Yeah, we got s*** last night! You heard me… snow! There, I said it! Two inches of heavy, icy, crap all over everything. It's supposed to be sunny today and the temps are over freezing now. I'm expecting to not have to deal with the frozen stuff –much– when we take Tasha to the vet late this morning. It's a followup visit and an expected second antibiotic injection. (She continues to improve, by the way.) In the mean time, as I've said before, it's a good thing those "delicate" spring flowers are really quite tough; look what happened to one in our patio garden.
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Oh no. Not more snow. I had hoped that most of us had seen the end of the snow!! So sorry. I hope your vet visit goes very well!
Awww…! That was such a beautiful flower! We, thankfully, didn't get any of that s***.
It's that
iris
reticulata that I photographed not long ago. Actually, I think it's the very same flower. It was standing again this afternoon after the day's thaw. The snow seemed to be restricted to the tier of counties south of Lake Erie. Bizarre! — JG
Tasha's visit to the vet went well (very expensive but the visit went well) though it left Dr. B. humming a puzzled hum still not knowing what the matter is. So the dear cat received another antibiotic injection and will receive a longer course of Revolution anti-parasitic. A consultation with a veterinary dermatologist led Dr. B. to rethink his confidence that Revolution mops up all nasties pronto. Except for a tiny scratch on her head, Tasha seems to be healing and less itchy; she is eating adequately, but still a bit shy for our comfort. We may never know what caused all this misery and expense. She'd be glad to know she's not due to go to the clinic again in the foreseeable future… if she could understand such a thing. — JG
Glad to hear about Tasha – poor suffering kitty.That photo is too pretty to be true! It looks as if the snow has turned to sugar, and how could it destroy a poor lavender iris?
I will continue to hope that she improves every day! She is fortunate to have such loving owners!!