Sunday, 26 August 2012

Cats on Tuesday - What Charlie Did Next...

Yes I know it's early but it's the last Bank Holiday weekend before Christmas (!) and I wasn't sure how much time I'd have spare.

So anyway, in the last exciting episode... Charlie was unwell and had to spend the day at the vets being tested with all kinds of implements of torture (he says) by Aga.  The results then came back the next day that he was a diabetic.  Posky is convinced that Charlie has deliberately done this as a form of attention-seeking because he was jealous of Posky having acupuncture etc.  The upshot of it is that his-black-and-whiteness now has to have insulin twice a day, which he's very good about.  He's looking brighter already and lunged at Ralph to chase him over the fence yesterday so must be feeling better.

Diabetes is one of those things that sounds awful but is easily controlled through either diet and/or insulin.  Please get your cat checked out if he's eating more but losing weight, is drinking more or is lethargic, and is urinating more.  The weird thing is that 50% of cats who are diagnosed with diabetes go into remission from it and no longer need treatment

Here he is...
looking remarkably unconcerned about all the worry and angst he's caused.

...Not that you'd accuse him of causing anything
 when he looks at you like this.
David took this - he's still shaking.

... Some of Charlie's stuff he came home from the Vet with.
God knows what he'll write in that diary...

... Here are some of his sharp things and drugs!

... They even gave him his own bucket.


Enough of Charlie.  Can we have a moment of 'Hurrah for Pepper' now please... She received a package through the post telling her she'd won second prize in Leicester Animal Aid's Cat Photo Competition, and won a rather nice rosette and a fish on a stick.

Here she is with her rosette...

... Which she of course presented to her friend the Buddha.
(Don't think he'll get a look in with the fish on a stick though).


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Wednesday, 22 August 2012

ABC Wednesday - F is for...

Flying Machine... and also Female :O)

Am reliably informed that this is a Tiger Moth aircraft...
Taken at Sywell Aerodrome in Northants (with the 
lovely Caroline modelling her vintage wardrobe).


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Also sharing with Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Cats on Tuesday...

Just a quick note today - can you all send healing purrs for Charlie please? He doesn't seem too well at all and is off to the vets this morning... 

Charlie

Sunday, 19 August 2012

August...

Whilst August yet wears her golden crown,
Ripening fields lush-bright with promise;
Summer waxes long, then wanes, quietly passing
Her fading green glory onto riotous Autumn.
                                            Michelle L Tieme


This weekend central England has sweltered under hot, oppressive August skies... summer has arrived with a vengeance (just in time to say goodbye until next year).  We made the mistake of trying to go to a balloon festival yesterday - never, ever go anywhere called Billing Aquadrome.  You will regret it.    Dreadful place and only three balloons up when we got there - we couldn't stand the idea of hanging around to see if any more arrived so got home very hot, bothered and fed-up.

Today was still warm but at least we were out in the local countryside and I got to take some photos in a field.  Peace, perfect peace... not a hot-dog vendor or fun-fair blasting mindless music into my ears in sight...

The one pic from yesterday that I'm not ashamed of...
Well only a bit,  the others were worse - almost made my camera
put a bag over its head and refuse to take any more photos...

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These are from this morning...
my camera was much happier with me.
I'm glad - I hate it when we're not friends :O)

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Thursday, 16 August 2012

The Weekend in Black and White...

A bit early just in cast I don't get time tomorrow!  Posky again in monotone - giving someone the evil eye by the look of it...



Linking to The Weekend in Black and White.

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

ABC Wednesday - E is for...


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Ewes...
Enjoying some late summer sun.


Elmesthorpe Church
Elmesthorpe Church...
Believed to have given shelter to some of Richard III's
troops before and after the Battle of Bosworth...

Elmesthorpe...
...and Early Morning Light.


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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Cat on Tuesday...

I have failed miserably in my duty as official photographer to the cats this week - this was pointed out to me by Pepper. She went into full-blown drama queen mode at the idea of her picture not being seen on the interwebz and said that her little heart was breaking because of me... (I have a tear in my eye as I type - sniff).  To pacify her here some picture I took a few weeks ago.

I will try and do better for next week - honest!

Pepper
Pepper...





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