One word Wednesday...

Wonder

Make, make and more making!

Last week was Kids Garden Club day at the allotment here in Sooke.

There's always such a buzz of energy on this night and tonight 

with the gorgeous weather, well, it was perfect!

First stop was the flower pounding station...

 Fresh flowers and leaves are placed between paper...

...and hammer in hand, let the pounding commence!!

The kids had a ball making this the noisiest table at the meeting!!

 The colours that transferred were so vibrant!

Of course it wouldn't be the garden club if we didn't plant something now would it?!

First to the wheelbarrows to get some beautiful rich soil...

...and over to the table to fill up the pots with some colourful flowers...

 Everyone got their hands dirty...

...and knees!

 Markers were made for the sunflowers...

 ...marigolds to keep the bugs at bay...

 these pots will be full of pretty flowers in no time!

 One of the best tables at the meeting is the food table!

 You can tell by the concentration on the kids faces that these are some serious foodies! 

 maybe, just maybe, you might get a taste dad!

 mmm yoghurt dill dressing...

 ...can't hardly wait!

 There's always something to learn about the wildlife in the garden and this week

it was all about birds. A whole lot of colouring was going on at this table...

 Once again...concentration was key...

 Speaking of making things...the kids made these great little row markers...

 Give peas a chance!

 Everyone got in on the deal...

 Even the little ones!

 All in all a good time was had by everyone!

 See you next month awesome kid gardeners!!

The Georgia files...

Well it's been a crazy last couple of days with our Sweet Georgia.

Thursday, sometime during the night, Georgia's bad eye got worse

and ruptured even further beyond repair.

It was not a pretty sight at all but in true Georgia fashion,

she ate breakfast and continued to play and explore her little world.

I called the vet as soon as they opened at 8 and they took her in

straight away to have said eye removed.

There was nothing else could be done.

She has recovered so far with flying colours and continues to amaze us with her spirit!

As soon as she was home and awake but still groggy, she was wrestling

with her toys and wanting something to eat.

Even though I have my camera setting on sports mode, a kitten is not an easy subject to shoot!

The good news is that the vet thinks the remaining eye can probably be saved!

Although her vision in it remains to be seen...

She's still not the prettiest gal on the block but you just try to resist that joyful soul!

She has a little drainage tube which will come out after the weekend and has to wear

the dreaded cone when she's not supervised...which she managed to escape out of during the night 

using her Houdini super powers.

The technicians at the vet had to adapt one to make it small enough for her.

I'm calling it the 'Melita one cup cone of shame' 

since it's exactly the same size as those coffee filter holders!

In true kitten fashion she has 3 things on her agenda:

eat, sleep, play repeat...

So fingers, toes and paws crossed she continues on her road to recovery.

Thanks again to everyone who has helped and made this kittens life, well, a kittens life!

Will keep you updated as things progress but for now...time for a nap...

**Special thanks to Dr Debra Lambert and the staff at Sooke Veterinary clinic 

for taking such special care of our little mite.**

A little help from my friends...

Crowd funding.

It's a system that helps people raise money for various reasons online.

It's now my turn to try my hand at this.

I have just been to the vet this morning with Georgia and have

come home with a grim prognosis.

Double eye removal.

Seems that this sweet little feral kitten just had

too bad of an eye infection to save her sight.

I'm both sad and angry right now.

Sad for the obvious reasons that this little, joyful soul will

never be able to see her beautiful world from no choice of her own.

Angry at the fact that there are many irresponsible pet owners

out there that would enable this to happen.

I could go on and on about that but now is the time to move forward.

Now that Georgia has come into our lives at a time when we needed distraction

the most, I feel I have no choice but to care for her and help her

continue living her life as joyous as possible.

She is quite full of it, as most kittens are.

You can read the longer story on the link provided below.

Thank you so much.