Relaxing

Daisy was happy I was out in the yard this afternoon and evening so she could spend time with me.   She is getting tired of the cattle in the yard.  Manure all over and the calves are fascinated with her.  Depending on the calf they either follow Daisy around or run after her.

Wet weather

It has been a very wet weekend with over an inch of rain having fallen.  Daisy has been restless.  This morning since it was too wet to go outside Daisy ran around the house, meowed, and wanted me to open drawers and closets so she could check them out.  It was hard to sleep with all her commotion.  Eventually she settled down and slept on the bed with me - and ended up hogging the middle of the bed pushing me to the side.

When I went outside late morning to check on the cattle she insisted on accompanying me even though it was raining steady.   As I checked on Buddy's feeder and moved some hay Daisy sat in the red feeder and waited for me to finish even though it was raining steady.  She stayed there until I was done and then came with me back to the house - all wet.

The following photo is from weeks ago as I didn't have my camera with me today.

Late afternoon she decided to brave the rain and go outside.   Naturally she was very wet - top to bottom - when she came back inside.  Unfortunately she decided to lay on papers I had on the floor while I was sorting them.  She got a number of papers all wet.  She was so wet she only washed and cleaned herself a section at a time and tolerated being wet elsewhere.  I did pet and brush much of the water off her when she had come back into the house.

This is a cat not afraid of water and getting wet.

Sleeping while it rains

Working on tree stump 5

Today was a cool and rainy day.   Daisy and I mainly slept much of the day.

Last week Daisy accompanied me when I dug partway around another tree stump out in the pasture.

Here are 11 more photos:
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Here is a 2 minute 47 second video of Daisy hunting something, then checking out the hole I dug:

https://youtu.be/ldQsE8SSGTM

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Morning routine to check on cattle

Many mornings Daisy comes with me when I go out to check on the cattle.  She did again on Sunday morning.  After a few somersaults at my feet she lays and watches the cattle with me.  Notice that she insists on laying against my foot.  She also doesn't mind getting dirty.

Here is a 38 second video of Daisy laying at my feet.  The video ends with a pan up to some of the cows and calves, including calf 13 and his mother on the far left.

https://youtu.be/OJLTqH4zwJc

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Drinking and sleeping

Friday afternoon Daisy was limping slightly as she walked.  But that appears to have gone away by Saturday.

In the morning drinking from the cattle's - I mean Daisy's - water trough.

Sleeping in the afternoon.  She didn't even wake up when I took these photos.  Notice the bent front paws, curled back paws, and her tail making a circle.

Insisting on getting wet and dirty

A weather front came through this evening.  Strong winds, cold and rain.  After waiting in the pole shed for Donna and I to finish working the newborn calf, Daisy was happy to come in the house with me.  She was clean and dry as she waited.

Once Daisy ate her "special treat" (wet) cat food her routine is go back outside.  This is what she wanted to do now.  But when I opened the door to the strong cold wind and rain she changed her mind.

Five to ten minutes later she was roaming the house and complaining.  She wanted to go outside.  This time she sat on the front porch's small carpet.  For about a minute or two and then came back inside the house when I opened the door.

Ten to fifteen minutes later it was more of the same.  Around and around the house she roamed.  Meowing loudly complaining about the weather and wanting to go outside.

After about ten minutes of listening to Daisy complain and coming up to me over and over asking to go outside I relented and let her outside.

This time I let her stay outside for 15 to 20 minutes.  When I opened the door she come running - fast.  So fast she slipped on the concrete front porch.

Daisy was very wet and her legs and belly were wet and muddy.

Once inside Daisy wanted to lay on my lap.  I had to get a blanket and put on my lap.   She laid down and began washing.  She is so dirty she can only wash so much before taking a break.  Her wet fur also smells.

Daisy... Daisy... Daisy...

At least she is satisfied with staying in the house now.  She is currently curled up on my lap.

The white spot below her face is were she licked the dirt off her leg.

In between washing she would lay with her head and neck against the table.  I had to turn sideways as I was afraid she would get a crick in her neck.

Irrigation shed work

I had wondered why the irrigation shed had been leaning on the river bank.  Initially I had put it down to the shed being there 60 to 70 years.  But I figured it out.  The rain running off the shed roof slowly washed dirt away.  I decided to fix this and add a rain gutter to the shed's roof.

Last night I was cursing up a storm due to the old bowed roof and the difficulty in getting the rain gutter installed.  (The cattle bellowing back at the corral didn't help).  Tonight Daisy came with me.  Even though the work still didn't go smoothly I was in a better mood.  It also helped that the cattle were quiet.

After a while Daisy wanted to go up on the roof to get a better view as I worked.