The lilacs are starting to bloom. Usually that means we are in for rain until the
lovely purple flowers rot on the bush.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Meet Teaks
Teaks is one of our kitties.
We originally just called her "the kitten". She had shown up one winter day, very scared and hungry. Just touching the door handle made her take off running, low to the ground, just a black and white blur. God forbid she say you looking out a window at her. Complete terror in her little face, and then she was off again, as fast as she could to hide.
She learned where we left the food we put out for the stray cats, and eventually she learned to hide and scream at us when we were outside, telling us she needed food.
Finally in the winter of 2009/2010 she made friends with a stray cat (we call him Smokey. We do our best for him as well. He is a very sweet, but standoffish cat. He is very special, as he seems to know when another cat needs caring for and he takes the roll as needed). She started sleeping with him in a make-shift shelter we built and eating with him. But the spring of 2010 he was able to teach her that we were not a threat. She stopped running from us. Eventually we were able to touch her lightly, then pet her, then pick her up.
Because of how small she is and how she had far more issues with the other stray/feral/neighborhood cats we made of point of catching her. And now she's one of ours.
We originally just called her "the kitten". She had shown up one winter day, very scared and hungry. Just touching the door handle made her take off running, low to the ground, just a black and white blur. God forbid she say you looking out a window at her. Complete terror in her little face, and then she was off again, as fast as she could to hide.
She learned where we left the food we put out for the stray cats, and eventually she learned to hide and scream at us when we were outside, telling us she needed food.
Finally in the winter of 2009/2010 she made friends with a stray cat (we call him Smokey. We do our best for him as well. He is a very sweet, but standoffish cat. He is very special, as he seems to know when another cat needs caring for and he takes the roll as needed). She started sleeping with him in a make-shift shelter we built and eating with him. But the spring of 2010 he was able to teach her that we were not a threat. She stopped running from us. Eventually we were able to touch her lightly, then pet her, then pick her up.
Because of how small she is and how she had far more issues with the other stray/feral/neighborhood cats we made of point of catching her. And now she's one of ours.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Popcorn and a Movie – Daily iPhone Photograph #80
Watched Tangled this evening. I don't tend to be a fan of the Disney re-tellings of
classic Faierie Tales, but I enjoyed this one.
classic Faierie Tales, but I enjoyed this one.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Take-a-way Cake – Daily iPhone Photograph #79
Thursday, May 26, 2011
We'll soon have Poppies – Daily iPhone Photograph #78
I love how Poppies look before they bloom. I always felt they look as though they are a
plant from an alien world.
plant from an alien world.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Angry Lelu – Daily iPhone Photograph #76
Taken and added to DailyBooth on Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Lelu was very angry with me when I took this. I guess she is the jealous type...
...this is what she was angry about. An abandoned new born kitten I found in the currant bushes.
It's a whole traumatizing story I don't have time to retell at the moment. By the way.
I'm holding her very gently, despite how it may look.
I'm holding her very gently, despite how it may look.
Pisces – Daily iPhone Photograph #75
Taken and added to DailyBooth on Monday, May 23, 2011
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Description of someone born under the zodiac sign Pisces.
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