As I write this, we are starting to wind down from several busy days. Christmas Day itself, we try to keep more of a quiet affair. The fifth candle of our advent wreath has been lit, we have had our dinner, and it is time to get some rest before we continue with our holiday activities.
Beep Beep is such a poser!
I sometimes wonder if she actually expects to catch any birds while up on the platform feeder, or if she’s just there for the view.
Merry Christmas!
Beep Beep was a co-operative subject again, while sitting on the platform feeder.
You can see the house, reflected in those gorgeous eyes!
I think this is the first time we’ve seen Rolando Moon on the platform feeder.
She seemed to be there just to keep her paws warm! :-D
Correction: I do believe I am in error – this is not Rolando Moon, but Big Jim! Rolando Moon is missing the tip of one ear.
One of my daughters let me know that the water bowl in the sun room was no longer on its heater, so when I had a moment, I went out with a pitcher of fresh warm water, heading through the Old Kitchen to fix it.
On opening the inner door, I noticed the food bowl in the sun room was empty, so I paused to grab some kibble to top it up.
Of course, as soon as I opened the door, there was a flurry of cats running out of the sun room, while others were running towards the Old Kitchen door. I saw Ferdinand run out, and then Slick headed for the door.
Except…
Wait a minute.
Is that Slick?
Thanks to Ferdinand staying in the doorway, preventing the other cat from getting out, I was able to grab a few quick pictures. I had to show it to my daughters to confirm.
This is not Slick.
What I did not see until my daughter pointed it out to me, not only is Ferdinand in the doorway, but Nicky the Nose is outside, looking through the window.
The new cat finally ran past Ferdinand when I opened the door. I never saw Nicky the Nose at all, but Ferdinand did not run off like he usually does. He actually hung around, watching me from just a few feet away, as I knocked the ice out of the outside water bowl and refilled it, as well as topping up one of the outside food bowls.
The water bowl was indeed knocked off the concrete block, but there was no spill. It was completely dry! With the outside bowl frozen over, they were very happy to have fresh water.
He has the saddest expression on his face!
My older daughter had been seeing a strange cat that was more grey than Slick, off and on, but this is the first time I’ve finally seen him. So he’s actually been around for a little while.
This brings us to 14 outside cats in total. The 6 kittens. Beep Beep, Butterscotch, Rolando Moon and The Hand are all cats we were feeding when we first moved out here. Slick, Nicky the Nose, Ferdinand, and now this guy. That’s basically twice as many as we were regularly feeding last winter.
No wonder we’re going through the cat kibble so fast! ;-)
The Re-Farmer
Yesterday, I started on making a last minute Christmas gift – a wheelchair capelet for my aunt – and ended up finishing it at about 3:30 in the morning. So I slept in a bit.
The cats did not appreciate my bringing their food out, later than usual! :-D
When I came outside, there were cats running, jumping and scrambling from all directions. Then they got confused, because I had to do something else first. Not only did I come out of a different door, but I didn’t go straight to the food! How dare I!
There is a cat missing in the above photo; Rosencrantz or Guildenstern ran in as I came over, then hid when I got to the door.
I’m glad that floor is concrete. We’re going to have to empty the room out in the spring and scrub it down again. Cat puke is a little more challenging to clean up when it’s frozen. :-D
The Re-Farmer
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…
At 4:30am, we got a weather advisory. A fog had rolled in, covering most of the province, with visibility dropping to near zero.
You know what that means?
Photo opportunities!
My husband got this first one, of frosty deer outside our living room window. Continue reading
Beep Beep is the cat we see most often on the bird feeder. :-D
I don’t know what was at the side of the house, but it sure got her attention!
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. :-)
