Orange Balls

This is my Dear Sally.
She has been enjoying the July weather.
Hot.
Hot.
Hot.
Nothing like a squeaky orange ball
to entertain a puppy.

~ JC ~
(I don't have anyway to edit the
photos while I'm here.
Thus, you get the real deal.)

Dreaming

~ ~ ~

It's July.

Wow. Where did the time go ?

My Spring and Summer has been rather warm.

The Purr and Fur Gang are staying cool.

We are at the beach place.

The people who built this place put in ac.

At the time, I thought, why.

Now, I love them for doing it.

No one here put it in.

Fan City usually.

So, as we melt over here, 

my beloved purr and bark balls nap.

Dreaming of fish and bones.

Me, I've been reading.

I bought several books in Spring.

Current one is a who did it mystery.

Nothing too heavy, fluff really.

I sit in my chair, watch the girls play,

cool drink and book ready.

That's what I've been doing.

How about you ?

Gone

It's June. Where did the time go ?

Mere is at the beach place.

Enjoying the flowers.

The sun has been out.

Too hot for us.

Why does it do that ?

Rains, clouds or too hot.

Mere has enjoyed a nap in the shade.

At this place, we have a secure deck area.

Mere naps away the days.

Not always though.

She's napping next to me.

Dreaming of her next adventures.

We get hummingbirds here.

Oh, what a delight they are to her.

That and the big black birds.

I tell her she can't get any of them.

Jodie has been having fun.

She can see all sorts of things here.

(our other house in the woods)

Here she can see people walking,

(over the fence line .. a bit of a hill)

boats, people walking the beach,

you name it and she barks at it.

At our other place, she just barks at

noises she hears in the woods.

Me, I'm relaxing.

Thinking, like I always do.

Life, keeps throwing things at me.

When doesn't it though.

I plan on taking this time off from reality.

Life can call on me in September.

Til then, I am not available.

I should put out a sign

Gone To The Beach

~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~

( and, I don't have any photo processing thingy

here, thought I did, so, the photos are

big and the way they were taken, yikes,

I'm so used to help, that it's odd)

Schmickaleedoo

This cat looks so much like my Jasmine Marie.

Except the feet.

 Jazzy is darker and her white feet pop out at you.

Anyway, this reminds me of her.

My Silly Snowshoe Siamese.

We call her Schmickaleedoo.

That's Sch Mick A Lee Doo.

How was your week ?

I moved back to the woods.

It's better for Maddy Jean.

The remodel of the kitchen is done.

New counters, back splash and 

the floors were refinished.

Some of the appliances are new.

Some aren't.

Still things to do but for this Summer,

we are done.

So, it was time to come home.

I had gotten used to living at the beach.

It's an easy life.

Nothing to do but read and enjoy

the birds that fly bye.

Here in the woods,

I was welcomed by a lovely

coyote family enjoying

their evening.

That I do not like about nature.

The heat is still here.

Warm as can be.

The lawn isn't doing well.

I had two men here.

They forgot to water.

Who does that ?

My flowers sort of survived.

I've fertilized and am hoping.

I can't complain though.

It's been a very nice Summer.

Except for Maddy Jean.

Each day she gets worse.

I up the pain meds.

It's a nasty time in her life.

I told her that the only thing

she's ever done wrong

is get old.

And, that is my update.

Hope you all enjoy the weekend.

Not there yet, but soon.

Oh, and remember to dance

even to the music

at the local gardening store.

I did.

~ JC ~

Purrfect Week

I can't get enough of these cute cat photos.
I look for them with a garden idea and this one popped up.

~ ~ ~
Another week has gone.
Sunshine everywhere.
Reading books in the shade.
Dogs barking at people walking
or paddling within their sight.
It's what they write about.
The Summer Days.
The evenings are skies with color.
Shades turn to stars.
Really, I'm having a fabulous time.

Cats are fine.
Sitting in the warmth
or in the coolness of the rocking chair.

