My eyes are still a bit blurry from reading too long. Is Elvis saying lightning bees? I predict somebody is going back into the house to close the window. Of course, the Siamese cat voice can still be heard through the closed windows, but maybe not quite so loud.
Georgia posted some photos of the backyard tent on Instagram back in July. Unfortunately, since I’m not a member, Instagram won’t let me go back that far, but I found this one on Facebook:
Elvis sounds like I feel. My two youngest granddaughters are off to University this year. Much farther than the backyard but Jeasus, Mary and Joseph protect them. Can one pray too much? I’ll just keep trying. The lightning Bers help. So lovely.
S’mores are way too sweet for me. Graham Crackers + Peanut Butter! Roasted Marshmallows! Chocolate nibbled slowly while listening to stories around the campfire. But all of them jammed together – Buzz! Until the sugar rush goes away!
I came across this a few days ago, and had to share the story of a Brittany Spaniel named Dexter – it’s one of those that make you say “Wow”…
Due to an accident, he lost his right front leg and severely injured the left front as well. Demonstrating an amazing determination, Dexter started getting around on upright on his hind legs! A quote from his Vet (Dr. Chris Franklin) Via the Denver Post:
“He’s developed massive, weight-lifter thighs,” said Franklin, adding that Dexter recovered by his own will. “It was his desire to adapt. He chose two legs. They (the Paseks) didn’t make him walk on two legs. He accepted that he has this adversity and that he’s not going to let it get him down. He has amazing resilience. He’s like, ‘I got food in my bowl and the sun is shining. I’ll be fine.’ ”
The Denver Post story here: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/08/27/dexter-dog-ouray-walks-like-human/244346/
Instagram: @dexterdogouray
[Ouray is a quirky, folksy mountain town at the North end of the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado; I love to stop there for lunch and a mid-day break on the way to visit relatives.]
I love this cartoon! Elvis yelling “COME BACK INSIDE! THERE ARE BEARS!” And then the man saying “ Yeah. I wish Elvis would stop yodeling though “! Love every panel, there’s a laugh in every one!
I love everything about this comic! All our favorite outdoor cats and Elvis yelling in the background. As a Siamese cat owner, I know exactly what that sounds like when they stand in the window and yell at you out in the yard.
I live in a city in the high desert. Even at night in the summer it is often too hot to stay comfortable outside, lightning bugs don’t exist here, and light pollution does for the stars. I miss the forests from where I grew up, bonfires, and being able to see blankets of stars in the remote area where I went to college.
I love today’s arc especially. What a wonderful memory for the Boy and Girl to have – camping out in the backyard with Mom and Dad, Baba and Tommy, enjoying s’mores, fireflies and the togetherness. Gives one the fuzzies! And Elvis yodeling – oh funny and cute. Thank you Georgia Dunn for a wonderful arc today!
Each of our cats have adopted their own human. Belle always orders Marie around, Holly Berry likes Alexandria, Mac is Mittens favorite and I belong to Giblet.
Mac went back to school in Connecticut yesterday and Mittens is rather upset. She threw-up in the hallway, Mac’s room and shredded mat in front of the litter pan. She is letting us know, in no uncertain terms, that She did not give permission for him to leave.
So having Elvis warn of Bears and complain about lightening-bees looks very familiar. I have to go now, Giblet is insisting on head scritchies.
Recently I wanted s’mores, so I toasted the marshmallows over my gas stove. Suboptimal, I have to say. Not only for the lack of ambiance of a real fire, but it was really hard to get the marshmallows nicely golden. And I had no graham crackers, so I used shortbread. That was a win!
We have a guard cat like Elvis as well – the tuxedo in my profile picture. Whenever we start roasting chiles (and I’m from New Mexico, so this is frequent), he comes in to the kitchen to yell at us about how horrible and dangerous it is. He doesn’t like the smell of the charred skins or the inevitable shriek of the smoke detectors, but he won’t stay away. He has to be there telling us we’re in danger!
Once again our brilliant Georgia has managed to create a magical, heartwarming, funny and beautiful episode with TWO laugh-out-loud panels (“fire and sticky” and the last one with Elvis’ dire warning).
It’s interesting that Tommy is right in the middle of the people pile, but Baba is off to the side at a slight distance. So many cats—so many personalities.
