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Friday Night Open Thread

by John Cole|  April 30, 202110:10 pm| 43 Comments

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Lily loves her brand new frilly pink bed:

Friday Night Open Thread 4

And I love Lily.

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43Comments

  1. 1.

    seefleur

    April 30, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    That photo is beyond adorable – thanks for posting sweet Lily on a Friday evening after a really weird week… it’s a nice way to take the edge off of everything that has transpired this week.

  2. 2.

    Another Scott

    April 30, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    All that’s missing is a little clown fish swimming among the filaments.

    Nice shot!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  3. 3.

    zhena gogolia

    April 30, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    I love Lily!

  4. 4.

    AnotherBruce

    April 30, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Everybody loves Lily!

  5. 5.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    April 30, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    Any word on the Trump indictments?

  6. 6.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    April 30, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    Lily is SO cute! And what a nice new bed :-)

  7. 7.

    Jean

    April 30, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    Lily is  amazing.  She looks almost magical in that photo.

  8. 8.

    Pika

    April 30, 2021 at 10:29 pm

    Look at her Properly Placed Paws!!!

  9. 9.

    buggrit

    April 30, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    I think she loves the giver even more than the gift.

  10. 10.

    TaMara (HFG)

    April 30, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    A fitting bed for a princess.

  11. 11.

    mario

    April 30, 2021 at 10:37 pm

    awwwww

  12. 12.

    NotMax

    April 30, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Shag carpeting lives!

    :)

  13. 13.

    WereBear

    April 30, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Adorable Lily needs an adorable bed :)

    Rhiannon takes over the new cat tree.

    We’d planned to put it by the window for chipmunk watching. But she had other plans. We ordered another :)

  14. 14.

    geg6

    April 30, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    Lily is booful.  She’s such a good girl.

    Everybody loves Lily.

  15. 15.

    Virginia

    April 30, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    Love the colors in your photo.  It enhances Lily so much.  She is beautiful.  Everyone loves Lily.

  16. 16.

    Raoul Paste

    April 30, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    Lily’s recovery is such a wonderful story

  17. 17.

    Tehanu

    April 30, 2021 at 10:50 pm

    @Raoul Paste: ​
      Totally agree. Happy to see Lily so comfy!

  18. 18.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    April 30, 2021 at 10:56 pm

    The Willow is too close to Lily.

  19. 19.

    Auntie Anne

    April 30, 2021 at 10:57 pm

    @WereBear: Amazing how they do that – lol.  I bought a new tree with a covered “house” and thought it wouldn’t be used. Ha.  Tweedledum loves it and has claimed it as his own.

  20. 20.

    jl

    April 30, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    Thanks for cute petpic. Adorable.

    It would make a good pattern for BJ slippers we could pad around the house in.

    I’m putting my  advance order in right now.

  21. 21.

    WereBear

    April 30, 2021 at 11:01 pm

    @Auntie Anne: What about the box it came in? :)

    Rhiannon supervised the assembly and as soon as it landed on the floor she was in possession. You snooze you lose, boycats!

  22. 22.

    jl

    April 30, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: “The Willow is too close to Lily.”

    Is the thread going that way already? I guess inevitable. I’m game:

    Great idea for a pic, but Cole botched the lighting… again…

    Edit: and no pawpaws!

    Edit; which is a joke. Everything about that pic is great. It will make the next BJ pet calendar a best seller, it goes without saying!

  23. 23.

    Bodacious

    April 30, 2021 at 11:06 pm

    I remember when you first got Lily. You did those long walks along the railroad trail, and she was soooooo timid. But you knew things were going to be okay after she took those massive dumps. Everyday I would log in just for a Lily update. Those were the days!

  24. 24.

    Joy in FL

    April 30, 2021 at 11:09 pm

    Lily is perfection.

  25. 25.

    Mike in NC

    April 30, 2021 at 11:16 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: Maybe on Monday?

  26. 26.

    WereBear

    April 30, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    @Bodacious: Lily always had charm to burn.

  27. 27.

    Johnny's mom

    April 30, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    ::: sigh ::: she looks angelic. Angel on a little fluffy pink cloud.

  28. 28.

    TomatoQueen

    April 30, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    Lily Darling!  You Look Mahhhhhvelous! and you have a boopable nose and a kissy face and a pretty new bed too! What a Lovely Lady.

  29. 29.

    Emma from Miami

    April 30, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    I name you Her Royal Highness Lily, Countess of West Virginia and Ruler of Juicers everywhere.

  30. 30.

    MomSense

    April 30, 2021 at 11:44 pm

    Awww, sweet Lily.  Who’s the bestest girl.

  31. 31.

    TEL

    April 30, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    I think this picture might be peak Balloon Juice – or at least peak what I love about Balloon Juice.

  32. 32.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 30, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    Lily, as always, is lovely. A perfect lady.

    That’s a really nice picture, John.

  33. 33.

    Auntie Anne

    April 30, 2021 at 11:58 pm

    @WereBear:  Our newest addition – Anna – claimed the box only until the tree was assembled. She claimed the top perch as her own and surveys her kingdom from it.

  34. 34.

    BigJimSlade

    May 1, 2021 at 12:04 am

    Aww, so nice. When you make friends with the crows, do keep them outside the house!

  35. 35.

    trollhattan

    May 1, 2021 at 12:46 am

    Dog-chicken comedy chase scene. Hard to pick a winner. H/T Digby

    https://twitter.com/StrictlyChristo/status/1386097636197879808

  36. 36.

    Sister Golden Bear

    May 1, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Fit for the queen she is. She’s gorgeous and such a very, very good girl.

  37. 37.

    rikyrah

    May 1, 2021 at 1:33 am

    It looks so comfy????

  38. 38.

    Creature_NYC

    May 1, 2021 at 9:48 am

    Love that dog.

  39. 39.

    way2blue

    May 1, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    Lily Pad.

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    May 1, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    @WereBear: What cat tree did you get?

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    May 1, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    @Auntie Anne: What cat tree did you get?  I am in the market for a new one.

  42. 42.

    Freemark

    May 1, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    We all love Lily.

  43. 43.

    majii

    May 1, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    Lily is still sweet and beautiful. Thank you for taking such good care of all of the babies. I think about your crew quite often.

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