Notices by Frank (vwdasher@masto.nu)

@AaronDavid takes me back to my tech support days

*shudders*

@AaronDavid I had one caller argue with me that their keyboard didn't have a delete key. I wanted to kill some of these people.

Went to check on dinner progress. Snoozy babies, looking cute.

#Cat
#Cats
#Kitten
#Caturday
#CatsOfMastodon
#KittensOfMastodon

@skinnylatte Wait, you get to see otters every day? OMG I am so jealous.

Congresswoman Wants to Speak to Dead JFK Assassination Investigators

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced Tuesday that she wants to use her new task force dedicated to uncovering “federal secrets” to question the investigators of President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.

Her only issue? They are all dead.

🤦♂️

https://www.thedailybeast.com/congresswoman-wants-to-speak-to-dead-jfk-assassination-investigators/

#NEws #Trump #JFK #MAGA #Morons #USPol

Lismore library reopens three years after floods destroyed 29,000 books

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-03/lismore-flood-recovery-library-reopens-three-years-on/104887724

#News #Library #Lismore #flood #floods #australia #ClimateEmergency #reading #books

Second-ever elusive night parrot egg discovered in the Kimberley

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-01/second-ever-egg-of-elusive-night-parrot-discovered-in-wa/104882756

This is an extraordinary find, not that long ago these were believed to be extinct!
#News #Australia #Bird #Birds #Birding #Parrot #NightParrot #Extinct #Birb

@vfrmedia @Melissabeartrix hey you haven't lived until you're doing 110kph on the freeway and a huntsman spider runs across your windscreen, on the inside.

@susankayequinn @joannaholman@aus.sociaI am just horrified someone thought this was how to read a book.

Today's haul. My big marties are starting to ripen.

#Gardening #GardeningAU #Tomatoes

Was out watering the pots and spotted a tiny head amongst them, a little tabby kitten. Then a little black face, two kittens. No sign of mum. Very skittery, probably born to feral mum.

Now to try to catch them. First off have put a box with towel out, and given them some milk as they are probably very low on nutrition.

#cats #CatsOfMastodon

Went out again once it got a little dark, black kitty was sitting out, tabby hiding. I gave them another round of food and they wolfed it down then went back to hiding. Looks like they've used one of my plant pots as a litter box.

Here's hoping they're around in the morning.

I've been swimming, left food out for the kittens. The milk I had left out yesterday was all gone. By the time I got back, the new lot of food was also gone, no sign of the kittens though. But clearly eaten by them.

Shall go sit out there later, see if I can spot them.

So the black one is a little bigger than the tabby. Tabby appears to have eyes tightly shut, is around the size of a 3-4 week old but may be older and just malnourished. Black one is around the size of a 5 week old.

They're still hiding.

#cats #CatsOfMastodon #CaRescue

Just put another meal out for them, one sachet for the two. They came out and wolfed it down. Tabby's eyes are open a bit, hopefully a good sign. Looked at me and dashed off, they're hiding out under a large, wide pot. Shall go give them some more food a bit later once it's cooled down a bit and sun's gone down.

Tabby is in the wide pot right now which houses a small bush, and is playing with the bush. A good sign! Lots of energy and playfulness. I may be able to lure them with some string, hopefully.

Kittens got another dinner, after I watered the plants gently. They were hiding under the pot at the time. Then came out a minute or two later to wolf down dinner. Black one keeping a close eye on me. Afterwards they got into a pot and curled up together until tabby saw me and fled. Black one sat there for a while, looking very sleepy. Little steps to gain their confidence...

The kittens have been up and exploring. I've put out some breakfast and milk for them, and watered everything because it's going to be 38 C here today, to try save the plants and cool things down for them. Shall give them some more food in a bit. The birds are lurking and no doubt will help consume the brekky.

It's been a shocker of a hot day. Kittens have had brekky and dinner. Black kitten has been visible this evening, using one of my flower pots as a litterbox. No sign of tabby tonight so far.

Good news! Both kittens made it through the horrible heat yesterday and were scouring the yard for brekky earlier on. Have devoured a couple sachets of cat food and a bowl of milk.

Today is going to be 38 and possibly thunderstorms later. Let's see how that goes. I think I may be hiring a trap on Monday, to try catch them.