Conspiracy theories, scams and cat's breakfast

Our former MPP is still on the warpath. They are having meetings to spread conspiracy theories.

 I am having fun reading weirdo conspiracy theories. OK, not FUN per se, but you do want to know what they are promoting. These guys (Jim and Eddie, below) are perfect examples. It is BS, of course. I've had two clients use MAiD, end-of-life was close. They were eased to the end with the knowledge that they were ready to go. They don't allow children to be part of this program. But you want to know what they are saying in order rebut.

I imagine that since these conspiracy theorists will twist the truth, they believe that our government staff and elected politicians will lie, as well. They profess FREEDOM, but apparently that doesn't include the rest of us!

The government has provided reports and data, as well as the actual protocols that must be followed. This chart shows that the deaths in Canada by MAiD in 2022 was 13,241. Another chart shows that only people over age 18 have used MAiD. These are the eligibility requirements for using MAiD:

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💰The good guys won! You really have to be on your toes. They arrested 14 people in Montreal (read: 'The Mob'), who have scammed grandparents out of $739,000 (it has been upped to $2.2 million). 

This is a perfect example of a scam. I had a text that was bogus. You really do have to think about this. Canada Post, as JB pointed out, would include both official languages. I did have a couple of parcels coming, but all of them have my proper address. 

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I found a photo with a strange orb! This was from April 8th, 2 p.m., the day of the eclipse. 

🐾This was a moment in household feline history. Cinnamon is a gentle cat. Nutmeg is the boss, AKA Killer. (She is a wicked hunter!) 

 I put food out, and noticed him eating from Nutmeg's bowl. This is highly unusual! There was food in both bowls. I had to take a photo.

If I put crunchies down in the single bowl, he'll wait until she finishes. His wet food bowl is on the left, and hers just below the giraffe. She came around the corner!

cat breakfast from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

It's been quite the week. I put 110 km on the car volunteering. My dear hubby went into town to the cafe and ordered me a quiche. He brought that home with a kale caesar salad. He cannot have dairy or yeast, so this was all for me. It was a lovely thing to do. 

More rain on the way. Outdoor chores are still going to have to wait. The poor fountain sits waiting for me!

Have a great weekend.

Dropsies, snakes, sunrise

 I wrote about our visit to the dump. When we arrived home, I got out of the car and dropped the phone. A fitting end to a bad day! Joseph Brian did his research, where we bought it they don't do repairs. We still owe money on buying this phone, which we pay monthly. He took it into our local computer store and they ordered a new cover for us, which could be a quick process. The phone still works, but we shall have to buy a cover. 

I had a hospice client Tuesday, went for a visit, but I wasn't needed. I came home and decided to clean the water fountain in preparation for setting it up for the season. I ended up not finishing, covered in bits of algae. The elbow grease was in short supply, it'll wait a few days as we've rain on the way. It gets grungy by end of season as you can see from a summer photo. The birds love it.

I'd left poor Cinnamon in the garage overnight Monday. Whoopsie. He likes to go out there and check for mice friends. I took him outside to work in the sunshine. He found 4 snakes: one garter snake and 3 ribbon snakes. It is my belief that there is a winter hibernaculum where they overwinter. In these upsy downsy temperatures they aren't wandering far from it. 

Cinnamon began on the top of the septic bed. It was like watching a toddler. I couldn't leave him alone for a minute. He would see a tail twitching and couldn't resist. 

This is a pretty ribbon snake.

And the garter snake.

Cinnamon wandered down the hill to Fred Groundhog's cette. The pile of sand in getting higher. You'll picture his head in the hole, sniffing. I was a bit worried, but he didn't go in any farther! 

Cinnamon headed to the hill where he found another snake. King of the castle! See the tree buds? They are getting ready to burst into leaves. 

The daffodils are up and blooming! 

Wednesday brought us a lovely sunrise. I played around with it, the iPhone images were better than my camera.

I managed another panoramic photo with the broken phone. Not so shabby.

A sunny day!

Temperatures have been up and down. We finally had a sunny day and decided to do a dump run. We've stuff that needed throwing out. An old metal garbage can of my dad's that had rusted through, pond equipment I can't use, old pots, etc. 

The wet fields, with all the rain we've had.

Around the bend, we had our car weighed first.

This is the pile of metal.

We drove up the hill, where we to dump our stuff.

Back to the weigh scale. 

It was an adventure! I think we went right at the top of the hill instead of left. We will know next time. The guy came out a vaguely sent us up the hill, but I suspect...

 This is sped up 4 x's, just for fun.

To the dump from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I noticed a memorial. Research tells me it was an 18-year-old in a head on collision. I always wish there were follow-up reports. What did the OPP learn? Who was at fault? How could it be prevented?

We passed a vernal swamp. It disappears in the heat of summer. 

On the way home, I asked Joseph Brian to take me to the quarry. The chorus frogs were singing for love! 

We did some chorus frog surveys over the years. They put the research on hold for some reason. 

chorus frogs 3 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

More research, this place is for sale just up the road. It's on an acre, only $679,900! I think there are chorus frogs there in the pond from one of our frog surveys.

RIP Percy

I'll deal with the bad news first. R. I. P. Percy 🐟

Percy wasn't happy in the cold. There was nothing to be done, though. I went out to check on him Monday, and he is definitely dead. I am so sad. His white friend is dead, as well. There is a smaller orange goldfish still alive. I have to think about what to do. 

It was just too cold for him, I guess. I feel awful. He hadn't moved and I didn't want to disturb him. But he was gone. He's been out there since March 29th, but succumbed to the cold. I think he was 6 years old, and we got him in Brockville.

I am still trying to figure out how to remove the old caulk from his leaky aquarium and re-caulk it. I can't reach the bottom, even standing on a chair. I don't even know how I managed to get the aquarium up on the stand. I guess I was 10 years younger!

The sunset was very pretty!

 

I went for a walkabout between storms. 

The daffodils are coming along. 

I finally remembered to check on the forsythia. Thanks to everyone who has been featuring theirs. 

You may think me silly, forgetting, but I planted it when we had a view through here. The evergreens have grown! I cannot see it from here, right on the other side of these two evergreens. 

 
The Lenten Rose is in bloom. I was trimming old dead leaves, and apparently the flowers grow on new stalks. You have to be careful with some bushes as blossoms grow on old growth in some cases.