfer chair.

We’ll have a bit of a mess to clean up in the spring, but it’s worth it to give them some shelter from the cold – and for the entertainment value!

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