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What A Perfect Spring Day ! !

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 10 May 2023 16:01:23 GMT

I got my creaky old body out the door about 10am to run to the grocery store.

It is cool but with a brilliant blue sky and a ton of sunshine. Last week was cold, rainy and depressing. It was great to have the car windows and sunroof open.

I even took the long way because it was so gorgeous out.............and I am a shortest route available woman usually. Ran through Dunkin on the way home and got a coffee to enjoy on the porch after groceries were put away.

Are you getting any of this great weather? Oops, I am in NE PA.

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Krimpette — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:20:05 GMT

I'm in the metro-DC area and while the temperature is lovely, the sunshine is hazy......due to smoke from forest fires in Alberta, Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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catter70 — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:24:58 GMT

Yes, it's beautiful here in my part of PA., too. It's 72 degrees. Have windows slighty opened. Can't open too much as the cats might push out the screens.

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millieshops — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:26:29 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Here in southern Florida today is already more summer than spring, but I talked with a northern friend an hour ago who is loving spring on Long Island.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 10 May 2023 18:34:27 GMT

@catter70 You are like me with the screens and the cats. Well, Petunia, anyway. She sees a bird, a fly or even a leaf and she is on her hind paws with her front paws on the screen. She went out a second floor window 2 summers ago and about gave me another stroke.

Tess is 14 and is just happy to bask on the window sill.

My daughter comes home and asks why the windows aren't open all the way. Answer, Petunia can't be trusted to behave.

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occasionalrain — Wed, 10 May 2023 18:45:14 GMT

My window screens will pop out too, so I bought some of the temporary screens that slide to fit the window and add them on the inside when I open the windows. It reinforces and prevents my cat from pushing the outside scren out.

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Zhills — Wed, 10 May 2023 19:20:07 GMT

Central Florida is hot and dry! We've been in a drought for a while now!

90 degrees today, in May already! Usually we wait 'til August or Sept for that temp!

Thursday should bring some clouds and RAIN. Sure hope it gets here!

Glad you are able to enjoy these Spring days! We skipped Spring and went to late Summer !

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catter70 — Wed, 10 May 2023 21:10:52 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 , my Stormy fell from my loft about 3 years ago. Took him to the vet just in case and it cost $500.00 to find out nothing was wrong. I don't even go upstairs much anymore because as soon as I do, there he is, eying the railing.

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ninjawife — Wed, 10 May 2023 19:31:03 GMT

My cat likes to lean out over the railing of the loft at our beach house. I often fear she is going to jump. Last fall she was leaning over the edge of our two story deck to investigate a bird in a tree next to the deck and fell over the edge into the tree. She was fine but embarassed.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 10 May 2023 19:43:52 GMT

@catter70 We have a loft too. We had to block the railing off with sheets of plywood to keep Miss Petunia off it.

My orange boy Gizmo tried to jump from the railing to the couch. He landed on the coffee table and shattered the ceramic shade I had on a Yankee candle. The candle went rolling on the floor with Gizmo in hot pursuit.

The 1st cat I ever had fell on the railing. She sat up, shook herself and looked at me like, "the fall wasn't bad but the sudden stop was a bi*ch".

My dogs never gave me the near heart attacks those nosey cats have. lol

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Krimpette — Wed, 10 May 2023 20:01:34 GMT

@occasionalrain Sounds like exactly what I used to do when I had cats!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Wed, 10 May 2023 20:06:00 GMT

It's a gorgeous day in the Midwest too, sunny and 80* and a great day for a car ride! DH and I are heading to The Dells for a few days. I'm like a baby, put me in a car and I'm out like a light. We stopped for lunch and I just woke up from my nap. 😴 We should arrive at our hotel in about an hour.

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MOMMAVik — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:42:33 GMT

Absolutely perfect weather here in SE WI! Temps in low 70s, no humidity & gentle breezes. I'll keep this till Fall!

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Sooner — Thu, 11 May 2023 20:45:39 GMT

Awaiting very very severe weather--tornadoes, huge hail and high winds in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and other areas.

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Enufstuff — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:15:06 GMT

@occasionalrain @CrazyKittyLvr2 @Krimpette I have never had a screen pop out, but I also use the sliding in screens in front of my stationary screens.

My kitty loves to watch the birds and squirrels and has never tried to push through a screen. I just feel that it is better to take

the precaution and double screen, to keep her safe.

About 15 years ago, I had a cat taken by a coyote. No one around here lets their cats out anymore. It is too dangerous with predators around.

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RedTop — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:37:40 GMT

Southern WV enjoyed sun and 77 degrees yesterday and sun with 85 degrees today. Perfect!

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Regal Bee — Thu, 11 May 2023 21:40:22 GMT

Beautiful day in Central Florida....but it is getting warm.

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occasionalrain — Thu, 11 May 2023 23:08:09 GMT

Every summer small children fall out of windows, the double screen would prevent that. The sliding screens aren't even expensive and easy to use.