I'm linking up to Cindy's My Romantic Home Show & Tell Friday.
Happy 4th of July, everyone!
Donna
Showing posts with label cottage cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cottage cat. Show all posts
Sunday, July 3, 2011
How much is that kitty in the window...
Baby, our little indoor kitty...
...loves to watch the world go by from the windows of our little 'cottage.'
After all, there are so many little critters and birds to watch...
While filling birdbaths out in the garden, I heard her meowing. Luckily I had my camera with me. She looked so cute sitting in the window.
These photos were taken about a month ago, right after I plunked some 6 packs of impatiens and vinca vine down on the birds' screen feeder outside the dining room window.
This photo was taken just a few days ago. The impatiens and vinca vine are growing nicely, and Baby has moved to the downstairs window to watch the world go by...
No matter where she looks...
.. there is always something to watch...
Even if it's just me!
I'll toss some peanuts out in a minute, Baby. That should get you some immediate chipmunk, squirrel, and blue jay action!
I'm linking up to Cindy's My Romantic Home Show & Tell Friday.
Happy 4th of July, everyone!
Donna
I'm linking up to Cindy's My Romantic Home Show & Tell Friday.
Happy 4th of July, everyone!
Donna
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cottage Garden Window Box - Summer vs. Winter, Flowers Vs. Squirrels
The cottage garden windowbox that is attached to our dining room window...
(Summer 2009)
...as a screen feeder that holds a bounty of food for the birds and wildlife that visit us throughout the cold New England winter.
Little Sammy, a young squirrel, has been a regular visitor these days, much to Baby's delight.
Whenever Baby hears Sammy at the feeder, she bolts from wherever she is, leaps into the bay window, and with ears flattened to her head, she prepares for her sneak attack.
Sammy, who seems to have more going on upstairs that our Baby does sometimes, knows right off the bat that the pane of glass between them is his safety net, so he doesn't even flinch when she bounces off the window...
Eventually Baby also realizes there's no way she's getting through the glass pane that separates them.
Of course that doesn't stop her from licking her chops, just thinking about how good Sammy would taste for supper.
"Say what????" says Sammy!
Just kidding. I think Baby would love to just play with Sammy...
...which is music to his little ears.
And after Sammy's belly is full, Baby bids him "adieu,"...
...and Sammy scampers back across the yard to his nest (which this year is a birdhouse in the corner of the backyard, shared by he and several of his siblings.)
And while all this activity is going on at one end of the house, down at the other end our sweet Tiger (who at 17 is past her huntress days), prefers to seek out her flannel penguin bed..
...which is butted up against the heating vent in my office. It is her favorite place to sleep in the winter months because it's so nice and toasty warm...
Sweet little Tiger, you are one smart kitty!
We are due for yet ANOTHER winter storm tomorrow. Spring cannot come soon enough for me (or Tiger!)!!!
(Summer 2010)
...isn't really a windowbox at all.
(Summer 2009)
Because once the flowers have succumbed to autumn's first frost, the flowerbox reverts back to its true purpose...
...as a screen feeder that holds a bounty of food for the birds and wildlife that visit us throughout the cold New England winter.
Little Sammy, a young squirrel, has been a regular visitor these days, much to Baby's delight.
Whenever Baby hears Sammy at the feeder, she bolts from wherever she is, leaps into the bay window, and with ears flattened to her head, she prepares for her sneak attack.
Sammy, who seems to have more going on upstairs that our Baby does sometimes, knows right off the bat that the pane of glass between them is his safety net, so he doesn't even flinch when she bounces off the window...
Eventually Baby also realizes there's no way she's getting through the glass pane that separates them.
Of course that doesn't stop her from licking her chops, just thinking about how good Sammy would taste for supper.
"Say what????" says Sammy!
Just kidding. I think Baby would love to just play with Sammy...
...which is music to his little ears.
And after Sammy's belly is full, Baby bids him "adieu,"...
...and Sammy scampers back across the yard to his nest (which this year is a birdhouse in the corner of the backyard, shared by he and several of his siblings.)
And while all this activity is going on at one end of the house, down at the other end our sweet Tiger (who at 17 is past her huntress days), prefers to seek out her flannel penguin bed..
...which is butted up against the heating vent in my office. It is her favorite place to sleep in the winter months because it's so nice and toasty warm...
