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2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B

by WaterGirl|  December 1, 20208:28 pm| 76 Comments

This post is in: Pet Calendar

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Good evening!

In case you missed it, the preview of the 2021 Pets of Balloon Juice Calendar A was this morning.

Please check the links in the sidebar to see which calendar and which month(s) your pets are in.

Here’s a preview of the 2021 Pets of Balloon Juice Calendar B.  Please check for your pets and make sure that all your pets are there, that the names are right, that we have the right name with the right pet, etc.

If you asked for a heart or a rainbow for a pet who is no longer with us, please check for that, too.  We are using all hearts and instead of  hearts and rainbows, so I hope that isn’t too much of a disappointment for anyone.

Click on each image and then use Ctrl+ to enlarge so you can read everything.  Then hit the back arrow to go back to the post.

YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY, BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED THE ORDER, WE CAN’T FIX ANY ISSUES YOU FIND LATER.  Well, we can fix them, but then you’d have to buy another calendar in order to get the fixed version.

These are really low-resolution for posting on the blog, but the calendar itself is very high resolution.

Cover: (another gorgeous cover photo is by Stephanie L)

2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B

January:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 1

February:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 18

March:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 3

April:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 4

May:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 5

June:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 6

July:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 15

August:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 16

September:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 9

October:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 14

November:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 11

December:
2021 Pets of Balloon Juice: Calendar B 17

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  1. 1.

    eddie blake

    December 1, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    all good!

  2. 2.

    Lapassionara

    December 1, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    These are wonderful, as were the photos for calendar A that I saw this morning. Thank you, Watergirl! You rock!

  3. 3.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 1, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO CHECK BEFORE YOU BUY, BECAUSE ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED THE ORDER, WE CAN’T FIX ANY ISSUES YOU FIND LATER.

    Ready to order in 3 .. 2 ..

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    @Lapassionara: Don’t forget Beth!  She’s the one who gets to do the actual design.

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: I knew that had to be you before I saw your name.  :-)

    People have tonight to let us know about any changes.

    In the morning, Beth will make any changes and then upload the calendars to Cafe Press and make them order-able.

    Not to pat ourselves on the back, but okay, I will anyway…I’m pretty pleased that we set Dec 1 for our deadline, and we’re pretty damn close.

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 8:48 pm

    @Lapassionara: No pets for you?

  7. 7.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: The calendars are $25 each, but if you buy Calendar A and Calendar B as a set, that is $45.

  8. 8.

    Black_onion

    December 1, 2020 at 8:53 pm

    This looks great

    I didn’t mention it at the time, but it was the loss of Chloe that paved the way for me to ‘rescue’ Grace in February from this very website that I lurk at daily. She’s still happy, healthy and enjoying the extra human time at home due to covid. I’ll submit her next year, perhaps.

  9. 9.

    Ruckus

    December 1, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    I think I commented in Betty’s post about Badger about buying both calendars and giving one to a friend, as they have had cats since I’ve known them, which is over 45 yrs. They have always had 2 cats, the two they have now are getting pretty geezer, they really are not looking forward to this pair’s last days, they talked about getting more but don’t know if they would be around to see them through. That’s not something I’ve had to think about, yet. But probably should because I expect to find another pet when I retire in a few months.

  10. 10.

    Benw

    December 1, 2020 at 8:58 pm

    Shelby and Hudson look great! Thanks WG and Beth! You rock to the tip top

  11. 11.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 1, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    @WaterGirl:  you are doing a wonderful thing, thank you so much! The pages look splendid, and I know they are going to be greatly appreciated.

  12. 12.

    Lapassionara

    December 1, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    @WaterGirl: I wish! Again, thank you!

  13. 13.

    Tim in SF

    December 1, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    Not to be a Debbie Downer, but what’s with the harshly aliased text overlaying the images?

  14. 14.

    rikyrah

    December 1, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    Awe????

  15. 15.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    @Tim in SF:

    …but what’s with the harshly aliased text overlaying the images?

    I don’t understand what you mean by that.  Can you explain?

  16. 16.

    zhena gogolia

    December 1, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    @Black_onion: Chloe is gorgeous.

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    @Tim in SF:  Did you see this line up top in the post?

    These are really low-resolution for posting on the blog, but the calendar itself is very high resolution.

  18. 18.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 1, 2020 at 9:19 pm

    @WaterGirl: awesome, I got a list of animal lovers who have been very good girls and boys this year.

  19. 19.

    debbie

    December 1, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    Bet it was fun to do the layouts.

  20. 20.

    RoonieRoo

    December 1, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    3 thing:

    1) All my babies are there and good.

    2) Looking at both the calendars I am so impressed with the pet grouping choices in the months.  Someone has a great eye for balance and pattern.

    3) I love how many brown tabbies the jackles have.

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    @Black_onion: No guarantees, but if you send me a photo of Grace, IF she would fit in one of the themes for a month and IF there’s room in that month, we could maybe sneak Grace in this year. :-)

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    @debbie: @RoonieRoo:

    That would be Beth!  So talented.

