Squirrels

SPRINGTIME SQUIRRELY ART

Caturday Art

With today being the first day of Spring, I wanted to do some art representative of the season. Today’s art features one of our resident squirrels and a crocus from our yard.

 

squirrely

 

I used picMonkey to overlay the crocus photo on that of the squirrel. I added the border with piZap. That’s it…nothing fancy today, but I believe it accomplished what I wanted.

This is my submission in the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. If you’d like to participate or just check out some art by other bloggers, click on Athena’s badge.

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Have you ever noticed how days drag by but weeks and months fly away quickly? Maybe you don’t feel that’s the case, but whether you do or not, it’s time for Sunday Selfies again! We feel like we just posted ours and enjoyed all your selfies. Anyhoo, it’s time to do the entire thing all over again. Tomorrow is our blog hop, and Kitties Blue are hoping you’ll join in the fun.

Enjoy the first day of Spring, and we will see you tomorrow.

 

 

PUMPKIN EATER ART

Caturday Art

 

pumpkin-eating squirrel

 

After Halloween, I moved my pumpkins to the far side of the front porch. As the temperatures got colder, the squirrels started eating them. Eventually the pumpkins started to decompose, and we began to dispose of them.  So, we are down to one little gourd. On Friday this portly squirrel was chowing down on it when Dad Tom snapped his photo.

To turn this squirrel into art I used the Novecento effect from the Painnt app and bumped up the saturation slightly. To that I added the glitter filter from piZap at about 40 percent.

Mr. Squirrel is hopping over to Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty’s blog to join her for her Caturday Art blog hop. To participate, click on Athena’s badge.

 

Sunday Selfies Reminder

Tomorrow is a very special Sunday for selfies, as it is Valentine’s Day. I am certain Kitties Blue have something exceptional planned; though, they have not shared with me. If you want to do something special to share, that would be terrific. Of course, it is not required. We just want to see and share your adorable faces on the blog hop. Hope to see you there.

 

A SQUIRRELLY POEM & THANKFULS

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

We are here with a poem for Angel Sammy and Teddy’s (Two Spoiled Cats) poetry challenge. The inspiration photo they selected for us today definitely elicited an “awww” from me. Kitties Blue are great fans of the squirrels at our house, as they provide them with hours of entertainment.

 

 

When the Kids Move Back Home

Hey, quit hogging all the space.
This is my resting place.
Go build your own nests;
You two are huge pests.
When you first moved away,
I expected you to stay…
Not come home and move back in
After all you are now grown men.

© Janet Buickerood Blue – 01/20/2021

If you’d like to try writing poetry, click on the badge below to visit Two Spoiled Cats. You’ll find the inspiration photo for next week. While there, make certain to read the poem written by Angel Sammy. He transmits it to Teddy from the Rainbow Bridge each week, and he is a meowvolous poet.

Thankful Thursday

In addition to writing a poem on Thursday, we also share our thankfuls with you and join the blog hop at Brian’s Home.

I have one thankful this week that outweighs all others. I am thankful for the return to sanity in our Nation’s Capitol with the inauguration of Joesph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris as our new President and Vice President. May our country begin to heal. 

I remain broken-hearted over the more than 400,000 of our citizens who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Though I do not expect to be able to get a vaccine anytime soon, I am thankful that it is out there and eventually will be available to all who want it.

Finally, I am thankful for the support and friendship of those who follow us. May you all remain safe and healthy in 2021.

To participate in the blog hop, post on your blog for what you are thankful, then click on Brian’s badge to share your thankfuls with him and join the hop.

Gratuitous Cat Photo

This being a cat blog, I felt impelled to share a photo of one of the Kitties Blue.

 

thankfuls

Another photo of Misty May in her favorite spot–her dad’s lap, for which she is always thankful.

 

 

THE ADVENTURES OF STINKY & PERIWINKLE: PART LIV

Tock-Tober

Tock-Tober

 

Stinky is sitting by the teleportation tunnel waiting for Periwinkle. Tuesday is his favorite day of the week, as they always get to spend it together doing something fun. Soon Periwinkle arrives with the usual whoosh and falls into his waiting paws. After several minutes hugging and sharing whisker kisses, Periwinkle asks about today’s adventure.

