Back from the Wilderness

Yesterday we went to my Mom's for an early dinner. I always enjoy visiting with Mom. It's nice to spend time with her and she has the most incredible backyard. My Mom sold her house in '98 and bought a really nice condo that is nestled in amongst a wildlife preserve. The woods edge is a mere 25 feet from her sliding glass door. Our visit is usually comprised of sitting at her kitchen table while looking at all the animals that visit her backyard, conversing and eating. The usual suspects that visit are... tons of squirrels, an occasional groundhog, pheasants, lots of songbirds, turkeys, and lots of stray cats that her next door neighbor gets fixed and deer, lots of them!
Yesterday did not disappoint. My Mom told us that a fairly large herd of deer usually show up around 5pm to eat. As we ate our dinner we eagerly awaited the arrival of her dinner guest. Slowly, and one by one.....came the deer. Beautiful camouflaged by the vegetation, one minute you would see them and the next they were gone. My Mom has a small opening by the woods edge where she puts bread, carrots, bird food and whatever leftovers she has. At one point yesterday we counted 11 deer. Many were yearlings who would feed under their Moms chest. I guess they still needed the comfort of knowing that Mom was still close by. What amazed me was how all the animals peacefully co-existed with each other. Cats and squirrels play with each other, the cats are very intrigued by the deer and were always a few feet away from them. Nothing like being refreshed by a day of nature :)

Funny Positions, take two

The other day I found Mr.Thumper in this position. The position of his front paws just cracks me up. This cat never sleeps like normal cats. Yesterday he fell asleep under a load of newly dried towels. He slept there for hours. This morning he managed to get into a plastic bag. He knows he is a clown because he pressed his face really hard against the plastic which ended up distorting his face. He got upset when I removed him from the bag. Can't wait to see what else he gets into today.

Funny Positions, Take One

This is my cat Mr.Thumper. He is one of the strangest cats I have ever come across. Most of my other cats will sleep.......well, sleep like cats! You know, cuddled up in a ball, sometimes using their tail to mask their face. Not Mr.Thumper! We will find him stretched out like above in the middle of the floor or on the couch, bay window or anywhere else he can lazy out. He especially loves sleeping like this by the toasty warm fireplace. Once we found him sitting like a human on the couch........sound alseep. He is always making us laugh.

Below his a picture of his magnificent tail. People who see him for the first time usually say "oh my god, look at that tail". It is truly beautiful and Mr. Thumper knows it :)

Mr. Thumper

Is my little boy not the cutest thing you have ever seen? Thumper was just sitting on my buffet looking all regal and handsome and I just had to sneak a pic of him. I think he is part Turkish angora. His fur is like no fur I have ever seen or felt on a cat. It is like pure silk. The pic on the right is from the Summer.

My Babies :)

Are these not the cutest lil' munchkins you've ever seen? The big one is Miss. Serina, she is 5 years old. I found her when she was around 10 days old, cold and abandoned... and raised her. The little guy is Mr. Thumper. I took in his mom, who was a sick and pregnant stray. She was taken to the vet a few times where she was diagnosed with the Herpes virus. I kept her in and gave her lots of TLC. The beginning of April, Lily gave birth to 4 beautiful kitties. I kept one, which is Mr Thumper and found homes for the other three. Miss Lily was spayed in June and is enjoying life with us. The pic on the right is of Miss Serina and Mr Thumper sneaking a snooze on my dog's bed.The pic on the left is Thumper and his littermates.