  23. 23.

    HinTN

    December 1, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    WaterGirl – You’ve got all my guys names right. In August, you could put a heart by Abby and, this is very late-breaking news, Lightning. Thanks for all your work to make this happen. I’m in for one from Column A and one from Column B.

  24. 24.

    Miss Bianca

    December 1, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    All good here. Wow! These are going to be nice! Thank you!!

  25. 25.

    emrys

    December 1, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    All good. Many thanks for all the work.

  26. 26.

    JanieM

    December 1, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    These are so wonderful….Every month makes me smile, but “Oops” in April made me laugh out loud.

  27. 27.

    frosty

    December 1, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    I love the two cover photos!

    ETA in honor of the new administration, next year’s cover should have Cats and Dogs Living Together LOL.

  28. 28.

    Dan B

    December 1, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    Impressive layout!  A graphic designer friend was impressed, even intrigued by the layout.  The number of pets must be close to 450.  Oh my!

    Thanks for raising money for the shelter.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    @HinTN: You hadn’t said you wanted hearts but we guessed that you might want them for your guys who had gone over the rainbow bridge. We got the heart by Abby with Lincoln in February, but we missed the heart for Abby in August.

    I am so sorry to hear about Lightning, such a beautiful boy. I was always happy every time I saw his photo. (I assumed a boy, anyway.)

  30. 30.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    December 1, 2020 at 9:40 pm

    Looks good to me! Quite the lot of pets we all have here… ?

  31. 31.

    HinTN

    December 1, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    @Ruckus: We have had a wonderful life with this troika of big dogs since the early naughts. We got a chocolate and black brother and sister pair in 2003 and then they added the blonde when he showed up at the bottom of the driveway in 2008. We had Black Brown and Beige for several good years, but big labs are notorious for being relatively short lived.  This past Saturday the last of the troika, the blonde, came to that place in life where we knew it was time and he went across the Rainbow Bridge.

    I say all that because the void in our lives is compounded by the knowledge that we don’t have 12 (or so) years for another run like that. Enjoy your opportunity to let that companion choose you!

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    @HinTN: Two hearts added, new August up top.

  33. 33.

    HinTN

    December 1, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    @WaterGirl: Yes, he was a great guy. Thanks

  34. 34.

    raven

    December 1, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    @HinTN: AIn’t that the truth. My wife is only 62 so maybe but me, fat chance.

  35. 35.

    HinTN

    December 1, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    @WaterGirl: Thanks. Beautiful work!

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    @frosty: The cover photos are amazing.  Same photographer, of course.

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    @Dan B: Beth will be happy to hear that!  (As am I, but she gets the credit.)

    About 350 photos, and lots of photos with 2 or more pets.

    Now you see why we went with 2 calendars this year.  The pictures would have been so small… we wouldn’t have been able to see anybody!

  38. 38.

    beth

    December 1, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    @debbie:  so much fun! as was getting to work with watergirl again this year.

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    @HinTN: There are surely some grown-up labs out there that would love to love you guys.

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    @JanieM: Oops is perfect.

  41. 41.

    beth

    December 1, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    @Dan B: thanks, dan! i always say my graphic designer super power is fitting 10lbs of text/images/charts into a 5lb publication that you’ll still want to read.

    i look forward to this project every year. having watergirl keep me on a deadline has only made the experience that much more fun and meaningful.

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 10:00 pm

    I’m closing the computer for the night, but will check back first thing in the morning.

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    December 1, 2020 at 10:02 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: Excellent!  In time for Christmas.  :-)

  44. 44.

    Ruckus

    December 1, 2020 at 10:04 pm

    @HinTN:

    Sorry about all this.

    And yes I am thinking, at least the possibility as I’m only 3 yrs younger than my buddy, and while I could have a lot more years, one never knows, especially with the health issues I’ve had. But then having pets over the years has been a great part of life, even the ornery bastard, a cranky old fart (and yes I get the significance of that bit) who was as loyal as he was ornery and cranky. Retirement is around the corner, and I am far more than ready for it.

  45. 45.

    HinTN

    December 1, 2020 at 10:10 pm

    @beth:

    fitting 10lbs of text/images/charts into a 5lb publication

    You done good. Thanks for that great work.

  46. 46.

    Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA)

    December 1, 2020 at 10:10 pm

    @JanieM: That’s my girl!  She got her name because I went to the county shelter looking to adopt a dog, but ended up with a kitten.  Oops.

    Watergirl and Beth, my guys look great.  Thank you for all you’ve done — I can’t wait to order!

  47. 47.

    Nicole

    December 1, 2020 at 10:40 pm

    @WaterGirl:  They both look great! You and Beth are amazing.

    Did JSF ever explain his issue with the lack of bull terriers in May in the A calendar? Because I wanted to ask him what mine is, chopped liver?  (Maybe pit bull terriers don’t count? ;) )

  48. 48.

    catclub

    December 1, 2020 at 10:41 pm

    @JanieM: yeah

  49. 49.

