Monday 'Minders

 

Jakey here today, with a couple of reminders about some fun events coming soon here in Blogville(and the Catosphere)!

 First up, get ready for some Seuss-y fun on March 2nd!

Molly and Chimera will be hosting this year's

Dr. Seuss Day!

I, also known as Jakey in the Hat on Dr. Suess Day,  want to make sure both Blogville and the Catosphere get to hop around and visit all the Dr. Seuss 
fun going on across both communities and will be putting together a Seuss-ical  Bloghop!

On February 25th, I'll be opening the Blog Hop(for early posters) and it will be remain open
until the evening of March 2nd. Make sure to save the date!
We can't wait to hop around and see how you celebrate Dr. Seuss!!

Next...it seems the month of February is ZOOOOOMING by!! Make sure to join Blogville this Friday, February 22nd,  for Final Friday Fiction!! 

Stop by YAM-Aunty's HERE for more information!

 

 

 Make sure to join Arty this Friday as he spins a tail and celebrates Nature Friday at the same time!!

I hope to see you all at both these fun events!!

A Peek of Spring on Nature Friday

I thought we should advantage of our sunny morning and head to Arcata Marsh to celebrate

Nature Friday this week!  If we look close we can see peeks of Spring in between all the 

rainy, chilly days!

Here is a shot of blue skies!! We haven't seen too many days like this, so it must mean Spring is coming....right?

Look over there!!!

These yellow flowers are starting to make an appearance!!

The asters are blooming brightly, too!!

The flowers would come out unless Spring wasn't far behind, would they??

Oh my dog, look at this!

An egret, a sure sign of...

Oh wait,  Mama says they are around all year at the marsh. He still looks warm tho! 

Warmer temperatures mean Spring, right??

Oooooooo, a Great Heron looking for breakfast in the warm, ok, maybe chilly water.

Here is another Great Heron, he sure is strutting his stuff! He's probably looking for a girlfriend.

That's a sign of Spring for sure, right Mama?!

Truthfully, it might have been in the 40s when we took our walk, but I bet Spring will be here in no time!

In the meantime, I have my furs to keep me warm!

 Show us your nature! It can be a picture of your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a walk! Any kind of nature picture will do(does not have to include a pet)!

Thankful for My Valentine Mabel!

Today, I want to make sure to wish my bestest gal Mabel a very 

Happy Valentine's Day!! 

She was always right beside lending moral(and organizational) support as my Vice Mayor!

She makes my Howlidays so much merrier!

When I need a hand decorating, she is always there

She even puts up with me stepping on her paws when we dance!

I adored getting to meet her in the furs a few years ago and hope to see her again this Spring!

She puts together the bestest picnicky baskets!!

She is a pawtastic Hula Dancer!

Best of all, we love each other just the way we are!

I am so very lucky to call this smart and beautimous gal mine!

Happy Valentine's Day, Mabel,

I can't wait to go on more adventures

with you!!

 We are joining Brian for the 
Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Wordless Wednesday

Oooo-La-La!

Rainy Day Tasty Tuesday #ChewyInfluencer

Old Man Winter seems to want to stick around for awhile, and I am NOT happy! While I don't mind if it snows, it seems Mr. Winter has brought rainy, windy days! We are spending a bunch of time indoors, BORING!

When Mama noticed how unhappy I was, she asked if I would like to try out  a Ziwi Peak Oral Health Venison Shank Bone this month for Chewy.com!

We were given a Ziwi Peak Oral Health Deer Shank Bone from Chewy.com in exchange for our(and maybe Mama's) honest to goodness, true blue opinion.

 

 Being the hard-working #ChewyInfluencer I am, I told her I was up for the challenge. A new chew is always a great way to pass the time in my book!

So your saying I DON'T have to share my Ziwi bone with my brothers, Mama?? I guess you're right, they aren't big bone chewers, are they?

  Mama likes the Ziwi Peak Oral Health Venison Shank Bone for lots of reasons. First off, chewing is good for my teeth and making my breath smell sweet!  Ziwi bones are also all natural with no artificial coloring, flavoring or preservatives! Finally, the shanks include all the nommy marrow along with natural nutrients AND the bone is wrapped in a beef esophagus to make it extra delicious!!

I think we've talked about them long enough Mama, can I chew it now please??

Mmmmm...Just the right size! Mama ordered the Half shank bone for me. They also have a full size for bigger doggies!

Since I am chewing this inside, Mama put a blankie on the floor to make sure the nommy juices(and maybe droolies) don't stain the carpet. Mama also wants to remind effuryone's peeps these are "under close supervision" bones. Don't leave your pup alone while chewing.

I have to say this is a very delicious bone!! I chewed on it for thirty whole minutes without it getting much smaller! I think this may last a few chewing sessions!

I give this bone four paws, a tail up PLUS a Tongue Out on Tuesday!

Thanks so much to Koru Bear and Pawsitively Pets for hosting the #ChewyInfluencer Blog Hop!

Finding Rosy a Valentine

 As Valentine's Day gets closer,  I thought I should find a Valentine for Rosy. I know she likes Unicorns, so I thought it would  be ok to fix her up with my new furiend Korny!

Arty got the wrong idea when Korny frist tried to talk to him, and thought Korny was asking him to be his Valentine!

Silly Arty!!

 I told Korny it would be ok with me, but he might want to be careful. I told him how Rosy is very independent, and he shouldn't come on too strong or he might scare her away!

 Arty was so shocked he didn't know quite what to say.  He ended up telling Korny how Rosy would probably like it if he whispered in her ear.

UH OH!

 At first, I thought Rosy was falling for Korny but then,

 IT happened...

 Korny asked Rosy by whispering in her ear!!!

Needless to say, she wasn't ready for anything so romantic! She told him something about how, it wasn't him it was her and how she just wanted to be friends.

Poor Korny!! 

He is devastated and has been sitting on the shelf in Mama's office, speechless, since Rosy's rejection....

I guess we should let Rosy pick her own Valentine from now on...sheesh!

You can't blame a brother for trying, right??

Crazy Weather - Nature Friday

Happy Nature Friday Effurybody!! 
 I don't know about you all, but our weather has been crazy lately. Last Monday and Tuesday were a great example!

First, we had a little earthquake! Don't worry, we slept through the whole thing and all it did was rattle the dishes a little. Boy did it make Mama jump! 

Anyways, after the earthquake, it started to icysnowsleet! Not only did it do all of that together(which rarely happens on the Northern California Coast), the SUN WAS OUT when it started! Can you see the blue sky in the picture above. 
Totally crazy, right???

Mama made a short movie showing you what I think of the silly icysnowsleet!

You can also watch it HERE on YouTube

I really  hoped we would get lots of snow like my furiend Madison gets in Minnisota. I would love to do snow zoomies in our backyard! Unfortunately, all we got was slushy stuff on the deck....but it tasted pretty good!

It did keep us inside the rest of the day though,  WITHOUT our extended walk time! Mama said something about not having traction-y shoes to walk in the ice because, you know, we aren't suppose to get ice here on the coast of California!
So Piggy and I snuggled the rest of the day...

 Then, on Tuesday we woke up to a Frosty wonderland!! There was frost on all our backyard redwoods and our grass!!

 

 There was also ice on our deck. Mama came out with her camera, but after she slippy slided, she headed indoors and I explored the winter wonderland a bit before breakfast!

The crazy weather warmed up to a toasty 50 degrees by lunchtime and we got to go for our walk on schedule!

Has the weather been this crazy where you live???

 Show us your nature! It can be a picture of your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a walk! Any kind of nature picture will do(does not have to include a pet)!