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Showing posts with label guy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guy. Show all posts

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Where Did Summer Go?


We had a long cold winter, a super short spring and summer was spent taking care of our sweet departed Dot and dealing with our own health issues. Not much time for enjoying the summer and now that things are getting more back to normal, it's pretty much over! I really didn't spend much time taking care of our garden so it's an overgrown jungle!

Here are a few images I've captured though. Hope you enjoy them as we move towards Autumn!


One of the last photos of Dot, she had to wear this surgical suit because her wounds never did heal after her cancer biopsies.  She didn't like the suit but tolerated it for the most part.  Her last day in the garden we removed her suit so that she could enjoy the sun on her fur and she loved being able to walk around free for awhile. I still miss her so much!





Guy relaxing after I played "thing on a string and kick the tennis ball" with him. He's adjusting to being the only cat in the house now.  He demands hugs and time on my lap each day!




 Someone left a feather on the hosta leaf!


One of my Instagram friends bought these spools the day I listed them. I haven't spent much time working on my Etsy shop lately.  It's hard to get back in the swing of things.


 These are my current favorite day lilies, they're done 
blooming now but I love the curvy petals!





 The fragrant white hosta and the yellow zig zag golden rod 
are a cheerful end to the summer garden.

I hope you all enjoyed your summer. I'm wishing for a long Autumn 
with crisp mornings 
and warm sunny afternoons! 

🌻🍁🍂~ Diane ~🍂🍁🌻




Friday, April 19, 2013

Guy's Giveaway Number Three

Guy is back again this week with more news and photos of our wild Minnesota weather.  Old man winter will not let us go and visited again with the biggest snowfall of the season!

When we woke up this morning this is what greeted us. The mallards were in the yard looking for bird seed and seemed a bit bewildered by the depth of the snow.  In the distance the lake has frozen over again and is mostly covered with snow.  Closer to the edge the snow and lake water have turned to slush.  We have about nine inches of fresh snow and thankfully with the warmer temperatures it should be gone in a few days.


Mallard Ducks







Mallard Drake

Guy Noir looking at Mr. Duck!

Guy covered in snow!

Lets get to the Giveaway! I drew a name out of my winter fleece hat and the winner of the Little Yellow Chicks is Stacy. Check out her blog and Etsy shop Magic Love Crow.  Congratulations to the winner and thanks to everyone that entered.

Here is your next chance to win. This is a pretty embroidered towel I did and I would love to share it with one of you.  Leave a comment and let me know if you are interested in receiving the towel and I will pick one winner and post it next week.  Any mention of my blog or shop on your social media is appreciated by not required.  The only requirement is that you follow my blog.

Flour Sack Dish Towel

Good luck to everyone and have a wonderful weekend!
                                                                 ~~ Diane

Friday, August 10, 2012

Guy and the Bumblebee


My local small bumblebees are my favorite bees.  They are fuzzy and cute, for an insect anyway, and are more docile than regular bees.  If you followed my blog last year you may remember me posting about them here and here.  The bees arrived this spring and have been busy visiting all my flowers and plants, but I am not sure where they are actually living.  I have not been able to trace them back to their hive.  I am just happy they found a new home after last year’s upheaval.  I have never been stung by one ... ever. 
Cute fuzzy Bumblebee on left, regular honeybee on right.

As you know Little Guy Noir has been growing quickly and had figured out that the Big Cats were going outside.  Not wanting to be left out, he had been trying all sorts of escape methods to join them.  I finally caved in and brought out the cat harness we had purchased for Dot when we first got her.  It was too small and we eventually had to order another larger size for her online in the chubby cat section.

Dot with new harness. FYI harness is called Come With Me Kitty Harness + Bungee Leash.


Anyway after a lot of wriggling and squirming by Guy not me, well actually there was some squirming by me, I finally got the harness on him.  Guy loves going out and has gotten used to the harness and behaves pretty well.  


Guy Noir a day before the incident!


On about his third trip out, he started batting something about and I thought it was a leaf or a bit of bark.  Then I noticed Guy stopped abruptly and ran about a foot away, looking back with fear in his eyes.  I then noticed a small bumblebee come staggering out of the grass and after a moment gathered its strength and flew away.  Then Little Guy started licking his right foot and I knew he had been stung.  Bumblebees do not have barbs on their stingers like honeybees, so they actually can sting multiple times.  They also do not die or leave their stinger in their victim. Luckily this bee only stung in self defense when he was being mashed by a paw and then left to go about his business with no ill will.

After Guy was back in the house, I consulted my cat care books and they suggested putting ice on the sting or soaking in water and baking soda.  I opted for the ice pack and Guy sat on my lap with the ice pack for about ten minutes.  I didn't get any pictures of his foot, but it did swell up some, otherwise he seemed alright.  By the next day the swelling was almost gone and by the third day you would never know he had been stung. 

Guy a few days after the sting, all well now.


When we went outside the next day he saw another bee and actually made a move on it.  I could almost see the little wheels whirling in his head as he remembered, "bee….. foot…   hurt!"  He decided to leave the bee alone.  Another lesson learned!









Doing what cats do best.



I don't ever remember any of my other cats ever being stung before. Even though Guy had this unfortunate accident, I do not blame the bee. It was trying to protect itself as is natures way.
I Still See Beautiful When I See A Bee.

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