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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Winter “fun”

You know, I’m really looking forward to being able to just pop outside at a whim. Although temperatures have become relatively mild lately (we’re at -7C right now, with a wind chill of -12C), when you have to spend several minutes just to bundle up in layers and heave on the snow boots, going in tends to involve more planning for efficiency. ;-D

Yesterday was not particularly efficient.

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Critter of the day: Rolando Moon

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I think this is the first time we’ve seen Rolando Moon on the platform feeder.

She seemed to be there just to keep her paws warm! :-D

Correction: I do believe I am in error – this is not Rolando Moon, but Big Jim!  Rolando Moon is missing the tip of one ear.