Daisy was on fire today. Late this morning, after a few hours outside, she caught two mice and left them on the front steps. After I tossed them into the pasture, and then tossed a bale of hay for the calves, Daisy brought me another mouse.
After napping the rest of the afternoon Daisy went outside in the evening. When I turned the porch light on to see if she wanted to come inside the house she was 'playing' with yet another mouse near the front steps.
After Daisy was done playing she came in for a bit to warm up by the wood stove. Right now she is back outside. On the hunt for yet another mouse?
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
On the roof
Daisy seems to spend part of each day (or night!) up on the house roof. Sometimes when she is up there it starts to rain. Like this morning for example. (She was a wet kitty.) She is getting better at letting me reach up and lift her down at the one spot I can do so. So much so that at times she seems to prefer that way to get down rather than climb back down the shrub in front of the house.
This morning Dan stopped by to visit and see the cattle. Daisy followed right along. On the fence when she could. Across the mud and manure when she had to.
This morning Dan stopped by to visit and see the cattle. Daisy followed right along. On the fence when she could. Across the mud and manure when she had to.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Hay mice
Today was time for another hay bale for the cattle.
When I moved the tarp to get the bale I planned to move I found two dead mice on the ground by the bale. In the week since I last moved a bale Daisy caught and killed two mice and left them for me to find. I also found signs where the mice had burrowed holes into the hay bales.
When I returned from moving the bale to the feeder I decided to take the tarp off to let the sun dry the damp bales.
Of course Daisy was "on top of things" as usual.
A little bit later Daisy came with a mouse.
Since Daisy was tapping the mouse to get a reaction, the mouse found that playing dead was not working so it ran for the hay bales.
That didn't work as Daisy caught it again. Then the mouse ran under the lumber I had on the ground. It played hike and seek with Daisy. I stood by the hay bales blocking the mouse when it would try to make a break for it. Once Daisy got off the lumber I moved the lumber away. Then Daisy and the mouse had a game of hike and seek with a 4 by 4 board as you can see below.
The mouse thinks Daisy can't see it. Daisy is also hiding from the mouse.
When the mouse doesn't make a break for it Daisy decides to provoke it to move.
The mouse didn't want to play anymore so Daisy quickly put an end to "play time" permanently.
That makes six mice caught for the year. That I know of, as yesterday I noticed Daisy's tracks in the snow where she had gone over to visit the neighbor. Who knows how many mice she has caught over there.
When I moved the tarp to get the bale I planned to move I found two dead mice on the ground by the bale. In the week since I last moved a bale Daisy caught and killed two mice and left them for me to find. I also found signs where the mice had burrowed holes into the hay bales.
When I returned from moving the bale to the feeder I decided to take the tarp off to let the sun dry the damp bales.
Of course Daisy was "on top of things" as usual.
A little bit later Daisy came with a mouse.
Since Daisy was tapping the mouse to get a reaction, the mouse found that playing dead was not working so it ran for the hay bales.
That didn't work as Daisy caught it again. Then the mouse ran under the lumber I had on the ground. It played hike and seek with Daisy. I stood by the hay bales blocking the mouse when it would try to make a break for it. Once Daisy got off the lumber I moved the lumber away. Then Daisy and the mouse had a game of hike and seek with a 4 by 4 board as you can see below.
The mouse thinks Daisy can't see it. Daisy is also hiding from the mouse.
When the mouse doesn't make a break for it Daisy decides to provoke it to move.
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| "Come on! Do something!" |
The mouse didn't want to play anymore so Daisy quickly put an end to "play time" permanently.
That makes six mice caught for the year. That I know of, as yesterday I noticed Daisy's tracks in the snow where she had gone over to visit the neighbor. Who knows how many mice she has caught over there.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Yellow toy
Last night I had to lift Daisy off the house roof. She was up there when it started raining. Due to the multiple roof lines she has some eves to duck under. But she was a wet cat. She even let me lift her off the roof instead of playing her usual game of 'catch me if you can'. Then she laid by the wood stove to dry off.
