Catymology

The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS) in Sandstone, Minnesota, recently took in a pride of lions: Asha, Shanti Deva, and Aslan. Now they have a new habitat where they can roam. Better yet, TWS has begun posting videos of the big cats on YouTube. The most recent one shows the three lions walking from their temporary holding pen, through a specially constructed pathway, to their new home. There are several other interesting videos of other TWS animals, as well. The sanctuary isn't open to the general public, so these videos are the best way to follow the good work that they are doing to help our big cat brothers and sisters.

Labels: lions, wildcats

For the last three days, I've been barred from my back yard during the day. To make things worse, in the morning a strange human climbed up a ladder right by the bedroom window and stomped over the roof of the house and made a whole lot of noise with machines. My humans said he was painting the house, but it sounded more like he was tearing it down.


No matter how much I whined and rubbed against things, I couldn't get them to open the door as long as the man was here.



Even rubbing against my human's knee didn't help.


Finally, I went and sat on the placemats and waited for dinner. (I hear they're serving sea scallops tonight!)

P.S. I have been too busy lately to post much here, but I am going to do better now, and I am going to visit more of my cat friends every day. See you at Modulator' Friday Ark, and on Sunday, in the Carnival of the Cats at Artsy Catsy.

It's a rainy Saturday. I have nothing better to do than to occupy tables. I am Tablecat!

This week's Friday Ark is over at Modulator. On Sunday, Victor Tabbycat hosts the Carnival of the Cats.

My human amanuensis visited Kathleen this week--Kathleen being the wonderful human who feeds me when my own humans are out of town. I was a little put out by what she brought back with her, as I always am when I find out she's been consorting with foreign cats.

Precious is the senior cat in the household. Here, she's about to settle into her comfy bed.


Kiki is a rescued cat that Kathleen accepted from one of her clients. Kiki likes to climb, and (unlike Precious), she likes to pose for the camera.


Kiki is very social--even with birds!

Maybe you can see Kiki's foot in this closeup. See that big kitty toe sticking up? She's a polydactyl cat!


The Friday Ark will be at Modulator, as usual. And the Carnival of the Cats is at Mind of Mog on Sunday.

Labels: guest cats

I looked out the window, and what did I see?
That calico foreign cat looking in at me!
Lying on the sidewalk, cool as could be,
She had nothing better to do than laugh at me.

I got the calico blues.
I said the calico blues.

We'll be joining the Friday Ark today and on Sunday, the Carnival of the Cats will be at Pet's Garden Blog.

Update: 6/9/08. Pet, of Pet's Garden Blog, has been feeling poorly. The Carnival of the Cats # 221 appears at ... the Carnival of the Cats. Thanks, Robyn.

Labels: guest cats, poetry

My humans had to replace some of the boards on my deck. After it was done, I found out that cedar boards smell really great, and it's a treat to roll around on them.

Check out the Friday Ark at Modulator, and on Sunday, the Carnival of the Cats will be at Kashim & Othello!

You ask what perfection would be? Here is my answer. It's finally Spring here in Minnesota. These are MY crabapple trees, in my back yard. Aren't they lovely?



But, also, there is nothing quite as perfect as snoozing next to my human.



This Memorial Day weekend begins with the Friday Ark at Modulator. On Sunday, don't forget the Carnival of the Cats at M-Cats Club.

Labels: spring