Lori loves it when our cats stick their tongues out, and it’s something they do more often than you’d think. I don’t know why they do it, but they’ll sit there with their tongues hanging out for several minutes on …
Well it’s official, we’re back to being a four cat household. Back in May I introduced the cat on the right and over the last few months he has made himself more at home with us. We finally found the …
Trevor has consistently been one of the better mousers that we’ve had. Now if only he could catch the gopher that has been making a mess out of the area next to our driveway. The area that we just covered …
A few weeks ago this kitten started showing up in our yard when we were out gardening. Then we would come home to find it playing out in the yard with Ricky. Soon they were unseparable. I think Ricky is …
With Mama no longer around, Ricky used the afternoon to get some much needed rest. Lori and I spent the morning in the yard and it was nice having the sun out for a change. The ground is still way …
A few months ago we were visiting John Stewart’s house and Lori fell in love with this cat. This was shortly after we lost Galen, so the attraction was obvious. Lori jokingly mentioned that if they ever wanted to get …
Sadly, we received an email from Derek that Cairo passed away, just two weeks after we lost his brother, Galen. That leaves Derek and Jasna with Rocket, and us with Ricky from the group of four brothers that Meg had. …
Tonight I was working at the office late when I received a call from Lori, who was obviously frantic. I could hear Galen wailing in the background, and Lori said he just started doing that all of the sudden. I …
Ricky was determined to sit in Lori’s lap tonight, even though the space was occupied. Meg apparently didn’t mind him sitting on her, or at least she wasn’t going to vacate her chosen spot. After all, possesion is 9/10ths of …
Ricky picks up nicknames on a pretty frequent basis, the latest being Bouncy Ricky. He has a habit of bouncing between the top of the futon to Lori’s lap when we watch TV. His take offs and landings are usually …
If Meg weren’t such a fattie, she would probably enjoy climbing all the trees around our yard. But being that she does have a bit of a weight problem, this is as high as she goes.
Just in case you didn’t think the first one was cute enough, here’s another one. Today we had our first hands on training session for the Fire Academy class I’m taking. After a short classroom session we proceeded to a …
Today was mostly spent dropping off the truck, waiting for it to be fixed and picking up the truck. Then Mom and Dad took us out to Outback for a belated birthday dinner. Lot’s of great food, great service, and …
That seems to be Trevor’s favorite question lately. He knows as soon as he hears the cookie bag rustling, that milk will shortly follow. This picture is just for Mom. She’ll probably never eat in our house again.
Over time, our three indoor cats have laid claim to their own level on their kitty house. Ricky likes the top, where he can hang his paws off and swipe at you if you walk by without petting him. Galen …
Galen, once again playing with a mouse. He’s not only good at catching them himself, he’s also good at stealing them from the other cats when they get bored. See all of our cats (with the possible exception of Trevor) …
This is a rare shot for two reasons. One, because Lori took it and I’m in it, and secondly and more importantly, both Meg and Trevor are sitting on my lap. Meg still resents that we accepted a cat that …
There’s something about our wood carrier that is irresistible to our cats. I’m not sure what is so interesting about it that when it isn’t filled with logs, there’s usually one or more cats sitting in it. Tonight we rented …
Today and yesterday it was very warm in Ferndale. Saturday our old house group had a picnic in Bear River Valley, so I hung a sign on the shop door, “Closed today for lack of fog”. We were still sitting …
This picture of Trevor and Meg was also taken yesterday, and was a contender for picture of the day until the mouse showed up. No offense to my hosts for the weekend, Carol & John, but it sure was nice …
This morning just as I was getting ready to go to work, Lori let all four cats out of the house. A few seconds after they left, I noticed some movement above the dishwasher, and spotted this tiny mouse checking …
After getting back from our breakfast and tour yesterday, I had a few hours left to pull weeds and mow the lawn before sunset. A couple of wheelbarrow loads of weeds pulled and you’ld never notice the difference. The lawn …
I finally found my old digital camera and I will be making an attempt to keep it with me and bring it home so I can document more happenings. I took this picture of Galen and Trevor last week, but …
After catching a red-eye flight back to Oakland, we drove back to Hollister to spend a final night with John and Carol. Then after a few hours of sleep, it was back to Mom & Dad’s for a belated Christmas …
This is something that I just haven’t had much of a chance to do lately, lie on the futon and scratch Meg’s soft white underbelly. It is certainly a nice way to end the day.
When John and Carol came up last month, a very friendly cat also came to visit. While John and Carol left after a couple of days, “Rusty” as Carol called him, decided to prolong his stay. Lori has since renamed …
Ricky does more cute things than Galen, and so he gets featured as picture of the day more often than his brother. I actually took this picture earlier this week to help alleviate that imbalance, and I’m showing it today …
This seems to be Ricky’s latest favorite place to sleep. The moose are also some of Maren’s favorite things to play with when she comes over, but she thinks they’re cows.
