If you’re a cat, there’s a lot to see and do on our little oak tree-covered hill.
Tabs was a BIG fan. We spent hundreds if not thousands of hours “patrolling” the hill.
Rosie isn’t quite as adventurous as Tabs was when it comes to exploring the neighborhood, but she’s getting there.
The hill is home to a thriving community of turkeys, deer, other cats (some nice, some malcontents), dogs, coyotes, quail, finches, owls, hawks, crows, woodpeckers, raccoons, squirrels, foxes and a rabbit (or two), to name a few.
Tabs administered everything to make sure the community performed at an optimal level, which he liked to do from one of his many perches, like his window shelf in the living room or his outdoor tabby command center.
But sometimes you have to get out there and get your paws dirty to see what’s really going on, which we did all the time on our walks.
The grass on the hill is all dead and dry right now, but the oak trees are green and action-packed.
Problem is, some of the critters in the area are no longer following proper procedures, like this ne’er–do–well who refuses to show his authorized tree pass.
He was the same way when Tabs was around. Every time we tried to catch up to him, he darted away.
Squirrels, ya know? They have no respect for authority.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Do the squirrels rip into your attic in the winter? The species we have in my area is called Fox Squirrels. They love to tear up and chew up so many things. The only way to keep them out of a yard is to have a dog patrolling the yard just about all the time.
Once one of them made a miscalculation on the electric lines in the backyard and got electrocuted, and fell straight down dead in the yard. This also messed up the transformer on the pole, so we had a long power outage from that.
Look at Rosie’s paw on your shoulder! So cute.
Ragnar has a lot to manage now that we have Brunhilde and Sieglinde, our two hens. They have no respect for authority or boundaries and if they can get into his domain ( the garden), they will. It enrages him and he complains about it. Loudly.