Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Had a lovely time at CP1's reunion, pleasant drives to and from Colorado Springs. When we got home, both cats talked non-stop for over an hour. I'm glad we don't speak cat; don't really want to know what they thought of us leaving them.
They were not so afraid this time. Rudy stalked around the house and glared at Nephew, while Czarny showed off on the cat tree and demanded Nephew pet him. They are adjusting to him quite nicely...
Sad note: As we prepared to haul the recycles this morning, WLToo noticed the entire luncheon of vultures gathered at our gate (more than twenty of them). When we got there, this year's fawn was dead. It had tried to jump the fence and got a back leg caught. Between the vultures and a small coyote that kept sneaking in from across the road, by the time we got back, there was little left. This evening, WLToo will remove the leg remains from our fence for the smaller scavengers to clean up. Sad that our resident deer herd just decreased by one third.
The hummingbird migration is in full swing. We have three feeders up and they all get drained several times a day. I may have to go buy more sugar...this is all we use it for nowadays.
It's still in the 90s, but we only went over 100 three times this summer. We'll stay hot into the early days of October, but at least the nights are starting to cool off. On the up side, that's more days I can work out in the swimming pool. Sure do wish some of that rain around Houston had come this way -- we surely do need it, and Houston surely did not.
Now that I know there's a coyote nearby, the cats' outside time will be severely constricted. Rudy doesn't go very far, but Czarny is expanding his range to beyond the garage and Obi-Wander. Like Spotacus, he thinks napping under Obi is a good idea, and isn't big on answering right away when I call. This morning, he did not respond until I walked to Obi and called again; meanwhile, the fawn's doe was running inside our fence line away from us (we didn't yet know about the fawn). Czarny kept stopping to smell stuff, so I picked him up and walked to the walkthrough between the house and garage. He struggled to get down, but did not run away, so I opened the laundry room door and he went into it for the first time. They both get treats when they come inside, so Rudy has already figured out me calling means treats -- Czarny hasn't put two and two together yet.
The local forum posted a photo of a cat seen frequently at a convenience store. It's a dead ringer for Spotacus, right down to the white spot in the middle of its back. So tempting -- but they believe they've found its owner. Whew. I don't think Rudy could handle another cat.
WLToo decided to fly up for Buddy's funeral, then fly back on Monday, while I handle the incoming relatives. Tall Friend is also doing a fast trip, then on to the wedding he and Short Friend have been committed to for months. Good. Buddy's Wife needs Buddy's old friends around here now.
Have to help WLToo pack. Later, y'all.
They were not so afraid this time. Rudy stalked around the house and glared at Nephew, while Czarny showed off on the cat tree and demanded Nephew pet him. They are adjusting to him quite nicely...
Sad note: As we prepared to haul the recycles this morning, WLToo noticed the entire luncheon of vultures gathered at our gate (more than twenty of them). When we got there, this year's fawn was dead. It had tried to jump the fence and got a back leg caught. Between the vultures and a small coyote that kept sneaking in from across the road, by the time we got back, there was little left. This evening, WLToo will remove the leg remains from our fence for the smaller scavengers to clean up. Sad that our resident deer herd just decreased by one third.
The hummingbird migration is in full swing. We have three feeders up and they all get drained several times a day. I may have to go buy more sugar...this is all we use it for nowadays.
It's still in the 90s, but we only went over 100 three times this summer. We'll stay hot into the early days of October, but at least the nights are starting to cool off. On the up side, that's more days I can work out in the swimming pool. Sure do wish some of that rain around Houston had come this way -- we surely do need it, and Houston surely did not.
Now that I know there's a coyote nearby, the cats' outside time will be severely constricted. Rudy doesn't go very far, but Czarny is expanding his range to beyond the garage and Obi-Wander. Like Spotacus, he thinks napping under Obi is a good idea, and isn't big on answering right away when I call. This morning, he did not respond until I walked to Obi and called again; meanwhile, the fawn's doe was running inside our fence line away from us (we didn't yet know about the fawn). Czarny kept stopping to smell stuff, so I picked him up and walked to the walkthrough between the house and garage. He struggled to get down, but did not run away, so I opened the laundry room door and he went into it for the first time. They both get treats when they come inside, so Rudy has already figured out me calling means treats -- Czarny hasn't put two and two together yet.
The local forum posted a photo of a cat seen frequently at a convenience store. It's a dead ringer for Spotacus, right down to the white spot in the middle of its back. So tempting -- but they believe they've found its owner. Whew. I don't think Rudy could handle another cat.
WLToo decided to fly up for Buddy's funeral, then fly back on Monday, while I handle the incoming relatives. Tall Friend is also doing a fast trip, then on to the wedding he and Short Friend have been committed to for months. Good. Buddy's Wife needs Buddy's old friends around here now.
Have to help WLToo pack. Later, y'all.
