Tag Archives: moon

Cooler Morning Moon

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 6:04 am — 1st time tried a “moon shot” … south from the deck … Refreshingly cooler early morning 70ºs … After 116° yesterday, today’s 92º will be a relief … then back to Pacific Northwest 70ºs for a few days …
Waning gibbous moon, above trees

… Impressed with the details of the craters, in spite of unsteady handheld … not fully zoomed … Inspired to try out the tripod … at least it’s out of the box! …
Waning gibbous moon, above trees, close crop

… This is a waning gibbous moon … June 29 … moon phases calendar …
Moon phases, June 2021

… 6:10 am … Song sparrow … “Do you think I can fly that high?” … (deck was power washed a bit later) …

Four Stages Cat

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Sunday, June 27, 2021, 3:32 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … A scorcher today … 111° !! … and the air conditioner won’t be fixed until tomorrow … Luckily, with fans, it’s not TOO bad … Since Teeny can’t get out of her fur coat, tried a cool treat … a dish towel soaked in cold water … She wasn’t too sure about it … and went through four classic stages …

… Denial …
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… Anger …
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… Depression …
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… Acceptance … kind of a good deal … and the tv remote is right at hand! …
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… 3:59 pm … While Teeny’s melting, Perkins happily scratches in front of the Mittens, Monument Valley … must be her orange tabby fur … doesn’t soak up as much heat as Teeny’s tuxedo black …

Worth Waiting Cats

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Sunday, March 10, 2019, 12:50 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … fixated on something off camera …
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… watch Perky’s change of focus … on Teeny …
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… to a matching stare at the mysterious “something” …
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… back to the Teenster …
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… here it is! … minuscule pepper jack cheese snippets … Teeny (who already had a taste) … waits patiently for Perk …
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After-Solstice Rain Cats

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Friday, June 22, 2018, 11:26 pm — The weather is a changin’ … a gusty wind from the west rustles tree leaves, scuttles clouds around the moon … turn on the sound … to hear the leaves … and Teeny say, “murrr” at the very end …

Saturday, June 23, 2018, 7:02 am … The next morning … rain! … camera moves from Perkins … up the butterfly bush … to the top of the trees where the moon had been …
Teeny Tuxedo joins Perkins …
7:02 am …
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Perkins … back leg in motion to sit down … and start grooming …
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Relaxing with Chopin Cat

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Saturday, January 27, 2018, 3:04 pm — Teeny … and THE most relaxing video … moon, stars, lake, dragonflies, soft piano … Chopin – 4 Hours Classical Music For Deep Relaxation And Sleeping …
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Teeny went to the Feline Medical Clinic for teeth cleaning, Wednesday, Jan. 17 … came home with two souvenirs, shaved patches on her neck and right leg … you can see the hair is slowly starting to grow back …

New Fan and Fire Cats

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017, 8:56 am — Perkins … new Pelonis 9 in. window fan, dual motors, 3 speeds, reversible control can draw air in and blow air out at same time … from Jantzen Beach Home Depot last night … the moon, blood red/orange from the Eagle Creek Fire … pink-hued sunlight on the fan from smoke in air … 98° Sat, 95° Sun, 92° Mon … have to keep windows closed …
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The fan has worked well … Teeny Tuxedo is ready to warm up under the sheet …
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Happy Halloween Cats

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Friday, October 31, 2014, 11:55 pm — Scan of one of Mom’s Halloween decorations …It’s so cute, I’m keeping the original … from the 1980s, probably … When we were little, she drew and cut out black bats from construction paper … They lasted many a Halloween, scotch taped to the living room window … all the way to the 17th Lane NE house in Olympia …

Poor, scared moon … but he shouldn’t be afraid … I see a few friendly bats …
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Would Teeny come to the rescue? … Nope, not interested …
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Leave it to Perkins to save the day … and the moon!
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The Owl & the Orange Tabby Cat

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December 30, 2013 —
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“Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?’ Said the Piggy, “I will.”
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
– Edward Lear, 1871
(British, 1812-1888)

A Finnish Cat for Two Seasons

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June 27, 2013 — Finnish tuxedo cat (where’s Teeny?!) … and birch trees …
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Veikko Suikkanen, Salo, Finland (southwest, between Turku and Helsinki).

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Above – 1. Summer Day; 2. The Cat and The Moon; 3. Moonlight Night; 4. Path to Autumn

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Click to enlarge … This perfectly depicts the feel of the thick moss under the trees behind Markku and Vuokko’s lake cabin … summer 1999 …