We have no idea where this cat came from, but I am so glad he (she?) found us, and chose to stay.
Just look at that face! So majestic! So…
Majestic
cute
Critter of the day – Hello, Beep!
As I write this post, she is back on the feeder!
I’ve just uploaded a whole bunch of photos from the living room camera, and will be posting some over the next few days. :-)
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Two levels
My escort
While doing the morning routine today, I had quite the escort, following me along!
During the night, we noticed (by the glowing light in the bathroom window!) that the cats had knocked the water bowl off the concrete block again. This set up might work for chickens, but not so much for cats. I was thinking it was time to take it out and figure something else out.
Until I looked through the window and saw The Outsider, sitting on the edge of the block, leaning over the warmth of the light!
Well, at least there’s that!
After putting food and water out for the cats, then topping up the deer feed and bird seed (I can see that the deer have been coming in during the night), I did my usual rounds.
I had quite the following, in the process!
We have two trees with crab apples still on them. One has larger apples, some of which you can see have basically exploded as they froze. I was able to shake a few down for the deer, but they’re very stubborn.
Beep Beep climbed up into the other tree with apples on it, so I didn’t try to shake that one. :-D
By the time I was half way through my rounds, I had Butterscotch, Rolando Moon, Beep Beep and Doom Guy following me along!
Beep Beep insisted on up, so I carried her for a while. When I needed two hands, though, I tried to put her down.
She would NOT go down.
Eventually, after several tries, I got her to go onto the top of a fence post.
There she stayed, until I was done and could pick her up again!
Too cute!
By then, Doom Guy was climbing up my leg, for for a while I had him on one shoulder, and her on the other.
Yeah. I’m a suck. :-D
The Re-Farmer
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Furry Visitors
We had a couple of deer come visit us yesterday, and this time, we had some feed waiting for them. :-)
They are just starting to get their thicker winter coats.
This one has lost his antlers fairly recently.
Mmmm. Tasty!
Butt kisser!
I stick my tongue out at thee!!
I am so happy the deer are coming by more often again. I love catching photos of them with silly faces! :-D
The Re-Farmer
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Morning Feeding
Heading into the sun room this morning, on the way to putting food out for the cats, I discovered not one, but two of the dad cats, running out of the room with the kittens! The black and white one was back on the dresser. I just caught a flash of the grey and white one, as he ran out the door.
They quickly took off out of sight, but that still left 8 cats to crowd around the food bowls!
Guildenstern (or Rosencrantz) had to push her way in – which she clearly didn’t want to do. Neither of the calico-torties are very assertive, at all.
Jim is now called Big Jim! He’s gotten so burly, I’ve been mistaking him for Rolando Moon more often!
Beep Beep was my escort this morning, though I was joined by Rolando Moon, later on, too. :-)
We had some blustery weather overnight, judging from the branches I was picking up this morning.
When finishing up my rounds, I got a chuckle at the many tiny paw prints in the fresh snow on the sidewalk to the main entry.
From the size of some of them, I could see we got visited by my brother’s dog again, too! :-D
As I came around back to the feeding area, I saw the third dad cat, slink away. I’d seen him earlier, going through the maple grove and then through the tall grass in the main garden area. It was my presence that had him moving away from the house, so I was glad to see he’d come back, while I was doing my rounds.
He let me get within about 8 feet of him, as I made my way back to the sun room doors to go inside, before finally slinking away.
Of the three dad cats, this one looks the most like a house cat. He’s in good shape and, while certainly not willing to go near us, doesn’t demonstrate actual fear or anxiety in the process. I wonder if he belongs to one of the neighbouring farms, and is just coming to visit?
Inside the sun room, I found Bob, already back on the swing bench.
Just look at that beauty! No longer the skinny, scrawny little kitten with a head too big for his body!
He even let me touch him, though he wasn’t too happy with me coming close. Even Doom Guy was more jumpy around me than usual. I think it was because of the heavier coat I was wearing today. The fabric of the outer shell makes a lot more noise. *L*
Bob, however, not only let me sidle up to him and touch him, he let me scritch his ears and cheeks! Not only that, but even as tense as he was, he started to purr and relax a bit. Until Doom Guy came over and disturbed him. :-D
Then I saw a bit of movement out the window, so I snuck over to the door to take a peek.
Look who peeked back!
He moved away after I took the photo, but I went inside the house after this, so I hope he came back for food soon after.
I like my cat-filled morning routine. :-D
The Re-Farmer
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Oh, those kits!
The outside cats are certainly entertaining.
First, they tried to kill my husband this morning. !!! As he went out to feed them this morning, they were all at the door. The usual tripping hazard! As he started to step down from the concrete stairs at the door, Doom Guy dashed under his foot. He moved to avoid stepping on him, and ended up stepping on one of the glazed bricks that are along the side of the entryway.
It was slippery.
Down he went! Continue reading
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Warm
While checking around the yard, to see if any other branches came down during the gusts of high winds we had yesterday, I came to the remains of our straw bale.
Beep Beep and her boy, taking advantage of something warmer than the ground! :-D
Smart kitties.
The Re-Farmer
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What we see…
This is what we see, in varying configurations of floofs, when we look out our bathroom window. :-D
The Re-Farmer
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Birdwatching…
Heading over to my crochet corner, I noticed something odd on the bird feeder.
At first, I thought it was Butterscotch.
Then it looked at me.
Why, hello, Rosencrantz…
or Guildenstern.
All the birds were on the ground while she was up there, and she was VERY interested in watching them.
Guildenstern (or Rosencrantz) wasn’t quite sure what to make of me. Normally, she runs off as soon as any of us comes near. Which means this is probably the best look at her I’ve ever gotten!
Of course, as soon as she was on the ground, all the birds were on the feeder. :-D
Such a pretty kitty!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 