Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for September 12, 2021

Second Summer? Is that the politically correct term for Indian Summer?

“. . . Please don’t do this.”

Elvis, you know very well that once someone gets on a The Hobbit quoting/paraphrasing kick, there’s NO STOPPING IT!

Dare I say…Lupin and Goldie really seem to enjoy double teaming Elvis at times like this. But Elvis has spotted the wild yellow creatures which marks summer’s end. Puck just wants to jump to Halloween and he looks so forlorn that I feel his pain. Siiighhh!

We were supposed to be in the mid-90s Saturday, but the smoke from the western fires cut the sunshine down a bit.

Is…is this a Lord of the Rings reference? OMC, I still need to read that…

it was a terrible summer for me… i got covid all summer not fun

[fall’s over, laughing]

I love this one SO MUCH. Like I don’t even have words. I’m going to buy an actual newspaper today so I can put this on my fridge.

Deep sigh from Texas, where it’s been summer since March and will continue to be until November.

Don’t look so sad, Pucky! I want to see your fall spooky boy looks!

Yeah, it’s still summer in southern Ontario. Our second summer is usually the week of Thanksgiving—the second week in October—and it’s typically blazingly hot. My ex would frequently do the Thanksgiving dinner vegetables on the outdoor grill. (October Thanksgiving may seem unseasonal, but it’s considerably less of a big deal in Canada, and I have always contended that it makes more sense to have the two big ‘family’ holiday’s—thanksgiving and Christmas—further apart, for the sake of everyone’s sanity. The only drawback is that Canadian retailers regard the day after Halloween as the appropriate time to put up Christmas decorations. I think it’s okay to put out Christmas items and decor for purchase, but decorating the store for Christmas should wait until the first week in December. In the past, stores have also played Christmas music in early November, but there was such a poor reaction from shoppers, that they stopped that madness.)♥

Loving the little blue lines of the fan moving the air.

Wow, it must be hot. Lupin and Goldie have lost their jackets and rolled up their sleeves. Elvis has rolled up his sleeves and lost his tie entirely, and poor Puck is trying to beat the heat in his undershirt. Oh, that little white floof!

Can’t decide whether the ‘yellow thing’ is sad or happy. I hope happy.

The school bus. More dangerous than the mailman! It kidnaps healthy, happy, kids every weekday morning and makes them drained, unhappy, shells in just 6 – 8 hours… (well, most kids.)

Sunday Funday

Put on a shirt, Puck. No-one wants to see your sweaty singlet.

Meanwhile, Spring has started and it’s getting warmer here. I hope the lorikeets will be back soon. I love parrots in the Springtime.

OT: Cat saved by U Miami fans at game, very scary but with happy ending!

Yay! Soon the Pucky Bats, will be back!

School buses on the road

Nobody on the beach

I feel it in the air

The summer’s still in reach

Empty lake, empty streets

The fun goes down alone

Let’s look inside the house

Where I know cats sweat at home

I can see them

Their sweat stains shining in the sun

They got their sleeves rolled up

And no sunglasses on, baby

And I can tell you my love for BCN will still be strong

When the spooky boy looks of next fall have come

It will be summer here until December.

Mid September is plenty of time to start the Halloween season.

Puck, sorry, you really can’t be scary in a vest.

Goldie toe beans and Lupin (double shot of) toe beans!

With this heat, how long will it be before we see Nekkid Lupin?

I’m with Elvis. I too am ready for summer to wrap it up and the temperature to cool down. Burt is right; this prolonged heat is not good. I do, however, like to see Goldie and Lupin getting along so well here. I guess they both appreciate good literature.

Nat King Cole: Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

Go away, lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,

You had your time, now cool days should be here

Go away, lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,

We love you, but come back next year!

…….

And now it’s time for it to be a change of season,

Spooky boy clothing, now you’re set,

Pumpkin spice coffee, but why, must be a reason,

Time for some tailgating and football, not cool yet!

…….

Go away, lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,

You had your time, now cool days should be here

Go away, lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,

We love you, but come back next year!

Lupin reprises the Hobbits from Fellowship of the Ring!

