Last garage sale day for Daisy

On the second and last day of the garage sale I let Daisy roam outside without being on the leash.  She did well in staying in the yard and spent much of the afternoon outside.

Of course she spent some time talking to the birds.  The chattering between the birds today was louder and longer than yesterday.  I wonder if it was because of a nest in the pine tree.  One of the birds can be seen in the upper left corner of the second photo.

Later  I saw a large baby bird in the grass while Daisy was laying on the sidewalk.  Daisy didn't notice the baby bird even though it was chirping for momma.  Mama was quiet. Perhaps she was holding her breath as Baby walked and tried to fly.  The baby bird eventually got up into a tree safely.

Daisyalso checked out the neighbor's house and the smells on its foundation.

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Garage sale day for Daisy

While my brother and I held the garage sale on Saturday I  let Daisy out of the house in the afternoon as she was getting lonely in the house by herself.  I also didn't put her on a leash.  She mostly behaved herself and only a few hours later got brave enough to leave the yard.

Performing Daisy's patented cat scan on the garage sale set up

Then Daisy decided to sit under the car in the shade and out of the way of the 'hub-bub', especially when a couple of families with boisterous kids came by.

Somebody's tail is showing!

Later Daisy stalked a bird drinking from the water in the street.  At least, until the bird's buddy came over and made a ruckus about Daisy alerting the other bird to the danger.  Then Daisy laid under a tree to the bird's unhappiness in the tree above her.  Daisy ignored the birds (or pretended to).

In the evening after the garage sale was over for the day I let Daisy outside.  This time on the leash.  I moved the leash's stake so Daisy could get under the car.   As I was eating supper a neighbor came over to alert me that Daisy was 'talking' and may be in trouble.   Daisy wasn't in trouble.   She was at the end of her leash next to a car tire and was complaining about either not being able to go farther or about the smell (of another cat?) on the car tire -or both.  And the mosquitoes were now out and a couple of them were on her head and face.  So I brought Daisy back inside the house.

In the hedge

As I worked on preparing for the garage sale this weekend Daisy spent part of the afternoon outside.  I keep her on a rope as I don't want her to go too far away or to get into trouble.  She is able to get over to the hedge.

Poor Daisy... I've been busy so she hasn't gotten the attention she usually receives from me, and Tammy is away so Daisy has been on her own most of the day at this new and strange house.

Hiding

The evening before we left for North Dakota Tammy found Daisy laying and sleeping (hiding?) under one of Tammy's wire stands in the back of the office.  Daisy knew something was up.

Daisy in North Dakota

Daisy is settling in here in North Dakota.  Once Daisy arrived she immediately checked Devan's house out from top to bottom.  When we all went to bed around midnight Daisy stayed up a little longer before going downstairs to sleep on Devan's bed.

Wednesday afternoon Tammy laid her snuggie out for Daisy to nap on.  And no, she didn't fall off the couch.

Thursday Tammy left for Minnesota - with her snuggie.  In the afternoon I let Daisy outside but with a collar on and attached to a rope in the backyard.  The birds were excited for a while.  Eventually Daisy laid in the shade under a hedge.

In the evening as I made my supper Daisy talked to me and told me she missed the ranch and also Tammy.  And maybe even the snuggie.

Bigger kitty in the sink

Daisy sat in the sink for a little while on Sunday.  Is it me or is Daisy getting bigger?  Time for a diet?

Before...

Now...

Fence rebuild tree stump

Often I worked on my fence rebuilding until dark.  Here Daisy is with me one evening as I was starting to stretch barb wire for the fence. 

Even though a huge ant hill was against the stump and the ants were chewing on the stump's wood, the tree stump was a more solid item to anchor the stretcher than a t-post.

Knocked down ant hill

Homeless pants

Daisy decided my patched up "homeless" pants had to go.

So they have been consigned to the burn pile.   That is the last pair of pants from my "homeless" collection- though I do have some pants with patches and on the way to be added to a future "homeless" collection.

Lying in the grass

In this last photo Daisy was looking at the cattle in the corral who are standing at the fence looking at Daisy as she walked by.

Hayshed post help

Daisy helped me place a railroad tie next to the hayshed for when I rebuild a fence later.

Here Daisy is inspecting the pile of stuff next to the site of the railroad tie.

The start of the hole --- large and square for a railroad tie.

Oopps... time for a break.  Daisy needs to inspect the hole.

Yup.  Just right for a kitty to lay in.

Here is a 1:22 video of Daisy in the partially dug hole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuhvcJIR-Pw


Later when the hole was deeper Daisy was bummed that she could no longer crawl down into it to get out of the cold wind.

So Daisy moved over here to sit out of the cold wind while I worked on the railroad tie and fence.

Follow this link to see photos of the railroad tie and fence work.

http://tallpinesranch.blogspot.com/2013/06/hayshed-post.html

Possessed kitty

Daisy was looking a little supernatural the other night...

Checking out the walnut tree

Taken in mid April before the grass started to grow...
 

Mouse hunting

While I was working on a fence rebuild Daisy did a little mouse hunting in the hayfield.  She sat out here for a while, then went and sat on old fence posts laying on the ground.  After a while she went back to the spot in the photos and after a few minutes caught a mouse.  I praised her as she carried the mouse back to the fence and the pasture.  But then she dropped the mouse and it escaped down a mouse hole before she could catch it again.

Helping with a fence

As I worked on more fence rebuilding Daisy came out to the pasture to be with me and Tammy.  Here she sits by the old fence posts while she watches for danger.

Looking back at the cattle when they were in the corral.

"Aren't you done with the fence yet?  I want to go back to the house."