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Darrell Ide

@darrellupnorth.bsky.social

Hiker, kayaker, camper, rustic furniture builder and cabin re-haber. Progressive to the core. Day job is in electric utilities. Proud cat dad. Lover of all things northern Michigan. Favorite authors: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Carl Sagan, Aldo Leopold.

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Mine's on Cinco De Mayo. I celebrate all month tooπŸ˜…

01.03.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy (belated) Birthday!πŸ˜€

01.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a good sign! Makes me happy!😊

01.03.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He likes Subarus too!πŸ˜ƒ

01.03.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He looks like he feels much better now😊

01.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm with ya, I'm so over it! Cabin Fever is realπŸ˜€

01.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Talk about roller coaster temps!πŸ˜…

01.03.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a LOT of shirtless dudes!πŸ˜‚

01.03.2026 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But when?? We just got 3 more inches of snow overnight.πŸ˜©πŸ˜„

01.03.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Bobo came down with a case of hockey hair and now we've all got it". "The Final Sacrifice". One of their funniest I think.🀣

01.03.2026 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope, don't do that! Ziggy won't allow it either. 🀣

01.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please!😁. We could use a few around here. Normally we have to go up to the western Upper Peninsula to find any, an 8 hour drive.

01.03.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's beautiful! Love his white 'socks'!😁

01.03.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And wouldn't you know it, its cloudy as hell here tonight.πŸ˜…

01.03.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So true.....and I've known both! Family (some) falls into the last category.🀣

01.03.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bad move North Korea!πŸ˜…

01.03.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There be snow on those mountains Jeanne! We're getting snow here tonight but still no mountains 😒

01.03.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Awwww, thank you! She's really turned out to an awesome companion!πŸ’•

28.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She even beats me going downstairs, I have to pull over into the slow lane and let her go by me or I'll get run overπŸ˜‚. I worry a bit about her weight, the more weight she gains the more pressure it puts on her back "legs". It does cause her some pain for sure, she lets out a scream occasionally

28.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So when I thought she was old enough she became an inside kitty, she would've never survived living outside. To her, she's perfectly normal. She tries to keep up as best she can with Molly, our other cat. Her food, water and litter box are all downstairs and she has no problem at all.πŸ˜ƒ

28.02.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She was born to one of my barn cats without either back feet. She has about half a leg on one and 3\4 on the other. Weird because her mom always had very healthy kittens. Her litter mate brother was perfectly healthy but Ziggy got the short end of the strawπŸ˜‘.

28.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks! Just comes naturally. She's become quite the lap kitty too. I have to help her up because she doesn't have back feet but she'll stay on my lap for hours and just go to sleep.😁

28.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She follows me EVERYWHERE!πŸ˜…β€οΈ

28.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Caturday morning from Princess Ziggy!

28.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We take 'em where we can get 'em this time of year. Looks like we're back to winter tomorrowπŸ˜‘

28.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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55 degrees today. Time to bust out the Weber!😁

28.02.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Still holds up!😁

27.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That looks totally safe, as long as the guy on the left doesn't go for a sandwich right then.🀣

27.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really dating myself there with that one!πŸ«£πŸ˜‚

26.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0