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...
- 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...
- They Call Me The Wanderer.....
"Well, I'm the type of guy who will never settle down.Where pretty girls are, well, you know that I'm around.I kiss'em and I love'em 'cause to me they're all the same.I hug'em and I squeeze'em they don't even know my...
- 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...
Animals
Who's Who.... Part 8
With all of the attention given to Leo lately,
our other barn kitties are feeling slightly jealous.
I thought I would give them all a little space in today's blog post.
Ella Bella is the queen of the barn...
For the first several years that she was with us
(she was a rescue from the local shelter)
she was a bit standoffish.
The scowl on her face is a pretty good representation of her
attitude those earlier years!
Of late, Ella has become quite cuddly.
She is the ultimate homebody,
and only occasionally leaves the barn.
If I am in the garden, she will visit me there, but the appearance of any other cat
will send her scrambling back to the barn for refuge.
TomTom is our adventurous cat...
and I swear there are several of him.
I used to call him The Omnipresent TomTom,
because no matter where I was, so was he!
He is great friends with Leo and loves to wrestle with him.
And when the wrestling is over...
it's time for loving.
Bobby is our great hunter...
spending his nights hunting and his days slumbering in the barn.
Bobby used to live with an elderly lady that had Parkinson's syndrome.
Unfortunately, Bobby loves to be underfoot;
which made for a bad combination.
And so, Bobby came to live at the farm.
He is completely comfortable with all of the animals
and spends a lot of time wrapped around their legs!
Some of you might recall Sophia, who was a stray that ended up in our barn last summer.
Sophia is a sweet, friendly gal who loves human companionship.
Sadly, though, she was often the recipient of abuse by the other cats.
We relocated Sophia to Dr. Becky's house.
At first she made her home in Dr. Becky's garage,
but has since moved in to the house
and is now a lap cat!
It seems that stray cats go hand in hand with farms.
We are the recipient of occasional "drop offs".
It's sad, but true.
And so we try to neuter them and give them comfortable barn homes
for as long as they are with us.
Neutering is the most important part of that....
there are already way more stray cats than we need in this world!
- 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...
- 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...
- They Call Me The Wanderer.....
"Well, I'm the type of guy who will never settle down.Where pretty girls are, well, you know that I'm around.I kiss'em and I love'em 'cause to me they're all the same.I hug'em and I squeeze'em they don't even know my...
- 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...