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St. Catty's Day

Here's a quick wish for a delightful week-after-St-Catty's-Day from the cat with the greenest eyes ever!  Maddie!

The pic doesn't come close to doing them justice, trust me.  They were very green!  Here's another!

Green green green.  

Daisy's eyes qualify as St Catty's eyes, too.

Ivy, unique among our cats, had yellow eyes, and thus did not give a fig about St Catty's day.

Top o' tha maaarnin' to ya, boyo!  okay, that's taken care of....time for snack!

Ivy always knew what was called for.

We hope you had a great 17th and that you have a delightful week ahead!

Classic winter!

This has been a classic, weird, winter around ChezRanger.  It's been warm enough to have some windows open to let in the good, warm, air.  Of course, when the windows are open, Daisy is in them, sniffying the good, warm, breeze.

She certainly seems to enjoy it.

How could I not?

Good question....

Have a great week ahead, all!

A Valentine's Picture of Love

There are few people I respect like I respect our neighbor, Ed.  He's been a great neighbor to us.  I'm sure he has his faults, but he's been a great neighbor.  And not many people care for their animals like he cares for his.  They eat before he does.  

Here's a picture of a common sight from our wavy-glass windows.  Ed playing his guitar for the pleasure of his cat Puddin'.  Nadine is probably wandering, but Puddin' knows that a private concert is not something to miss.

Always makes us happy to see them there.

Have a great week ahead, all!

A Dreary Day

It is cold, wet, and windy here at ChezRanger.  We already have a fire in the fireplace and hot coffee in the mugs.  Time to settle in for a long, cold winter.  Daisy is setting the pace for us, stretched out on the back of the couch, watching the weather.

ummmmm....you do know it's going to be sunny and in the 60s tomorrow, right?

Dang....was just starting to look forward to a wee bit of winter. 

Have a great week ahead, all!

Almost exactly 10 years ago....

...we had a minor ice storm.  A really small one, as these things go.  ChezRanger and the surrounding neighborhood kept power, which was welcome.  The main effects were felt by the bambo trees across the highway from us.

The other major effect was to send Maddie on a search for warmth.

Blankets and sunshine.  That's the way to go!

She got so comfy that she didn't even mind the photo session...

I always liked this photo.  And I always loved the perfect fur on her face.

HEY!  I have fur on my face, too, y'know!!

Yes dear, I know.  And I love it, too.

Have a great week ahead, all.  I must go soothe an affronted cat....

 

One last pic...

...from my recent sunpuddle series (the 55,000th series of supuddle pics, I know...)

And I lie.  I'll probably post another pic from the series next week.

All here are well. Daisy is doing splendidly.  The collection of winter birds hereabouts has taken to perching in our leafless bush at the dining room window.  Daisy enjoys watching her cat TV much of the day.

Have a great week ahead, all!

Kung-Fu?

I don't often go a month between posts, but I have recently.  Maybe I'm losing my blog-fu....

Daisy, however, has lost none of any of her styles of -fu.  She's even been working on perfecting a new kind of -fu.  No, not kung-fu.  She has mastered that and created her own style.  No, I'm talking about Sun-Fu.  

It's a challenging style, but I'll master it!

Challenging indeed!  She not only has to lie in the sun-puddle, she also has to manage to bathe in it!!

Challenge Accepted!

And Met!

Our cat is a martial wonder.

And also really really pretty!

We here hope that you had a good holiday season and send our best wishes for a wonderful 2023!

The Wubby

Daisy loves her toys.  I mean, really loves her toys.  She has a purple shaggy, sparkly ball on a string that she tosses around like an outfielder.  She has several rattling mice that perform generally the same function.  There are a couple of balls that she rolls around and tries (in vain) to stop before they roll under the couch.  There is, though, one toy that seems to have real sentimental value for her.  One special toy.

This is the Wubby.  It's a large, pom-pom-like ball of yarn on a long yarn string.  We've had it for ages, no real idea where it came from.  Maddie and Ivy both had a crack at it but didn't seem to really connect.  Daisy loves this toy.  It seems to function as a Teddy Bear or security blanket.  

There have been times that LadyRanger and I have left the house on an errand and have seen Daisy leap onto the back of the couch, watch us descend the front steps with the Wubby in her mouth.  Many and many another time we've come home to find the Wubby lying across the door mat just inside the front door.  Daisy will bring the Wubby to bed when she comes to check on us in the night.  Most of the time, it simply ends up in the doorway to the bedroom.  As I'm sure you can tell, The other evening, Daisy left it under the Christmas tree.

I'ma put this here so Sandy Claws knows what what sort of gift to leave.

Daisy loves her Wubby.

Have a great week ahead, all!

Catching Up

We've got a lot of catching up to do.  It's been a busy set of weeks here at ChezRanger.  Iffy in some areas, but not altogether bad. Not at all.

We had our traditional Thanksgiving soup, which is always a delight!

Squash soup garnished with avocado, jack cheese and walnuts toasted in butter.  nothing Finer!

The next notable event was the arrival of a visitor-cat!  Actually, we have lots of ferals, as well as a few indoor/otdoor cats around, so it's quite common to have a visitor (or, rather, a "Barbarian at the gate" according to Daisy).  What makes this different is that I actually got a picture.  Here she is.

Not as skittish as some we've seen, but she has absolutely no interest in making our acquaintance. 

Of course, the news that everyone comes here for is Daisy news!  I'm afraid our we3e gray cat may be growing up!  It's prime Sunpuddle season now.  Daisy has never been a cat to appreciate the Sunpuddle the way Maddie and Ivy did, but the other day Daisy actually lounged in it!  I was stunned.

What?

Gotta keep the tum warmed, y'know.  Helps with digestion.

And then, the most cat thing ever:  a wee bath!

Spent a while on that leg.

Oh yeah, looking sharp....

Whoa!  I have Got To work on that tail!  

And that occupied a decent part of her afternoon.  I can think of worse ways to pass my time, honestly.

Have a great week ahead, all!

No News, no New...

...and thus we get a blast from the past!  These pics are from 11 years ago, today.

I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but your point of view is stupid.

Yeah, I get that a lot.....

Also, you get to see Maddie's extravagantly furred feets!

And finally, I sight that I would give much to see again in life; my cat, asleep.

For the Daisy fans out there (and who isn't a Daisy fan, really?), Daisy is fine.  Her fur is growing back in pretty well and she is her normal, energetic, moderately destructive but incredibly charming self.

Have a great week ahead, all!