The Tiger

August 18, 2014 Timothy Price15 Comments

Weekly Kitty Challenge — The Clothes Hamper

August 11, 2014 Timothy Price19 Comments

Spunk, who now has the middle name of Sputnik, had a bout with the clothes hamper.

Synchronized Napping, Etc.

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Timothy Price35 Comments

DSCF1078 — Guildenstern blocking my computer reading the funnies

45CU6507 — “Standing here lonely, like a broken cat! Serving my time, doin’ the best I can. Walls and glass they surround me. All I want is some sympathy…” I’m just “Inside looking Out.” Pleas let me out!

DSCF0992 — Mama Manx in a pile of bike clothes.

Saturday Spunk

August 2, 2014 Timothy Price22 Comments

Spunk waiting in ambush, napping, and waiting for story time with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

New Cat on the Block

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Timothy Price21 Comments

A kitten adopted our friend Vanessa, but she couldn’t keep it. Since we are down a couple of cats we decided to take him. So far the other cats are nominally accepting him. Rosencrantz has been the most welcoming so far, but none of our kitties have out right attacked him. In the first few hours after arriving, he ambushed Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Diné and they hardly reacted. He very slowly and timidly crept by Mama Manx while she growled at him, but she only growled. At the moment we are calling him Spunky, as he is working very hard to get into trouble, but he may end up with another name as we get to know him better.

Grapes Gone Wild

July 18, 2014 Timothy Price22 Comments

The garden got about 3/4 inch of rain over the past few days, and with a good soaking from the irrigation, the grapes have gone wild (along with most of the plants on the property), and climbed into the apple tree, where they are dangling among the apples. I’m sure most self respecting winers would not allow their grapes to mix with their apples, but when we get a little water in our dry climate, grapes (and a whole lot of other stuff) happen!

DSCF0911 — Our irrigation gate with a note from the ditch rider

DSCF0915 — With all the rain, the irrigation water was the color of chocolate milk

DSCF0935 — Grape vines spilling out of the apple tree

DSCF0938 — Mama Manx practicing her “show kitty” stance by the edge of the flooded garden.

Cat in the Grass / Snake in the Window

July 15, 2014 Timothy Price14 Comments

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been enjoying the tall, wild grasses, while the garter snake has been coming back and hanging out on our window sill.

All Tired Out

June 29, 2014 Timothy Price11 Comments

I got a flat tire on the truck, put on the spare and drove the flat tire to Discount Tires to see if they could repair it. Even though the tire didn’t have much wear, it was over 10 years old, so he said by law he couldn’t touch it. A guy from the Midas shop next door walked by and said, I think I have some used tires that will fit. He didn’t have any 225/15s, but he had a pair 235/15s, which are a bit bigger. For $30 he mounted and balanced the two 235/15 tires, and put them on the back of the truck, and then he out the two better tires of the 3 remaining originals on the front. That was quite a deal, since the lowest price set of four new tires for the truck would run about $400, and since I don’t drive the truck very often, I didn’t want to put a new set of tires on it right now.

After a morning run and repairing one of the drip systems this morning, to getting tires replaced, loading and unloading my other large snake cage and a bunch of stuff out of Tristan’s garage, I’m all tired out. While making my evening rounds with the camera, I noticed that the white lilies, Rosencrantz and a hummingbird where tired out as well.