It's 6 a.m.! what have you done in the sun?

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Karlon

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The early risers, full of energy, will appreciate this post, I hope. By even 4:00 a.m. or 5:00 a.m. or 6:00, a.m., what have you accomplished? Theme: whether it's chores,, tasks, work or fun in the sun, what have you done? ( Outside activities mostly ). For me, it's usually water the flowers & lawn, praying, cooking breakfast for my wife & I, establishing a plan for antique hunting, reading or general chores. Join in everyone & may you inherit God's blessings!!!!!!!
 

Lynx

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Today by 6:00 a.m. I had earned more than 300 million credits running a simple 2-point trade route and bought five new freighters to further expand my fleet.

A video game called endless sky. Ask enril about it.

What? Morning time is my me time. I usually get up by 4:00 a.m. and I don't go to my job until 9:00 a.m. This is intentional.
 
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Morning, first thing prayer, to start the daily, without ceasing, communication with the Father, crossword done, photographed and sent to the grandson, helps him get the answers before his co-workers:giggle::giggle::giggle:
 
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I usually get up by 2 AM. On days when I don't go to work, 4:30 AM.

So far today, cleaned bathroom, kitchen stove and sink, fed the cats, cleaned cats litter box, got the mail, ran a load of laundry, ran dishwasher and put away clean dishes, ate breakfast, ran a load of laundry, etc. It's the 'etc.' that is problematic. Seems like there is always something do.

Oh yes, said my morning prayers too.

Gonna take a nap in a few.
 

Karlon

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Today by 6:00 a.m. I had earned more than 300 million credits running a simple 2-point trade route and bought five new freighters to further expand my fleet.

A video game called endless sky. Ask enril about it.

What? Morning time is my me time. I usually get up by 4:00 a.m. and I don't go to my job until 9:00 a.m. This is intentional.
wow! quite early. kool!
 
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Prayers, catch-up in CC, walk my doggy, sometimes, depending on the hours of 3electric rates,, laundry, some food preparation for later on's lunch, sometimes in the garden, stuff, but I ma not the greatest gardener. I did manage to trim four cypress trees, a jasmine hedge, and a large hibiscus. That hibiscus is large because I let it get out of hand, now all is wll.
 

DeanM

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Today by 6:00 a.m. I had earned more than 300 million credits running a simple 2-point trade route and bought five new freighters to further expand my fleet.

A video game called endless sky. Ask enril about it.

What? Morning time is my me time. I usually get up by 4:00 a.m. and I don't go to my job until 9:00 a.m. This is intentional.
At 6 a.m. I let the dog out and made a cup of tea. Then did some adventuring (questing) with a friend. Then we each did a crafting work order and my friend made us both some better armor. Everquest 2. We dont lay around all day. 😂
 

Mem

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I only have one of my ferals triplets left, I think their sojourn must've been about 17yrs so I'm especially attentive to the one remaining, Pearl. But there's a new stray tom that has been visiting frequently, Jack at about the same time that another stray, Penelope, showed up with two kittens, Donald (or Donna?) and Swirly. I suspect that Swirly has been adopted by a neighbor since she's come up missing and it's only been Penny and Donald that have come for breakfast and dindin. It's a challenge managing separate tables for all of them though (the triplets all ate together). And more so considering I also need to keep my flowers watered. Sometimes I water them before, sometimes after, and sometimes during peak feline dining hours, considering I need to account for the heat of the day.
 
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I only have one of my ferals triplets left, I think their sojourn must've been about 17yrs so I'm especially attentive to the one remaining, Pearl. But there's a new stray tom that has been visiting frequently, Jack at about the same time that another stray, Penelope, showed up with two kittens, Donald (or Donna?) and Swirly. I suspect that Swirly has been adopted by a neighbor since she's come up missing and it's only been Penny and Donald that have come for breakfast and dindin. It's a challenge managing separate tables for all of them though (the triplets all ate together). And more so considering I also need to keep my flowers watered. Sometimes I water them before, sometimes after, and sometimes during peak feline dining hours, considering I need to account for the heat of the day.
In my single days, one day, coming home from work, I pulled into my car port. There was this pathetic looking stray cat. Looked hungry and thirsty so I felt sorry for the little guy and put out some tuna and water.

