An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
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Burial At Sea?
We have this one cat, Mr Spot, who has an unusual attachment to a stuffed possum. That possum has been presented many times to us as his trophy ‘kill’. He gets much praise for being such a mighty ‘hunter’. On occasion, during the day, he’ll tote around his possum, toss it up in the air, chase it around, and have a high ol’ time.
Well, this morning, he evidently was tossing it around in my bathroom. 
Yup….Mr Possum went in, and it was toes up for him.
sigh… But of course, it was MOM to the rescue. No, there was no CPR performed on said soggy possum….just a bit of wringing out. He is now doing the dryer dance, and hopefully, he and Mr Spot will soon be united.
They say cats don’t have facial expressions? I beg to differ! The look on that cat’s face was priceless! LOL
(And yes, the pictures are a bit fuzzy. Kind of hard to get a clear shot when you are chuckling. 
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Majestic!
You may have seen this before, but I just think it’s SO cool, had to share it…again! 
‘Challenger’ is his name (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) & is cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF).
He’s a ‘human-socialized’ bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued Him – after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980′s. Declared ‘non-releasable’ by federal and state wildlife Authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events.
He’s the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into Stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl, Men’s Final Four, etc.
This eagle named Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents!
Shared by the Mr.
Had No Choice!
Swiped from Lori on Facebook.
The Boys
Maybe this is why I don’t sleep well…..I’m trapped by felines! sigh….
The Boys Wanna Play
Bird Watching
That bird sat there for a good 30 minutes, and the cats sat right there staring at it. I seriously doubt they’d know what to do with it if they got a hold of it. The bird finally flew off (after leaving a birdy gift, of course), and I’ll be darned if those cats didn’t try to follow it…..through the window! Heh. Silly critters.
A Dog’s Rules for Christmas
1. Be patient with your humans during this time. They may be more stressed than usual, and they will need long, comforting dog leans.
2. Your human may bring home large bags of pretty things they call gifts. Do not assume that all the gifts are yours.
3. Be tolerant if your humans put decorations on you. They seem to get some special kind of pleasure out of seeing how you look with fake antlers.
4. Your humans may bring a large tree into the house and cover it with lights and decorations. Bizarre as this may seem to you, it is an important ritual for them. So here are some things you need to know:
a) Do not lift your leg on the tree.
b) Do not drink water from the container that holds the tree.
c) Mind your tail when you are near the tree.
d) Do not chew on the cord that runs from the hole in the wall to the tree.
e) Even if they smell really good, do not open the packages under the tree.
5. If your kids leave milk and cookies on the table, they are not for you. The will give you your treats as usual.
6. A fat man with a white beard and wearing a red suit may emerge from your fireplace in the middle of the night. IT’S OK – DON’T BITE HIM!
Horse Creek Wildlife Sanctuary via The Courier (print version).
Kitty Corners
Is this what that means? Or was that catty corner? Hmmm….
Top: Rowdy, Tazz
Bottom: Mr Spot, Chubbs
Cuz I Think He’s Cute
To say our four legged children (we have four) are all…shall we say, unique, would be an understatement. A couple of them are more unique than the others. Rowdy is one of the most unique. Ok, let’s admit it, he’s just plain strange. Honestly, I do think he’s a bit brain damaged, but that’s ok, still love the little pain in the hinder.
In the last couple of days, I’ve found him in some odd places. He like to burrow. I wonder if his paternal unit was some sort of mole? Hmmm… Naturally, me, being me, I had to get a few shots of his normal behavior.
Rowdy and semi normal Tazz.
Invading the clean clothes, instead of the dirty drawers, for a change.
HUMPH! After giving me the evil kitteh eye, he showed me his OTHER end before getting under the clothes as best he could. Goofy critter!
Deer Ropin’
Nothing more than an “urban legend”, but I thought it was funny as hell.
(Names have been removed to protect the stupid!)
I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it.
The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that, since they congregate at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away), it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home.
I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope.
The cattle, having seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it.
Cuz I Can
…..and I’m just in one of those kinds of moods.
Snatched from a FB ‘friend’.
Buried Kitteh
<—kitteh tootsies
At Least They’re Not Peacocks!
No, No and NO!
Tell me I did NOT hear peacocks when I was outside a few minutes ago! I HATE THOSE FREAKIN’ BIRDS!
Unfortunately, I also found the kittens I had thought were carried off by coyotes or some such. Sigh… They’re all in a pile, playing in what use to be the flower bed on the side of the house. That puppy seriously needs to be cleaned out, so said kittens will go away? One can only hope!
Minus Two
But let anyone open that front door, for any reason, and they ALL come running. sigh….
My porch has turned into a cat sanctuary, and no one is happy!
