(I can’t understand why my catnip plant isn’t growing. I give it plant food, lots of water, I even sit with it so it doesn’t get lonely. What am I doing wrong?)
Favourite perch - a typical cat, by M McBey, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Purrsonal Growth
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This Week, on “The Guiding Leash”
At Specifically General Hospital, Nurse Stoppedhart learns that handsome Dr. Horgenflorf is actually a Paraguayan circus juggler practicing without a license. Meanwhile, kindly farmer Vern Spankly struggles to save the family sesame seed farm from the Extraordinary Evil Mortgage Company. And in a secluded motel room at the edge of town, Betsey and Bob resume their torrid affair…
Bibi kiss Bobo!!!!~, by Shika Kaoin, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Cute as the Dickens
Out of a litter of 14 baby bunnies, Tiny Tim was the smallest and the feistiest. Tim almost didn’t make it, but Mom’s voice helped Tim survive — and give her a surprise!
(This is a repeat of a post from 2023 that’s too good not to share again. Thanks to reader Skimpy.)
Links: Valentine’s Date Night
Big sloppy slobbery ones, too!
Animal shelter is offering a dog or cat sleepover for Valentine’s Day
Fortune, via NTMTOM
I’m so cute I stop traffic!
Chihuahua reunites with owner after being rescued along San Diego freeway
NBC San Diego, via Anna M.
Well, of COURSE their plumage is light! That’s why they can fly, duh!
Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds
The Guardian, via Anna M.
And finally: Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart
Andrew Y. shares a Valentine’s Day treat.