I’m in awe of the beautiful variety of angles Georgia uses to show us a scene! And to combine that talent with comedy and heartwarming moments that are sweet without being cloying! She is a marvel!
Alias used to yell at us when she saw us in the backyard pool: “Aaa! You’re in a giant bowl of WATER! I need to save you, and there’s a WINDOW in the way! Come back!”
My Siamese boy starts shrieking as soon as I walk out the front door. And I’ve barely parked the car before the shrieking starts to greet me home. Even if I’m just in the yard he shrieks.
Frankenstein Day! —Also Mary Shelley’s birthday, and the birthday of Gothic Horror and Science Fiction. Oh the humanity! (Eeww, people! — I prefer cats.)
International Whale Shark Day —The world’s largest fish, and fortunately a plankton eater. Also one of the most beautiful sea creatures ever.
National Holistic Pet Day —Holistic: adj. characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. Sounds like a cat to me.
Toasted Marshmallow Day Apropos to today’s sticky theme. Marshmallow root is believed to have been used as early as 2,000 BCE in ancient Egypt. In these artificial times, marshmallows contain only gelatin, sugar, water, and air. I prefer mine well done …
Slinky Day —There are two possible ways to interpret this: The toy from the ‘50s, or the adjective derived from it. graceful and sinuous in movement, line, or figure, ergo, cat, or cat like. Which is odd, because every cat I’ve ever known who encountered a Slinky was terrified of it. So now I’ll slink away to breakfast, having failed to find much humor in the day. May there be something slinky in your near future …
When I was 12 or 13, my brothers and I spent half of one summer, all of the fall and part of the winter camping in a tent in the backyard. Unfortunately, it was due to necessity, not for fun. We had gone on a two week vacation in early June and when we returned, we found out that the power had gone out at some point. The temps had been over 100F every day we were gone, and the giant, oversize freezer was a total loss. In the freezer had been most of a side of beef and several gallons of grape juice that my mom was going to use to make jelly. It had turned into rancid meat, maggots, and vinegar, and had leaked out of the freezer and warped the floor in my older brother’s room. The smell was so strong that I’m surprised that the neighbors hadn’t called the police. It took months to get rid of the smell and for years afterwards I would still catch a whiff of it and gag.
I did learn how to live outside in (mostly) comfort though. Cooking was done on the grill and an extension cord provided power for lights and a fan. We couldn’t have TV, but we did have books, after we aired them out. I learned to hold my breath for almost 2 minutes when I would have to run inside to use the bathroom. I don’t know how many cans of air freshener we went through, but I’m sure the people at Glade were happy.
Yes, looking back on it now, we shudder and never, ever want to have to smell that ever again.
Elvis may be right about the tent, and maybe the sleeping bags thought can’t tell with them. The tent, hoever, does look way too close to the fire. Closer in panel two than in panel three. But still should be several more feet of space between the two.
And I love Tommy and Baba Mouse’s sleeping bags. Used to see those little demo tents, sleeping bags, and hammocks and think they looked perfect for a cat. These look like Tommy and Baba Mouse got those demo sleeping bags.
Le'letha Premium Member about 4 years ago
Don’t worry, Elvis. Bears wouldn’t dare mess with Baba Mouse!
DeerOrchid Premium Member about 4 years ago
My favorite campout as a child was in the yard of our farmhouse. August, and so many shooting stars! Fireflies were common; shooting stars, wow.
FreihEitner Premium Member about 4 years ago
I am SO with Elvis on this one.
RAGs about 4 years ago
Just adding a comment on yesterday’s cartoon:
Cats, dogs and other animals don’t worry nearly as much about limitations as they do about getting around and past them, a skill we can all use.
Sue Ellen about 4 years ago
My eyes are still a bit blurry from reading too long. Is Elvis saying lightning bees? I predict somebody is going back into the house to close the window. Of course, the Siamese cat voice can still be heard through the closed windows, but maybe not quite so loud.
Strob Premium Member about 4 years ago
“Fire and being sticky.” “I love the smell of s’mores in the evening!”
beammeup1701 (Bozo by Foxo makes everyone happy!) about 4 years ago
Gent, are you camping out in the backyard with them and eating their s’mores? Just asking, since Elvis is so concerned… :)
Sue Ellen about 4 years ago
Georgia posted some photos of the backyard tent on Instagram back in July. Unfortunately, since I’m not a member, Instagram won’t let me go back that far, but I found this one on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/breakingcatnewscomic/photos/a.1531644423547639/3375186815860048/?type=3&theater
Jungle Empress about 4 years ago
Gent, are you hiding in the People’s backyard?
