This morning when I opened the door at 7 am to let Daisy back in the house I found a dead mouse on the front step. Daisy had been working. I decided I would remove the mouse when I got up for real later in the morning.
After eating Daisy wanted to go back outside. She ran past the mouse without looking at it. Hours later when I got up for real I discovered the mouse was gone from the front step. I never did find the mouse. I doubt it was Daisy who moved the mouse. She leaves the mouse when she is done playing with it. I think another animal, probably a magpie, took the mouse.
This is the first mouse I found this year. But it may not have been the first mouse Daisy caught and killed this year.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Water trough and attention
Friday Daisy went out at 4:30 am and didn't come back into the house until 7 am when I woke up to check on her. After eating, she roamed around. In the bedroom she wanted me to open a drawer so she could climb in it. But this time it didn't feel right for sleeping. She turned around and around and after a short bit of grooming jumped back out. A little more roaming around before she jumped up on the bed with me and settled down against/on me. I finally was able to go back to sleep.
Later once I got up, and Daisy realized I was up for good and was going outside, she got up and came outside with me to check on the cattle and fill the water trough.
Here she is waiting while I fill the water trough.
Once I filled the water trough she drank and drank and drank.
Here is a video of her initially drinking: https://youtu.be/bfwKyLpWx4U
Later when I was playing the video of Daisy on my computer Daisy heard her meow but didn't realize it was her, and was unsure of where the cat who was meowing was located. So she left.
Around noon she kept coming in and out of the house in an effort to get me to come outside and be with her. Sorry Daisy, I have things to do. By the time I went uptown for my doctor visit Daisy came in the house and went to sleep.
Mid evening Daisy came back in the house because it was raining outside. But she was restless. She came to me at the computer and meowed at me to come with her. Instead of going outside she plopped down by the wood stove and began playing with the rug. Once she settled down and was staring at the wood stove fire light flickering on the walls I went back to the computer.
Ten minutes later Daisy was back meowing at me to follow her. Again, instead of going outside, she again plopped down near the wood stove and played with the rug. By now the rug was a balled up mess. She wasn't satisfied until I laid down on the floor by her and watched her play. She would play with the rug then look at me with her big dark eyes wanting a reaction from me. One time she reached over with one paw and lightly patted me on my nose. I appreciated that she did not have her claws out.
Once the rain quit Daisy went back outside and I was able to get back to my blog.
Later when I went outside to check on the cattle's water trough before going to bed Daisy came over and impatiently waited for me to return to the house. She then quickly led me back to the house - no dawdling this time! - where she then went right to eating. Before I could fall asleep she wanted back outside. The second time she asked I relented. She spent most of the night outside as I slept long and hard.
Saturday evening Daisy slept under a drying rack for a while. No, she is not drunk on Barq's root beer. She likes to sleep funny.
When I took the first photo Daisy opened her eyes after the camera's flash went off and then I caught her looking at me in the second photo.
Later once I got up, and Daisy realized I was up for good and was going outside, she got up and came outside with me to check on the cattle and fill the water trough.
Here she is waiting while I fill the water trough.
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| A serious half-awake cat who hasn't had her breakfast yet. |
Once I filled the water trough she drank and drank and drank.
Here is a video of her initially drinking: https://youtu.be/bfwKyLpWx4U
Later when I was playing the video of Daisy on my computer Daisy heard her meow but didn't realize it was her, and was unsure of where the cat who was meowing was located. So she left.
Around noon she kept coming in and out of the house in an effort to get me to come outside and be with her. Sorry Daisy, I have things to do. By the time I went uptown for my doctor visit Daisy came in the house and went to sleep.
Mid evening Daisy came back in the house because it was raining outside. But she was restless. She came to me at the computer and meowed at me to come with her. Instead of going outside she plopped down by the wood stove and began playing with the rug. Once she settled down and was staring at the wood stove fire light flickering on the walls I went back to the computer.
Ten minutes later Daisy was back meowing at me to follow her. Again, instead of going outside, she again plopped down near the wood stove and played with the rug. By now the rug was a balled up mess. She wasn't satisfied until I laid down on the floor by her and watched her play. She would play with the rug then look at me with her big dark eyes wanting a reaction from me. One time she reached over with one paw and lightly patted me on my nose. I appreciated that she did not have her claws out.
Once the rain quit Daisy went back outside and I was able to get back to my blog.
Later when I went outside to check on the cattle's water trough before going to bed Daisy came over and impatiently waited for me to return to the house. She then quickly led me back to the house - no dawdling this time! - where she then went right to eating. Before I could fall asleep she wanted back outside. The second time she asked I relented. She spent most of the night outside as I slept long and hard.
Saturday evening Daisy slept under a drying rack for a while. No, she is not drunk on Barq's root beer. She likes to sleep funny.
When I took the first photo Daisy opened her eyes after the camera's flash went off and then I caught her looking at me in the second photo.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Grabbing the chair
Earlier this evening Daisy didn't take pity on a poor cripple with only one good arm and she grabbed the computer chair for herself.
I took the first picture. The camera's flash woke Daisy up and in the second photo she rolled over to go back to sleep in the third photo.
I took the first picture. The camera's flash woke Daisy up and in the second photo she rolled over to go back to sleep in the third photo.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Wet
Today Daisy accompanied me as I checked on the hay for the cattle and refilled their water trough. Tomorrow I will have to move another hay bale out to the pasture for the cattle. While the recent warm weather melted most of the snow off the larger hay bales, even with the use of only one arm today I climbed up on several rows of hay bales to push the remaining snow off of them.
Daisy climbed up too. Even though it began to rain before I finished Daisy stayed with me until the end. I lifted her down so she didn't have to jump off into a snow bank. Once in the house I rubbed the water off her fur as she was plenty wet. What a loyal cat.
Daisy climbed up too. Even though it began to rain before I finished Daisy stayed with me until the end. I lifted her down so she didn't have to jump off into a snow bank. Once in the house I rubbed the water off her fur as she was plenty wet. What a loyal cat.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Net wrap
The net wrap from the last large hay bale was like catnip to Daisy today. She rubbed on it and rolled around in it and laid and slept on it.
Another sleepy day for me. I slept until 11 am. Then around 12:30 pm I feel asleep again until 3:15 pm. I then awoke from a dream about waking up from a dream. Dream within a dream was odd. I don't remember it now, but at the time I woke up I could remember what the inner dream was about.
I am now up to four hours between pain pills. When the pills are wearing off I don't feel sharp pain. Instead it feels like ever increasing pressure on my broken bone. Last night I went outside to check on the cattle's water trough before going to bed. It was chilly and I wasn't wearing a coat. The cold affected my shoulder and greatly increased the pressure on my broken bone.
Another sleepy day for me. I slept until 11 am. Then around 12:30 pm I feel asleep again until 3:15 pm. I then awoke from a dream about waking up from a dream. Dream within a dream was odd. I don't remember it now, but at the time I woke up I could remember what the inner dream was about.
I am now up to four hours between pain pills. When the pills are wearing off I don't feel sharp pain. Instead it feels like ever increasing pressure on my broken bone. Last night I went outside to check on the cattle's water trough before going to bed. It was chilly and I wasn't wearing a coat. The cold affected my shoulder and greatly increased the pressure on my broken bone.
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