She slept in the house all night and didn't wake me up early to go outside. This morning she played with some of her toys. By the time she got to her yellow toy she was running out of steam. That is why I have photos of her looking at her toy, then walking off. (The part folded up in front was where Daisy had put her front paws and rolled around until I got the camera. <of course>)
She slept in the house all night and didn't wake me up early to go outside. This morning she played with some of her toys. By the time she got to her yellow toy she was running out of steam. That is why I have photos of her looking at her toy, then walking off. (The part folded up in front was where Daisy had put her front paws and rolled around until I got the camera. <of course>)
Friday, February 6, 2015
Mouse 3
Today I pulled another large bale of hay out to the north pasture for the cattle. Daisy was out and about as I worked - at one time she was sitting on top of the tarped bales as I worked. Later, when I went back to prepare the next bale for moving next week I found a headless mouse in the area between the moved bale and the next to be moved bale. While I worked, Daisy also had 'worked'. We're a team.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Up on the roof, and music
Last night when I called for Daisy to come back inside the house, after a few minutes, I heard tromping on the house roof. Yup, "The Dazer" was up there. To top it off a light freezing rain was happening. Of course she played "peek-a-boo" and wouldn't let me grab her to lift her off the roof. She later found her way back down.
Crazy cat.
Earlier in the week, in the discard area at the library, the library discarded a number of old CDs. I found a dozen artists I liked, or looked interesting. Today I dug out and hooked up my CD player. I've only had it boxed up in the basement every since I moved here back in 2001.
Tonight Daisy snagged my computer chair (naturally) as I was about to work on the computer. I played CDs for music. The first album was Timeless, some jazzy blues by Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/timeless-mw0000718734
Then when the classic Cocteau Twins album, Treasure, came on, Daisy sat upright in the chair and intently looked around. The dream pop of the Cocteau Twins is much different than the blues. After a bit Daisy settled back down in the chair. Good, as I love the Cocteau Twins' music.
"Ivo" was the song that intrigued Daisy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDyujx0BZSg&index=1&list=PLsn9xS2-yuBvKTsko_TPM16ebCiA1pHfZ
Daisy now has come up to the computer. Below is some of what she just typed:
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
I guess that means it is time to post this to her blog.
Crazy cat.
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| Some of Daisy's tracks are left of the sewer vent pipe coming out of the roof. |
Earlier in the week, in the discard area at the library, the library discarded a number of old CDs. I found a dozen artists I liked, or looked interesting. Today I dug out and hooked up my CD player. I've only had it boxed up in the basement every since I moved here back in 2001.
Tonight Daisy snagged my computer chair (naturally) as I was about to work on the computer. I played CDs for music. The first album was Timeless, some jazzy blues by Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/timeless-mw0000718734
Then when the classic Cocteau Twins album, Treasure, came on, Daisy sat upright in the chair and intently looked around. The dream pop of the Cocteau Twins is much different than the blues. After a bit Daisy settled back down in the chair. Good, as I love the Cocteau Twins' music.
"Ivo" was the song that intrigued Daisy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDyujx0BZSg&index=1&list=PLsn9xS2-yuBvKTsko_TPM16ebCiA1pHfZ
Daisy now has come up to the computer. Below is some of what she just typed:
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
I guess that means it is time to post this to her blog.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Cabin fever
Daisy is getting cabin fever. At times she takes her crankiness out on me. A few times she has attacked my arm. Not enough to draw blood, but to let me know how sharp her claws and teeth are.
Yesterday I understood why. I was trying to remove an dried eye booger she had, and while she is usually patient with me when I do so, yesterday she was not. I quit when she was getting annoyed. I was sitting on the floor and as she started to walk away she turned, reared up on her back legs and jumped against my shoulder grabbing it with her front paws and claws and then bit my sweater. Then immediately she quit having made her point. I was wearing a sweater, so while I felt the sharp claws the skin was not broken.
This morning she was restless. After being petted for a little bit I saw she was still annoyed and then she gave me a little swipe. So outside she went.
Being outside an hour did her good. I later found a big mouse on the doorstep. Since then she has been mellow.
Yesterday I understood why. I was trying to remove an dried eye booger she had, and while she is usually patient with me when I do so, yesterday she was not. I quit when she was getting annoyed. I was sitting on the floor and as she started to walk away she turned, reared up on her back legs and jumped against my shoulder grabbing it with her front paws and claws and then bit my sweater. Then immediately she quit having made her point. I was wearing a sweater, so while I felt the sharp claws the skin was not broken.
This morning she was restless. After being petted for a little bit I saw she was still annoyed and then she gave me a little swipe. So outside she went.
Being outside an hour did her good. I later found a big mouse on the doorstep. Since then she has been mellow.
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