Sweet little Tiger, you are one smart kitty!
We are due for yet ANOTHER winter storm tomorrow. Spring cannot come soon enough for me (or Tiger!)!!!
I'm linking up to Show & Tell Friday this week. Be sure to visit Cindy at My Romantic Home to see everybody's Show & Tell blogposts!!!
Have a great weekend, everyone! And stay warm!
Donna
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Eat, Play, Sleep . The life of our cottage cat
Baby's days consist of eating, playing, and sleeping (primarily eating and playing, although sleeping is gaining in popularity as she leaves kittenhood behind)...
Here she is in her favorite spot, the dining room window (i.e., the bird & squirrel viewing area).
She is the first cat I've ever owned who loooooves to lay on their back... She lays and waits, and waits, and waits some more for someone to come along at the feeder outside....
But she sometimes falls asleep while waiting (clearly tuckered out from all of these daily antics!)
"Baby! Wake up!!"
"Don't fall asleep now! You have company!"
"Sammy Squirrel has come to pay you a visit!"
Baby, Baby, Baby... What would you do without me?
I'm linking up to White Wednesday at the beautiful Faded Charm this week. Be sure to follow the link to visit all the beautiful White Wednesday posts!!
Donna
She is the first cat I've ever owned who loooooves to lay on their back... She lays and waits, and waits, and waits some more for someone to come along at the feeder outside....
But she sometimes falls asleep while waiting (clearly tuckered out from all of these daily antics!)
"Baby! Wake up!!"
"Don't fall asleep now! You have company!"
"Sammy Squirrel has come to pay you a visit!"
Baby, Baby, Baby... What would you do without me?
I'm linking up to White Wednesday at the beautiful Faded Charm this week. Be sure to follow the link to visit all the beautiful White Wednesday posts!!
Donna
Sunday, November 14, 2010
The picture of innocence... not!
I have to admit, it has been a l-o-n-g time since we have had a young animal in our home. To put it into perspective, our girls, now 21 and 24, were in preschool and 1st grade the last time we had baby animals.
(click any photos to enlarge)
Our last two dogs, Mr. O'Malley and Ms. Gizmo, were adopted at ages 7 and 8 respectively, so they were well out of the "into everything" baby stage. Ditto for our 3 cats, who by that time were also heading toward 'middle age." So this turbo charged little ball of fur has definitely been an adjustment! Just wait till you see what this child cat, the picture of innocence above, is capable of...
I woke the other morning to utter chaos and clamor coming from the living room. I had a pretty good idea who was behind it so I grabbed my camera along the way. Baby was perched on top of the shutters, the crocheted runner on top of the chest askew....
The minute she spotted me she jumped down and that was it for the runner.
It was now in a ball behind the chest, with Baby peering down and trying to grab it with her outstretched paw. After all, it's just another of her playthings, right?
Within minutes she had tired of that game and was once again focusing her attention on the shutters.
I could pretty much read her mind as the shenanigans played out before my eyes...
... although I still can't quite figure out WHAT was keeping her upright on top of the shutters since only her two rear legs were on them!
She had a grand old time grabbing at the shutters...
...and trying to get into a reclining position...
...that only a young cat could find comfortable. She stayed there a few more minutes, enjoying the scenery outside, until I spoiled her fun and told her it was time to open the shutters....
... at which point she adoringly watched me, her indentured servant, from an upside down pose, as I tidied her mess and put the crocheted runner back on the chest. How could I scold her - just look at that face!
It wasn't long before she jumped from the chest over to the sofa, tucked her little face under her tail and purred her way into dreamland (where she planned her next impish episode, the subject of a future blogpost)...
Donna
(click any photos to enlarge)
Our last two dogs, Mr. O'Malley and Ms. Gizmo, were adopted at ages 7 and 8 respectively, so they were well out of the "into everything" baby stage. Ditto for our 3 cats, who by that time were also heading toward 'middle age." So this turbo charged little ball of fur has definitely been an adjustment! Just wait till you see what this child cat, the picture of innocence above, is capable of...
I woke the other morning to utter chaos and clamor coming from the living room. I had a pretty good idea who was behind it so I grabbed my camera along the way. Baby was perched on top of the shutters, the crocheted runner on top of the chest askew....
