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Respite Open Thread: Waffles and Hemingway Need a Home

by TaMara (HFG)|  September 2, 20196:25 pm| 131 Comments

This post is in: Nature & Respite, Pet Blogging, Pet Rescue, Something Good Open Thread

Waffles is a six-year-old miniature horse. His best friend is a goose named Hemingway.

They’re available for adoption — together — in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/IOGI9ImkcI pic.twitter.com/Br29gG237r

— Erin (@erinruberry) September 2, 2019

A miniature horse is up for adoption in Pennsylvania – but if you want the horse, you have to adopt his best friend, too.

Waffles is a six-year-old miniature horse, and his best friend is a goose named Hemingway.

Waffles is described as being small, but with a huge personality. He loves the typical “horse things” like grass and carrots, but there is nothing he loves more than Hemingway.

Linda Reider with the Bucks County SPCA said Waffles and Hemingway are a package deal.

“If you want to adopt Waffles, you have to adopt Hemingway. And if you want to adopt Hemingway, you have to adopt Waffles,” Reider told WFMZ.

The friends go way, way back – they were both taken from the same farm, where “the conditions were not good,” as Reider described it.

Even when Waffles was sick, Hemingway wouldn’t leave his side.

“When we go to give medicines or injections [to Waffles], Hemingway would get in between us and say, ‘I’m sorry, that’s my buddy the horse, he doesn’t want a shot today,'” Reider told WFMZ.

If you are interested in adopting this adorable pair, please visit the Bucks County SPCA’s website here.

If you aren’t able to adopt Waffles and Hemingway or are looking for a pet of another kind, please consider adopting another animal from the Bucks County SPCA or from your local animal shelter.

I’m sure there is room in Cole’s backyard…I’ll chip in for transport.

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Respite Open Thread: Happy Birthday, Lily Tomlin

by Anne Laurie|  September 1, 20198:44 pm| 147 Comments

This post is in: Because of wow., I'm With Her, Nature & Respite, Open Threads, Popular Culture, Women's Rights Are Human Rights

Lily Tomlin was born September 1, 1939. pic.twitter.com/Y5bzMumBFt

— Van Dyke Parks (@thevandykeparks) September 1, 2019

A patron saint for this, our moment in time…

“No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up.”

#HappyBirthday to #LilyTomlin, whose breakout role was as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series #RowanAndMartinsLaughIn, btd 1939. pic.twitter.com/NFz74vcm2S

— Silver Age Television ? (@SilverAgeTV) September 1, 2019

“the road to success is always under construction.” • Lily Tomlin | ? pic.twitter.com/ndNATKOEep

— a e s t h e t i c (@aesthetic_paf) August 31, 2019

Happy birthday to Lily Tomlin ?? pic.twitter.com/RSqcojNJ0i

— ilona (@ilonarcari) September 1, 2019

Happy 80th Birthday to Lily Tomlin! The voice of Miss Frizzle in The Magic School Bus, Mommo in The Ant Bully, and Toki in Ponyo. #LilyTomlin pic.twitter.com/k8OJhUemHT

— Alec Behan (@alec_behan) September 1, 2019

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Respite Open Thread: Uplift One Another

by TaMara (HFG)|  September 1, 201911:15 am| 24 Comments

This post is in: Nature & Respite, Something Good Open Thread

❤️?@Naomi_Osaka_ | @CocoGauff#USOpen pic.twitter.com/ouVQenQki6

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2019

Coco Gauff‘s first U.S. Open in the main draw proved arguably as memorable as her Wimbledon run last month. It ended Saturday, when defending champion Naomi Osaka served her out 6-3, 6-0 in the third round.

Then Osaka, 21, approached Gauff, 15, and urged the youngest woman in the tournament to share the on-court victor’s interview.

“It’s better than going into the showers and crying,” Osaka, who was memorably in tears after beating Serena Williams in last year’s final, when boos for the chair umpire rained down, told Gauff. “Let these people know how you feel.”

