All of them!
The name (for all of them,) is Geddy. (After Geddy Lee the bass player for the band called RUSH.)
Now, instead of calling, "kitty, kitty, kitty, kittly," (Like I normally do.) I call them saying,
"Geddy, Geddy, Geddy, Geddy."
I love it!
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Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Naming of the Cat
Yes, I have named the cat......s....s.....s....s.....s....s....s....s
All of them!
The name (for all of them,) is Geddy. (After Geddy Lee the bass player for the band called RUSH.)
Now, instead of calling, "kitty, kitty, kitty, kittly," (Like I normally do.) I call them saying,
"Geddy, Geddy, Geddy, Geddy."
I love it!
All of them!
The name (for all of them,) is Geddy. (After Geddy Lee the bass player for the band called RUSH.)
Now, instead of calling, "kitty, kitty, kitty, kittly," (Like I normally do.) I call them saying,
"Geddy, Geddy, Geddy, Geddy."
I love it!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Cat Story
This one has six toes on each front paw.
One day, I got a grand idea to amuse the kittens, which at this time were living on the back patio, unable to go in the yard, with a new toy. I thought they should have some little toy mice to play with.... a "boredom blaster" kind of thing. George took me to the local store and we found a package of three little furry play mice... pink.
I actually woke up one morning to find three real .... quite dead... furry little long tailed mice outside my door! THREE! Needless to say, it was a sight to see. She had replaced my ,(obviously repulsive to her feline sensibilities,)furry pink fake mice.... with the real deal.
When I took the above picture, the other two dead things had already been taken away and chewed on by the kittens.
Such is life on a farm.
Mother knows best!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Cat Club Gazette
I bet you didn't know that there is a whole underworld of cats who, unbeknown to us supposedly-wise human beings, not only tolerate living with us on this planet, integrate with out lives, but also write about it. It's amazing to think they have a world all their own. Their world is Meowville... and now that I know about this I have to say I think cats are about the smartest creatures in the whole world!
I love hearing the adventures of my cat friends as they write about events from their feline perspectives. I read all about it in a special periodical called, The Cat Club Gazette. This is only because I, (yes... lil ol' moi,) am fortunate enough to have made acquaintance with the publisher and since since I have taken an interest, she has graciously invited me to read her publication , of which I have become undoubtedly become an avid fan.
This underworld of cats is quite amazing. Yuu see, cats are much more loyal to us humans and to one another than we think. We think them to be aloof... lazy.. wild... and mysterious... of which they are; they are truely mysterious creatures! But more than any of these they are really they are just busy. I mean, some of these cats are doing detective work... solving mysteries and crimes, investigating things like mole appearances, running away from danger... like dogs, and writing news for cats all over the Meaowville world. I can assure you, after reading the gazette, cats are not always what we humans think.... and they are very busy, delightful, wonderful, precious, and agile creatures indeed.
Take for example Chef Ted... when he is not catching mice, he is always working on a recipe or two, and Pastsy Martin... (she is the publisher, editor and head writer of it all,) when she is not raising kittens she is working on the paper... establishing contacts, writing articles too to keep cats (and cat lovers) everywhere informed on important cat events. Cutie Pie, Daisy, Scotty, Martin...Ted and Patsy... and all their friends, have a petty cool cat club... and a pretty cool Cat Club Gazette!
Without their fine efforts, how else, really, would cats, or anyone for the matter, know about local dangers, like fleas you can get by contact with dogs.... or if a bear had been invading the human neighborhoods, taking residence up the the trees? How would they be well educated and know all there is to know about various kinds of hummingbirds that there are, not to mention the delicacies they offer the more epicureous feline?
Yes. Without the Gazette, and cats like Chef Ted, they might never know how to make a snicker-doodle in their life!
I can assure you, these cats have some of the grandest adventures, insight and opportunities to travel around town and the world, and I am quite happy to have had the grand opportunity to read them, to take a peek into their mysterious miraculous world, all in a fun and fantastical little magazine, called the Cat Club Gazette!
This underworld of cats is quite amazing. Yuu see, cats are much more loyal to us humans and to one another than we think. We think them to be aloof... lazy.. wild... and mysterious... of which they are; they are truely mysterious creatures! But more than any of these they are really they are just busy. I mean, some of these cats are doing detective work... solving mysteries and crimes, investigating things like mole appearances, running away from danger... like dogs, and writing news for cats all over the Meaowville world. I can assure you, after reading the gazette, cats are not always what we humans think.... and they are very busy, delightful, wonderful, precious, and agile creatures indeed.
Take for example Chef Ted... when he is not catching mice, he is always working on a recipe or two, and Pastsy Martin... (she is the publisher, editor and head writer of it all,) when she is not raising kittens she is working on the paper... establishing contacts, writing articles too to keep cats (and cat lovers) everywhere informed on important cat events. Cutie Pie, Daisy, Scotty, Martin...Ted and Patsy... and all their friends, have a petty cool cat club... and a pretty cool Cat Club Gazette!
