February 20, 2021 Saturday at Rikki’s Refuge

all in a day’s work …. photos by those caring for the animals
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(you can help support those animals at www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate)

(you can help support those animals at www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate)
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Rise and shine you lazy boys !!!

The guineas are playing slip and slid, running up the hill, sliding down, over and over !

Please hooman, you can make the sun shine today and the world warm up?

Brrrr it was cold night … the ice was 2 1/2 inches thick in places …. brrrrrrr

Good morning servant ….. you have arrived with my breakfast I assume ?

We have been waiting most impatiently, hooman.

So let’s see some thumb action poppin those lids !

Action in the kitchen always excited Riley.

That’s more like it, hooman.

Thank you for breakfast, I’ll do the dishes.

WHAT? You’re a CAT, why would you do servant work?

We’re outta here.

I need a nap.

The sun is out and it’s starting to warm … but not everybody is ready to get to work !

Impatiently pacing around anticipating a thaw and WATER !!!

Trying a face wash first …. not ready for a full body plunge !

Cats vs Dogs – who’s the ruler?

Beauty drug her bed out to lay in the sun and have some padding against the snow.
The rulers have confiscated the preferred napping location.

Hooman !!! Let’s go for a long run !!!

See the spots of mussed fur on Lucky’s side? Do you know what that is from?

Cows click themselves to clean up !!! When you don’t have hands to do the job, you have to make do !!

It looks like the sun deck is working today !!

Can YOU see what we need here?

This is the Memorial Garden in the center of Feline Fields.
We need YOU with a sheet or two of sandpaper and a couple cans of brightly colored spray paint !!!
In an hour you can make our favorite bench beautiful again !!!
Talk to me about volunteering: Kerry@RikkisRefuge.org or https://m.me/KerryHilliard
We NEED YOU !!!

Everyone, except the hoomans, spend the afternoon sunning !!!

The hoomans turn their heads up towards the sun as often as they can and are so thankful for a sunny day and temps above freezing !!! YES !!!!! And even better is promised for tomorrow !!

Clarence’s temporary fix for Patrick and Preston’s fence

He couldn’t come up with any better material to improvise with. Have you seen the rising prices of about everything? Much of our livestock grain has gone from $9.50 a bag to $11.50 a bag, meaning it costs about $40 a day MORE to feed the big animals than it did just a month ago. A DAY ! That means we have to raise another $1,200 a MONTH just to survive. And then gas? From $1.89 to $2.69 a gallon in a little over a month. We need gas to go out and buy supplies, we need gas to drive animals to the vets, we need a LOT of gas and diesel for the mowers and tractors to do our jobs. And just about everything else is climbing every time we go out to get necessary supplies.

We need your help so desperately to keep Rikki’s Refuge able to provide for the animals for the rest of 2021 and beyond !!! Please, if you possibly can, consider a monthly recurring donation, or increase your donation just a little. I know this crazy inflation is hitting you too, and so many of you have lost your businesses, and are out of work. We’re terrified at the thought of losing our business, because it’s saving these precious animal’s lives. We have no spare income to cope with rising costs.

Ahhhh … getting a good neck scratch on the hay !!!

Yup it’s melting and the mud is back !!!! Hip hip hooray !!!

WATER !!! Our whole yard is flooding !!! Thank you God !!!!

Rivers are running everywhere !

Puddles abound !!!

Is my life worth $1 ?

What is life worth?
At Rikki’s Refuge we think life is priceless.
YOUR support of only $1 a day provides the care for one cat or dog or goat or somebody else at Rikki’s Refuge today. They count on YOU for their lives !! We cannot do it without YOU !

www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate
Rikki’s Refuge, 10910 Barr Ln, Rapidan VA 22733 (shipping address for food, etc)
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960 (secure box for checks, etc)

Thank YOU !