Bengal about 4 years ago
Elvis sounds like I feel. My two youngest granddaughters are off to University this year. Much farther than the backyard but Jeasus, Mary and Joseph protect them. Can one pray too much? I’ll just keep trying. The lightning Bers help. So lovely.
Robin Harwood about 4 years ago
Excellent advice from Elvis. If they don’t follow it, they will be doomed.
I Mad Am I about 4 years ago
S’mores are way too sweet for me. Graham Crackers + Peanut Butter! Roasted Marshmallows! Chocolate nibbled slowly while listening to stories around the campfire. But all of them jammed together – Buzz! Until the sugar rush goes away!
Colorado Expat about 4 years ago
OT but wonderful.
I came across this a few days ago, and had to share the story of a Brittany Spaniel named Dexter – it’s one of those that make you say “Wow”…
Due to an accident, he lost his right front leg and severely injured the left front as well. Demonstrating an amazing determination, Dexter started getting around on upright on his hind legs! A quote from his Vet (Dr. Chris Franklin) Via the Denver Post:
“He’s developed massive, weight-lifter thighs,” said Franklin, adding that Dexter recovered by his own will. “It was his desire to adapt. He chose two legs. They (the Paseks) didn’t make him walk on two legs. He accepted that he has this adversity and that he’s not going to let it get him down. He has amazing resilience. He’s like, ‘I got food in my bowl and the sun is shining. I’ll be fine.’ ”
The Denver Post story here: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/08/27/dexter-dog-ouray-walks-like-human/244346/
Instagram: @dexterdogouray
[Ouray is a quirky, folksy mountain town at the North end of the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado; I love to stop there for lunch and a mid-day break on the way to visit relatives.]
ctlum about 4 years ago
Hi Elvis! ((waving to Elvis))
deadheadzan about 4 years ago
I love this cartoon! Elvis yelling “COME BACK INSIDE! THERE ARE BEARS!” And then the man saying “ Yeah. I wish Elvis would stop yodeling though “! Love every panel, there’s a laugh in every one!
Jennifer Kendzior about 4 years ago
I love everything about this comic! All our favorite outdoor cats and Elvis yelling in the background. As a Siamese cat owner, I know exactly what that sounds like when they stand in the window and yell at you out in the yard.
“Lightning bees”? Is Fire Bees taken already?
andycat Premium Member about 4 years ago
I live in a city in the high desert. Even at night in the summer it is often too hot to stay comfortable outside, lightning bugs don’t exist here, and light pollution does for the stars. I miss the forests from where I grew up, bonfires, and being able to see blankets of stars in the remote area where I went to college.
deadheadzan about 4 years ago
Beatrix in her little sleeping bag in the last panel: Too Adorable!
WelshRat Premium Member about 4 years ago
And Baba Mouse has joined them so they’re safe, Elvis! Calm down!
fullmoondeb Premium Member about 4 years ago
SUNDAY FUNDAY TIME
DorseyBelle about 4 years ago
I see Baba Mouse!!!
Jonathan Mason about 4 years ago
WTF are s’mores?
TampaFanatic1 about 4 years ago
Such a magical time….. Who doesn’t want to go back and relive a time in your life when you felt like this family?? Peace and happiness everyone!.
Kaputnik about 4 years ago
A little bit of camping can help one appreciate houses.
We do have bears around here, but not very many. I’ve only seen one myself, and heard a couple of reports from neighbors.
Gent about 4 years ago
Bears outside? Oh no! Where? Where?
cat19632001 about 4 years ago
Calm down, Elvis. If there’s any danger, Tommy will either love up on it or Baba Mouse will swat at it and give it the Cat Glare.
Alicelth Premium Member about 4 years ago
I love today’s arc especially. What a wonderful memory for the Boy and Girl to have – camping out in the backyard with Mom and Dad, Baba and Tommy, enjoying s’mores, fireflies and the togetherness. Gives one the fuzzies! And Elvis yodeling – oh funny and cute. Thank you Georgia Dunn for a wonderful arc today!
