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the summer so far (long, mostly on-topic)
I live on the edge of a small town--technically outside the city
limits, but it feels like it's in town, since I can see a main street from my house. For years, I've had just rabbits and the occasional cat coming through the yard, but lately, it's been one weird (or at least notable) thing after another. A couple weeks ago, I saw a woodchuck bounding through my yard. Well, that's different. The next two days, it was a deer, probably a buck, since he was stomping his foot and "snorting" on the second day. That's even more different. Last Monday, it's back to cats--heard one yowling near my house in the middle of the night (Sun night/Mon morning). Sounded like a female in heat. That day, I saw http://web.mr-happy.com/pets/yardkitty06-1.php at the front of my house making the same noises, but... nope, not a female at all. Very friendly, very skinny, very male. He still comes around regularly, and I feed him well. I'd love to take him in, but he'd make 5, and I've done that before--just too many. And it's getting to where I really don't want to stress out the old man of the house. I'll definitely get him vetted/snipped, though. And I won't leave him out for the winter if it comes to that. (No-kill shelter never has room, but I have some leads, so I expect it'll be ok.) Monday night/Tuesday morning, I woke up from a sound sleep by what sounded like Stampy the Deer doing his snorting again. Never would have expected a deer to wake me up. Especially since I can apparently sleep through my pager going off less than 6 feet from my head. After I fell back asleep and then got up for the day, I noticed a brownish tom meatloafing on my back steps, facing the house. to run away from me, though. I thought briefly that he was a tortie, but not with jowls like that. Not sure what to make of his colouring. I've seen occasional, brief glances of him since then, but he's not much on people. Got home Tuesday afternoon, and there's the B&W boy out front... or is it? Nope, this one's got an all-black back and has no black "smudge" on its face. And it's scared of me and the cats. This (Monday) morning's early wake-up was provided by mind-bending skunk odour. Right underneath the deck outside my bedroom window from what I can tell. It was so bad that I couldn't get back to sleep. Even my basement smells bad, since the sauna in the basement has a fan that exhausts right under the deck. I can't imagine it's nearly as bad as having a skunked pet in the house, but it's plenty for me. The smell is still there, though the skunk doesn't seem to be, so I guess it must have let loose. Got home from work this afternoon, got on the phone and started pacing around the living room as I tend to do. And what the heck is that in a tree across the street? Tuesday's tux, as it happens. Well, ok. Went to check it out, didn't seem like there was necessarily a problem. Left to hang out with friends a couple hours later, still there. Got home 6 hours after I first saw the cat up there, and not only was it *still* there, but it seemed to be in the exact same position, draped over a branch in such a way that it looked like it could be actually stuck, and it was frequently shifting its back end around while not moving the front end much. So I was getting somewhat concerned. It was dark out, but my neighbours were on their deck, and one came up and sized up the situation with me. He helped me fetch my tall ladder (this cat was about 15-20' up), but when we got back to the tree, the cat was suddenly several feet higher up, either not stuck or just scared out of stuck by the noisy aluminum ladder. Well, that's a relief (though a bit of a BCT by a cat that's not even mine). Hopefully it'll come down on its own, and if not, well, maybe I'll see what I can do when it's not dark out. When I went to investigate the treed cat before I left for the evening, my B&W buddy followed me down the street, meowing at me the whole way as if to ask where the hell I was going. when we got near the tree, he gave up and started back toward the house but then abruptly decided that the middle of the (mostly quiet) street was as good a place as any to play cello. I had to laugh, but not for long, as a car turned onto the street toward us. Fortunately, he was very good about being picked up, didn't squirm a bit as I rushed him to safety. Interesting times, at least for me... Jeff |
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the summer so far (long, mostly on-topic)
"JB" wrote in message
... I live on the edge of a small town--technically outside the city limits, but it feels like it's in town, since I can see a main street from my house. For years, I've had just rabbits and the occasional cat coming through the yard, but lately, it's been one weird (or at least notable) thing after another. A couple weeks ago, I saw a woodchuck bounding through my yard. Well, that's different. The next two days, it was a deer, probably a buck, since he was stomping his foot and "snorting" on the second day. That's even more different. Last Monday, it's back to cats--heard one yowling near my house in the middle of the night (Sun night/Mon morning). Sounded like a female in heat. That day, I saw http://web.mr-happy.com/pets/yardkitty06-1.php at the front of my house making the same noises, but... nope, not