The azaleas are red, the pond is chilling down and soon I’ll put the filters away. The water quality is the best we’ve ever had…thanks to the new filter.
Hope you and yours are faring well this fall. We’re starting to button down the things that need doing before fall deepens, and we’re not doing too much socializing right now, just nose to the grindstone and trying to make up for travel we did, re work schedule.
Jane’s discovered her Shu-shu has an absolute fascination with sparklies on the ceiling. She’s been working on the ‘faces’ with shiny tools and a pot of water (because resin dust is not to inhale!) and Shu is absolutely entranced. He gets up to the top of his near 8′ cat tree so he can be close to them, and if you have ever seen religious awe on a cat’s face….we need to get a picture of that expression. Perhaps it’s Ceiling Cat.
I’ve driven mine crazy by shining the laser pointer onto the spinning blades of my ceiling fan, letting them reflect onto the floor….poor girls go nuts trying to catch all of the sparkling glints.
Photo, please, if you can find time during the buttoning-down.
We had rain this morning. It was sunny yesterday, only a few scattered clouds yesterday afternoon, so I was surprised. Chilly outside, too, which was very pleasant as a change from summer heat.
Fun with cats:
I shopped today, crafts supplies (for BJD) and a trip to the pet store, then dropped these off at home before the Dollar Store and groceries.
When I got back home, what did I find? The cats had found the new cat toys! Two balls were nowhere to be seen, batted about hither and yon. A new cloth carrot-shaped catnip toy lay on the guest bed, still damp. (It didn’t start out damp.) AHA! Two someones had found the loot!
These were to be Goober’s anniversary presents. He was given to me on Oct. 31st seven years ago. So they got their presents early. Heheh. Looks like they’re enjoying them thoroughly. I put up the carrot so it isn’t overused and stays fresher (maybe). I’ll have it out periodically. I’m just sorry I missed seeing all the fun as they whizzed around playing with the new toys. They quite successfully pulled the carrot off the card. I can’t recall what packaging there was on the balls, and won’t know until I find them. Hah!
Thankfully, I did have the presense of mind to put up the dry food, to prevent such an occurrence with it. Now I’ll remember always to check for all pet supplies.
The two cats are *very* pleased with themselves, having surely pulled a fast one on the hew-mon staffer. 😉 They haven’t had new toys in a while. (Their old toys are where they’ve hidden them in the house, to be found next cleaning session.)
The catnip carrot was a hit. I get the impression I’ll be getting another. (It’s darn cute, too.)
The balls were a type I hadn’t seen before. I don’t recall if they were catnip, don’t think so. A hit also.
I’d love to see Shu fascinated by the sparkly lights. — He may love the Christmas lights this year too. — Attaboys, Shu and Sei.
“Presence” ? Aarrgh, typo. I know better! Presence, because presense would be related to prescience, prescient, to pre-sense, I guess, to foretell, to foreknow. (I doubt “presense” is listed in the dictionary, but it seems a useful enough word.)
You may have to buy Shu-shu the top half of a disco ball.