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The Prodigious Roadcat
Tonight was a busy night for Harri!
As I mentioned before, this is a slow weekend for us. Ran in from Fernley, NV Saturday, arrived in Las Vegas at 2 PM, can't deliver until Monday at 5 PM. Spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning at the Pilot, but no kitty walk areas there. This morning we moved to the Petro truckstop on Speedway Blvd, way up on the north end of town. There's open desert all around this truck stop so we went for a decent kitten walk about 8 PM. Talk about a busy kitten! We got about 300 yards away from the truck stop when Harri started darting from side to side, jumping in the air, turning somersaults while jumping - it was quite a show! I figured she was just having an attack of kittenitis, but then I saw that we were surrounded by moths. Harri was very impressive with the leaps she performed - I've never seen a cat do leaps like that, and never so many leaps in such a short time. It only a few minutes before she was panting and exhausted, so we resumed our walk. There is a power substation next to the truck stop, surrounded by tall cinderblock walls. We walked the base of that wall, and Harri struck another goldmine - lizards! For her first find, we were walking along enjoying the evening, when Harri pounced on a low bush. I shined the flashlight on the bush to see what it was, and there was a little lizard. Harri played with the lizard for the better part of 15 minutes before she let it get away. She did have it firmly in paw a couple of time, so I told her we'd count it as a kill. She was winded again after the lizard pounces, so we set off along the wall again. Not more than 20 feet further along, she found a second lizard. She played with this one for about 5 minutes, then was startled when a 3rd one darted out. She played with the two of them for several minutes, then they both got away as well. I told her we would count all three of the lizards. I'm glad that we had a good flashlight with us. There was plenty of light to walk by, since the lights from the truck stop cast a fair amount of light on the desert floor and the big signboard at the speedway cast lots of light, but it didn't provide enough to see fine details. I make a point of shining my flashlight on anything Harri shows an interest in, to make sure it's safe. That's why tonight I was able to pull her away from a scorpion and 3 black widows. I hate those darned things! The walk itself was wonderful, even aside from the kitten antics. We're maybe 3 miles from the north end of the Strip, and since it was dark it was easy to see the lighted top of the Stratosphere, the spotlight atop the Luxor, whatever that hotel is with the bright green lights - looking at Las Vegas from a couple of miles out is actually much more beautiful than looking at things from up close. The temperature was in the low 70s, there was a very gentle northeast breeze that became a brisk breeze by the time we were done and is now rocking my trailer, and there were just a few clouds in the sky. Overall it was a wonderful night. Harri's score now: 2 mice, 3 lizards, 8 moths, 3 crickets, and a butterfly. |
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"Dan M" wrote in message ...
Talk about a busy kitten! We got about 300 yards away from the truck stop when Harri started darting from side to side, jumping in the air, turning somersaults while jumping - it was quite a show! I figured she was just having an attack of kittenitis, but then I saw that we were surrounded by moths. Harri was very impressive with the leaps she performed - I've never seen a cat do leaps like that, and never so many leaps in such a short time. It only a few minutes before she was panting and exhausted, so we resumed our walk. If you can there is a wonderful book called Dancing With Cats. You see cats leaping over the heads of their owners (I know, not PC for this NG) while in tune with the music! Makes me want to teach my cat how to dance and flip and leap straight up into the air with music! I'm glad that we had a good flashlight with us. There was plenty of light to walk by, since the lights from the truck stop cast a fair amount of light on the desert floor and the big signboard at the speedway cast lots of light, but it didn't provide enough to see fine details. I make a point of shining my flashlight on anything Harri shows an interest in, to make sure it's safe. That's why tonight I was able to pull her away from a scorpion and 3 black widows. I hate those darned things! I know just how you feel. It's terrible what those females do to the males not that I want to give the females any ideas they don't already have. A little sex and they bite his head off. Harri's score now: 2 mice, 3 lizards, 8 moths, 3 crickets, and a butterfly. Not bad. Keeps her girlish figure. Crickets though taste bad to my cat. Do you always keep her on the leash now that she free to go wherever with the leash? I'm a little concerned that if I take my cat to unchartered places on a leash, then I cannot keep her off the leash now since she will feel more secure now going almost anywhere. Right now, I can just let her out and she sticks around and comes back in after an hour or so. Once I intercepted her before she was about to take off across the road at night. She never did that again but I would be crossing that road often if we do some serious leash walking again. So I am conflicted on this. |
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Not bad. Keeps her girlish figure. Crickets though taste bad to my cat. Do you