Big mistake.

Next day, pulling into the car port, there were 4 or 5 cats. Next day, a few more. Population finally stabilized at about 10 or 11. This went on for about a year. Cat food bill was getting out of hand.

I lived on a relatively busy street so occasionally there were some casualties. Roadkill. Eventually, the rest left to eat at a better dining establishment.

Never a word of thanks. No tips either.
 

Suze

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At 4am I got up to go to the loo and saw my local stray , been feeding him for about a year . He's injured now so I'm trying to catch him as he can't hunt any more and needs to c a vet . So I get up and feed him and talk to him and give him catnip , trying to get his trust so I can get him in a trap and get him to the vets . Don't want to touch him as he may bite or scratch me and I don't much want his bacteria . One of his back paws is twice the size it should b , he can't put that foot on the floor or run and one of his eyes is almost closed . He's starting to trust me 😻 I hope I can catch him . After he trotted off I read a couple of chapters of my Bible and then went back to bed and snuggles into hubby's back until I got too hot . Same thing tomorrow morning but just maybe I will get that furry guy 😻 tried to post a photo of him but......the uploaded file is too large 🙄 .
 

Suze

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At 4am I got up to go to the loo and saw my local stray , been feeding him for about a year . He's injured now so I'm trying to catch him as he can't hunt any more and needs to c a vet . So I get up and feed him and talk to him and give him catnip , trying to get his trust so I can get him in a trap and get him to the vets . Don't want to touch him as he may bite or scratch me and I don't much want his bacteria . One of his back paws is twice the size it should b , he can't put that foot on the floor or run and one of his eyes is almost closed . He's starting to trust me 😻 I hope I can catch him . After he trotted off I read a couple of chapters of my Bible and then went back to bed and snuggles into hubby's back until I got too hot . Same thing tomorrow morning but just maybe I will get that furry guy 😻 tried to post a photo of him but......the uploaded file is too large 🙄 .
I've managed to put the photo of him in my media but it's waiting for approval .
 

Suze

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It's 4-50 on Sunday morning , I've been sat in my garden since 2am with cat food and catnip in a trap , waiting for my local injured stray , gonna give him till 8am then I'm off to bed . Hope I can get him , he needs a vet .
 
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It's 4-50 on Sunday morning , I've been sat in my garden since 2am with cat food and catnip in a trap , waiting for my local injured stray , gonna give him till 8am then I'm off to bed . Hope I can get him , he needs a vet .
That's more dedication to helping a stray than any I've met.
What's wrong with it?
I just read your previous posts for the first time.
 
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It's 4-50 on Sunday morning , I've been sat in my garden since 2am with cat food and catnip in a trap , waiting for my local injured stray , gonna give him till 8am then I'm off to bed . Hope I can get him , he needs a vet .
Infections from cat fights are most common. They can swell and look like a broken jaw. You see them around the head and neck area most of the time. There's no way of me knowing, but a dislocation or limp would more likely be a road accident.

Treatments when I worked at an animal hospital were sedation, incision and irrigation of infected areas, antibiotics, hospitalization to start with. Keep in mind that they SHOULD tell you up front if spray/ neutering is required (Drs office rule) and shots. They should tell you whet cost is per x ray, shots and office fee for an appointment.
The bill could be pretty steep, so I would get information from adoption shelters . They're not all like the county pounds. Some are no kill shelters. I would see if they will take it in when captured. Some get funding to have an affiliated vet do those things at a discount. That's just what I would do if I considered it kind of a pet and didn't do those things myself.
 

Suze

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That's more dedication to helping a stray than any I've met.
What's wrong with it?
I just read your previous posts for the first time.
His back end is injured , he can't run , walks with a limp , one of his back paws is twice the size it should b and his eyes look as if he's had an infection , one of them is almost closed and the other doesn't look great . Been feeding him since last spring and he's been fine but a few weeks ago he turned up injured and since then I've been trying to catch him . He's here !