Elvis spots school buses in the wild and says, “So, Wrap it up!” This from a cat who had doubts of the mailman being real.

Ohmygoodness. Lupin is wearing nothing but a red tie.

Oh waitsaminute…

Oh, Puck! You’re chilling us all to the bone! ;-D

When fall finally gets here, we can open the door to a small screened-in porch. The cats love going out there to watch the birds and squirrels.

I’m loving the LotR vibes from 3rd n 4th panels. :)

Panel 4 shows Goldie and Lupin enjoying a joke like very good friends.

Summertime Summertime sum-sum Summertime Summertime Ooo ooo ooo

We’re actually having a brief cool spell – Friday morning it was 58 degrees F for the first time in MONTHS, and the air was nice and blessedly dry. The humidity is all back now, plus I’m wandering around in a clammy sweat following the surgery; not sure if this would be “second summer” or just “order your antibiotics now!”

We had one morning this week when we could have turned the heat on… but we didn’t and it stayed cooler in the house all day.

Nice Tolkien reference

second summer? Sounds like something i would say as a child (winks)

“These” have been roaming the wild since last month where i live

Chill, Elvis, it’s officially Summer for another 10 days.

TECHNICALLY since the solstices are midsummer and midwinter days, the upcoming equinox should be midfall day. Personally, I do it by month, with September/October/November being Fall here. There is no scientific consensus of definition of the seasons tied to the orbital points.

Frost Fall, a suburb of Frostbite Fall(s), Minnesota.

…is Lupin’s last comment to Puck a foreshadowing of an upcoming NEW spooky Halloween story involving the ghostly Tillie and her crew??? That would be sooooo great !!!…

When Pucky wears a wifebeater, do we call it a wifebeater? Because when he wears it, it can’t be a wifebeater: Pucky is an A+ #1 top notch good boy!

There’s been a uptick in yellow creature sightings in my area, too … That and the sudden disappearance of watermelons from the outdoor market bins, with a equally sudden appearance of humongous pumpkins. I later found the remaining melons hiding in a cluster indoors, presumably because the mutant gourds had chased them inside …

When Cats Become Hobbits!

I have friends and family getting ready for spring and summer. They live in Australia and New Zealand.

I agree with the cats. Once September comes and school starts, it’s time to say goodbye to summer.

Winter starts December 1st, Spring starts March 1st, Summer starts June 1st, and Fall starts September 22.

Fall is an important time of the year for black cats. It’s time for them to start practicing fluffing out their tails. In CA when I was a kid by law school started on the first Monday after Admission Day (September 9.) Now school starts in August. I dunno. As far as I can tell kids aren’t any smarter. Admittedly there’s no need for them to help out with the harvest now.

Spooky is an all black wooly bear (a type of catepillar for those that don’t know). The old wives tale is you can tell how bad the beginning and end of the coming winter is going to be by the by the width of the black bands at the head and tail of the wolly bear. And it’s been my experience that this is one of those old wives tales that is usually acurate. And a couple weeks ago I saw an all black wooly bear, I’ve never seen an all black wolly bear. Recent weather has been suggesting an early frost. And last week I did see a news article that the coming winter is going to be a particularly harsh one.

I feel you Puck.

Personally, I also cannot wait for you to debut your fall spooky-boy looks.

I think Lupin & Goldie watch The Fellowship of the Ring as often as I do!

In St. Louis, summer really hasn’t ended. We’ve had some days in the 80s, and an occasional rainy 70s, but alternating with 90s. Currently 89F.

Hee hee, Lupin is signing “soon” in the last panel.

I am content with the weather we have been having. Not too hot and not too cold. Just what this Goldilocks likes…Just Right! LOL!

Love the play on an excellent LotR quote =)

Love how the school bus has a smiley face.

I’m waiting for the next comic to show up

I want to be first!

I know my question is a bit late, but: Is Puck cracking his knuckles in the last panel?♥

Aww….spooky-boy looks. Love you, Pucky!

I can rest easy knowing that Lupin and Goldie are LOTR fans

Aw! Lupin is signing! Don’t know why it’s so cute (and totally awesome), but it IS!