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Yes, it was the best Christmas present, she is happy about that. We do have a suspicion that he will be off again as soon as he is let out, he is by nature adventurous. He will be kept in for two weeks though. Luna is sort of accepting him, but also ignoring him and ignoring us too for cuddling him. She was on our bed this morning at the same time as him, difficult to make a bed with two cats on it.

A bit drier here today but very cold. Yesterdsy Lyn drove us to Ambleside to the garden centre and ee were glad we were in the -Audi 4x4 as the roads were flooded in many places. We managed to get through ok.

Aww, just read up and see Lucas is back home safe and sound Ann. This is the very best Christmas present ever for your Daughter, not too sure about Luna though ha ha
Perhaps the cat won't like having Lucas back to share the fuss and cuddles now?
Last year was the worst possible Christmas with Jon passing away. I really hope Lucas will help to comfort your Daughter for a tough Christmas this year.

Oh Bless him Ann..he just wants to snuggle up whether it be front or rear end :-D.Give him a couple of weeks and he will be back to normal Lucas :-D He will fill out again in no time and no doubt rule the roost.
He needs to be kept in for a couple of weeks if possible.He might go stir crazy but that is what I was told years ago when we moved here with our cat Solo.The only problem with that was ,she never again went outside to do her business.She would come back in and use the tray and then go off into the garden again :-S :-S

Yes I watched that too Jane. Lucas is more his old self today, frisky and still wanting attention. He spent a couple of hours last night sleeping with us, trouble is having food on hand to eat and having to catch up with lost time, he is not pleasant to know and insisted on sleeping right up close with his rear end near my face (and nose)! Eventually he jumped down and went to sleep with daughter (and Luna). They are up to vaguely touching noses and sniffing b*ms when passing . So things are improving and he is definitely our Lucas. He had definitely been sleeping rough and probably cadging food, lost his collar too. He is really thin (and making up for it), and his fur is out of condition but nothing major to worry about as far as ee can tell.

Little monkey still wants to get outside and we daren't let him out as he will be off again. :-(

Oh it has to be Lucas Ann
I wonder if he has been shut in somewhere or just got lost after running off.He is back home now which is the best Christmas Present :-D :-D :-D.I am sure Luna will soon get used to not being TOPCAT :-D :-D

We had a right old do with the window feeder today.I had just filled it up (to the brim)
and a few minutes later heard a big thump,as a huge Squirrel landed on it.After 3 returns the feeder was knocked off the window :-S :-S..What a mess.I tried to sweep up as much as i could but the wind was blowing the pellets all over the place.I gave up in the end and thought that they wouldn't be on the ground for long..I was right.I went out half an hour later and there was nothing left at all on the ground.So the Cheeky thing had been back yet again and scoffed the lot.
I refilled the feeder and a bit later the Woodpecker was on there :-D.I have been to my garden shop today and bought plenty of food to see them over the Xmas.

I have just seen on our news of a Reindeer being taken into a Care Home...The elderly just loved it.It was wonderful to see :-D :-D

Wonderful news :-D :-D

We are still 99.9% sure it is him. He is very cuddly comes to all of us in turn between sleeps of which there are many. He is very thin, you can feel his bones but otherwise seems healthy. Grandson and wife have been to check and are sure it is Lucas. Luna is most put out she preferred being the only cat. Hopefully she will get over it.

Oh Ann ,this is great news :-D :-D :-D :-D.Just in time for Xmas too.I do hope it is Lucas.It does sound like it is :-D :-D.I wonder where he has been, poor puss.

I do hope he turns out to be Lucas. He sounds very much at home there. Was Lucas microchipped? What a lovely Christmas present if it is him :-D

Ooh, we have a rather thin but very affectionate black cat here. Just picked him up from the estate up the back. We are pretty sure it is Lucas, he is very at home and Luna seems not bothered by him as she would be if he was a strange cat. He is very hungry, and minus his collar. Daughter will take him for a check up at the vet after Christmas. Six weeks ago he went off, strange because we were here when he went and seems quite happy to be cuddled by me as well as Lyn.

Grey and damp in the Lake District too, but what is new? :-D

We don't get Red Kites round our way but I have seen them when we have been in Oxfordshire. They are beautiful.

I am in Surrey this weekend for OH's sister's birthday and it is very grey and wet here.

Don't ever remember seeing Red Kites around here Jane. I have googled them and they are beautiful birds, you were lucky to witness such an amazing sight.

Bright and sunny here with blue sky and white clouds. Is it really December???

It was Ann.Just a pity I couldn't get any pics.I stood in the Pub Car Park and watched them for ages :-D

That must have been a great sight Jane.

We went out to a village pub today for lunch .Very nice it was too.But I was so surprised to see so many Red Kite.I lost count of them.There were 8 that I did count and they were all flying quite low .But higher up and a bit further away were so many more !!!!.Far too many to count.It was quite a sight :-D

Ann, Glad your bathroom is sorted. Enjoy!

I can send you all the Niger seed you want.....ours hardly gets touched, goldfinches are such occasional visitors here and nothing else seems to eat the Niger seed. I got ridiculously excited today because I saw 1, repeat 1, bluetit on the peanuts.

There are quite a few blackbirds around making a real mess in the garden as they dig up worms and the collared doves seem to like our bird bath as a drinking station but not much else appears. Even the starlings are now only coming when I put a home made fat cake out. As soon as they have finished it they disappear until I put another one out.

Hello all

Very cold and dark here in Yorkshire today.

I certainly can't compare with the variety of birds in Jane or Ann's gardens, just the usual sparrows, Mr and Mrs Blackbird, pigeons, collard doves, starlings here today.
No sign of the robin........ so no bob bob bobbin along for us right now.

We seem to be the feeding station for the neighbourhood's goldfinches at the moment. OH counted six on the two feeders this morning and two in a tree at the end of the garden. we now ned to get more niger seed.

Oh well Ann that is still pretty good.As long as you are pleased with the job that is the main thing :-D

I have had the Gt Spotted Woodpecker on the window feeder again this morning.I also saw a Pheasant walking along the roof of next door LOL.He looked a bit lost up there.But when he spotted me at the window he ran up the tiles and over the ridge and down the other side :-).Haven't seen it again.