Something about a curtain, any curtain, makes a cat want to lay under.
Mini Cooper in the cat window on a sunny Saturday.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
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DogDaz Zoo: Fluttering South for the Winter
It is autumn now so the Monarch butterflies are passing through, maybe they’ll go all the way to Mexico. The Swallowtails will stay right here and another cycle of fluttering will start again in the spring. If you want to know where my eastern butterflies go in the winter -> click here. We love the ‘flutterbys’ and plant so that they will come and stay. The pool is surrounded by butterfly bushes (buddleia) and we have sedum and butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), a form of milkweed. Monarch caterpillars ONLY eat milkweed. In fact, the monarch butterfly is also known as the “milkweed butterfly.” The milkweed plant provides all the nourishment the monarch needs to transform the Monarch caterpillar into the adult butterfly.
Hello, Autumn. See you next year, Flutterbys!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Wordless Wednesday: Kissing Summer Good Bye
Tomorrow (September 22) at 10:21 am EDT it will officially be Autumn for us (the Autumnal Equinox). How can that have happened already? Wasn’t it just spring? There is nothing more incredible than the changing of the seasons. Mom loves autumn best of all. She loves the crisper days, and the fall tones of orange, yellow, brown and red. As the plants end their growth cycles and creatures go south or under ground, it makes us aware of the renewal that will come on the other side of winter. Sofie and I are both born in fall. Maybe that is why Mom loves this season so much? I was born on Halloween and Sofie on Thanksgiving (or at least that is what Mom tells us). As we kiss summer good bye, we say thank you to the earth for the wonderful colors, warm waters, butterflies and birds. Bye Bye, Summer. – Love, Louise
Have a wonderful Wednesday.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Monday Mischief: The Alphabet Game
Mom thinks that we are always spelling out words.
We don’t know how to spell, Mom! You are silly.
What mischief did you get into today?
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Caturday: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Noel is the oldest feline at the Zoo (9 1/2). Mini Cooper is the youngest (2).
There does not appear to be any respect for elders in the window today.
(I bet you are singing this song in your head right now, aren’t you?)
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Wordless Wednesday: Is It A Bear?
No, it is a flat black dog in the shade (you can tell by the white milky toes).
Have a wonderful Wednesday.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Monday Mischief: Ruffus
We can’t remember if we ever introduced you to Mom’s pool dog, Ruffus? Ru lives in the pool and doesn’t eat much or need walks. He just likes to float. Mom is closing the pool today for the winter, so Ruffus is going to be a flat dog for a while and live in a crate in the garage. Boy, I am glad that I am not a pool dog. I hate my crate. – Sofie Bear
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Caturday: I Love Paper!
Noel has this thing for shucking on paper. When you go to take a tissue from the box, or a napkin from the table, you may find the edges twirled with spit, or chewed off all together. At holiday time, we have to hide the wrapping paper.
Peanut says that if Noel were a person, she would have the disorder called: Pica. That is the persistent eating of substances such as dirt or paint that have no nutritional value. Actually, that may describe most of my animals, but Noel is really into paper.
Do your furries eat stuff like this?
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Wordless Wednesday: WetDeck
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Sofie Bear
As difficult as her separation anxiety, obsessive compulsive behavior, night terrors, and constant allergies are for me, she is a funny, happy, silly girl. Every animal is a gift and a lesson. She has taught me such patience and rewarded me with unconditional devotion.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
DogDaz Zoo: Stella Turns 5
STELLA BEAR
5 Years Young
2016
2013
2012
I know you don’t see many pictures of Stella on the blog any more because she is not in the general population, but Stella is still very much part of the Zoo. She lives in her own private suite and is much happier since we figured out what she needed. She does like when Sofie and Louise come to visit for a few minutes, but not the other cats.
To better understand Stella, check out Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932) – she “JUST WANTS TO BE ALONE!”
Happy Birthday, Miss Stella Bear. You are something special.
Just another CAT DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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