Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Gardening with Benji and Tiger
We finally have a few days with no rain in the forecast so it is time for some serious spring gardening. My goal today is to prepare the beds for planting and for this work I am joined by my faithful assistant Benji. We focus our attention on a vegetable bed which has been taken over by a massive tangle of unidentified roots.
When it’s time for a break Benji heads to the stream and I can’t help but notice what a handsome boy he is, a real tribute to the feline species! He seems to understand this and poses for me.
After the work is nearly done, Tiger joins us and finds the catmint beginning to sprout amid another tangle of weeds. I’ll save that for next time.
~ Susanne
The Deal
The Deal – a true tale from long, long ago …….
By Susanne
When I was five I lost a tooth and my mom told me to put it under my pillow so the tooth fairy would leave me money. But the next day the tooth was still there.
“Oh!” she said. “He must have been too busy to get to you. Put it under your pillow tonight and he’ll come.”
But the next day it was still there. “That darn tooth fairy forgot me again!” I told her.
“Just forget him!” she said. “From now on you bring your teeth to me and I’ll take care of it.”
And so she did.
Word of the Day – Synchronized
Synchronized Cats.
– Tiger and Benji
Sweet Dreams from the Printer
All the smart kitties know …
the best place to catch a catnap is on the printer….
take it from one who went before…
~ Susanne
Saturday morning with Sue
This is Tiger and today is a good day because I got to have time alone in the office with Sue, which is increasingly hard to do in this two cat household.
While it’s true Benji and I have come to agreement on some territory (he gets the bedroom, I get the room with grandma) the last undeclared outpost is Sue’s office, which is the best room in the house. Why?
Well, it has the latest in cat equipment for one.
The best views.
Great sleeping accommodations.
But most importantly, it has Sue, for this is where you will find her most of the time drinking coffee, working on our blog, and producing a lap for us to enjoy.
Who could ask for more?
And so I remain,
~ the contented Tiger
Kittie Photo Shoot in the Garden
“Okay boys,” I said. “Spring is here and it’s a sunny day. I’d like to get a few shots of you two in the garden, okay?”
“Fine by me,” says Tiger. “How about this?”
“Perfect,” I say.
“Alright with me'” says Benji. “How’s this?”
“Love it Benji. Thanks.”
“Now, how about one of you two together?”
“Sure,” they say, “how about this?”
“It’ll have to do,” I say.
~ Susanne, Tiger and Benji
In my dreams I soar!
This is Benji and I am not what you call a big cat. From the beginning they called me the runt of the litter. (No thank you for that.) Sue even still doubts my birthday. Much too small to be that old she said to the vet who readily agreed.
But when I am asleep I show them all wrong. In my dreams I soar!
Benji
A Northwest Winter Sunset
I caught the sun setting on what has been a very long winter in the Pacific Northwest.
Eagerly awaiting spring to come.
~ Susanne
The Incredible Tao
This is Benji and I like Tao, the brave Siamese in the Incredible Journey. The dogs were nice to tag along but that cat really kept it together with his wits. He is my hero. I tried to talk to him but he was so busy overcoming the obstacles of nature that it was like he was in another dimension. Some cats are like that.
~ Benji
One March day in Seattle
Rain, rain, rain.
Relentless,
record-breaking,
rain.
For the day,
for the month,
and the year.
What would it be to go outside,
for feet to stay dry?
To hear quiet and birdsong
or nothing at all?
But wait!
Listen!
What is it?
Go and see before it’s gone!
Sunshine!
Blue Sky!
O the Joy!
~ Susanne
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