“We are going to celebrate Tock-Tober,” Stinky tells Periwinkle.

“Stinky, do you actually understand what Tock-Tober is about?”

“Yeah, sort of. There was this cat named Derby who really liked to show off his buttocks.”

“Buttocks?”

“Yeah, you know, butt, tocks, @$$ cheeks.”

“Hey wait a minute,“ Periwinkle interrupts, “are you supposed to say @$$? I don’t think your mom would like that. This is a family adventure after all.”

“So what should I say?” asks Stinky.

“I think heinie or backside are okay,” replies Periwinkle.

“Okay, this cat, from what I have heard, Derby, liked to show off his heinie, so his birthday on October 20 became a holiday named Tock-Tober. It is celebrated all over the blogosphere; though, Derby is now at the Rainbow Bridge. His brother Ducky and lots of other pets continue to celebrate in his memory.”

“So, what are we supposed to do?” asks Periwinkle.

“We are supposed to display our heinies for all to see,“ says Stinky.

“Well that sounds sort of rude, don’t you think?”

“I don’t know. For some reason humans seem to like it,” replies Stinky.

“Are you going to share your backside, Stinky?” asks Periwinkle, then stops herself and adds, ”Hey, without a tail your heinie is always out there for the world to see.”

“Yep, that’s right, unless I am sitting on it! And I think it is pretty darn cute. So, yes, I am going to show it off, especially as most of my furblings are too chicken to share their tocks. However, I did catch a few heinie photos of them I plan to share.”

“Well then let’s have a look,“ says Periwinkle.

 

Tock-Tober

 

“Let’s see if I can figure out to which of your fursibs these heinies belong: Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Misty May and Cooper Murphy.”

“Bingo,” says Stinky and adds with a chuckle, “You sure know your backsides!”

Periwinkle gives him a withering look and says, “Okay, Stinky, time to show me your tocks.”

“I will, but first I have some others to share. One of our cheeky squirrels…”

Before Stinky can finish, Periwinkle starts giggling hysterically and barely chokes out, “Hey, cheeky as in @$$ cheeks.” She then gasps and claps her paw over her mouth. When she takes it away she says, “Oops. sorry!”

Stinky just giggles. He knows Periwinkle can be a bit impulsive sometimes. He then shows off the photo of his friend.

 

Tock-Tober

 

“Wow, that is some fabulous tail. He’s sort of lucky as it really masks his actual tocks. Okay Stinky, your turn,” says Periwinkle.

“Ta da,” exclaims Stinky.

 

 

Stinky, you have the cutest heinie,” squeals Periwinkle. She adds, “The little ghost was a nice touch. So that was fun, but I am ready for a snack.”

“First I have one more very cute backside to share with you,” says Stinky.

Periwinkle gives him a puzzled look, as Stinky hands her one final photo.

 

 

“Hey, where did you get that? I said I didn’t want to show my tocks,” Periwinkle says while scowling at Stinky.

“Oh Noelle, your mom already showed this on your blog a couple of years ago, and it is all in good fun. Besides, you have a beautiful heinie and a fabulous tail.”

Blushing, Noelle gives Stinky a big hug and whispers in his ear that she forgives him his indiscretion.

“So you aren’t mad at me?” asks Stinky.

“I could never be m/ad at you. I am just a wee bit embarrassed.”

“You definitely have no reason to be embarrassed and if you are, you really need to get over it, as it is time for us to head over to the Tabby Cat Club for their Tock-Tober celebration,” Stinky tells Periwinkle.

“Oh, I forgot about that. Can we get a snack before we go?”

“Of course,” says Stinky and leads Periwinkle to the kitchen.

The End

If you are members of the Tabby Cat Club, you can catch up with Stinky and Periwinkle there later today. If you’re not a member, you can find our terrific tabby twosome next Tuesday at Friends Furever. Stinky and Periwinkle and all the Kitties Blue wish everyone a fun Tock-Tober!

 

 

Periwinkle and Stinky also are joining the Happy Tuesday blog hop at Comedy Plus.

A CHEEKY POEM AND THANKFULS

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

On Thursdays, we like to join our friends, Teddy and Angel Sammy, and write a poem based on an inspiration photo they provide on the previous Thursday. This week’s photo is another super cute one. I don’t think you can look at this squirrel and not smile.

