We can't go down to the barn without Junior making an appearance, and "assisting" with whatever it is we're doing.
Today, he was "assisting" me take photos of Thurston. He's such a good helper, though I'm pretty sure he thought I was doing it ALL wrong.
Towards the end he was telling me to hustle it up with the canned food. I think that had more to do with it than anything...
Last week we were surprised to find some new babies on the farm... four of them, to be exact. All of them are gray. All of them are striped. I caught this one playing yesterday evening. What a cutie!
This one was a bit more shy, and hid under our shed. ....this one is probably a girl!
We have a real wild mama cat who lives here on the farm. We haven't been able to catch her and get her to the vet yet. Her name is Damn Cat for that reason.
Last fall, Damn Cat had three kittens. We've been able to catch one of the kittens (Shazam) - and we've only been able to do it once. But once was enough to get her to the vet to be fixed! This is Shazam. Still wild as can be if we get too close to her. She will come up on the patio to eat but dashes off if we get to close.
The sun was peeking in under the covered patio, so I sat in a chair and just waited (camera in hand) for something to happen.
Shazam hopped up in one of the patio chairs in a spot of sun and decided it was a great time and place for a bath!
I got these two shots taken, and that was enough bravery, and bath, for Shazam.
Off she went.
Larry, another fairly wild kitty, found a place in the sun too, right next to my sad looking Petunia plant. She looks awfully cute. Yup, Larry's a she. Usually yellow striped cats are males, but we seem to have a high percentage of female yellow striped cats! Damn Cat included! And Curly! And Curly Too! Sometimes they get named before we learn if they're male or female. Sometimes, it's only when Uncle Mike (our vet) does surgery that we learn what gender they are...this is how Larry got her name. Oops!
All of the animals around here are very well fed. Wild cats included. These two don't really look all that wild in these photos, but I'd like to see you try and catch them! *grin!*
The cats are always very aware of where we are, and what's around them. And if one of us has a fish net in our hand, you can bet there won't be a cat in sight. That's ok with us though. As long as we can catch them at least once, that's all that matters. We'll get Damn Cat eventually.
PS: Thank you for all the kind comments about my photos. I'm so happy to know that other people enjoy them, as I do. I'm grateful that they allow me to share our life on the farm with you.
Some of you have written to me and asked about the camera I use. Here's some information I wrote last year about this time that goes into a bit of detail on my photo gear. Since writing that post, I've also added a Canon 180mm Macro lens to my bag, and a Canon G9 to my bag as well. I'm probably a junkie. *wink*
Enjoy what's left of the weekend!
