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Feline Followers

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Any time we are out and about in the yard, it’s not unusual for us to have at least one or two cats following us around.

Since Doom Guy has discovered he likes humans, he tends to get underfoot – literally – fairly regularly.

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These days, my morning check around the yard has gotten more extensive, since I’m now looking for more than just downed branches.  This morning, while walking on the far side of the big garden, I had Butterscotch, Rolando Moon and Beep Beep following me.  then Doom Guy caught up and joined his aunty in trying to trip me up! :-D

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Rolando Moon tends to keep her distance, though if I stop walking, she might come over for a quick pet.  Usually, she just tags along and meows at me.

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With Butterscotch and Rolando Moon around, Beep Beep kept her distance, too.  Usually, she is underfoot and trying to get me to pick her up.  Not today!

What was adorable was the other kittens.  I could see them making their way through the tall grass in the big garden area, following at a distance.  Bob, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, from what I could see through the grass.  Possibly Jim, too.

The kittens didn’t continue following me was I checked the fence line though the spruce grove.  Just the adult cats came along.

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Poor Butterscotch!  She was underfoot for the most part, but when I paused for a bit, Rolando Moon came over Rolando is the cat that is the most aggressive towards the other cats, though it usually is just a bit of hissing and the odd batting of the paw.  This morning, however, she actually went at Butterscotch!  Butterscotch ran off further into the spruces, but Beep Beep was there.  Beep Beep then attacked Butterscotch – only to have Rolando Moon attack Beep Beep, as if she were protecting Butterscotch!

So weird!

The Re-Farmer

Plans? What are those?

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The hard part about making plans is, they get disrupted so quickly! :-D  Even scheduled appointments and the like often get changed at the last minute.  Even the medical appointment we had for my husband this morning was one that had been rescheduled twice before – and that turned out unusual. Continue reading →

You WILL pay attention to me, says the cat

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Walking around the yard in the mornings, it’s not usual for me to have a cat or two, following me along.  This morning was no exception.

Butterscotch, however, was much more demanding of attention than usual!  Especially when I stopped to try and get some photos.

I did manage to get a couple photos of lichen on some trees that were worth posting.

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I just love those textures.

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Even when I was a kid, I was fascinated by the look of lichen!

When I started walking around, Butterscotch was her usual self.  Dashing around my feet, trying to trip me, then running ahead.

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When I paused for a few moments, she started rolling in the dirt, being thoroughly entertaining.

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The Outsider followed along for a bit, though when he got close to Butterscotch, she started to hiss and bat at him.

Even Rosencrantz or Guildenstern started to follow along, though he hid behind a crab apple tree, when I tried to get a picture.

As I continued along between the spruce grove and the apple trees by the garden, Butterscotch got more insistent.

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Yeah. She started climbing the back of my leg, too.

I ended up picking her up and carrying her for a while.

Her little feet were damp and cold.  Maybe that’s why she wanted up?

While I stopped to get photos of tree bark, this happened.

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That is a very trusting cat.  If I so much as leaned backwards, down she would have went!

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Look at her twisting and turning!

Look at that expression on her face. :-D

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Then she decided to eat the bottom of my zipper.

Silly kitty!

The Re-Farmer