always keep her on the leash now that she free to go wherever with the leash? I'm a little concerned that if I take my cat to unchartered places on a leash, then I cannot keep her off the leash now since she will feel more secure now going almost anywhere. Right now, I can just let her out and she sticks around and comes back in after an hour or so. Once I intercepted her before she was about to take off across the road at night. She never did that again but I would be crossing that road often if we do some serious leash walking again. So I am conflicted on this. I still keep her on-leash for all our walks. Our neighborhood at home is cat-unfriendly, so none of our cats will ever be given outdoor freedom without either a leash or a secure fence. Our little back yard is fenced in such a way that none of our kitties can get out, so they all get to enjoy unencumbered outdoor freedom. But they'll never be able to run free. Way too many big dogs (many running loose) and speeding cars. |
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"Dan M" wrote in message
... Tonight was a busy night for Harri! As I mentioned before, this is a slow weekend for us. Ran in from Fernley, NV Saturday, arrived in Las Vegas at 2 PM, can't deliver until Monday at 5 PM. Spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning at the Pilot, but no kitty walk areas there. This morning we moved to the Petro truckstop on Speedway Blvd, way up on the north end of town. There's open desert all around this truck stop so we went for a decent kitten walk about 8 PM. Talk about a busy kitten! We got about 300 yards away from the truck stop when Harri started darting from side to side, jumping in the air, turning somersaults while jumping - it was quite a show! I figured she was just having an attack of kittenitis, but then I saw that we were surrounded by moths. Harri was very impressive with the leaps she performed - I've never seen a cat do leaps like that, and never so many leaps in such a short time. It only a few minutes before she was panting and exhausted, so we resumed our walk. There is a power substation next to the truck stop, surrounded by tall cinderblock walls. We walked the base of that wall, and Harri struck another goldmine - lizards! For her first find, we were walking along enjoying the evening, when Harri pounced on a low bush. I shined the flashlight on the bush to see what it was, and there was a little lizard. Harri played with the lizard for the better part of 15 minutes before she let it get away. She did have it firmly in paw a couple of time, so I told her we'd count it as a kill. She was winded again after the lizard pounces, so we set off along the wall again. Not more than 20 feet further along, she found a second lizard. She played with this one for about 5 minutes, then was startled when a 3rd one darted out. She played with the two of them for several minutes, then they both got away as well. I told her we would count all three of the lizards. I'm glad that we had a good flashlight with us. There was plenty of light to walk by, since the lights from the truck stop cast a fair amount of light on the desert floor and the big signboard at the speedway cast lots of light, but it didn't provide enough to see fine details. I make a point of shining my flashlight on anything Harri shows an interest in, to make sure it's safe. That's why tonight I was able to pull her away from a scorpion and 3 black widows. I hate those darned things! The walk itself was wonderful, even aside from the kitten antics. We're maybe 3 miles from the north end of the Strip, and since it was dark it was easy to see the lighted top of the Stratosphere, the spotlight atop the Luxor, whatever that hotel is with the bright green lights - looking at Las Vegas from a couple of miles out is actually much more beautiful than looking at things from up close. The temperature was in the low 70s, there was a very gentle northeast breeze that became a brisk breeze by the time we were done and is now rocking my trailer, and there were just a few clouds in the sky. Overall it was a wonderful night. Harri's score now: 2 mice, 3 lizards, 8 moths, 3 crickets, and a butterfly. Wow! She's becoming quite the little huntress! ; Hugs, CatNipped |
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I'm so glad Harri and you had such a great walk (and safe, thanks to the
flashlight). Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Dan M" wrote in message ... Tonight was a busy night for Harri! As I mentioned before, this is a slow weekend for us. Ran in from Fernley, NV Saturday, arrived in Las Vegas at 2 PM, can't deliver until Monday at 5 PM. Spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning at the Pilot, but no kitty walk areas there. This morning we moved to the Petro truckstop on Speedway Blvd, way up on the north end of town. There's open desert all around this truck stop so we went for a decent kitten walk about 8 PM. snip I'm glad that we had a good flashlight with us. There was plenty of light to walk by, since the lights from the truck stop cast a fair amount of light on the desert floor and the big signboard at the speedway cast lots of light, but it didn't provide enough to see fine details. I make a point of shining my flashlight on anything Harri shows an interest in, to make sure it's safe. That's why tonight I was able to pull her away from a scorpion and 3 black widows. I hate those darned things! The walk itself was wonderful, even aside from the kitten antics. We're maybe 3 miles from the north end of the Strip, and since it was dark it was easy to see the lighted top of the Stratosphere, the spotlight atop the Luxor, whatever that hotel is with the bright green lights - looking at Las Vegas from a couple of miles out is actually much more beautiful than looking at things from up close. The temperature was in the low 70s, there was a very gentle northeast breeze that became a brisk breeze by the time we were done and is now rocking my trailer, and there were just a few clouds in the sky. Overall it was a wonderful night. Harri's score now: 2 mice, 3 lizards, 8 moths, 3 crickets, and a butterfly. |
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