No longer with us and I'll always miss him.

Whenever I was having a hard time he'd crawl up on my shoulder and sleep.

Always made me feel better.

Now at least I have that memory.

#ql_zoology_cats #Cats #ql_zoology #CatsOfMastodon

Saw my first fox in this area near #Hokah last Saturday night. I thought I was going to stop my wife's car for deer. That was unexpected.

Used to see them in North Alabama fairly often.

#Minnesota #ql_zoology #ql_zoology_fox

This website helped more than I thought it would. Losing a dog and a cat in the space of 5 months has been hard. They were old, had a good 15 years dog life and a good 18 years and 7 months cat life, so it wasn't unexpected but it still hurts so much.

And grief pulls in other sadness, like me missing another cat who passed that I never met except online.

https://www.petparentgriefsupport.com/articles/understanding-grief

#ql_zoology_cats #ql_zoology_dogs #ql_zoology #ct_biography #Cats #Dogs

Understanding Grief After Loss of Pet β€” Pet Parent Grief Support Resources

Grief is a natural response to loss, an unavoidable part of the human experience. Just as losing a human loved one can bring intense sorrow, the loss of a pet can evoke similar feelings of grief and mourning.

Pet Parent Grief Support Resources

We went to the International Festival of Owls https://festivalofowls.com at the International Owl Cennter https://www.internationalowlcenter.org in Houston, Minnesota today.

What a fun, informative program. We learned so much. The presentation by Andi was so good.

Other πŸ¦‰ owls there, but Ruby the great horned owl was the star.

It's still going on later today and tomorrow, but we already feel like we got our money's worth of admission for today.

#MNastodon #HoustonMN #Minnesota #ql_zoology #Owls #OwlCity

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OWLS

Immerse yourself in owls at this full-weekend, all-owl event held annually the first weekend in March in Houston, Minnesota USA.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OWLS

Stopped to take this at an unused neighborhood soccer field because it seemed such a strange place for it. I'm guessing there's a huge underground network to somewhere else for their food and supplies?

I have no interests in ants, really. But the Mastodon user @futurebird has a passion for them that's interesting.

#q_science #ants #ql_zoology