Last week the clowder started to hiss at Taylor. Taylor has been with us since she was 2 weeks old. She is now almost a year old. They all got along great, but when the hissing started, that was my first clue. I missed it.
Then Taylor started to hide during the day. She would […]
Here are Sierra, Taylor, Everest, Rocky when they first arrived. They are up for adoption now, having grown up into strong, healthy and loving cats.
Twirl’s cancer has reappeared. At this point there is nothing that could be done short of expensive and heroic measures that might not matter more than a few days anyway. So instead of subjecting her to endless vet visits, stress and experimental treatments, we are just going to take it a day at a time.
After […]
This morning, I took Lei and Kodiak up into the trails. Even with my foot being injured, I know the dogs still need to be exercised. The trails are the easiest way for that to happen. They can be off leash, running free and there are so many scents for them to chase.
Because I couldn’t […]
The cats are splayed out in all corners of the house that are cool. Two are laying in the shower, several are on the kitchen floor, some are sprawled under my desk. The others are in the cat enclosure inside the plastic pools that hold their toys. At 5:00 p.m. it is 101 degrees outside. […]
Dorothy Lathrop, author and artist, wrote in 1951,
“For all of us are
earth creatures and all must live here together. We are the strongest.
It is in our power either to destroy or to protect the weaker ones. We
have destroyed without mercy. Let us now protect with our strength
those creatures that are […]
It is so hard to stay immobile. I am supposed to stay off my foot for a week, but who do they think they are kidding? Mike’s health is such that just feeding the horses leaves him short of breath, so I am supposed to ask him to take care of the cats, the dogs, […]
Last night during the noise and nonsense (otherwise known as fireworks) Cyclone shot up on the porch and slid under one of the cabinets. He stayed there most of the night, terrified by all the noise and the smoke in the air. I fail to understand why when there is a backyard burn ban, that […]
Ok, so it isn’t for the birds, it’s for the horses. But it sure is an ordeal to buck 6 tons of hay out of a field and into a hay barn in the hot summer sun!
The rumor this year is that there is going to be a hay shortage. The buzz in the Capital […]
This kitten is a hot bed of activity! His sister Rayne is so much more mellower than he is. His favorite trick is to lay in wait on the stairs, crouched down waiting for the unsuspecting cat to walk by. Then he leaps high into the air, usually crashing right into the back of his […]