Kitty Katz about 4 years ago
Owl City: Fireflies
I cannon believe my eyes
As ten million fireflies
Surround my Humans there outside
I watch closely while they’re there
In case there could be a bear,
Stealing picanic baskets through the night!
…….
And I’d like to make myself believe
That those s’mores are lovely
It’s hard for me to think that something so sticky sweet
Could be something so delish!
…….
I try everything to warn
But looks like they’re ’till dawn
I tell them to come inside,
But I will do what I must,
And still I am gonna trust,
That my breakfast will be there at morningtide!
…….
And I’d like to make myself believe
That those s’mores are lovely
It’s hard for me to think that something so sticky sweet
Could be something so delish!
ladykat about 4 years ago
It’s nice to see them having such a wonderful time. Also, hello, Baba Mouse and Tommy!
myork06 about 4 years ago
I love Baba’s and Tommy’s sleeping bags!
rs0204 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Each of our cats have adopted their own human. Belle always orders Marie around, Holly Berry likes Alexandria, Mac is Mittens favorite and I belong to Giblet.
Mac went back to school in Connecticut yesterday and Mittens is rather upset. She threw-up in the hallway, Mac’s room and shredded mat in front of the litter pan. She is letting us know, in no uncertain terms, that She did not give permission for him to leave.
So having Elvis warn of Bears and complain about lightening-bees looks very familiar. I have to go now, Giblet is insisting on head scritchies.
misty about 4 years ago
So long sad times
No more bad times
We are rid of you at last
S’more gay times
Sticky play times
We’re together & having a blast
Campy nights are here again
The lightning bees, so clear again
Yeah, let’s sing a song of cheer again
Campy nights are here again
Summertime
Campy nights
Happy days
Are here again!
[Jack Yellen / Milton Ager]
Attwater's prairie chicken about 4 years ago
Big boi lol
cat19632001 about 4 years ago
Selfless, determined Elvis will save the day – um, night.
Miss Mina about 4 years ago
Recently I wanted s’mores, so I toasted the marshmallows over my gas stove. Suboptimal, I have to say. Not only for the lack of ambiance of a real fire, but it was really hard to get the marshmallows nicely golden. And I had no graham crackers, so I used shortbread. That was a win!
ltrauth about 4 years ago
We have a guard cat like Elvis as well – the tuxedo in my profile picture. Whenever we start roasting chiles (and I’m from New Mexico, so this is frequent), he comes in to the kitchen to yell at us about how horrible and dangerous it is. He doesn’t like the smell of the charred skins or the inevitable shriek of the smoke detectors, but he won’t stay away. He has to be there telling us we’re in danger!
BettyAdams about 4 years ago
TheRE aRe BeARs!
serenasakitty about 4 years ago
Bears? BEARS? Um, come to think of it. has anyone seen Gent around recently? Guard your s’mores.
Mr. Reader about 4 years ago
BEARware of bears
Mr. Reader about 4 years ago
Yes Elvis you do offer completely calm and not at all panicky advice.
KL about 4 years ago
Once again our brilliant Georgia has managed to create a magical, heartwarming, funny and beautiful episode with TWO laugh-out-loud panels (“fire and sticky” and the last one with Elvis’ dire warning).
Sue Ellen about 4 years ago
It’s interesting that Tommy is right in the middle of the people pile, but Baba is off to the side at a slight distance. So many cats—so many personalities.
D.W.Drang about 4 years ago
Lightning Bees!
maggijoseph Premium Member about 4 years ago
I’m in awe of the beautiful variety of angles Georgia uses to show us a scene! And to combine that talent with comedy and heartwarming moments that are sweet without being cloying! She is a marvel!
anomalous4 about 4 years ago
LIGHTNING BEES! Also known as “Christmas Light Bugs” IIRC.
cat19632001 about 4 years ago
Wave to Elvis, everyone!
Jayneknox about 4 years ago
Alias used to yell at us when she saw us in the backyard pool: “Aaa! You’re in a giant bowl of WATER! I need to save you, and there’s a WINDOW in the way! Come back!”
NWdryad about 4 years ago
My Siamese boy starts shrieking as soon as I walk out the front door. And I’ve barely parked the car before the shrieking starts to greet me home. Even if I’m just in the yard he shrieks.