Yes. Without the Gazette, and cats like Chef Ted, they might never know how to make a snicker-doodle in their life!
I can assure you, these cats have some of the grandest adventures, insight and opportunities to travel around town and the world, and I am quite happy to have had the grand opportunity to read them, to take a peek into their mysterious miraculous world, all in a fun and fantastical little magazine, called the Cat Club Gazette!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Kittens On The Loose!
The kittens are on the loose! (That is the first three are out and about.... the other four are just about ready to emerge from their nest.) I do not think that there is anything cuter than kittens.
These three are cute as cute can be, although I cannot really tell them apart. That is because they all look the same. I have been spending time in the garden..( or hiking... ) and not with the cats. I can tell you about the first one that I did get to know, one my oldest son named Indiana.
Indiana is so named because he is an adventurous explorer, much like the famous movie explorer, Indiana Jones. Like an Indiana Jones movie, the little guys action packed adventure life just goes on and on. We not only named him, but nominated him as possibly the first one of the bunch to get eaten by a coyote if he does not curb his adventurous spirit.
For example I watched him run to the fence, squeeze through run and greet a small dog then a big one, (and not get eaten) and then come to my feet and follow me around everywhere I went. We got some great video of him romping around. I will say that his mom does a good job of keeping an eye on the little rascal. Why yesterday he went through two fences into my garden while we were out there and prowled around the moat a bit. Mother cat squeezed in too and called him home, but he was too distracted to obey, so I squirted near him with the hose and he ran off with his momma like a good little kitten should.... and he also hopefully learned that the garden is a place he shouldn't sneak into.
This morning I could only spot two of the orange kittens and thought maybe Indiana had run off into the wilds, but later in the day I discovered he was safe and sound here at home. But now all three are romping around everywhere. They discovered under the house this morning.
Mom cat is even already teaching them about mice. There were two dead mice in the kitty hut this morning when I was looking for the kittens.... TWO! Not bad for a human-raised momma cat.... Later I found the chickens inside the hut and the mice were gone. I am thinking there might have been some foul play going on...
These three are cute as cute can be, although I cannot really tell them apart. That is because they all look the same. I have been spending time in the garden..( or hiking... ) and not with the cats. I can tell you about the first one that I did get to know, one my oldest son named Indiana.
Indiana is so named because he is an adventurous explorer, much like the famous movie explorer, Indiana Jones. Like an Indiana Jones movie, the little guys action packed adventure life just goes on and on. We not only named him, but nominated him as possibly the first one of the bunch to get eaten by a coyote if he does not curb his adventurous spirit.
For example I watched him run to the fence, squeeze through run and greet a small dog then a big one, (and not get eaten) and then come to my feet and follow me around everywhere I went. We got some great video of him romping around. I will say that his mom does a good job of keeping an eye on the little rascal. Why yesterday he went through two fences into my garden while we were out there and prowled around the moat a bit. Mother cat squeezed in too and called him home, but he was too distracted to obey, so I squirted near him with the hose and he ran off with his momma like a good little kitten should.... and he also hopefully learned that the garden is a place he shouldn't sneak into.
This morning I could only spot two of the orange kittens and thought maybe Indiana had run off into the wilds, but later in the day I discovered he was safe and sound here at home. But now all three are romping around everywhere. They discovered under the house this morning.
Mom cat is even already teaching them about mice. There were two dead mice in the kitty hut this morning when I was looking for the kittens.... TWO! Not bad for a human-raised momma cat.... Later I found the chickens inside the hut and the mice were gone. I am thinking there might have been some foul play going on...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Gardening
Yesterday a friend and I sat together to paint our wooden garden projects... we used to have happy Thursdays together where we would get together and paint weekly... but then came another season. Maybe this is the beginning of more happy days for another summer. I hope so because we have a good time and get lots of projects done, or at least started. I still need to finish the project we did today, which was painting signs to mark what things are growing in the garden.
Back at home....
I am shifting some things around a little in the beds and adding fresh dirt for topsoil. Nate helped me weed and transfer the dirt, so I was able to get a lot done. I planted some of the things that have been waiting for a place to grow roots. Peas and beans, (seeds that were soaking in water) and transplanted petunias with the beans. I also transplanted marigolds and planted nasturtiums seeds around the area I will plant tomatoes and basil. I am planning also to plant onions and leeks in with the tomatoes.
Most of the tomatoes I grew from seed. My favorite are Sweet 100's. I also bought some of the bigger varieties because my tomato growing needs some perfection.
Today, I also moved the kittens out from the porches. We had one set on the front porch and one set on the back. I was beginning to feel catrophobic. I really do not want cats on the deck or the porch, it's just where they kinda ended up. I have never really thought too much about having cats as a pet, like chickens or sheep, but as I moved them out away from the house and into the chicken pen, I thought, "why not?"
Of course, maybe I was a little inspired by pictures of cat houses on the web.