Uplift one another ???@CocoGauff | @Naomi_Osaka_ | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/XtZIefrs1v

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2019

 

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Friday Morning Open Thread: Here’s Hoping for A Quiet Weekend…

by Anne Laurie|  August 30, 20194:55 am| 116 Comments

This post is in: Election 2020, Faunasphere, How about that weather?, LGBTQ Rights Are Human Rights, Open Threads, Sports, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome

I give u two trash panda kits swimming in circles in our pond. Have an awesome day. pic.twitter.com/yHsZvv41NS

— Chris Esaki (@LoungeToy) August 27, 2019

*Especially* that Florida, and our beloved Floridian Jackals, will come through Dorian as unscathed as possible!

Who’s got plans for the last official weekend of summer?

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When it comes to “2nd choice” preferences, Sanders voters clearly like Warren over the others.

But the feeling isn’t mutual. Warren fans like Harris most, followed by Sanders and Biden, per @pewresearch.https://t.co/zqypFHcz15

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 27, 2019

64% of voters believe that the level of hatred and prejudice in the United States has increased since the 2016 election.

56% of voters say that Trump's language and behavior have played a role in motivating white supremacists to commit violence. 40% disagree.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 29, 2019

NFL veteran comes out as bisexual https://t.co/fzJOrg6UM9

— Federico Chispas (@dfsparks) August 30, 2019


(Sorry, Raven, I know you’d prefer we not bring up football here)

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Respite Open Thread: Egg-cellent News

by TaMara (HFG)|  August 29, 201910:42 am| 128 Comments

This post is in: Duck Blogging, Nature & Respite, Something Good Open Thread

So Penelope Pearl started laying consistently this week. Her endeavors have been adorable. The eggs have ranged from full-sized to fun-sized. I should have added chicken egg for comparison – but the third egg in is about chicken egg-sized.  Duck eggs are much bigger than even extra-large chicken eggs.

duck eggs, tomatoes on counter

You can also see that Mabel and Maddie have been busy, as well (in the bowl). Their eggs are back to being hard-shelled after a few months of soft-shelled eggs. The culprit? Bixby’s dog food. They do love their dog food, so I switched Scout and the ducks back to the old food, while Bixby has to have a beef food because he’s developed a chicken allergy.

Ten days off of dog food and many days of Ducks On Strike and everything went back to normal. Except they still wouldn’t lay eggs consistently, so I relented and give them about 2 cups of Scout’s food to share in the morning. They are eating more laying mix of seeds/scratch but happy to have their dog food back and laying eggs daily.

They are also EXCELLENT bug hunters and I love watching them run around the yard devouring flies, grasshoppers and grubs.

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I Am Vengeance! I Am the Night!

by Adam L Silverman|  August 28, 201912:14 am| 76 Comments

This post is in: Faunasphere, Nature, Nature & Respite, Open Threads

I am really enjoying these belly scritchees and my ladybug pacifier!

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FLASHBACK to Capella enjoying a morning tickle. In the wild, their mothers groom them throughout the day to keep them clean and prevent bacterial growth known as 'slimey wing'. In care, we only bath (wipe them down) our flying fox orphans once a day as we don't want to strip away their natural oils etc. After their bath, they love a good tickle to mimic their mothers tongue, and then they are sunned to dry out and get their much needed vitamin D. *bats are not pets* – I am a licensed and vaccinated wildlife rescuer and rehabilitator. If you see a sick or injured bat, do not touch it. Call your nearest wildlife rescue group. No touch, no risk. #capellatheflyingfox #blackflyingfox #vaccinatedandlicencedcarer #batsqld #flyingfox #fruitbat #babybat #bat #wildliferescue #batsofaustralia #australianwildlife #batsofinstagram #batsarenotpets #pleasedonottouchbats #notouchnorisk #rehabilitateandrelease #secondchance #australia #queensland #battyburrito #threatenedspecies #protectedspecies

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Respite Open Thread: Sealed with a Kiss

by TaMara (HFG)|  August 26, 20199:18 pm| 21 Comments

This post is in: Nature & Respite, Something Good Open Thread

A land puppy and a water puppy meet…

Their friendship was sealed.pic.twitter.com/Jh1vUYscgn

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 19, 2019

I loved this and wanted to see if there was a youtube version – and found out puppies and seals have been kissing for years. And each one is more adorable than the next.

Here’s a little respite from the crazy today.

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