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kreeden
Virus of the Mind
Hiya SquareC and welcome . 
I kinda played around a bit with oils and incenses , years ago . But it was more of an excuse to get to know the local plants . I liked to harvest my own . There was a time when I would go out and harvest wild parsnip and eat it . Now I would be as likely to harvest water hemlock .... well , I wouldn't want to take the chance .
I kinda played around a bit with oils and incenses , years ago . But it was more of an excuse to get to know the local plants . I liked to harvest my own . There was a time when I would go out and harvest wild parsnip and eat it . Now I would be as likely to harvest water hemlock .... well , I wouldn't want to take the chance .
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
*pours hot chocolate for everyone and reaches in a nearby cupboard to bring out the scones*
Thought about you today, Kreeden. The main road out from my house is periodically blocked by a train (don't worry, there's a train track), so I'm forced to take longer routes home sometimes. On one of them, today, I came across an old farmhouse where ducks, peacocks and uncaged chickens were roaming, and then- a house or two down from there- someone is raising elk, too. I was enjoying all the colors and the movement of the wildlife, and thought that if anyone could truly capture it, it'd be Kreeden and his trusty camera.
SquareC, if you'd like, you can choose a direction to sit in. (Well, virtually.) I sort of picture us having this big round table in the middle of the room and there being as many places to sit as there are people with us.
Thought about you today, Kreeden. The main road out from my house is periodically blocked by a train (don't worry, there's a train track), so I'm forced to take longer routes home sometimes. On one of them, today, I came across an old farmhouse where ducks, peacocks and uncaged chickens were roaming, and then- a house or two down from there- someone is raising elk, too. I was enjoying all the colors and the movement of the wildlife, and thought that if anyone could truly capture it, it'd be Kreeden and his trusty camera.
SquareC, if you'd like, you can choose a direction to sit in. (Well, virtually.) I sort of picture us having this big round table in the middle of the room and there being as many places to sit as there are people with us.
kreeden
Virus of the Mind
Hey thank you Feathers . I have been meaning to comment on your picture of your little masked friends . I have to admit that I am sooo envious . I grew up with " Little Bear " , but haven't seen one in ... 30 years ? They don't live here . Not sure if it is because of the mountains , or that I'm too far north ?
BTW , watch out for your cat . Raccoons and cats do not get along . And if you are feeling a little impish sometime ... give a raccoon a sugar cube .... But make sure that there is water near . Oh , and you will likely want another tread for the poor little guy . They do look so pitiful looking at their empty little paws .... I'm bad . lol
I have been meaning to comment on your picture of your little masked friends . I have to admit that I am sooo envious . I grew up with " Little Bear " , but haven't seen one in ... 30 years ? They don't live here . Not sure if it is because of the mountains , or that I'm too far north ? BTW , watch out for your cat . Raccoons and cats do not get along . And if you are feeling a little impish sometime ... give a raccoon a sugar cube ....
But make sure that there is water near . Oh , and you will likely want another tread for the poor little guy . They do look so pitiful looking at their empty little paws .... I'm bad . lol
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
Ack! Those paws are insufferably cute. I'm not sure if I could handle empty ones!
Strangely, the raccoon has been nothing other than companionable to the cats and kittens outside. (The kittens have been tamed and brought in to the local shelter so that they wouldn't go feral.) The raccoon, who I've nicknamed "Horace" after a rather mobile cheese in the latest Terry Pratchett novel, bustles up to the porch and the cats simply stare at him in the wide-eyed amazed look that they tend to get. Not sure if it's true, but I've heard that city raccoons have discovered that cats can't get into garbage cans and- according to residents- have been seen teaching cats to get into them. (Not sure if they demonstrate how to do it or if they put on spectacles and give lectures, hehee!)
Actually, I've got some new photos- I'll have to remember to post 'em!
Strangely, the raccoon has been nothing other than companionable to the cats and kittens outside. (The kittens have been tamed and brought in to the local shelter so that they wouldn't go feral.) The raccoon, who I've nicknamed "Horace" after a rather mobile cheese in the latest Terry Pratchett novel, bustles up to the porch and the cats simply stare at him in the wide-eyed amazed look that they tend to get. Not sure if it's true, but I've heard that city raccoons have discovered that cats can't get into garbage cans and- according to residents- have been seen teaching cats to get into them. (Not sure if they demonstrate how to do it or if they put on spectacles and give lectures, hehee!)
Actually, I've got some new photos- I'll have to remember to post 'em!
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
Ack! My apologies!
kreeden
Virus of the Mind
Animals will get use to one another Feathers . And I am glad that your friends get along . But do keep an eye on them eh .
Zayl , I have always been a little lazy when it came to the actual making of incense { plus lacking in skill } , so that is what I usually did . { now that the truth is out , I will slink back to my dark , dark corner .... }
Zayl , I have always been a little lazy when it came to the actual making of incense { plus lacking in skill } , so that is what I usually did . { now that the truth is out , I will slink back to my dark , dark corner .... }
SquareC
Member
kreeden said:Animals will get use to one another Feathers . And I am glad that your friends get along . But do keep an eye on them eh .
Zayl , I have always been a little lazy when it came to the actual making of incense { plus lacking in skill } , so that is what I usually did . { now that the truth is out , I will slink back to my dark , dark corner .... }
I wish my dog would get used to my cat.....then again, I also wish the cat would quit baiting the dog. At least my sugar glider doesn't give me territorial issues outside her cage!
One reason I gave up making the incenses and oils was that it was too much effort, and I had too little time. You know how it is.
kreeden
Virus of the Mind
Yes , I think that your dog would have a much easier time getting use to your cat SquareC , if she { ? } stopped teasing him . But what I didn't want to say to Feathers was that if the raccoons are well fed .... But actually I think that again , it is the cats that tend to put up more of a fuss ? Don't get me wrong , I like cats . But sometimes they do seem to push those nine lives ... 
Draka
Wonder Woman
kreeden said:Don't get me wrong , I like cats . But sometimes they do seem to push those nine lives ...
Sometimes? My cats push them everyday. Well, the little one the most. She's not spayed yet and she is just hell. Sometimes takes all my willpower not to just pick her up and toss her out the house for a while. But then she'd just get knocked up. Heck, I've yelled at her three times since I started typing this. She's into everything she can fit herself into I swear! Including the underneath of my bed! She's effectively ripped the bottom fabric from underneath the boxsprings and gets up in the boxsprings all the time. Not too mention the fact that we near have to invest in SuperGlue considering all the things she's broken. I don't know how many of my unicorn and dragon statues have been glued back together, but it's too many! She ticks me off to no end! Her only salvation is that she's cute...and that's pushin' it.
kreeden
Virus of the Mind
lol Sounds like quite the kitten Draka . I had a couple of kittens who figured out how to get up under { and into } an armchair and hide .... took me weeks to find their hiding place .
I like dogs too Mike . But there is no comparsion between dogs and cats really . Like they say , it is like comparing apples and oranges .
I had a couple of kittens who figured out how to get up under { and into } an armchair and hide .... took me weeks to find their hiding place . I like dogs too Mike . But there is no comparsion between dogs and cats really . Like they say , it is like comparing apples and oranges .
Feathers in Hair
World's Tallest Hobbit
I remember seeing a documentary on Animal Planet of unusual animal friends. One of them was about an abandonded/orphaned kitten and how it was adopted by a raven, who taught it to forage and brought it food. The kitten was soon adopted by the people who were observing this behaviour, but even as a full grown cat, it played with its friend Raven. (Very gently, thankfully!)