Musings on a Small Life

June 24 is the date the shelter put on Derry's papers, even though his actual birth date is unknown. So I'm wishing my "baby" a very happy birthday!  He's my dear little heart and I'm blessed to have had him in my life for 13.5 years now (adopted at 6 months of age). I don't know if the Universe/Fates will grant us another (healthy) year together, so I'll just enjoy the time we do have.  Of course he got a few gifts: He won't play with the catnip toys very much, but he loves the scratcher, catnip and Greenies hairball treats.  I love you, Derry Bear. Happy birthday! ♥

In the cemetery, at any rate! I went early on Sunday morning, left the house around 6:45 AM and got there around 7:15 AM. It was the perfect time, before (most of) the morning walkers and bikers.    The critter tally: 6 wild turkeys innumerable squirrels and chipmunks several bullfrogs a zillion mosquitoes (sucking my blood) a pair of (I think) common mergansers perched way up on a dead tree trunk (light not good to get a decent snap, but I took some anyway) 2 rabbits (one in the cemetery, one young one on the way out that I wasn't able to get a pic of) 2 groundhogs 1 snake as I was walking home past the swamp several ducks (also in the swamp), got a snap of only two males  A selection of snapshots follows, with apologies to those who already have seen most of them on Instagram. I had to lighten this one quite a bit, and it's blurry too. I think they're mergansers, taking a rest stop, I guess. I make no apologies for posting bird pics, if the Tabbies happen to see this. E...

Happy Wednesday, all! :-) Peace and purrs. ♥