a female at all. Very friendly, very skinny, very male. He still comes around regularly, and I feed him well. I'd love to take him in, but he'd make 5, and I've done that before--just too many. And it's getting to where I really don't want to stress out the old man of the house. I'll definitely get him vetted/snipped, though. And I won't leave him out for the winter if it comes to that. (No-kill shelter never has room, but I have some leads, so I expect it'll be ok.) Monday night/Tuesday morning, I woke up from a sound sleep by what sounded like Stampy the Deer doing his snorting again. Never would have expected a deer to wake me up. Especially since I can apparently sleep through my pager going off less than 6 feet from my head. After I fell back asleep and then got up for the day, I noticed a brownish tom meatloafing on my back steps, facing the house. to run away from me, though. I thought briefly that he was a tortie, but not with jowls like that. Not sure what to make of his colouring. I've seen occasional, brief glances of him since then, but he's not much on people. Got home Tuesday afternoon, and there's the B&W boy out front... or is it? Nope, this one's got an all-black back and has no black "smudge" on its face. And it's scared of me and the cats. This (Monday) morning's early wake-up was provided by mind-bending skunk odour. Right underneath the deck outside my bedroom window from what I can tell. It was so bad that I couldn't get back to sleep. Even my basement smells bad, since the sauna in the basement has a fan that exhausts right under the deck. I can't imagine it's nearly as bad as having a skunked pet in the house, but it's plenty for me. The smell is still there, though the skunk doesn't seem to be, so I guess it must have let loose. Got home from work this afternoon, got on the phone and started pacing around the living room as I tend to do. And what the heck is that in a tree across the street? Tuesday's tux, as it happens. Well, ok. Went to check it out, didn't seem like there was necessarily a problem. Left to hang out with friends a couple hours later, still there. Got home 6 hours after I first saw the cat up there, and not only was it *still* there, but it seemed to be in the exact same position, draped over a branch in such a way that it looked like it could be actually stuck, and it was frequently shifting its back end around while not moving the front end much. So I was getting somewhat concerned. It was dark out, but my neighbours were on their deck, and one came up and sized up the situation with me. He helped me fetch my tall ladder (this cat was about 15-20' up), but when we got back to the tree, the cat was suddenly several feet higher up, either not stuck or just scared out of stuck by the noisy aluminum ladder. Well, that's a relief (though a bit of a BCT by a cat that's not even mine). Hopefully it'll come down on its own, and if not, well, maybe I'll see what I can do when it's not dark out. When I went to investigate the treed cat before I left for the evening, my B&W buddy followed me down the street, meowing at me the whole way as if to ask where the hell I was going. when we got near the tree, he gave up and started back toward the house but then abruptly decided that the middle of the (mostly quiet) street was as good a place as any to play cello. I had to laugh, but not for long, as a car turned onto the street toward us. Fortunately, he was very good about being picked up, didn't squirm a bit as I rushed him to safety. Interesting times, at least for me... Jeff You seem to be a critter magnet! Joy |
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JB wrote:
Interesting times, at least for me... Wow, a lot of animal life going on there. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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On Jul 1, 1:30�am, "Joy" wrote:
"JB" wrote in message ... I live on the edge of a small town--technically outside the city limits, but it feels like it's in town, since I can see a main street from my house. �For years, I've had just rabbits and the occasional cat coming through the yard, but lately, it's been one weird (or at least notable) thing after another. A couple weeks ago, I saw a woodchuck bounding through my yard. �Well, that's different. �The next two days, it was a deer, probably a buck, since he was stomping his foot and "snorting" on the second day. That's even more different. Last Monday, it's back to cats--heard one yowling near my house in the middle of the night (Sun night/Mon morning). �Sounded like a female in heat. �That day, I sawhttp://web.mr-happy.com/pets/yardkitty06-1.php at the front of my house making the same noises, but... nope, not a female at all. �Very friendly, very skinny, very male. �He still comes around regularly, and I feed him well. �I'd love to take him in, but he'd make 5, and I've done that before--just too many. �And it's getting to where I really don't want to stress out the old man of the house. �I'll definitely get him vetted/snipped, though. �And I won't leave him out for the winter if it comes to that. �(No-kill shelter never has room, but I have some leads, so I expect it'll be ok.) Monday night/Tuesday morning, I woke up from a sound sleep by what sounded like Stampy the Deer doing his snorting again. �Never would have expected a deer to wake me up. �Especially since I can apparently