This page is for the July to January 2005 Fluffy Tails info.
The fun Iris, Fern and Jazmyn got into.
Plus reports of our local nature hikes and our critter encounters!

Dec. 25th	Merry Christmas! We had a lovely Christmas. Spent Christmas Eve day with Mark's family. Christmas Day with Carla's family. Jazmyn, Iris and Fern had a wonderful time too. More new pics on their Christmas page here.
Dec. 18th	Looks like it will be a white Christmas for us. It is also very cold. Iris knows the place to lay is above the heat register.
Dec. 8th	Our 2005 Christmas decorating season has begun! To see all the fun, and the webpage that's getting circulated worldwide! Click here
Dec. 3rd	Fern loves watching the squirrels look for food. 1 in the bird feeder too. These squirrels like the sunflower seeds and peanuts we put out for them.
Nov. 24th	Hope our American friends have a nice Thanksgiving. Our first big snow fall of the season.  Jaz in her fashionable   scarf.  Iris watching the birdies  filling up on food to  help keep warm!
Nov. 11th Remembrance Day Thank you veterans The symbolic Poppy Why us Canadians wear one	It takes Fern a few days, but she figures out the new pillow IS extra comfy. (Nothing to do with Remembrance Day - Fern's pics are just sharing this spot).
Nov. 5th Found the perfect pillow for Jazmyn! By Wynken, Blynken & Fido. Got it at Winners. $14.99!	The pillow, being a cat, I obviously love it. Plus the colours match our livingroom decor, there is a black, gold & red area rug, just infront of this chaise lounge. Most importantly Jaz approves too!! Iris had to see if it's a good fit for her as well - PURRfect! So comfy!
Oct. 31st Happy Halloween	Our GrOoVy get up for a Halloween party Sat. night. Brought this spider spinach bread dip, which was a big hit, so thought I'd share it to inspire fun food ideas.
Oct. 29th	Another afternoon hike. The fall colours are stunning.
Oct. 23rd	Mark completes the courses and is now a Certified Recreational Open Water Scuba Diver.
Oct. 22nd	Fern and Iris sharing some sisterly love?  "Talk to the paw, Iris" Don't worry folks Iris has no problems standing up for herself and is often seen jumping on Fern when she least expects it. They enjoy chasing and playing with each other regularly. I always say get more then one cat when ever you can! Preferably at the same time so they appreciate each other.
October - Vet appointment time. Both girls had lost a pound. Which in Fern's case that's fine, she's now 10 pounds. But for the "Mini Pip"  Iris not so good, she's a slim 6.5 pounds.	The vet also detected a 2 out of 6 heart murmur in Iris. Well of course I instantly start crying. The vet took some blood, a T4 test was done for her thyroid. After a few days of upset, the results showed her thyroid is perfect! Ya hoo! Now we are just trying to get her fatter! She doesn't make it easy, as she won't eat any "people food", I've tried it all, yes even tuna & red salmon. We have very finicky kitties! We are working thru some canned cat food brands, many they sniff and walk away. One brand is appearing to be a hit, Merrick. We've only tried the Turducken & New England Boil flavours so far, but both cats actually eat their little plate clean - a FIRST! The ingredients read like a gourmet meal, & healthy too!
Oct. 15th White - not albino, notice the black eyes.	We enjoy a trail known for its white squirrels. We saw 2! They were mostly running thru the trees, so difficult to photograph - but this one was still just long enough. The Autumn colours are superb.  What an amazing time of year.
Oct. 10th  Canadian Thanksgiving	We did our annual stop in at a place with pumpkins to get a photo of Jaz & I - both in our poncho's :)  Then to my Dads farm for turkey dinner with all the goodies. Jaz on the farm, with the bush behind her. Dad's new kitty Bella. She just showed up at the farm this July and likes it so much, she is there to stay! She's getting spayed soon as she's almost 6 months.
Sept. 18th Happy 12th Anniversary to us! sunsets and views	scenic caves Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood Ontario, view from gondola ride. suspension bridge We enjoy a fun filled weekend doing LOTS!  More photos click here! Mark on the shale beach,    pond at the scenic caves,   relaxing at Blue Mountain Village
Sept. 5th Labour Day	Spent the afternoon at our fav. local park. Jaz sure enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells.  Sharing my sandwich was an added bonus :) Jaz is too cute in her new pink poncho!
