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Cats

When Cheryl was about four, I was packing up her baby clothes to give them to charity because we knew we wouldn't be needing them.  She went through my bag and took out some clothes.  She decided to dress up the cat.  The cat had on a shirt and bonnet!  She put the cat in her doll stroller and walked around our cul-de-sac.  The cat let her do it and never attempted to jump out!  Our neighbours loved it, well some of them. 

We always had a cat when we lived in a house. Once, Cec brought home a stray from the post office. We tried to find the owner.  Of course we never found the owner but "Diana" found her furever home.  Cheryl called her Diana because we already had "Charles".  We always had our cats spayed and neutered, I thought all cats were automatically done.  One morning we had a choir on our fence of howling cats and we found out Diana was never spayed.  It was obviously too late as Cec captured the "moment" with his camera and yes we still have that picture.  I didn't think Kits Camera would actually print it but they did.

Cheryl was about eight and it was a good time to go to the library and find out about the gestation period of cats. We followed Diana on her pregnancy to motherhood.  Cheryl decided we needed to give the cat a baby shower, and she planned it.  We hand delivered invitations and most of her friends parents thought we were a little weird, but hey no gifts and we'll amuse your kids for the afternoon.  May Walton, Dawn's mother thought it was wonderful!  Cheryl and I made tuna sandwiches, she put milk in saucers (the children had to lick the milk).   We played pin the tail on the cat.  Cheryl made the game!   It was a lot of fun and kids enjoyed it.  Diana went on to have four kittens, we kept the pure white one, Snowball, and found good homes for the others.  Snowflake came along a few years later, after we lost Snowball.

Lexie has continued the love of cats.  Cheryl's cat Snowstorm is now 15 and is a wonderful white cat. She got him from the cat vet in Richmond as a kitten.  He was the runt of the litter.  Cheryl decided he needed a sister so two years ago they rescued Roxy from the Surrey SPCA. 

Lexie puts a leash on him and walks him around the house

He's #1

He's ready for Canada Day next year.
That's not dirt in his ear, but this cat has a tattoo ID.

Roxy is a gorgeous cat.

Roxy was about two when they rescued her.  Roxy is not a cat you could dress.  She's a tough girl from the other side of the tracks.  Looks sweet, but look out!  The two cats respect each other.  Snowstorm sleeps under the bed and Roxy does whatever she wants.

Lexie has decided we need a cat.  She's already named him Snowcone.  We are running out of cat names, maybe we'll get one when we stop travelling.

Junk Folder

I get a lot of "junk" emails, thank you Shaw for directing them to my junk folder.  I have to watch the folder because Cec's cousin in California has a unique email address and it weeded out her messages too.  Good thing I check it frequently.  I get about 5 spam emails every day and I'm getting fed up with it.  If you got this from me, of course I didn't send it and don't open the links!

It looks like this message was fed through a translator.

Email sender:  Linda Fvsher <Spampsling@ib71li1h4m.ontariohazelnut.ca>
  THAT IS NOT ME

How’s all things in your existence? you do know that i always wanted to be skinny, it doesn't take place right away. I want to commit to very good behaviors and also that does take time, determination, and sometimes dozens efforts. But with this i can literally consume everything i like, just as much as i want.
detailed info
And so exactly how are stuff heading for yourself?

http://xyzxyzxt9rekif.agirheure.us/?OEKFYJ/?EOEXOYI/?ZAKNUOI/?BUEQIKAshaw27xyz3



Linda Fvsher          

Thoughts to ponder

I was told that 4,153,237 people got married last year. Not to cause any trouble, but shouldn't that be an even number?

I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.

When wearing a bikini, women reveal 90% of their body. Men are so polite they only look at the covered parts.

Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?

America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote.

You know that tingly little feeling you get when you love someone? That's your common sense leaving your body.

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?

My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We'll see about that.

Money talks ... but all mine ever says is good-bye.

You're not fat, you're just easier to see.

If you think nobody cares whether you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.