sleep through my pager going off less than 6 feet from my head. After I fell back asleep and then got up for the day, I noticed a brownish tom meatloafing on my back steps, facing the house. �to run away from me, though. �I thought briefly that he was a tortie, but not with jowls like that. �Not sure what to make of his colouring. �I've seen occasional, brief glances of him since then, but he's not much on people. Got home Tuesday afternoon, and there's the B&W boy out front... or is it? �Nope, this one's got an all-black back and has no black "smudge" on its face. �And it's scared of me and the cats. This (Monday) morning's early wake-up was provided by mind-bending skunk odour. �Right underneath the deck outside my bedroom window from what I can tell. �It was so bad that I couldn't get back to sleep. Even my basement smells bad, since the sauna in the basement has a fan that exhausts right under the deck. �I can't imagine it's nearly as bad as having a skunked pet in the house, but it's plenty for me. �The smell is still there, though the skunk doesn't seem to be, so I guess it must have let loose. Got home from work this afternoon, got on the phone and started pacing around the living room as I tend to do. �And what the heck is that in a tree across the street? �Tuesday's tux, as it happens. �Well, ok. Went to check it out, didn't seem like there was necessarily a problem. �Left to hang out with friends a couple hours later, still there. �Got home 6 hours after I first saw the cat up there, and not only was it *still* there, but it seemed to be in the exact same position, draped over a branch in such a way that it looked like it could be actually stuck, and it was frequently shifting its back end around while not moving the front end much. �So I was getting somewhat concerned. �It was dark out, but my neighbours were on their deck, and one came up and sized up the situation with me. �He helped me fetch my tall ladder (this cat was about 15-20' up), but when we got back to the tree, the cat was suddenly several feet higher up, either not stuck or just scared out of stuck by the noisy aluminum ladder. �Well, that's a relief (though a bit of a BCT by a cat that's not even mine). Hopefully it'll come down on its own, and if not, well, maybe I'll see what I can do when it's not dark out. When I went to investigate the treed cat before I left for the evening, my B&W buddy followed me down the street, meowing at me the whole way as if to ask where the hell I was going. �when we got near the tree, he gave up and started back toward the house but then abruptly decided that the middle of the (mostly quiet) street was as good a place as any to play cello. �I had to laugh, but not for long, as a car turned onto the street toward us. �Fortunately, he was very good about being picked up, didn't squirm a bit as I rushed him to safety. Interesting times, at least for me... Jeff You seem to be a critter magnet! Joy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Another Cat Whisperer? Mark being the first here. Suz&Spicey |
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On Jul 1, 7:36�am, Marina wrote:
JB wrote: Interesting times, at least for me... Wow, a lot of animal life going on there. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Actually not that uncommon is suburban US. In small towns surrounding big cities houses are close or part of animal habitat. I live in what is called a bedroom community. The people whos live here work other places. In the Eastern third of the US there are a lot of deer, skunks, racoons and the ocasional cayote (sp?). Suz&Spicey |
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the summer so far (long, mostly on-topic)
You live in interesting times and places, Jeff. And apparently the
neighborhood cats have you trained. :-) -- ^..^ Kathy P. Woodgie's Gramma |
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the summer so far (long, mostly on-topic)
JB wrote:
I live on the edge of a small town--technically outside the city limits, but it feels like it's in town, since I can see a main street from my house. For years, I've had just rabbits and the occasional cat coming through the yard, but lately, it's been one weird (or at least notable) thing after another. A couple weeks ago, I saw a woodchuck bounding through my yard. Well, that's different. The next two days, it was a deer, probably a buck, since he was stomping his foot and "snorting" on the second day. That's even more different. Last Monday, it's back to cats--heard one yowling near my house in the middle of the night (Sun night/Mon morning). Sounded like a female in heat. That day, I saw http://web.mr-happy.com/pets/yardkitty06-1.php at the front of my house making the same noises, but... nope, not a female at all. Very friendly, very skinny, very male. He still comes around regularly, and I feed him well. I'd love to take him in, but he'd make 5, and I've done that before--just too many. And it's getting to where I really don't want to stress out the old man of the house. I'll definitely get him vetted/snipped, though. And I won't leave him out for the winter if it comes to that. (No-kill shelter never has room, but I have some leads, so I expect it'll be ok.) snip You are taking such good care of the kitties. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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