    Tim in SF

    December 1, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    “…but what’s with the harshly aliased text overlaying the images?”

    I don’t understand what you mean by that.  Can you explain?

    Wikipedia explains aliasing and anti-aliasing:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliasing

    Every bit of text I see that is overlaid on images is harshly aliased. Note that this is not a resolution issue, as the images of the animals are decently rendered. At no point should one see “steps” on letters. Look at the cover image for the calendar – you can really see it aliasing on “the pets of” and on “calendar” since that font has so many angles. The cats behind the letters are razor sharp, so it’s definitely not a resolution issue.

  50. 50.

    JanieM

    December 1, 2020 at 10:56 pm

    @Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA): Great story, and thanks to you and everyone else who shared their pet pics.

  51. 51.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 1, 2020 at 10:56 pm

    @beth: the pages look great, well done! And many thanks!!

  52. 52.

    artem1s

    December 1, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    love all the tuxedo kitties in January!  great job!

  53. 53.

    Faithful Lurker

    December 1, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    Water Girl and Beth, the calendars look great. We’re in our space and looking good. Thanks for your hard work. Diva and me.

  54. 54.

    sab

    December 1, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    @WaterGirl: No thanks to any of us except you and beth.

  55. 55.

    sab

    December 1, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    beth:

    There is a cat in October above Finn and beside Isis who doesn’t have a name.

  56. 56.

    Lyrebird

    December 1, 2020 at 11:31 pm

    @Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA): And the name is perfect!  So many adorable pets here, but Oops stole the show for me!

  57. 57.

    beth

    December 1, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    @sab: good catch! we’ll fix first thing tomorrow.

  58. 58.

    Kristine

    December 1, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    Oops was aptly named.

  59. 59.

    cain

    December 2, 2020 at 12:02 am

    @Black_onion:

    Chloe looks bad ass, she’s very attractive and interesting to look at.

  60. 60.

    CaseyL

    December 2, 2020 at 12:43 am

    @Mingobat (f/k/a Karen in GA):  It’s not just her name – it’s her expression in the photo. Perfect!

    Both calendars are wonderful. I am consistently gobsmacked by the love and care that goes into making them: love for our critters, love for the project, and love for the rescue organizations the proceeds go to.

    Thanks so much, WaterGirl and Beth!

  61. 61.

    sab

    December 2, 2020 at 1:08 am

    My husband reads the front page but never the comments. Much to my surprise he is super excited to have our cats on the calendar.

  62. 62.

    sab

    December 2, 2020 at 1:29 am

    Would it work to have a once a month post where we comment on that month’s pet pics? I love so many of these pictures. And I love the choices made for who was in a particular month.

  63. 63.

    grandmaBear

    December 2, 2020 at 2:31 am

    Our three are present and accounted for. Thanks!

  64. 64.

    Butch

    December 2, 2020 at 7:34 am

    Don’t see any of my guys. I guess my photos didn’t make it?

  65. 65.

    manyakitty

    December 2, 2020 at 8:07 am

    These look lovely. Also got quite the unexpected but cleansing ugly cry when I saw my dearly missed Schrodinger. Ordering.

    THANK YOU WATER GIRL AND BETH. much love to all

  66. 66.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 8:42 am

    @sab: Name added and October image updated up top.  thanks.

  67. 67.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 8:43 am

    @sab: What a nice surprise!

  68. 68.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 8:43 am

    @sab: That’s a great idea!  I will plan to do that, so if I forget, please remind me.

  69. 69.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 8:45 am

    @Butch: Your guys are in Calendar A.  Click the link to that up top or in the sidebar.

  70. 70.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 9:15 am

    We plan to upload the calendar to Cafe Press around 11am, so if you haven’t done so already, please check your pets in the calendars and let us know if there are any changes needed.

    There is a Calendar section in the sidebar.  The spreadsheets tell you whether your guys are in Calendar A or Calendar B, and what month they are in.  The bottom two link take you to the threads with the calendar images so you can check those.

    Thank you!

  71. 71.

    Butch

    December 2, 2020 at 9:16 am

    @WaterGirl: How did I overlook that?  I just figured I would try again next year….I will be ordering several!

  72. 72.

    EveryDayIHaveTheBlues

    December 2, 2020 at 9:33 am

    All good!

  73. 73.

    WaterGirl

    December 2, 2020 at 11:40 am

    @Butch: We would never leave you out! (Not on purpose, anyway.)

  74. 74.

    Sis

    December 2, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    This looks wonderful! Thank you so much!!! I can’t wait to order!!!

  75. 75.

    Joseph S

    December 2, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    The entire calendar is amazing, great work. The photos and arrangement of Aristotle and our new boy Socrates are perfect.
    Many thanks to you and Beth for an extraordinary effort.

  76. 76.

    Aleta

    December 2, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you ?WaterGirl and ?Beth.

    @Joseph S:  Beautiful pups.  (Sorry for your loss.)  Looks like you found another wonderful dog.

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