Nature Friday - Welcome Summer - by Styx

 Hi pals, hi pals, hi pals,

Today is summer! It means we will have great sun puddles and long hot days and nights and more sun and birds and deer and all the things that Styxy loves. 

Trying to enjoy the sun puddle.

It also means yesterday was Lady's birthday and she and Man were out for 87 million hours.  For those of you who don't know Lady well, she has a thing for cemeteries, and thought to herself, nothing says celebrating a half century like walking around looking a grave stones. (Editor's Note: Lady has lived in the Ottawa area for nearly 32 years and never really just wandered around Beechwood the National Cemetery, and thought it was time.) 

I would not be jealous of this sort of thing normally, except you would get to run in grass and climb trees and stones  . . . .ok, I would be jealous, but I am extra jealous because she and Man had a close encounter with the big birds that visit our yard.

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There were 6 or 7 young males. Lady and Man watched staff chase them away (as they were near where a police funeral was going to happen). With them that close and dumb, I, Styxy, the great hunter would have had a great feast.

That is the nature I missed out on. I can hope Lady gets me a leash and takes me next time.

your pal, Styxy who wants to be free!

Wordless Wednesday - Tigris

 

Mischief Monday - Is She Trainable? By Tigris

Dear reader,

I am trying to decide if this Lady who has brought me home is in fact actually trainable. For someone who spends her days teaching and training other people, she is very resistant to change. 

For example - the other day I was enjoying a little face rub when she interrupted it to take my picture. She said I have a very serious face and she wanted to capture my smile. 

I clearly gave her a look to show I was not impressed. But did she put the camera away?

No, she continued to try and make me smile.

Do I look impressed? Does this look appear to be a Tigris who is enjoying this? No. Finally, I gave her a smile, just so she would put the phone down and focus on me. 

Hey wait, maybe instead of training her, this Lady has trained me! Clearly she is very good at her job as she tricked me. I am going to have to up my game.

Tigris 

Nature Friday - Failed Spring - by Styx

 Hi pals, hi pals,

I tired, I really tried to spring myself free when Lady opened the patio door. She wasn't fast enough to stop old Styx from racing across the deck, down the stairs to the bird feeders. She could not catch me I was the speedy Styx. So speedy (looking back, making sure my Man was following me, knowing I was in trouble). I was super fast and super brave. So fast, so brave! Fortunately the Man was fast enough to catch me eating grass. Foiled by hunger! 

I asked the Lady to take the colour out of my picture because that is how I am feeling about all of this. Grey! Grey! Grey! I so want to be free (at least some of the time). I am an adventure cat! 

Lady thinks she has figured out how to stop me from escaping again, but you know your old pal Styx will out smart her. I am the smartest boy ever! Outdoors for Styx, outdoors for Styx. Let's start a movement. 

My journey outside was very short lived, so I didn't get to full appreciate nature. I did see this sky before I was captured and sent back to my cell of a house. It has been cold and rainy or hazy from the fires. It has not been a great spring weather wise either.  It was nice to see the blue. 

I would have really liked to climb those trees and smell that fresh air longer. 

Because I gave Lady a heart attack, yet again, (I am very good at this), I said I would share these pretty flowers I didn't get a chance to eat. 

That was my midweek adventure into nature.

Let me be free and outside. Come spring me!

your pal, Styxy

Wordless Wednesday - Treat Time!

 

Mischief Monday - Attempts to Trick Us - by Tigris

 Dear reader,

I would like to report my servants the people I live with get crazy ideas, and as far as I am concerned attempt to trick us.

Friday night the Man cooked duck. While I could definitely got behind the man eating some of the meat, being offered the "juice" of the meat was not acceptable. 

Further, the Man tried very hard to convince us we wanted to eat it. This was very suspcious.

We held our ground, and I am sorry to report, no good food was given instead.

Tigris, who has very high standards

Nature Friday - Follow That Bird - by Tigris

 Dear reader, 

As you know I am a much more refined cat than Styx. I imagine myself as a tiger (befitting my name).

I spend less time plotting my escape to the great outdoors or the ceiling. However, last evening, I spotted a the following birds, and I must admit I was very interested and I really did want to go outside.

What is worse is that the Lady went outside to take the pictures and did not take me. I got angry.

If given the chance I would follow that bird and that bird (especially that big one).

Thank you to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event.

Tigris