Showing posts with label periwinkle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label periwinkle. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Great Coconut Oil Goop Event Update



I posted recently here, that Patty O'Malley's back was itchy and covered in sores.  I applied coconut oil to his skin as often as I could in the following days, and I think he's better.  There is a small patch that still needs attention, but the rest is scab-free.  I am pleased!

Patty O'Malley, with less goop
Sweetie wanted to get in on yesterday's photo session, but she isn't an easy subject:

"Hey, what's this?  "sniff sniff"

And then, the neighbor's cat Aries showed up, trying to steal some of Patty and Sweetie's dinner:

"Don't come any closer, Patty!"
From Sunday to Monday, the weather changed drastically.  From snow, ice and rain, to warm and sunny!

Periwinkles, after the snow melted
Patty decided to show his love by curling up to me on the deck, but he snagged my knit cap...and pulled it off!  That Patty...

Lovin'...then...
de-capped...

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Snow Tracks

We had snow today, and now it's pouring rain.  This afternoon, I expected to see lots of kitty paw prints in the snow, because Patty O'Malley never saw a snowstorm that he didn't like.

Instead of his prints, I found these:




Some little birdy mades tracks all over our front porch!  Wished I'd witnessed it happening in person, but it's kinda nifty that we found the evidence in the snow.

Patty and Sweetie came out for a early dinner, in the span of time between snow and rain, and that's when I snapped a few shots of the bank of periwinkles covered in snow, and some daffodils too.




The periwinkles come up on their own; I did not plant them, and they spread farther into the yard every year.  I like the natural feel of their presence.  The small daffodils were a gift from my family, planted after I helped Sammy over the Rainbow Bridge a couple of years ago.