Friendly Fill-Ins and Bright and Shiny Eddy

To start this post, I want to send my most heartfelt condolences and prayers to Ellen and her husband David after the loss of their sweet kitty Penny. Penny was beyond blessed to have the most amazing, loving home and life with Ellen and David. What a beautiful tortie angel she is and always will be. You can visit Ellen at her blog here.

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I will be hosting today's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge. Ellen came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.

1. I know I am having a good day when _________.

2. I _________ when I am _________.

3. _________ makes me feel helpless.

4. I have a lot of confidence in my ability to _________.

My answers are below in bold.

1. I know I am having a good day when my kitties are all happy and healthy.

(Any day that all of my kitties are feeling good and acting like their happy, active, healthy selves, that's a good day. I plain and simply feel happy and content when my kitties are all feeling good.)

2. I am happiest when I am at home.

(I racked my brain for something more clever to put for this, but I just kept coming back to what I've mentioned many, many times before. And that is, I'm a homebody. There is nowhere I love being more than my own home, where I can be with my kitties.)

3. A sick kitty makes me feel helpless.

(I know I'm not alone with this one. When my kitties, or any pups or other furry companions, are not feeling well, I feel so helpless. Even if I've taken them to the vet and I'm giving them meds and all that jazz, I still feel helpless when I see my furry babies struggling. I mentioned earlier this week how Evan was in a pretty severe flare of his bladder cystitis. Even as I medicated him around the clock, I felt like I wasn't doing enough. Thankfully, after adding antibiotics and a Solensia injection to the mix, Evan is now pretty much all the way back to his normal self, and I am so very grateful for that.)

4. I have a lot of confidence in my ability to use my imagination.

(I'm far from a mastermind when it comes to imagination and creativity. But, when I sit down to draw or write, I'm happy that I can always come up with something to craft into existence. My ideas and techniques are far from perfect, but I am nonetheless grateful for the weird stuff that exists inside my head.)

Now it's your turn!

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It's time for your Eddy fix, so get ready for a bright and shiny one. Yesterday Thimble shared how grateful she is for sunshine, and little lady Eddy decided she wanted to do the same today.

Happy Friday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Today's doodle is from a few years ago, and it admittedly doesn't star a cat or even a dog. In honor of the little critters who visit my yard every night (and help themselves to the food I leave out for stray and feral kitties), here's a (o)possum for you.

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Tip of the Day

 

Today's tip in our wildlife series is all about feeding those birds in your yard. To begin, it may not be necessary to put food out for birds in warm months, when, unlike in the cold winter months, natural food sources are prevalent. That being said, it nevertheless typically does no harm to feed birds in your yard even in the warm months. So, feel free to feed those feathered friends. Your furbabies will thank you for the Bird TV.

Now, let's start with a couple of things not to feed the birds in your yard. Bread is one food that is not really all that ideal for birds. This is especially the case if the bread is moldy, which can have toxic effects. Chocolate is of course another no-no when it comes to feeding birds, but we're pretty sure none of you were tossing chocolate chips out there. Those are just to name a couple, though. If you have any doubts about a food being toxic to birds or other wildlife, err on the side of caution and do not leave it outdoors for them.

Now, on to what you can feed those birds. There can be a lot of factors when it comes to feeding birds. Different regions have different birds, different birds prefer different feed, and different feed sometimes requires different feeders or feeding methods. If you are really serious about feeding birds in your back yard, perhaps do a tad bit of research, or ask for some professional advice when purchasing bird feed at a specialty store. In short, though, birds often enjoy foods such as sunflower seeds, millet, nyjer seeds (typically put out for goldfinches), cracked corn, suet cakes, peanuts, or even some fruit. Remember what we said in previous tips, though, and place food for the birds somewhere that is safe for them, as well as for your furbabies.