 

Thankful Thursday

 

Cheeky Squirrel’s Lament

Does this nut make my cheek look fat?
Maybe I should have thought of that.
I needed to have a much better plan—
Selecting a smaller nut, like a pecan.
I could have shelled that super fast
And then enjoyed my nutty repast.
Maybe I can pucker up and spit it out
‘Cause I know for help I cannot shout.
Gathering nuts (for wintertime) to store
Is a tedious task I truly abhor.
Being able to buy a nut when hungry
Would certainly cause me less grief.
But until I can earn some cash,
I guess I’ll need to keep a nut stash
And stretch my poor cheeks to the max!

© Janet Buickerood Blue 04/17/2019

If you are interested in participating in Thoroughly Poetic Thursday, check out Two Spoiled Cats (by clicking on the badge below) for next week’s inspiration photo. And while you are there make certain to read Angel Sammy’s poem. It’s always masterpiece.

Thankful Thursday

We’ve got three thankfuls this week.

First from our mom: One of her very favorite television shows, The Amazing Race, began a new season last night.

Second from all of us: Our dad knew the Tuesday Teaser (Plaza des Armas, Lima, Peru) at Two Spoiled Cats, as he’s been there. We weren’t the first to guess correctly, but we still won this special Easter Teaser badge.

Third from Sawyer: All the fur has grown back on his front legs from the IVs he had on his last two visits to the emergency vet. He’s just as grateful that he has not had a seizure of an extended length that would necessitate a trip there.

Thankful Thursday is a blog hop hosted by our friend, Brian. To join in, post for what you are thankful, and then click on the badge below to go to the blog hop.

Purrs and paw-pats, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer

SPARKS: SERIOUS & SQUIRRELLY

Sparks

Cooper Murphy is presenting two Sparks today; though, the second one is just for fun and not really inspirational.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

 

Squirrel Appreciation Day

 
As you know, we have a gang of crazy squirrels at our house that Kitties Blue take delight in watching and trying to attack from inside the kitchen window.

 

 

Cooper Murphy is in total agreement with this statement by Terry William Rozier, III, who is an American professional basketball player (point guard) for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He played two years of college basketball for Louisville before being selected by the Celtics with the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.

Sparks began as a blog hop, created by our friend, Annie (McGuffy’s Reader). Annie has been taking a “break” from blogging, so there is no hop. Unfortunately, during this break, Annie has been the victim of a hacker. This has continued to keep her off-line and caused her much distress. Kitties Blue and I ask for your continued prayers for Annie and her family as they try to reconcile this mess and get their lives back to normal.

Many of us still continue to post a Spark on Monday, as we believe in Annie’s vision: “I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world!”

Awww Mondays

Cooper Murphy also is joining the blog hop over at Comedy Plus. Click on their badge to go there.

A SQUIRRELY VISITOR SELFIE

Sunday Selfies: Week #231

We Kitties Blue are happy when Mom does not try to coerce one of us into taking a selfie for our Sunday Selfies blog hop. Even so, we weren’t too pleased with Mom’s selection for a guest selfie.

 

squirrel selfie

 

This is one of four pudgy squirrels that kept challenging us to staring contests. As it was super cold and snowy today, we mostly stayed inside with quick visits to the catio. But we didn’t give up our bird and squirrel TV. We just sat at the kitchen window to watch.

This squirrel was unusually timid. Usually they run from the pergola, across the window sill to the deck railing and the bird feeder. This guy didn’t seem to realize that a window protected it from us. We told him if he was going to hang around, he could take the selfie for today.

Let’s Hop

We’ll mostly be napping today, but we still want to see your selfies, so please join us or share a guest on the hop.

Here are those tips our mom always makes us post. Sorry but she is a nag.

  • The link to add your selfie to the hop is below.
  • You also will find below the code to use if you’d like the hop to appear on your blog.
  • Posting on Sundays is not necessary to join.
  • You do not need to be a cat to enter. All anipals are welcome regardless of species.
  • The hop remains open for entries through Thursday midnight.
  • Please be so kind as to display our badge and/or link to The Cat on My Head.
  • Take the opportunity to visit some of the other hop-alongs and make some new friends or reconnect with some old ones.

Thanks for hopping over to see us.

Purrs and paw-pats, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer