Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for March 26, 2024

Now that we’ve seen robins in the ‘hood, maybe we’ll see the elusive Friar Puck…

The third Robin from the sun? Spring sprung it’s spring-a-ling-a-ding-dong here quite some time ago. Followed by near summer temps. Then Winter said, OH NO YOU DON’T, for 2 whole days… Then Spring resprung again. So i’m expecting either Winter’s return or hot lava to fall from the sky very soon.

I’m also loving the Robin taking a bow. Well played third bird with the word…..of Spring that is.

All robins are special.

I saw my first robin of the year in January. I’m not sure if it just arrived or decided to spend the winter here.

Last week, there was a flock of robins enjoying the good eats in a grassy area of the park.

The only sign of spring here so far has been near-incessant rain. We need it for sure, but I’m ready for warmer temperatures.

I don’t think the robins ever left. The winter was considerably warmer than normal.

Don’t you just hate it when you excitedly bring news to someone and they just say I know about it. I knew about it a week ago?

I wonder if Lupin saw a real robin earlier in the month, or if it was a side effect of eating all that cake.

I miss robins, cardinals, blue jays, and redwing blackbirds. We had them in IL, IN, MN, NJ, and WI, and even in MN. We have more monochrome birds here. Bear loves watching them. She thinks they’re out there just for her amusement.

I don’t remember seeing the first robin this spring, but I sure as heck heard them — and everybody else with feathers — singing up a storm mid-February. The trees were budding in January, too. Spring came wayyyyy too early this year.

Lupin’s expression; his eyebrows, mouth, and paw behind his neck = “Oops!”

There’s always one around my place.

I’m not sure Robins do migrate!

The Robins here stick around all year and the males are singing their little hearts out right now looking for love.

Lupin’s robin at the beginning of the month wasn’t yet spring, and if Puck’s was early enough last week, it would still have been winter as well. So I say this one qualifies as the first robin of spring.

I saw the first butterfly of spring a few days ago! It was a zebra swallowtail and it was on my neighbor’s flowering tree, which I’m embarrassed to say I don’t know what is. It’s a huge tree but blooms like a fruit tree.

I saw a robin yesterday, dancing on the roof of my neighbor’s shed!

The UK voted the robin as the national bird around 1960. There, the robin is associated with Christmas.

Fun fact: “Have you noticed a Robin’s red-breast is actually orange? The bird was named before the English language had a word for the colour ‘orange’. Many things that were really orange were called red instead, even though we did have the word for ‘orange’ as in the fruit. The colour orange was not named as a colour in English until the 16th century. The name for the colour comes from the fruit.”

The same is true in Welsh — robin goch, red robin.

We’ll nip it in bud. Don’t like the weather? Just wait ten minutes. 35 degrees F & rain at 0300 hrs in KC.

Eh and me just see Robin too. And his name is Harwood.

I saw the first robin on February 3. My daffodils have already bloomed and are starting to wither. I saw the first buzzard yesterday. (The return of the buzzards is a big deal every March 15 in Hinkley Ohio.) We’ve had two separate tornado outbreaks. That’s my least favorite sign of spring. We’ve had several days of highs in the 70’s. I still haven’t seen a red winged blackbird nor heard their rusty hinge squawk.

We have a bonded pair of doves that frequent our birdbath, as well as robins, cardinals, and bluejays. The blue jays are quite mean.

It’s truly an honor, third robin of spring!

We now have robins, daffodils, and croci, but it’s still too cold.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Serfig-Aro: Your Majesty, I wish to present to you Chirp and Chant, Queen Mags’ representatives from Afar.

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Welcome, noble birds. What brings you to Egypt?

Chirp: Your Majesty, our Queen wishes to extend her regards and invite you to the First Annual Literary Fest.

Queen Cat: I would be most honored to attend. When is this Literary Fest to take place?

Chant: In one week’s time, Your Majesty. She wishes to honor the discovery of the oPyramid, and its wondrous scrolls.

Queen Cat: Please join us for dinner, noble couriers. And we would invite you to spend the evening with us and begin your journey back tomorrow.