MamaTheTech about 4 years ago
On a different subject, is that Baba n the sleeping bag on the far left in the last panel?
scaeva Premium Member about 4 years ago
Today is:
Frankenstein Day! —Also Mary Shelley’s birthday, and the birthday of Gothic Horror and Science Fiction. Oh the humanity! (Eeww, people! — I prefer cats.)
International Whale Shark Day —The world’s largest fish, and fortunately a plankton eater. Also one of the most beautiful sea creatures ever.
National Holistic Pet Day —Holistic: adj. characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole. Sounds like a cat to me.
Toasted Marshmallow Day Apropos to today’s sticky theme. Marshmallow root is believed to have been used as early as 2,000 BCE in ancient Egypt. In these artificial times, marshmallows contain only gelatin, sugar, water, and air. I prefer mine well done …
Slinky Day —There are two possible ways to interpret this: The toy from the ‘50s, or the adjective derived from it. graceful and sinuous in movement, line, or figure, ergo, cat, or cat like. Which is odd, because every cat I’ve ever known who encountered a Slinky was terrified of it. So now I’ll slink away to breakfast, having failed to find much humor in the day. May there be something slinky in your near future …
smorbie the great and beautiful about 4 years ago
Who is the kitty with them???
Font Lady Premium Member about 4 years ago
When I was 12 or 13, my brothers and I spent half of one summer, all of the fall and part of the winter camping in a tent in the backyard. Unfortunately, it was due to necessity, not for fun. We had gone on a two week vacation in early June and when we returned, we found out that the power had gone out at some point. The temps had been over 100F every day we were gone, and the giant, oversize freezer was a total loss. In the freezer had been most of a side of beef and several gallons of grape juice that my mom was going to use to make jelly. It had turned into rancid meat, maggots, and vinegar, and had leaked out of the freezer and warped the floor in my older brother’s room. The smell was so strong that I’m surprised that the neighbors hadn’t called the police. It took months to get rid of the smell and for years afterwards I would still catch a whiff of it and gag.
I did learn how to live outside in (mostly) comfort though. Cooking was done on the grill and an extension cord provided power for lights and a fan. We couldn’t have TV, but we did have books, after we aired them out. I learned to hold my breath for almost 2 minutes when I would have to run inside to use the bathroom. I don’t know how many cans of air freshener we went through, but I’m sure the people at Glade were happy.
Yes, looking back on it now, we shudder and never, ever want to have to smell that ever again.
about 4 years ago
Mmm, I love me some s’mores.
FrannieL Premium Member about 4 years ago
Speaking of bears, I noticed Momma and baby bear visited again last night. Left footprints on the blacktop driveway again.
miscreant about 4 years ago
This makes me miss my yodeler Miscreant. RIP buddy. Momma misses you everyday.
Nuliajuk about 4 years ago
Protease inhibitors used to treat Feline Infectious Peritonitis may be useful for treating Covid-19.
Side effects include a desire to shred toilet paper and stash hair elastics under the couch.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/drug-used-to-treat-coronavirus-in-cats-may-be-effective-for-humans-too-study-1.5084584
Mx Crazy Cat Person about 4 years ago
OMC…… Elbiff your advice is very……… well………. how do I put this………. fear based. As Bea would say “Classic Elvis.”
Aslan Balaur about 4 years ago
Absolutely LOVE the little kitty sleeping bags for Beatrix and is that Babba Mouse?
cat19632001 about 4 years ago
I hope Tommy doesn’t get sticky s’mores on his lovely fur.
knight1192a about 4 years ago
Elvis may be right about the tent, and maybe the sleeping bags thought can’t tell with them. The tent, hoever, does look way too close to the fire. Closer in panel two than in panel three. But still should be several more feet of space between the two.
And I love Tommy and Baba Mouse’s sleeping bags. Used to see those little demo tents, sleeping bags, and hammocks and think they looked perfect for a cat. These look like Tommy and Baba Mouse got those demo sleeping bags.
Seed_drill about 4 years ago
We actually called them lightning bugs rather than fireflies when I was a kid.
just another cat lover about 4 years ago
“Lightning bees! Lightning bees! Everywhere!” – Elvis 2020
lim95 almost 4 years ago
As of this day 2020 I was 12.
lim95 almost 4 years ago
As of this day I turned 12!
adoragem123 over 3 years ago
ha, ha!