Posted in Conservation, Creatures, Progress

Cleaning out the monarch keeper

I had started setting up the tank on Sunday, but quickly realized when I found the old crickets inside that it was in fact used as a reptile tank at one point.  That changed my plan of action slightly, as it still had some sand in the base and now the cleaning would need to be more thorough just in case anything lingered from the former residents.  Then my cat got sick, and suffice it to say I forgot about the cleaning though I still kept an eye on the monarchs. Continue reading “Cleaning out the monarch keeper”

Posted in Indoor Musings, Window Views

Kira

I haven’t had much reason to mention my cat Kira here as she was an indoor only cat, so she wasn’t even a visitor in our garden.  Still, whether it’s an excuse my mind has come up with to write about her or not, in one small way you share something in common with her.  She also has seen my window views, though Kira saw them first hand on a different sort of looking glass–the actual window.  Continue reading “Kira”