Me, I'm doing fine over here
pretending that this really
is my life.
I'll be back soon enough.
My woods are calling me.

Hope you had a purrfect week.

~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~

Mondays With Meredith Ann

I know that Fall is here but

this turning the clock back an hour

 just made my napping time go off schedule.

I think my face says it all.

Also, Mom doesn't let me go outside as much.

Something about it being cold and wet.

I want Spring and Summer back.

Like, NOW.

I will go nap now and dream of warmer days.

~ Meredith Ann ~

Mondays With Meredith Ann

Oh, those were the days my friends

I thought they would never end

Do you know that song ?

What a Purrfect Summer I had.

Like the wind blew in over night.

Fall has arrived.

My porch is wet.

I can't go outside like I want.

(I've asked Mom to remodel the house for me.

Add an awning or something to the porch area

so I can go outside during the wet and cold season.

I'm going to go stir crazy if I have to stay

inside with my other Purr Brothers and Sister.)

Luckily for me, we have the beach place.

It does have the over hang on the deck.

I can sit outside on it and not get wet.

Even though Mom says I should come in.

I don't.

She gets me after a while.

She's just that way.

That's why I like her.

This last weekend, we sat in the rocking chair.

Just her and me.

I purred my heart out.

She heard me.

It's love I tell ya.

Mom says I'm healing her soul.

(She's still sad about losing Bella.)

Ah, it's nothing Mom.

I'm here for you but you better get working

on that deck for me.

Til Next Week,

This is,

~ Meredith Ann ~

Summer was late

The rain fell from the clouds. It made puddles from the sky. Always leaving it's moisture lingering. The hope of the grey going away was never gone. Just hidden behind the weary dreams of warmer days. The grass grew taller. The mowers put away in their sheds. No one ventured out into the wet world.

This went on for over four weeks. People were moody. Nothing went right. The walks in the showers weren't fun anymore. When would the real weather appear. Was it really Summer ?

Like the Gods of Warmth heard our hearts, it arrived one morning. The dull white clouds were gone. The color was blue. The air was fresh. The evenings were now spent mowing the lawn. The days were too hot to go outside. The local stores were out of fans and sunglasses. Flip flops were heard on every aisle.

At the end of a warm day, the colors in the yard needed their cool reward. I walk down my driveway, leaving it for them. They smile at me with thanks. The Summer was late and very hot.

It was all worth it for those moments.

~ JC ~

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Monday Memories

Although it is only Sunday night, I have decided to remember Monday and the memories I have of Summer. I put together a few pictures from my Ocean vacation. Some of the grass, a couple of the sand and of course the Ocean. I added the crane from my little beach place. Just cause I got a close up of it with my new camera which I think is about the coolest thing ever.

Fall is here. It was cold this morning. Fog was coating the hills. By mid morning, the sun was warming me up again but it was that thought of thinking about turning the heat on. Just that thought .. means that Summer is gone. Oh but not forgotten ..

I know that what I did this Summer only exists in my world. The things I saw. The way it made me feel. The smell of the air. The water rolling in. The moment that I ran back and forth collecting shells. Those all belong to me.

I wanted you to see .. what I saw ... what I felt ... for just one more moment.

On this Monday that I think is meant for Memories ...

(Oh and you are welcome .. I did it for you as much as I did it for me )

Progress was made

It's the end of Summer at my house

My daughter already went back to college

My son goes to High School tomorrow

The leaves are starting to fall

On my lawn & driveway

The chill is in the morning air

I was thinking about

What I wanted to do

And what I actually got done

The weeds that I pulled

Have grown back

The lawn isn't as green

As I would like it

My house is getting fixed

Slowly

The paint has been picked out

But who knows when it will be done

Inside I have lots of things to clean up

The bonus room was supposed  to

Be totally cleared out

Now it looks worse than it did before

I'm fine with it all

Progress was made

I had a Grand Time

Which is what I like about

Summer

How was your Summer ?

Did you do what you had planned ?