Sari ONeal Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Yeah the snow is fun. Won't last long, though! The dogs loved it, Bob was chasing snowflakes first thing in the morning, and Marshall just loves to romp around in it. He loves catching snowballs, too - he jumps high if you toss one above his head. Bob will catch them, too, but she's not as keen on it, she likes chasing the flakes better. It's just getting dark now, but it will be awesome with the snow on the ground, it lights up the world! That's when the dark is not really dark The Geminids meteor shower is supposed to be at its best tonight, it's still completely overcast here, but with any luck it'll clear out later. If nothing else I can try to stick the GoPro out, although it can't catch much. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I cant see the meteor shower where I am, and I am not sure I want to drive out to look for them, It sounds like you really miss snow Sari. lol on the dogs though! Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey B. Banke Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Sari, we got a little more snow again today, had to fill up the bird feeders, we have several, I have been bad recently and forgot to fill them. The snow does make the trees all look so pretty, and yes it is cold :-) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Sari ONeal Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Getting snow once or twice in a winter is fun, especially if there's more than a dusting I fill my feeders (3) plus scatter some seeds under a tree every morning. Today I filled the feeders and then later scattered seeds to lots of different places several times. Gotta keep the little birds fed! I had at least a dozen different species enjoying the seeds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Linda Bestwick Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Your snow sounds like it was fun Sari! Thankfully it's still fairly mild here. The UK is in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone at the moment. Because I have ducks it's a legal requirement for me to follow strict biosecurity measures, which includes not feeding wild birds. I hate not being able to help them out, but all I can do is hope the freezing temps and snow hold off. Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, Linda Bestwick said: Your snow sounds like it was fun Sari! Thankfully it's still fairly mild here. The UK is in an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone at the moment. Because I have ducks it's a legal requirement for me to follow strict biosecurity measures, which includes not feeding wild birds. I hate not being able to help them out, but all I can do is hope the freezing temps and snow hold off. Oh gosh Linda that is tough 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sari ONeal Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Linda - poor birdies! It's pretty here this morning - it's 18F (-8C), and the sun is finally out. It'll melt everything before long, but it's so brilliantly bright and beautiful right now! I think I'm gonna take my GoPro when I go check the trail cams and set it on time warp, and you'll get to see my walkabout in snow in condensed time 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila Fitzgerald Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 birds have enough food from natural sources around here so they're not using the feeder anymore. They use it the most during the spring and summer, not so much during the winter. You'd think it'd be the other way around. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey B. Banke Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 This is what it looks like from my deck 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sari ONeal Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Jeff - That 2nd view is nice, I could see some nice t-storm pics taken from there! Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 wow Jeff, pretty Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila Fitzgerald Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Gorgeous view @Jeffrey B. Banke Good spot to do some timelapse videos from too Link to post Share on other sites
Linda Bestwick Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Beautiful Jeff! Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Tritton Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 12:18 AM, Sari ONeal said: Steven - you must be doing something right with your supportive care for him to have made it thus far! Back when my other ginger boy was sick, giving him the meds was hard at first because he hated it so bad, and it made me feel like I was torturing him by trying to help him. Once he figured out that I wasn't trying to hurt him it got much easier for both of us. But, he's been gone since early May. Blackie, my calico also passed just before Christmas last year, so that's three in under a year Thank you Sari, I can't overstate how much of a battle it has been. We're convinced this is coming to an end now and will shortly have to give Simba his rainbow wings. It's been the most difficult thing to deal with this year. The photos below from a few years ago... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Steven you know you did you best for him and I am sure Simba appreciates it ... hugs! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila Fitzgerald Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 He's adorable. That's a lot of fur. Must be a pain to brush. I understand cats like that need to be brushed pretty much daily. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Linda Bestwick Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Simba looks gorgeous. Sorry your going through hard times with him x 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sari ONeal Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 20 hours ago, Steven Tritton said: Thank you Sari, I can't overstate how much of a battle it has been Oh, I absolutely believe you. I bawled like a baby when I was medicating the other ginger boy, I felt totally rotten at first for making him so miserable. Luckily we both adjusted, I got better techniques down to make it swifter, and he figured out I wasn't killing him. He also greatly enjoyed the extra loving and pets he got each time afterwards. But it was soul crushing at first. I know you'll make the right decisions in regard of your pretty, precious boy. Letting go is very hard, because it feels like you're giving up on them, but it is the most gentle thing to do sometimes. Love him harder and give him the best treats in the time he has left. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Tritton Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Many thanks and appreciation for your kind words of support Sari. Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hope everyone is managing to get all there holiday preparations done. I have to admit that for the first time ever I cant wait for the silly season to be over ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila Fitzgerald Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Yeah, it really doesn't feel like Christmas. For the most part, I feel like I'm just going through the motions. I'll probably skype with our oldest dtr on Christmas so we can watch the little guy open his presents. Maybe my other dtr will even join in on that call. I have a handful of presents for the youngest two so at leas they'll have a somewhat normal holiday. They don't care much about the food except for the cookies. And we'll have a roast so at least they'll eat dinner with us (they don't like Turkey or Ham) I have the tree up and the lights come pre-attached, but I haven't bothered with any decorations. Partly due to a lack of desire and party because I'm fairly sure the dog would just pull them off anyway so I decided not to give him the oppportunity. Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Townrow Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 It feels a very strange Christmas I have to admit and we dont have the restrictions many places have. Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Tritton Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Where's Patrick C? Haven't seen him post for a while and his profile shows no visit since 23 November. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheila Fitzgerald Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I don't have a direct email to him or any other source of contact outside of these forums. Hopefully he's just taking a break spending time with family and is healthy and doing well. I know he was frustrated with the forums but not sure to what degree as we all get frustrated with this place but still end up coming back. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey B. Banke Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Sorry to hear about the cat problems! And yes this Christmas season is stranger than ever. Our daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are all in Florida, so we have not had a Christmas with any of them for many years, but have gone out to a nice restaurant for Christmas day Linner (we eat early or late depending which meal one is talking about Dinner or Lunch, so I don't get acid reflex), around 3PM hence we call it linner being neither lunch or dinner time. If we were in Britain, I guess we should call it afternoon tea time :-) Anyway, we cannot go out to Linner as no restaurants are allowed to be open in WA, so we are having crab for linner Xmas eve and Ham on the day. Had this nice view of sunset a while back Hope you all have a great holiday season! all my best wishes to everyone, stay safe! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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