FRANCIS'S BLOG 03/19/24
Everybody loves duck food 😺
The ducks hate waiting. . .. . .for the cat to finish with their food!Not only will the cats eat the meal worms, sometimes they’ll try the corn (though not for very long).
I think I’ve just violated my parole 🐴
I’m in a bit of a pickle this morning:When the cat-cops left me last night, I was on the other side of this locked gate with everybody else.I guess I just couldn’t help myself last night, and crawled under a couple of fences, and ended up here (which is infinitely preferable to ending up out on the road, which you can understand if you Click Here).I think I’ve violated my parole, which means I’ll be spending the next few nights in Stormy’s stall. 🐴
Luigi gets the memorial he deserves 😺
Luigi gets his grave marker:It’s a pretty piece of Egyptian granite. . .with its corners pointing North, South, East and West! 😺
Only 59℉ this morning 🐴
Yesterday afternoon, Nimbus followed us all the way up from the creek:She ate almost three cans of cat food!We wish you would stay here with us, again, Nimbus. We promise we won’t let the other cats bother you. 🐴
Three’s a crowd in a horse stall 🐎
Poor Henry! Chavez and Charlie won’t get out of his stall.Hey! Get out of his stall you guys! 🐴
It’s been hot ☀️
It’s hot today and it was hot over the weekend.Mary and Mara helped Iris and Stormy stay a little cooler by riding them bareback. 🐎
Afternoon is clean water time 😺
When the ducks have been put away, Finn enjoys watching the ponds refill with clean water. 😺What a contented cat! 🐴
Pumpkin, please 🙀
Oh, no! Has Pumpkin been trampled? 🙀Of course, not! She’s just rolling around. 😺Just watch where you’re rolling, Pumpkin! 😾
Dreary, rainy Thursday 😿
I hope it brightens up by this afternoon. . .I hate eating by incandescent light. 🐴
We have a big bug on our trash can 🐴
Oh, hello there, praying mantis. 🐴Please stop posing for pictures. 🐴You’re just one more thing that's delaying my breakfast. 🐴
Our Julia is very talented 🐴
Chezzie’s best friend, Julia, painted all our faces on a rock. Here’s the one she made of me:I think it captures my essence perfectly!Don’t you agree? 🐴
Get ready for autumn, bats 🐴
The bats are making their final appearances as the weather changes:It will soon be time to migrate or hibernate.
Two eggs outside and one egg inside 🐔
We’ve built a nesting box for the ducks.Security Chief Schrödinger declares it safe for occupation (by ducks only). 😺
Stormy gets a ride 🐎
Mary and Stormy had a nice ride Friday afternoon:Watch out for those mole holes, you two. 🐴Stormy’s still a pro! 🐎
We visit Jewel’s boarding school 🐎
Here we are at the farm where we board Jewel:Here are all of Jewel’s friendly roommates:And here is Jewel:Jewel likes to sniff around for a while before she decides to get in the trailer:There she goes:Everyone runs up to say hello:Although, Stormy did try to bite her butt:Oh, that Stormy! 🐎
Jewel visits! 🐎
Jewel spent the day running around in the front pasture:That evening, Mary rode her:And so did Julia!Everyone had a nice visit! 🐎
Kitties cavorting in cardboard 😺
Schrödinger, Finn and Noodle play in their favorite place: the cardboard box.
Security Chief Schroeder 😺
Schrödinger says the trash can makes a great vantage point for keeping an eye on the house. 😺
Nimbus, come home 🙀
Nimbus has taken to hiding in the weeds down by the creek:We can’t get her back to the farm. We think it’s because Major Tom chases her and fights with her:Don’t worry, Nimbus, we’re taking him for “extreme vetting” (getting fixed), very soon. 😺
Waste not, want not 🐴
I’m helping Misty control her figure by eating her leftovers. 🐴Unfortunately, Charlie is making a similar decision for me. 🐎
We have a border security issue 🐴
Since we don’t want L’Orange, Paschal and Pooter to be confused with the neighbor’s ducks. . .Presenting the beautiful blue-crested pekin!
Luigi had a nice funeral 🐴
Here is Luigi, lying in repose, just before his blanket was closed:He was buried with a Blacked-eyed Susan, a feather, soothing mint, food for his journey, and a penny for the Styx Ferryman (cats are pagans). 🐴
Luigi (2003 - 2017) will always be the Alpha Cat 🐴
Last night we lost our beloved Luigi. 😿This picture is from March, 2005, when he was in his prime. We were so lucky to have had the world’s best kitty for fourteen happy years. ❤️
Poor Luigi 😿
Our Luigi isn’t doing too well this morning.He’s having trouble eating and walking.He’s staying inside the farm house with Ann today. 😿
Let’s peek-in on the pekins 🐴
I’ll say one thing for our oldest pekins (Percy, Daisy, and Ferdinand). . .They spend the day quietly “parked” and out of the way. Not like the “kids”. . .who zoom around all day like quacking fireworks. 🐴
Cooler weather coming 🐴
Here we are in the far pasture again:But this time, we’re eating by the road:Where am I? 🐴I’m cooling off in front of the fan, and waiting for dinner. 🐴
20,000 Leagues at the bottom of the horse tank 🐟
This is why our water tank is free of mosquito larvae:
What’s Evil Cat been up to lately? 😺
Evil Cat has an after-breakfast drink from the duck pond.Lickety-lick-lick! 😺