I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters Do they just give you a bra and say, "Here, fill this out?"

I can't understand why women are OK that JC Penny has an older women's clothing line named, "Sag Harbor."

My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I'm pretty sure she was hitting on me.

My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I'm worried about the 175 pounds I've gained since then.

Denny's has a slogan, "If it's your birthday, the meal is on us." If you're in Denny's and it's your birthday, your life sucks!

The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I'm pretty sure she's going to get me something.

The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can go in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient.

Money can't buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch!

The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was because nobody was married. Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Earnest T Bass, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and, of course, Opie were all single. The only married person was Otis, and he stayed drunk.

Happy Thursday

Great photography

Adidas Shoes 

Bali, Indonesia swim resort 

A bridge made entirely of trampolines. 

At the University of Munich in Germany this 4 story slide 

can take students from any floor down to ground level. 

This Village in Giethoorn Netherlands has no roads 

and you take a boat to go to different places! 

Paris view from the Eiffel Tower. 

Water slide at the Atlantis Resort Paradise Island Bahamas. 

River in Japan filled with cherry blossom petals. 

A fisherman in New Zealand discovered a translucent 

sea creature off Northland's Karikari Peninsula. 

This pig took a risk and escaped from a truck all for the sake of its freedom. 

A wild long-tailed macaque monkey adopted an 

abandoned kitten at Ubud's Monkey Forest in Bali. 

Gruner See in Styria Austria is a dry park in the winter 

and a 12m deep lake in the summer. 

In China teachers allow children  to sleep in class for 20 minutes to learn better 

Frozen wave in Antarctica. 

Abandoned Tunnel of Love in the Ukraine 

In the gulf of Alaska two oceans combine but do not mix. 

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Delta, British Columbia, and is part of the Fraser River estuary, designated a site of Hemispheric Importance by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.

We visit Reifel frequently.  We took Cheryl as a child and also Lexie many times.  We would buy bird food to support the sanctuary and let Lexie feed the ducks and birds.   Cec took many pictures and video's of Lexie.  He uploaded a video from one of our visits with Lexie.  This video was ten years ago!  I miss the "early years", they go by so fast but we have lots of pictures and videos.
Lexi feeding the ducks at Reifel in 2008

This is where we videoed Lexie.  This picture was taken off the internet, I have no idea who the photographer is.

My bird watching friends went to Reifel last week.  Here is the report on what they observed:

Fifteen DNCBers enjoyed another beautiful Summer Wednesday morning in Delta on a local outing to Reifel Bird Sanctuary.  We car-pooled from Petra’s at 7:30 am to our first stop at the pull-off on the causeway to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. The Black Oyster catchers were up-close-and personal while Greater Scaup and a couple of Common Loons were diving in the bay. Amongst a flock of Ring-billed Gulls on the spit was a lone Caspian Tern. A Bald Eagle was carrying nesting material to it’s nest on top of a light standard. We moved to our regular No Parking spot at the terminal where an Osprey was perched on a pylon, then flew out past the docked ferries. Lots of Cormorants on the break wall, probably all three species, Double-crested, Pelagic and Brandt. A lone Pigeon Guillemot was diving here too.

We moved on to the Kingfisher Bridge at the entrance to TFN land. No Kingfisher seen, but the regular small birds were, Song & White-crowned Sparrows, Tree & Barn Swallows, and Eurasian Collared-Doves which we first thought were Mourning Doves. At the marsh at the other end of TFN land, we eventually distinguished families of Gadwall from Mallards in the pond. A flock of Peeps whizzed by, perhaps Western Sandpipers. We drove through the Ladner fields and over the bridge to Westham Island, arriving at Reifel about 9:30 am.

