Sunday, October 19, 2025

The Seasons They are A-Changin'

 Ugghhh, flannel pants, fleece blankets, dusting off the thermostat and replacing the heat & air filter, putting away the shorts and tees and unpacking the long sleeves, heavy socks and jackets- yeah, these are all the bitchings and gripes I have to listen to around here.


As if there aren't enough real problems in the world to dwell on. Summer's moving on, the leaves are turning all sorts of reds, browns and yellows and dad just grew another year, and I swear, it seems I hear the above kind of dribble drabble more and more with each passing one.

Other than not being able to sit at the screen door, whiffing the fresh warm air, that kind of stuff doesn't bother me. I can make myself comfy and cozy pretty much anywhere, no matter the temperature.

I've been scouring the worldwide interweb for some cat-size earmuffs 'cause I know it's only a matter of weeks or days or hours before the plastic comes out for the windows, which brings a whole new round of whining and tantrums. 

Mom and dad went to yesterday's No Kings protest over in Princeton, NJ, their second No Kings rally there since the June one and their third total in Princeton. They estimated the crowd had to have been at least double what it was in June, and other than being flipped off by 4 or 5 non-supporters as the MAGAmobiles drove by, things were pretty peaceful. 

4 comments:

Zoolatry said...

Yesterday: how good to feel proud as an American (vs often feeling shame). Paws up to y'all. SMUDGE-y, Dad got awesome photos of you, lovin' your close ups ... still feeling a little of yesterdays glow, we hold our bitchin' for another time. Happy Autumn ...

The J-Cats said...

Yes, We kitties are certainly good at making ourselves comfy and cozy pretty much anywhere, whatever the weather. Mummy considered taking down the eiderdown yesterday, but She reconsidered and thinks We can do without it for a couple more weeks or so..

My Mind's Eye said...

Smudge oh how I do envy every feline's ability to sleep anywhere, anytime under any circumstance w/o a worry in the world....except for the humans who THINK it is their duty to document every sleeping and waking moment of their felines
Hugs cecili

Eastside Cats said...

Smudge, sorry sweetheart, but I'm in the same boat as your humans.
Don't have enough closet space for all of my year-round clothes, so will have to pack away the warm weather stuff, and hang up the cool weather stuff.
Won't do it for a bit yet, as I'm stubborn and would rather just ignore the season change, like Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With The Wind...fiddledeedee!
I too was marching with my sign: "The Whole World Is Watching!" and waving at cars and chatting with other ralliers.