The minute she spotted me she jumped down and that was it for the runner.
It was now in a ball behind the chest, with Baby peering down and trying to grab it with her outstretched paw. After all, it's just another of her playthings, right?
Within minutes she had tired of that game and was once again focusing her attention on the shutters.
I could pretty much read her mind as the shenanigans played out before my eyes...
... although I still can't quite figure out WHAT was keeping her upright on top of the shutters since only her two rear legs were on them!
She had a grand old time grabbing at the shutters...
...and trying to get into a reclining position...
...that only a young cat could find comfortable. She stayed there a few more minutes, enjoying the scenery outside, until I spoiled her fun and told her it was time to open the shutters....
... at which point she adoringly watched me, her indentured servant, from an upside down pose, as I tidied her mess and put the crocheted runner back on the chest. How could I scold her - just look at that face!
It wasn't long before she jumped from the chest over to the sofa, tucked her little face under her tail and purred her way into dreamland (where she planned her next impish episode, the subject of a future blogpost)...
Donna
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The family room balance beam...
I was asked where the treadmill (that used to sit in front of the TV like this) ended up...
(click any photos to enlarge)
It's now tucked behind the sofa, a perfect location - it's out of the way, it faces the slider (great for Sammy Squirrel and bird watching), and it faces the TV! (I think I need to pop in the Mamma Mia DVD I got for Christmas to get me motivated to start walking!! I love that movie!)
See the beam way above the 7' tall bookcases in this photo from yesterday's post?
Flashback to 1994 - Tiger, then just 1 year old, on the family room beam
(Do you recognize the valance and curtains? Yup, they're the same ones I have now... and that's the corner TV hutch that I painted white and moved to the living room)
Look at what a wild woman our little Tiger was! She used to love to get up there and walk back and forth across the beam, or plunk herself down and watch the world below! And here's how she managed to get up there... If you look at the first photo, you'll see that our FR closets have flat tops ceilings on them.
Back in '94 (our prim days), there was a hutch right behind the sofa, where the treadmill now sits. Tiger would jump from the back of the sofa to the top of the hutch... then onto the top of the closet... and then onto the top of the beam...
Now that she's a sweet little lady of 15-1/2, she prefers to sun herself in the living room window...
... and when she gets tired of doing that (yawn.......), she heads down to Amanda's room...
... where she gets cozy on her green furry blankie...
...or her soft blue blankie... (She is a very pampered girl!!!)
I thought I should share some photos of her since she doesn't get as much 'blog time' as her brother, Spotty! (She's very shy and spends most of her time in Amanda's bedroom, so she's not available for photo shoots like he is!!).... But isn't that just the sweetest little face? We sure think so!!!
Donna
(click any photos to enlarge)
It's now tucked behind the sofa, a perfect location - it's out of the way, it faces the slider (great for Sammy Squirrel and bird watching), and it faces the TV! (I think I need to pop in the Mamma Mia DVD I got for Christmas to get me motivated to start walking!! I love that movie!)
See the beam way above the 7' tall bookcases in this photo from yesterday's post?
Flashback to 1994 - Tiger, then just 1 year old, on the family room beam
(Do you recognize the valance and curtains? Yup, they're the same ones I have now... and that's the corner TV hutch that I painted white and moved to the living room)
Look at what a wild woman our little Tiger was! She used to love to get up there and walk back and forth across the beam, or plunk herself down and watch the world below! And here's how she managed to get up there... If you look at the first photo, you'll see that our FR closets have flat tops ceilings on them.
Back in '94 (our prim days), there was a hutch right behind the sofa, where the treadmill now sits. Tiger would jump from the back of the sofa to the top of the hutch... then onto the top of the closet... and then onto the top of the beam...
Now that she's a sweet little lady of 15-1/2, she prefers to sun herself in the living room window...
... and when she gets tired of doing that (yawn.......), she heads down to Amanda's room...
... where she gets cozy on her green furry blankie...
...or her soft blue blankie... (She is a very pampered girl!!!)
I thought I should share some photos of her since she doesn't get as much 'blog time' as her brother, Spotty! (She's very shy and spends most of her time in Amanda's bedroom, so she's not available for photo shoots like he is!!).... But isn't that just the sweetest little face? We sure think so!!!
Donna
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