Sunday August 21st	Can't get enough of the chipmunks! Had to return to the park to feed them again. They really enjoy sunflower seeds. 3 right by our feet - perhaps Alvin, Simon & Theodore? Geese at the park enjoying the seed we brought. I believe the large goose is called the DewlapToulouse. The dewlap being the hanging skin under his neck. The other all white goose is an Embden. Carla by a beaver chewed tree.
Sunday August 7th I was missing my chipmunk pal from camping, so Mark said he knew where there were some, he was right! Us by the river with geese sunning themselves.	A enjoyable afternoon at the park. We brought some bird seed with sunflower seeds and lots of critters were happy with us like the chipmunks, squirrels, and peacocks. The geese, ducks, and swans prefer greens, corn or bread. Squirrel opening a sunflower seed. Ducks. A duck diving, what a pose, cracks me up  This family of young swans was a lovely site. There were about 6 peacocks.
August 2nd	On the way to the beach, we spot a fox in the grass along the road! It was SO humid this guy looked like he needed some water bad. It was a perfect beach day, the water was so calm and SO warm. We wish we lived at the beach! Least we are lucky enough to have this great spot near by.
July 30th	Summer Drive In night. It was a triple feature weekend. Its not on the sign but our 3rd movie was Batman. The first was Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, which was better then I was expecting, quite funny. 2nd film was Wedding Crashers, enjoyable. Jaz came with us like always.
July 29th	Hot air balloon festival. It was the first year for our city to get the T-Rex! He was great.
July 24th This cute chipmunk loved our site, as we sprinkled seed around for him! He even let me pet his back!!!	Camping in Bancroft Ontario, at Silent Lake Provincial Park for 4 days. This area is referred to as the Mineral Capital of Canada. We go on our first official Rockhounding experience. Found some pretty rocks - more photos and info. on our trip here.
July 7th Happy ending for this kitty!	These signs were posted all around our neighbourhood. Everytime I passed one, I  felt sad for the family, and worried deeply for this poor cat.  One night we drove in our driveway around 9:45 pm. Loud meows were coming from under our bushes.  I spoke softly and a kitty emerged. It was not one of the usual cats that visit our area. I immediately recognized this kitty as the "Lost Cat" ! Mark put him in the car, while I ran down the street to retrieve this sign to call the numbers. Both just had machines! Meanwhile Mark had brought out some dry cat food for the kitty - who ate it right from Mark's hand, he was starving! We drove to the address on the sign, just one street over. A young man answered the door, came out to our car, and SUCCESS, this was their missing cat! He had been gone for almost 2 weeks! He thanked us lots and said how happy his girlfriend would be when she got home. We were SO happy we saved this kitty's life! Notes: If you are someone fortunate enough to have a pet returned, please have the common courtesy to: 1. Remove your lost pet signs. 2. Put up a few "pet found" signs in its place, to let folks in the area know the search is over. 3. Call the people who returned your pet to thank them and give an update. They'd really appreciate it. Side note: I removed about 10 of their signs myself after weeks had past, since we found the cat. As it was obvious the owners weren't taking on this responsibility. I knew others seeing the signs would be worrying about the cat - hopefully. And the girlfriend who would be so happy when she got home, never did take a moment to call and thank us.  After a week I couldn't stand it anymore and called her! She was grateful on the phone and said they'd taken the cat to the vet as his toe pads were quite sore, but all would be well. She said thank-you and was genuinely appreciative. However it would have been nice if  SHE would have taken the initiative to call.
July 2nd Happy 11th Birthday Jazmyn has a fun day playing and relaxing in her yard, plus presents, treats & lots of love	We go to the beach in the evening (1st photo of Mark taken at 8:30 pm). Then we settle in for the evening fireworks. As we suspected the high winds canceled them on Canada Day, but they were a go on Sat. night. So it was a good thing we waited a day.
July 1st Canada Day whitesquirrels.ca	We explore a town, Exeter, known for its white, (NOT albino - notice the dark eyes) squirrels! We spot one snacking on McDonalds fries from a garbage can! Then it hopped to the grass. It's our first white squirrel encounter, very exciting. The MacNaughton Morrison Trail is beautiful, nicely kept paths and pretty views of the river.

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