Fascination

 I've been taking my 'hood exercise in the early morning, to beat the heat.

Yesterday, I saw all of these interesting things:

Am always fascinated by the quirky items that catch my eye.

Maybe I'm still half-asleep?

On Foot

A few animal sightings while out on my walks:

King Sly

Sneakers

Eastern Grey Squirrel, Black Morph

A scaredy cat!

And when back home, there is a young groundhog eating the neighbor's plant, and providing entertaining for Da Boyz.

Shadowy

 On Groundhog's Day in 2010, The 'O' Cats were checking their shadows:

Hobo didn't see his.

Nada for Sammy.

The PO'M was shadowless too.

Fast forward to 2020, and Groundhog's Day has much different weather.

Sweetie was shadowy!

The PO'M's tailio has a shadow.

Somecat even had a groundhog's physique:
round!

No matter what, we'll still have six weeks of Winter, yet it's fun to ponder future warmth.

Thanks to my sis for today's Punxsutawney Pommy idea.😹

Garden Wildlife

The idea was to fill the yard with native plants, so the wildlife could eat it's fill, pollinate their little hearts out, and make babies so the cycle can repeat.

The bees like the Ironweed.

💓

A smallish groundhog pigged out on my Cup Plants and Milkweed.

Don't mind one bit; eat up, lil fella.

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Even slugs are welcome!

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And then one looks up from the garden, to witness more wildlife!

(My educated guess is that this is Chili Bruce)

😻

Spring Wild Life

Isn't it fabulous to be around wildlife?

A few short videos of some fascinating critters.

Every day is full of wonder, which I am thankful for.

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Next Door

There are always interesting critters in our next door neighbor's yard:

Bunny rabbit

Black cat

Groundhog, playing amongst the Halloween decorations.

Wonderfully ghoulish, no?

🦴🍁🍂🎃

On The Hoof...er Paw?

My daily travels in my 'hood always reveal surprises, and I am grateful for the wildlife that surrounds us.

Unknown street kitty.

Have not seen this window cat before.

A deer joined me for my walk yesterday.

Groundhog just chillin'.

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Window Work

It's Twozday!

Windows are where we can alway find Da Boyz.

Sometimes they watch Critter TV, but more often, they laze around like living statues.

Not a great video, but I marvel at how the groundhog disappears into the plants.

Silhouettes

We pull down the window shade; the sunshine can be brutal.

Or, Da Boyz bask in the heat, and no human can resist petting a sun-warmed black cat!

Critter TV

It's Sweetnesday!

Many of our Sweetie images are taken as she lounges in her favorite spot, next to the window.

That's because she watches plenty of Critter TV!

Today's episode: Groundhog.

The Watcher

The groundhog keeps Sweetie entertained!

Sweetie asks if I can top that!

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Almost Finished?

Sweetnesday!

Sweetie returns to the veterinarian tomorrow, and we all hope that she won't need any more antibiotic capsules!

She's keeping her eyes on me.

When Sweetie wakes me up in the middle of the night, it's because she sees critters moving around outside.  
This is a rotten photo of what I saw this morning at 4 am; the groundhog and skunk have made trails for themselves from our neighbor's porch, over into our yard.

Don't think she isn't comfortable around here; she is!

And, this is what her kibble bowl looks like right now...I'm taking it as a sign that she's doing okay, despite our daily wrestling sessions when I push that capsule down her gullet.

 I will report on what we learn at the vet's; I think it's time that veterinarian offices have a pub attached!

😹😺😹😺😹

Under The Car

Patty O'Malley likes to rest under The Cat Car.  It's a great place to 1) stay out of the sun...or rain..., 2) to watch the world go by, and 3) keep an eye out for Angel who sometimes hisses and charges!

When I show up, Patty ALWAYS walks toward me

Then, I spied a pretty ginger cat, who promptly ran under a nearby car.  You cannot see very well, but I didn't whip out my cell phone fast enough when the sweet kitty was in the middle of the green bushes.

"C'mon Orange Kitty!  Come out and play!"

And THEN!  This groundhog wanted to run across the street, but I scared him when I started peeking around, and he ran off to disappear under a hedge.  

Unfriendly Groundhog

Wildlife galore around Eastside Cats!