Chirp: Your Majesty is most gracious. We would be honored to stay the night.

Chant: And now we beg leave to visit the Artisans’ studio.

Queen Cat: Of course. Figs, please escort these noble birds to the Artisans’ Studio.

Figs: At once, Your Majesty.

At the Artisans’ Studio

Chant: Ladies! Long time no see!

Maat-Tilda: Hey guys! What brings you to the studio?

Chirp: We heard about your found object sculptures and wanted to see them.

Sophititi: You are fortunate. I am working on one right now. It has found objects from Where I Know Not.

Chant: I heard Arachna Spider will be coming soon.

Adobe Style: In a few days. The locusts had a plague scheduled, and she’s going to capture a few to make Nommn Nom Spider Treats.

Chirp: Wonderful! The Treats Made From Sustainable Locust Plagues!

Tommy can put a positive spin on anything. I do enjoy this type of news.

I’m feeling happy today

Gonna pack my cares in a whistle

Gonna blow them all away

What if I’ve been unlucky?

Really I ain’t got a thing

There’s a time I always feel happy

As happy as a king

When the red, red, Robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along, along

There’ll be no more sobbing

When he starts throbbing, his old sweet song

Oh, wake up, wake up you sleepy head

Get up, get up, Elvis get out of bed

Cheer up, cheer up, the sun is red

Live, love, laugh and be happy

What if I’ve been blue?

Now I’m walking through fields of flowers

Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours

I’m just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song

When the red, red, Robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along

When the red, red, Robin comes bob, bob, bobbin’ along, along

There’ll be no more sobbing

When he starts throbbing, his old sweet song, oh

Wake up, wake up, you sleepy head

Get up, get up, Elvis get out of bed

Cheer up, cheer up, the sun is red

Live, love, laugh and be happy

What if I’ve been blue?

Now I’m walking through fields of flowers

Rain may glisten but still I listen for hours and hours

I’m just a kid again doing what I did again, singing a song

When the red, red, Robin starts bob, bob, bobbin’ along

Tommy, you always say the right thing, to make everyone around you share in your happy view! Big floofy hug to Tommy.

First thought: More robins than I can count are hanging out around our complex this week. I suspect they are taking advantage of any worms that are being displaced by the crew replacing our drainage pipes.

Second thought: Since a certain portion of our local robin population no longer migrates, my technical first sighting of the year was in January.

We have a yard full of robins, along with some late-season juncos, busy woodpeckers, and clouds of goldfinches.

He met a bird today, oh boy

He met a plucky bird who’s not afraid

And though the cats were rather glad

Well, Tommy had to laugh

His bird was the third seen by the staff

I’d love to hug Thomas ❤️

/ John Lennon, Paul McCartney / A Day in the Life

Love the way Tommy worked that in!

I live in a valley in Northern California where robins overwinter, so they arrive in November as a sign of impending gloom until there are masses of them shouting in the trees. (Alfred Hitchcock jokes are made.) The cats love to watch them eat our berries and bed down in the blackberry bushes. This month, they have been flying away to be recognized as the third robin of spring elsewhere.

Third place still gets you on the podium, so there’s that.

All the robins to the north of me were wintering around here. I only see the robins of fall / winter. Then they all leave in early spring.

I thought Lupin had grown a ‘stache but now I see that it’s just his sheepish smile.

Maybe y’all saw the same robin. That one. So the one he’s talking to IS the first robin of Spring!

Tommy always has a positive outlook. I love him.

Hey, the robin doesn’t care so long as he gets his moment in the spotlight.

Take a bow, birdie!

Tommy remaining positive about the third robin shows how carefree and optimistic he is.

Georgia Dunn.*

Crossover requested!!!!!!!!!

TEN CATS needs a chainsaw so Chesney and little Oliver can saw into a closed + locked door in a mouse hole.

Hot lava? Take pictures.

Spring didn’t stare till last week. The other sightings sound like winter ones.

Trixie in Hi and Lois also saw the 3rd robin of the season today.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lupin do that face before, lol

A day behind here. I am seeing yesterday’s comic.

I think robins stay all winter here. I saw one chasing a blue jay the other day.