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Denver Post and the Coors Field Cats

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 barbara 0 Comments cats, CoorsField, DenverPost

Every Rockies baseball fan who watched the game on April 2 got to watch the video of the long-haired gray

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Cars Escapes Foster kittens Holidays Knit 

Where did I go? Part 2

June 3, 2020 barbara 0 Comments books, car, cats, computer, margaritas, plowing, speakers, update

I’ve been gone. For a while. Sometime last July I faded out. No posts, no nothing. Stuff was still happening

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Skeeter in the weeds
Animals My cats New Post Photos 

Skeeter’s job

September 10, 2017September 24, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, critters, mice, Skeeter

When it rains, things grow. When things grow, other things come to eat. Skeeter lies in wait for all things

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Eclipse
Animals Cool stuff Photos Trees 

Eclipse

August 21, 2017September 10, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, eclipse

On August 21, 2017 Colorado and the world experienced a total eclipse. It was pretty cool. Ads filled my Facebook

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Fancy - foster kitten
Foster kittens Photos 

Monster, Pepper, Fancy, Billy and Tyke

July 15, 2017September 10, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, foster, kittens, photos

After the Poopy kittens I wasn’t sure I wanted to foster anymore. I had to scour that room after they

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Stormy skies
Animals Photos Weather 

Seattle weather

June 28, 2017September 7, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, fog, weather

In early June Seattle moved to the Bar B. The clouds hung low on Shadow Mountain and this place could

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Buzz 2012
Animals Photos 

Pictures of Buzz

September 16, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0 Comments Buzz, cats, photos

Pictures of Buzz help me to remember what a great cat he was. He’s been gone almost 2 weeks now

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The last picture of Buzz
Animals Photos 

Buzz! Where are you?

September 6, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0 Comments Buzz, cats, neighbors

Dang old Buzz has gone missing. He’s been gone for three days and I know that’s not unusual for cats

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Driveway Flags Photos Snow Weather Wind 

Fall storm 2015

November 17, 2015 0 Comments blizzard, cats, driveway, snow, weather

November isn’t usually a month for big snows. It’s true that Denver has had some monumental storms, usually around Thanksgiving

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Animals Cars Driveway Rain Snow Trees Weather Woodstove 

The snow is chicken because it’s not stickin’

October 21, 2015September 24, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, rain, snow, winter, woodstove

Usually snow totals of 5-10 inches garner lots of media coverage and people flock to the store for bread and

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Weather Wind 

Fire weather warnings – now a way of life

May 11, 2022 barbara 0

Fire weather warnings are a way of life in Colorado. As of May 9, Colorado has had 98 Fire weather

Animals Family animals 

Mabel

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 barbara 0
The tree I paid for twice
Bad contractors Contractors Photos Trees 

The tree I paid for twice

May 7, 2022 barbara 1
“Not how I do business”
Bad contractors Contractors Driveway 

“Not how I do business”

March 16, 2022 barbara 0
Gravechair
Stories Trees 

Gravechair

January 8, 2022 barbara 0

Bar B cats

Petticoat outside in deep snow
April 17, 2016 – Petticoat wanted out. I let her out.
The last picture of Buzz
Buzz, hanging out in his favorite spot in the yard. September 2016.
Ragdoll
Nina 2009
Jack in sunlight
This is one of my favorite images of Jack. He loved sunshine and sought it out any time he could.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Skeeter in the sun
Skeeter enjoying the morning light
PetticoatMay2021
Skeeter
FatSkeeterjpg
PetticoatSkeeterApril2021

Foster kittens!

Tyke - foster kitten
Tyke
Fancy - foster kitten
Fancy
Bingo - foster kitten
Bingo
Vandy - foster kitten
Vandy
CB - foster kitten
Sweet little CB wasn’t feeling too well that day
Indy - foster kitten
Indy was a major pain the butt. I was relieved when he went back to the shelter: SKB!
Buzz, Henry and Domino
The first picture of Buzz along with Henry and Domino.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Max - foster kitten
Max
Cat videos
You Tube has videos for cats to watch!
Foster kitten
Maureen – June 2017
Foster kittens
This crew was a big challenge! Four energetic bundles and I can’t remember their names
Sully - foster kitten
Sully
Moving cat
It’s a challenge to photograph a moving cat
Bill - foster kitten
Bill was a timid sweetie
small_ColoradoRain
small_LouisianaPepper
small_OceanBreeze
Ed - FAS foster kitten June 2018
Ed – FAS foster kitten June 2018
Foster kitten - JACK -June 2018
Foster kitten – JACK -June 2018
foster kitten - PAISELY - June 2018
foster kitten – PAISELY – June 2018
Christmas ornament
I have lots of "B's" for all occasions and holidays.
Nina in the dark
Nina in 2009
Hummingbird at the feeder
Hummingbird August 2013

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