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"Where'd he go?"
I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns
already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. -- Cheryl |
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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:18:41 -0500, Cheryl wrote:
I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB |
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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 14:18:41 -0500, Cheryl wrote:
I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", mlbriggs
artfully composed this message within news Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB I don't know! There is no way they could get in from where the one disappeared up on the roof. Any openings have been sealed (soffet around the front door was the only place birds or squirrels could get in before) but it's been a long time since I've even looked in the attic. Good thinking though. I guess I better have someone check it out. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", mlbriggs
artfully composed this message within news Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB I don't know! There is no way they could get in from where the one disappeared up on the roof. Any openings have been sealed (soffet around the front door was the only place birds or squirrels could get in before) but it's been a long time since I've even looked in the attic. Good thinking though. I guess I better have someone check it out. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. Smokey does this with the squirrels, except in her case it's an interactive sport. The kitchen window(s) is about 12' long and she will chase the squirrel (outside) along the window sill rattling the vertical blinds as she goes. Then it's into the family room and up into the window beside the fireplace and then into the window on the other side of the fireplace. Until the squirrel climbs the chimney out of sight. |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. Smokey does this with the squirrels, except in her case it's an interactive sport. The kitchen window(s) is about 12' long and she will chase the squirrel (outside) along the window sill rattling the vertical blinds as she goes. Then it's into the family room and up into the window beside the fireplace and then into the window on the other side of the fireplace. Until the squirrel climbs the chimney out of sight. |
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Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:54:18 -0500, Cheryl wrote: In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", mlbriggs artfully composed this message within news Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB I don't know! There is no way they could get in from where the one disappeared up on the roof. Any openings have been sealed (soffet around the front door was the only place birds or squirrels could get in before) but it's been a long time since I've even looked in the attic. Good thinking though. I guess I better have someone check it out. Check any roof vents (the metal mushroom-shaped variety). Such vents usually have a screen inside, but the screen could have rusted out. It is also possible that the cats were hearing the squirrel running along on the outside of the roof. Cats have keener hearing than humans do. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQT0ZcDMYPge5L34aEQIGaACgtRxHo+R0uqD0uNBEwk/2AqquFCYAn0da mi+xzfAlN3Vgoq0T62ZpVOU4 =1dkc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:54:18 -0500, Cheryl wrote: In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", mlbriggs artfully composed this message within news Do they have a nest in the attic? MLB I don't know! There is no way they could get in from where the one disappeared up on the roof. Any openings have been sealed (soffet around the front door was the only place birds or squirrels could get in before) but it's been a long time since I've even looked in the attic. Good thinking though. I guess I better have someone check it out. Check any roof vents (the metal mushroom-shaped variety). Such vents usually have a screen inside, but the screen could have rusted out. It is also possible that the cats were hearing the squirrel running along on the outside of the roof. Cats have keener hearing than humans do. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQT0ZcDMYPge5L34aEQIGaACgtRxHo+R0uqD0uNBEwk/2AqquFCYAn0da mi+xzfAlN3Vgoq0T62ZpVOU4 =1dkc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Cheryl wrote:
I have a big oak tree in my front yard that is dropping acorns already, by the dozens. So of course there are squirrels busily getting ready for winter. Bonnie and Shamrock are on their window perches and I swear it is like watching people watch a tennis match. Heads go right together, then both look up, eyes and heads following the movements of a squirrel that has climbed on the roof and running along the gutter (I saw a squirrel doing that when I was outside working otherwise wouldn't have guessed that's what they were watching). Then the squirrel must have gone on the roof out of their line of sight because both kitties turned their heads toward the *inside* of the house looking up at the ceiling in unison. Silly kitties. LOL! I have a photo of Frank and Nikki doing that. They're sitting in the window at my mother's and watching a bird or something. I'll have to scan it if I can find it. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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