Animals
- The Party's Over
The party's over...the sun has retreated once again. See the grayness in the air above?Yes, that's snow.Again.Just a shower...but a hint of what's to come, I hear. Today I have a few small things to share with you...just little moments that...
- Another Cat Tale
The other evening my last stop for the afternoon feeding was the barn....to feed the kitties. Most afternoons, when I walk through the barn door, I have to watch my step. There are usually three kitties trying to cozy up to me, wrapping themselves around...
- I'll Follow You Anywhere
The Littles and the barn kitties have all become the best of friends. TomTom has taken to napping in a corner of the Littles' stall. Bobby has decided that it is his job to lead the Littles back to the barn. Quite often Red tries to take Bobby's...
- Frog Dodging, And Other Farm Games
Last call for the night is right after sunset. We head out to the barn and tuck in the horses. Fresh hay for all....check water supply.....clean poop.....kiss goodnight X 4 and then out to close up the chickens and guineas...who have found their way into...
- Welcome Bobby
Please welcome the newest member of the Bee Haven Acres Barn Kitty team......Bobby. This handsome guy came to us today after a phone call from Doctor Becky. It seems one of her clients was elderly and had this cat who was just a little too playful for...
Animals
Cat Tails
I've written many times about the different personalities that our animals have.
Nothing illustrates this better than the barn kitties.
Each of them has his/her own peculiar idiosyncrasies...
much like humans do.
There's EllaBella who prefers to remain in the barn beneath her heat lamp.
She ventures outside in the summer time and often
accompanies me in the garden.
But, for the most part she is a "home body."
And yes, she almost always has a scowl on her face.
The opposite of Ella is Bobby.
He is an adventurer...
who often leaves on a hunting expedition and doesn't come home for days.
Then he comes home, eats a few meals, and rests up
for the next trip.
He is what I would call the feline version of a Swiffer....
his long, luxurious coat decorated with burrs and hay
and whatever else he happens to brush up against.
Then there is TomTom.
TomTom is all about play.
The current object of his desire is Leo.
He spends his day wrestling with Leo...
playing pounce with Leo...
and grooming Leo.
Which brings us to Leo...
(oh my gosh, I had forgotten how little he was when we found him!)
We have finally figured out how Leo stays so darned clean.
He is mostly white...pure white,
and always clean...
which is nothing short of miraculous for a barn cat.
(especially a barn cat that sleeps with pigs!)
He has TomTom to thank for this!
Leo is what we call our Velcro cat.
When you pick him up, he sticks to you like velcro...
loving every bit of attention he can get!
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Today Moonbeam and I are heading out on an adventure.
We are putting on our riding gear,
loading up in Becky's trailer with Sid and Becky,
and traveling to a friend's barn for our second lesson.
A lesson at a new barn... should be a good test for Moonbeam...
this time with other horses around.
We'll tell you all about it tomorrow!
(PS....isn't he handsome?)
- The Party's Over
The party's over...the sun has retreated once again. See the grayness in the air above?Yes, that's snow.Again.Just a shower...but a hint of what's to come, I hear. Today I have a few small things to share with you...just little moments that...
- Another Cat Tale
The other evening my last stop for the afternoon feeding was the barn....to feed the kitties. Most afternoons, when I walk through the barn door, I have to watch my step. There are usually three kitties trying to cozy up to me, wrapping themselves around...
- I'll Follow You Anywhere
The Littles and the barn kitties have all become the best of friends. TomTom has taken to napping in a corner of the Littles' stall. Bobby has decided that it is his job to lead the Littles back to the barn. Quite often Red tries to take Bobby's...
- Frog Dodging, And Other Farm Games
Last call for the night is right after sunset. We head out to the barn and tuck in the horses. Fresh hay for all....check water supply.....clean poop.....kiss goodnight X 4 and then out to close up the chickens and guineas...who have found their way into...
- Welcome Bobby
Please welcome the newest member of the Bee Haven Acres Barn Kitty team......Bobby. This handsome guy came to us today after a phone call from Doctor Becky. It seems one of her clients was elderly and had this cat who was just a little too playful for...