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A HUGE Tiny Experience

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

Several of you left such sweet comments on the post about my future with the sanctuary cats. Thank you so much. It truly helps to know you wonderful people are out there. At this particular time, most people don’t need... Read more

August 2020 . . . Storms, Hidden Doors, and The Rabbit Hole

on Robert McCarty

A storm and a shipwreck were transit vehicles for Jonathan Swift in the same way that C.S. Lewis used a wardrobe to take children to Narnia; or that Lewis Carroll had Alice going down the Rabbit hole to Wonderland, or, more recently, Neil Gaiman's character, Door, in Neverwhere who was the very embodiment of a transit point.They were all transit phenomena that took characters in stories to an alternate reality, a world of fantasy. . . Read more

A Monday Gone By

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

Last week Winnie’s Wish received a large gift in memory of Momma Monday. It seemed like a good time to talk about what her death represents for me. Of course I miss her. So much. We had developed quite the... Read more

Wildlife Wedesday - All Good

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

I didn’t post to this blog yesterday because we did not have internet. We never got a clear answer about why, but we were without it all day. Back today, so here are a couple of pictures of the wildlife... Read more

Close, but no cigar

on Brian Waldman

Walked a couple more locations yesterday since we had good cloud cover and a nice breeze, plus cooler temps. First location was pretty slow, but managed 14 bass, none of any size. The second location I managed twelve, and the... Read more

Wildlife Wednesday – Moving Outdoors

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

Eighteen baby raccoons this year at Wild Angels! All survived. All are doing great. And all but three have moved to outdoor enclosures. The first group of seven got to move to the really big raccoon enclosure. Five more moved... Read more

Everybody Needs a Smile

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

My post was a quickie last week because we had a coronavirus scare. But all is well now. Winnie’s Wish received this gift “to help you take care of Butterscotch and the others!” Pam – THANK YOU. This is the... Read more

A Quick Thank You

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

It's been a little rough here the last four days; haven’t had time to put together any blog posts for this week. But let me share these thanks. Cynthia – THANK YOU for your gift for Butterscotch in honor of... Read more

July -- Imagination, Crossing Borders, Magic Realism

on Robert McCarty

"Fantasy is a different approach to reality, an alternative technique for apprehending and coping with existence. It is not antirational, but pararational; not realistic but surrealistic, a heightening of reality.. . Ursula Le Guin Read more

Wildlife Wednesday – Slowdown?

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

FINALLY there are no new wildlife at Wild Angels this past week. Older Daughter is completely overwhelmed with one opossum, 6 fawns, and 18 baby raccoons. There was one fawn that came in to Wild Angels but she did not... Read more

On Finding Green Shoots

on Karen

I'm trying to get back into my groove on the blogging front here at Struan Farm, one step at a time. Lockdown threw me completely off balance (and everyone else in the world) more than I'd realised until very recently.... Read more

Butterscotch

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

Last Tuesday I wrote about a kitten who’d been brought into the shelter where my daughters work. She had a head injury and scrapes on the face and head. She couldn’t stand. In fact, she couldn’t hold herself upright at... Read more

Masters of Simplicity: L.J. Brasher AL

on Brian Waldman

Excerpts from a mix of John Phillip's articles on famed big bass hunter, the late L.J. Brasher from Opelika, AL: > “There’s really only a few ingredients required to catch big bass,” Brasher said. “You have to be in an... Read more

Speaking of line diameter

on Brian Waldman

The only real way to compare line of different types, rating, and from different manufacturers. Read more

Swimbait score

on Brian Waldman

Picked off this guy as soon as I switched over to a swimbait to deal with the heavier winds today as I was trying to beat the storms. Best of 20 to hand today. Read more

Damsons, The Next Generation

on Karen

I was very excited this past week when I went to check on the bags of damson stones in compost I'd stashed in the garage fridge this past autumn here at Struan Farm. They'd begun to sprout, hooray! Now I... Read more

Wildlife Wednesday – A Week in the Life of a Rehabber

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

Settle in. It’s another LONG one. I’ll be writing for hours trying to fill you in on all of the wildlife stories. There is SO much going on at Wild Angels. Let me start with the sad news. I promise... Read more

Walking Your Dog … While Applying Social Distancing Rules

on The Pet Blog Lady

Walking Your Dog … While Applying Social Distancing Rules By Certified Dog Trainer and Animal Behavior Specialist Mikkel Becker, in collaboration with Sure Petcare With all the new social distancing rules for humans, walking your dog may seem crazy and... Read more

Future Foster Kitten

on daily dose of dogs (aka cats with your coffee)

I shouldn’t be doing this post. I fear that this baby won’t make it; that I’m putting this out there for all of us to very possibly have our hopes dashed and hearts broken. But I want to ask everybody... Read more

How to Choose Healthy and Nutritious Pet Food

on The Pet Blog Lady

How to Choose Healthy and Nutritious Pet Food Picking out the right food for your pet can come with a learning curve. Just like humans, pets have different dietary needs depending on their age, health condition, allergies and even personal... Read more

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