The Letter T and Thimble's Sunny Doors

Hello and hi! We're here for another day of the April A to Z Challenge.

I'm still sharing fan art covers for books this month, with most of those covers starring cats. It would probably be pretty easy to find a book starting with today's letter, that being T. That said, just as was the case with S yesterday, when I was rigging my list of books in order to include all the ones I wanted this month, I had to shift and fudge things a bit. So, T doesn't stand for a book title, but instead for T-Rex. As in, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

[Reminder/Disclaimer/whatever you want to call it: This is not a real, true cover of this book. My name is also not Michael Crichton, and so I am admittedly not the author of this book. I'm just someone who likes books and cats and dinosaurs, and so I drew this unofficial version of the book's cover.]

Now, I'm going to tattle on myself. I haven't read this book. It is high on my list of books to read, though. My dad has read it, and he's discussed with me how it's more so the story told in the second movie of the franchise by the same name. I in part included this book this month because I stumbled upon this old doodle of a T-Rex cat that I'm not sure I ever shared here. What's more, though, Jurassic Park is probably in my top 3 favorite movies of all time. I've loved the concept of dinosaurs since I was a kid, and my parents did indeed let me watch this when I was young. I've never been very easy to scare, and so rather than be terrified by a movie portraying big scary dinosaurs tearing apart people who are far too bold, I was enamored and immensely enjoyed it from my very first viewing of it. So, thank you, Michael Crichton.

 

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Now, Thimble is indeed here and ready for Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Today, Thimble is grateful that it's sunny door season. Well, it's technically rain and thunderstorm season, of which we've had plenty. But, on those sunny days, it's gorgeous and still cool enough to let the kitties enjoy the view from the screen doors.

Above is Thimble enjoying the front door, and below is Thimble enjoying the back door.

Like most cats, Thimble absolutely loves basking in the sun. She's a pro at hunting down those sun puddles. She knows which rooms to be in at certain times of the day in order to soak in all the sunshine possible.

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And, of course, we have the fill-in statements for tomorrow's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two. This week, we decided to go for question-style fill-ins. Ellen had this fun idea, which will not only give you the opportunity to ask some questions you might have, but will also allow others to answer those questions of yours in your comment section. So, here are tomorrow's fun question fill-in statements.

1. Have you ever noticed _________?

2. Would you choose _________ or _________?

3. Do you think it's possible to _________?

4. What _________ would you recommend for _________?

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Tip of the Day

We're here with another spring pet safety tip today. This one is another tip we've repeated many, many times, but it's also one we think is worth saying again in this springtime series. And that is, to consider keeping up with those preventatives. As the weather warms and the grass grows green, pests such as fleas, mosquitoes, and ticks will be out and about in full force. We very recently gave a series of tips on buggers such as these, what parasites they can harbor, and what diseases they can pass on to our furbabies. Tapeworms, heartworms, and Lyme disease, for example, can result if your furbaby falls victim to such pests. This can of course affect their health and happiness, and nobody wants that.

So, in short, do consider keeping up with preventatives for your kitties and pups. Discuss the best options with your veterinarian. And, of course, only give your furbaby a preventative that is formulated for their species, as well as their age and weight. Proper prevention indeed plays a part in keeping our furbabies as healthy as possible.