We met others and Ken took the traditional Group Photo (14 minus shy Maureen) in front of the Snow Goose sign. A weird hybrid Shoveler-Muscovy Duck was in the office pond. Lots of House Sparrows and Brown-headed Cowbirds around. We even saw a House Sparrow feeding a young Cowbird. Along the trail there was not a lot of bird activity. At the “new” Purple Martin box we saw birds entering 3 boxes. We also saw a PUMA perched on top of one of the old boxes in the marsh. There were lots of Marsh Wrens buzzing and we saw a number of Common Yellowthroats and American Goldfinches to appease our craze for colour.

At the Lookout, we found the Shorebirds. A few small flocks of Long-billed Dowitchers and Greater Yellowlegs were feeding in the pond below. Among them Glen got a photo of a Semi-palmated Sandpiper.  Our other Target birds were also feeding there, the resident Sandhill Crane pair and their Colt (The second colt had been killed by a Mink last week). Northern Harriers were soaring over the marsh, but we didn’t find the lone Trumpeter Swan. We followed the inland trail back to the entrance. Summer is not the best birding time at Reifel, but it’s always pleasant and our “Happy Place”. A Bushtit nest and a couple of Hummers kept us happy.

Approaching Noon, several (7) of us decided to go to Speed’s Pub in Ladner for lunch. My traditional Cod & Chips and 1516 Lager hit the spot. Got back to Tsawwassen around 1:30 pm, another awesome DNCB outing.

This late report is due to golf, entertaining visiting Aussie relies at Whistler and Boundary Bay Airshow, Canadians Baseball, grand-parent duties at water parks, etc. As always, your comments are welcome and let me know if you want off my List to receive these long-winded tirades on boring bird outings. Cheers: Tom

Tom Bearss, President, Delta Naturalists Society

Mama Mia! Here we go again

Yesterday Cheryl and I went to see Mama Mia 2.  We both loved the first film and stage play.  The music is from ABBA!  The first movie was filmed in Skopelos, Greece.  That film wanted you to book a vacation to a wonderful Greek island.  The sequel was filmed in Kozima, Croatia.  The island scenes were beautiful.

We rarely go to the cinema.  We subscribe to the Movie Channel, order pay per view and subscribe to Netflix.  I am much more comfortable at home.  Guildford Landmark Cinema let's you purchase your ticket ahead of time and select your seat!  The seats are incredible!  They are leather, recline and you can push a button to raise your legs, just like my Lazy-boy chair at home!  It's stadium seating so there is no bad seat anywhere in the theatre.  Monday is seniors days, where you save on the already discounted price.  We'll be going to the movies more often.

That's a comfortable theatre seat.  Lots of elbow rom.
 If I knew it was this comfortable, I would have seen more shows!

One of the movie critics said the movie was hard to follow.  I doubt he saw the first one.  If you saw the original movie you won't have a problem following the story line.  I loved Amanda Seyfried but I thought Lily James was incredible.  The rest of the cast returned and Cher joined the cast for the sequel.  I won't spoil the plot, if you haven't seen it, it's light and very entertaining.

After the show we picked up Dave and Lexie while Cec walked over to Big Ridge where we enjoyed the Sunday pizza special and their wonderful micro brewed beer.

Young Tonya, Donna and Rosie

Cher looked and sounded amazing!

Mary's Garden

15640 40th Avenue, South Surrey

Mary's announced on their Facebook page, they just received a shipment of fresh Chilliwack corn!  Because we are going away soon, we'll miss the locally grown corn.   Yesterday I went to Mary's and bought Okanagan Cherries, local Russian garlic which I've been watching out for and fresh garden tomatoes and of course corn!  The Chilliwack corn was delicious!

Try this garlic, it's fantastic

Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman is one of our favorite artists.  He is Canadian, 88 years old and lives on Salt Spring Island, BC.  He opened a gallery in Victoria.  We visited just after it's opening in 2013 and Robert was there to autograph his book and let us take a picture.  It's a wonderful gallery and we are going over in the fall as it wasn't finished when we visited.

Robert Bateman Centre, Victoria

On the waterfront in Victoria, across the street from the Parliament Buildings

Here are some of his pictures.  The detail is amazing!