Mostly I was realizing that it's about time that the one set of kittens get out and explore. (I will perhaps sometime tell the story of being a mom to cats twice now in my life. Tans and Kenya (the mother cats) are bottle fed kittens.
Besides one of the dogs spent a whole summer carting the those two off and licking them for hours until they were plum tuckered out\, or someone caught her and took them away. Maybe she wanted a baby of her own? Maybe she liked cat lollipops, I do not know, but of late she has been eyeballing them. I could see that she was tscheming how to get a hold of a kitten as they were climbing up the fenced in area they were in. Using things I found around the farm I made them a cat area inside the animal pen with a plan to move them all where they would be in their own space and out of the immediate reach of the wanna-be-a-mother-cat dog. (Maddy)
It was pretty funny to see all the animals take turns coming over to see what I was doing and check out the new set up. I kinda think it has their approval, especially the cats.
The chickens were the first to check it out, then Kenya the cat (one of the moms) then Tanzania the other mother cat, then the dogs. everyone liked it, but Buddy the dog was a little suspicious that it might have been for him.
I used some old apple bins that we once used for the goats by cutting a doorway and turning them upside down, one bin for each cat. I folded three sides of an old broken wood box into a triangle and placed it his on top to shelter the cat food and water and make a lounging area for them too. I put their beds and playthings inside the boxes and used some old picket fence parts to encircle the whole thing. Made up of things around here, it will do until someone makes a better cat house
The other kittens have just opened thier eyes and have not come out of thier nest yet, but I am sure it won't be long. This was another good reason to move them. Now they will have grass and things to climb and be semi safe inside the fenced yard, as long as the hawks or other birds leave them alone. You just never know about nature. One year we watched as ravens stole baby ducklings and carried them away.
That was a sad day.
The cats are all out there now. They are being a little territorial with each other, which I expected, because Kenya is disagreeable most of the time with her sister cat (Tans) Their new living cat quarters is the next best thing to a barn.
Now I can perhaps finish my painting project and planting... tomorrow.
Back at home....
I am shifting some things around a little in the beds and adding fresh dirt for topsoil. Nate helped me weed and transfer the dirt, so I was able to get a lot done. I planted some of the things that have been waiting for a place to grow roots. Peas and beans, (seeds that were soaking in water) and transplanted petunias with the beans. I also transplanted marigolds and planted nasturtiums seeds around the area I will plant tomatoes and basil. I am planning also to plant onions and leeks in with the tomatoes.
Most of the tomatoes I grew from seed. My favorite are Sweet 100's. I also bought some of the bigger varieties because my tomato growing needs some perfection.
Today, I also moved the kittens out from the porches. We had one set on the front porch and one set on the back. I was beginning to feel catrophobic. I really do not want cats on the deck or the porch, it's just where they kinda ended up. I have never really thought too much about having cats as a pet, like chickens or sheep, but as I moved them out away from the house and into the chicken pen, I thought, "why not?"
Of course, maybe I was a little inspired by pictures of cat houses on the web.
Mostly I was realizing that it's about time that the one set of kittens get out and explore. (I will perhaps sometime tell the story of being a mom to cats twice now in my life. Tans and Kenya (the mother cats) are bottle fed kittens.
Besides one of the dogs spent a whole summer carting the those two off and licking them for hours until they were plum tuckered out\, or someone caught her and took them away. Maybe she wanted a baby of her own? Maybe she liked cat lollipops, I do not know, but of late she has been eyeballing them. I could see that she was tscheming how to get a hold of a kitten as they were climbing up the fenced in area they were in. Using things I found around the farm I made them a cat area inside the animal pen with a plan to move them all where they would be in their own space and out of the immediate reach of the wanna-be-a-mother-cat dog. (Maddy)
It was pretty funny to see all the animals take turns coming over to see what I was doing and check out the new set up. I kinda think it has their approval, especially the cats.
The chickens were the first to check it out, then Kenya the cat (one of the moms) then Tanzania the other mother cat, then the dogs. everyone liked it, but Buddy the dog was a little suspicious that it might have been for him.
I used some old apple bins that we once used for the goats by cutting a doorway and turning them upside down, one bin for each cat. I folded three sides of an old broken wood box into a triangle and placed it his on top to shelter the cat food and water and make a lounging area for them too. I put their beds and playthings inside the boxes and used some old picket fence parts to encircle the whole thing. Made up of things around here, it will do until someone makes a better cat house
The other kittens have just opened thier eyes and have not come out of thier nest yet, but I am sure it won't be long. This was another good reason to move them. Now they will have grass and things to climb and be semi safe inside the fenced yard, as long as the hawks or other birds leave them alone. You just never know about nature. One year we watched as ravens stole baby ducklings and carried them away.
That was a sad day.
The cats are all out there now. They are being a little territorial with each other, which I expected, because Kenya is disagreeable most of the time with her sister cat (Tans) Their new living cat quarters is the next best thing to a barn.
Now I can perhaps finish my painting project and planting... tomorrow.
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