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Yes, we've had one of these cat doors in our screen for many years. Our deck extends into the backyard, and the cats have the best time out there! We have a couple kittywalks connected, so they stay safe. When it's the right temp, the cats come & go as they please. It took a little while for them to figure it out, but once they knew what was on the other side, they made it happen! During the summer, they beg to go out first thing in the morning. They can see the birds, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, turkeys, and anything else in the woods out there. It's their greatest joy!

Sometimes, we have more answers in the Campus than Corel can offer! 😉

We have a door to the basement that has a cat door. It's translucent but not really see-through. It allows them access to the basement where one of the litter boxes are. One cat goes through fine, the other not at all. It's a swing door so we've had to use a chain going from the cat door flap to the door to hold it up so the other cat would go through it. The door to the basement is usually open as that's where the laundry room is and one of my studios. And even when the door is partly open they will go through the cat door and not just the people door. We also built floating shelves(with carpet on them) for them in the upstairs "cat room/ my husbands office" they are set in a ascending stairs that lead to the top of built in bookshelves, where they sleep and on the other side is two more stairs coming down. they will race through the house, up the cat stairs and down the other side. Other than cat trees by the windows we put a permanent shelf behind the couch which is in front of the living room window, so the cats can sit on the shelf (about 5 feet long by 8-10 inches wide) and watch outside. It is a very well used. And this older gentleman that delivers the flyers will stop and talk to the cat through the window.

Unfortunately not. They are the last birds to arrive in the Spring. Letting everyone know that they have arrived. Their visit is short but sweet, with their melodious song, and mischievious, bold character

I have loved looking at your photos of the Wren! Will those wrens stay over winter or do they migrate?

I'm sure it does. Also a great way to start your day!

A constant stream of in and out!

It was a joy to look at and it will be again in 1 to 2 weeks if the rest of the buds will open. But just after that downpour it was looking very sad with most of the flowers on the ground. It is in the corner of my small patio and it makes having a cup of morning coffee very pleasant.

I took the last photos for this year of the Wrens feeding their young yesterday afternoon. What goes in one end must come out the other end. When I saw the nestlings pop their heads out, I knew it was hours or at the most a day before they fledged. And that is exactly what they did. This morning the nest was empty. The last of the Wrens have fledged.

Now that is what I call a beautifu splash of colour.

And here's my Week 32 - The full 2024 performance of the Italian Frecce Tricolori in New York's Hudson Valley. They appeared at the Orange County Airport last weekend. It's their first American tour in more than 30 years. I will also post this on our Facebook page so I can also post the video.

I'm a bit early with my week 33 but I was very lucky with this shot of my oleander in full bloom. After all the rain we had it enjoyed the warm and sunny weather and had a lot of flowers. I took the photo on Tuesday morning and in the evening we had a sudden downpour and a lot of the flowers were destroyed and on the floor the next morning. Most of the buds survived on the plant so it will continue to flower but maybe not so abundant; we are already half way in August and that means less hours of daylight over here.

N = naughty This is how many adventures begin...sometimes with good results...sometimes not so good.

Woo Hoo. You are a "Lifesaver". Took 2022 completely off, then reinstalled it. Got both 32 bit and 64 bit now and ALL file associations are back with 2022.

Cool shot! Did you take the photo with your phone?

Mary you remind me of a lot of the musicals that came to Europe too! Not always on stage and when so with a Dutch cast, or later on the telly or as movie.

Michele I adored it too but I was already a bit older when the movie came out over here. In those days it wasn't coming out worldwide at the same moment as it is now. I went to watch it with a friend and later it was almost yearly on the telly and I watched it with my kids as well. I still can sing some of the songs like do ,re, mi etc.

No, not really. The originals are really elaborate...

Now that would be an adventure! Not sure I want to go through the preparation, i.e., go to jail...let me know how it goes for you. Take lots of pictures and all of us will create layouts.