SPRING SPRING CLEANING

"birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it ..."

WHAT?  Oh, that's about falling in love.  Yeah, I knew that.

I just kinda sorta liked the words, 'cept for those educated fleas ... 

those words kinda sorta

worked for my "spring cleaning" picture dontcha think?

Doesn't everybody do it?

Mine Mommy took four big bags of stuff to the give-away-store last week

and she said it was time for me to do my toy box ... 

I said, OK, but don't think 

spring cleaning means I'll give away even one of my springs!  

Never. Not. No.

🐾

On another note (pawlitically, of course) ... the amazing opinion writer for the Washington Post, Dana Milbank, has a piece today, 3/31/2025 ... and if you can read it (LINK below) I assure you it will be enjoyed.  Though often these stories are available only to subscribers unfortunately.  Who could have known there were so many critters over there at our Zoo we needed to dispose of under those rules of "DEI" ... ohmycat ... they simply do not belong here!

How Trump can deport all those migrant predators at the National Zoo

The National Zoo can easily be converted into a symbol of American Greatness.

 

A DAY AT THE PARK ~

SHERWOOD GARDENS is a beautiful private ~ though open to the public, park 

in the northern part of downtown Baltimore.  

At it's peak, nearly 50,000 tulips will bloom there, 

below a brief video and more views.

SHERWOOD GARDENS

The photo above is from a visit with friends in late April 2023 ~ and no ~
June did not go along, even though she's hiding behind a tree.  
She's just enjoying a virtual visit today!

FRIDAY FLASHBACK

 "Mommy, come quick ~ it's time for 'The Juney Show' to start!"

Originally posted March 2023

THANKFUL THURSDAY

~ when someone is having a bad day, sit by close, be warm and gentle, be a friend ~

 and always be thankful for friends ~ 

 

THANKFUL THURSDAY

WORDLESS ~ OR ~

I suggested to mine Mommy that it was best she remain wordless.

Of course, she could use a wholabunch of emojis ... 

😆😒😕😖🙅🙉💦💣👎💢💭😉

💩💩💩

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUNE

2020 ~ March: I arrived, along with three other kits, right when the worldwide pandemic began.

And in October, found my furever home at Zoolatry ... with, well, you know who.

2021 ~ Mine Mommy put together some pictures from our first year, well it wasn't quite

a whole year ... it had been just "us" ... and that's kind of why, even now, I'm still shy,

we'd been mostly housebound and I never got to meet too many other peoples.

For my birthday in 2022, when I was 2 years old, again, she shared lots

of pictures of me, myself and I ... old ones, new ones and fun ones!

And when I was 3 ... 2023,

it was just pictures of my face: how much it had changed ...

from little to big!

2024 ~ I posed so nicely.  And with polka dot candles!

I wanted to show off ~ to show how I was growing up now to become

a proper lady cat!  Of course, sometimes I still did (and still do)

"kitten things" ~ get zoomies, chew things maybe I shouldn't chew,

hiss at visitors I don't know well (sorry) ... but I'm learning good manners

everyday and almost ready to graduate kittengarten!

March 25, 2025

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY JUNE

Another "I'm a lady" pose!  She says I have to wait till supper time to open

my purrsent ~ but all day long I'll get extra cuddles and pets (even tho I'm still

not a lap cat), some extra brushies (I do so love those) ... and even

a second helping of treats (nothing better than that!).

Who doesn't love a birthday, specially when it's their own!

By the way, I share this day with a special friend, Miss Olivia, from

MY GBGV LIFE. She is 6 years old today and always has a very special party

celebration ~ so please be sure to go visit her today, too.  Meow! 

OLIVIA'S BONE PHOTO SHOOT

 

 

BECAUSE SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN

 

Sunday evening, March 23, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  An annual ceremony honoring American humor first began in 1998 and has continued every year since, except during the pandemic years of 2020/21.  

Here, sharing a direct quote from a story in this mornings Washington Post 3/24/2025, written by Travis M. Andrews, titled: 

COMICS ROAST CONAN O'BRIEN, TORCH TRUMP AT KENNEDY CENTER'S TWAIN PRIZE

Twain was suspicious of "mindless American might," O'Brien said.

"He loved America but knew it was deeply flawed."

Quoting Twain, he said,

"Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and

your government when it deserves it."

Posting and commenting politically.  It is often said that two things can be true at the same time.  I believe this absolutely applies to the statement above, and so rewriting for this time and place to say: "now, in this time and this place, we can be patriotic, we can and must support our country in every way possible ~ yet, not be supportive of the government we have, for it does not deserve our support." 

Whatever "label" you choose: Democrat, Republican, Independent, Liberal, Conservative, Progressive, Moderate choose: Fight, not flight.  Every individual, every institution, everything that has made the "United" States united ~ united, strong, powerful, productive, and once a place of freedom for all ~ is being ripped apart every hour of every day.  Silence is not golden.

 

 

 

SUN~DAY~ZZzzz

 

CATURDAY ART

 

Above: original photo, one I liked very much and just thought it was clean and interesting unto itself, but still might be an image to "play" with.

Below: the altered version.  Using Adobe Creative Cloud, a light yellow/orange overlay of the satin tool to mimic sunlight.  The "satin" tool is basically somewhat automatic, available in various shapes - you simply select the shape you like - that lay atop your image, then choose the percentage of color you want applied.  After this first step, I then used the "dodge" tool to highlight June's face and belly furs to return them to her more original white coloring.  

CATURDAY ART

from our friends Athena and Marie

THE WATCHERS

Sometimes, actually a lot of the time, mine Mommy watches me.
(Evidence: all the photos she takes of me.)

Sometimes, I watch mine Mommy.

(No evidence: sans thumbs I can't work the camera phone.)

 

Just a few minutes ago, I was enjoying a nice little cat nap here in this chair.  

Suddenly, I was rudely awakened by all this
clatter from our hallway and when I looked over that way all I could see was
her big butt sticking out of the hall closet and assorted things being tossed out

and scattered on the floor behind her behind.  What now?  Again?

You see, here's the thing (secret, don't tell I told) whenever she gets bored,

she's starts cleaning, or tidying (things that are already clean or tidy) or

reorganizing things reorganized only a short time ago.  

Me, I just have to put up with it.

And so, as I'm watching her and before I can swish a tail,

she's watching me, and out comes that camera ...

and you guessed it:

This is the picture of me watching her.

We are the watchers.

SPRINGING

 SPRINGING 2025

WEDNESDAY WORD: FILL IN THE BLANK

FILL IN THE BLANK ____________ IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED, WITH YOUR CHOICE OF A WEDNESDAY WORD.

 

WATCHING. WAITING.

Sometimes when mine Mommy is fixing foodz for me,

I'll sit here on my little tube-tunnel, peek into the kitchen and watch and wait.

Sometimes mine Mommy gets distracted, and starts to do something else.

Like make herself a cup of coffee.  Or pour herself a glass of coke.

Or do some dishes ... she gets furgetful.

Then I have to sit inside my little tube-tunnel.

I have to exercise patience.

And wait.

And wait.

Meow.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Baltimore gathers on Charles Street ... soon the St. Patrick's Day Parade starts!  

Photo, Sunday afternoon 3/16/2025

 

A SUGGESTION FOR SUNDAY

I respectfully suggest this may be an ideal way to spend your Sunday.

1. some really good, long stretchies

2. curl up, get cozy comfy

3. nap the day away

It's how I intend to spend mine.

~ and for friends and furriends throughout the central US, midwest, 

southern and southeastern states we have paws together for

all who may have been impacted by the terrible storms that

have been passing through, we hope you and yours are safe from harm ~

 

CATURDAY ART ~ MY TOY

 My Toy

CATURDAY ART

Presented each week by Athena and Marie,

Athena, Cat Goddess Wise Kitty

READY TO POST ~

 

THANKFUL THURSDAY ~ All About The Table, the BadBad Knee and Really Good People

Some may remember when back on February 4, we wrote THE STORY OF THE TABLE ~ I also shared how cranky/crabby mine Mommy had been over the month it had been broken (due to her badbad knee) ~ well, it seemed time to update that story, so here we go, meow.

It works well for THANKFUL THURSDAY, 'cause after all her hissy-fits, things did work out okay, just took some time as most things usually do. Her fave (broked) antique table is now a little half-table, tucked in a corner, happy there.  It took awhile for her to find and order "just the right new table" cause she's so fussy about stuff, and then Mr. James who was going to put it together, we kept wondering why he didn't come do so!  Well, we found out later that poor Mr. James spilled chemicals on his right arm and suffered bad burns, he is good now and we're happy about that.  But we found the amazing Mr. Tony who did the task beautifully and even though the manual said it wouldn't take too long ~ Mr. Tony was patient and kind when it did take a very long time!  So we thank him, a lot!  And she found a great new ergonomic chair which Mr. Ronnie will put together when he visits tomorrow, so now when we sit at the new table to do our bloggie she'll sit in the right kind of chair so she won't have a hurty back or hurty legs!  So we're thankful to Mr. Ronnie, too.  And OMC, very thankful to the good doctor who took care of that badbad knee last week.  No "new knee" needed, not just yet anyway.  He did stick a needle in it, a shot that made it feel so much better, and she has a brace on it for support, and a pretty red cane (I keep out of the way of that!) and is not cranky/crabby now!  So, yes: lots of thanks all 'round here at Zoolatry ... for our new table, the better/better knee and all these really good gentlemen who've helped us out!

I'm enjoying sitting under our new table,
even sitting on top of it when I can.
There's one leg that I tend to "favor" as a scratching post,
but mine Mommy tends to shout at me when she sees me do that ...
that: she is not thankful for!

And the "just for me" bonus, an under the table chin rest for afternoon naps!

THANKFUL THURSDAY

A WORD FOR WEDNESDAY

Three more days.  Then.  The Ides of March.  

Somehow, many days feel like the Ides of March.

Ides.  From the Latin word "iduare", meaning "to divide".

THE ENEMY WITHIN

 Each and every day, millions of Americans, are being betrayed by the "man who would be king."

By the one they trusted most, voted for, believed in, accepted his lies and disinformation.

Each and every day, these same ~ fellow Americans from across all walks of life, whether rural or urban,

are having their lives upended by the actions of his unelected sidekick, the X-man,

and a cabinet of unqualified and inexperienced officials, blindly approved by an acquiescent congress.

And it is far from over.   Perhaps the closest this man ever came to speaking truth,

was nearing election day, late October 2024, when he, himself often warned about

the "enemy from within", yet never defining that enemy.  

Too few really listened then.

Will more listen now?

Now, the enemy is known.