StrangeRanger

Windows

Here we have a portrait of a cat on an ironing board by an open window on a nice day enjoying the good smells on the breeze.

Not sure what she's looking at whilst she enjoys the good smells.  I'd bet, though, that she's looking at the top of the china cabinet, wondering how to get up there and knock stuff off.

Daisy likes her windows.

I particularly like this next pic.

What a nice face she has...

Speaking of windows, they can be enjoyed from the outside, too.

What'cha doin'?

This is our neighbor, Puddin' Cat.  Ed brings her out quite often,  She knows we're friends and that she's welcome.  We think she's interested in what we're cooking.

Back to Daisy...

Even on gray, rainy days (of which we've had a lot) she enjoys her window.  She stretches out and just lounges, keeping watch over her queendom.  All is as it should be.

Variations on a Theme

One of the biggest cat-magnets here at ChezRanger has always been the papasan.  It's intensely comfortable for the humans, and it seems to make the ideal cat nest. 

Maddie and Ivy always jockeyed for occupation, occasionally having those short, sharp discussions that alarmed us so much.  They each got their time in the chair though.

Daisy has discovered the comfort offered by the papasan and has taken to it like a...well...like a cat to a papasan.   She's put her own spin on it, however.  She often simply occupies the edge of the cushion.

Perhaps the view is better from the edge.

Daisy has also done the classic cat-thing and wallowed in the papasan for hours.

She like to sit, stretch out and cross her paws daintily. (sorry for the blurriness)

She also likes to flop, bathe and sack.

Oh, for the life of a cat!

She also uses the papasan as a gym, a vaulting block, a bed and a gladiatorial arena.  

It's nice to know we have such a versatile piece of furniture!

Just a few notes

Well, ChezRanger is once again completely populated.  LadyRanger spent the week at the Winter Palace checking vital items off the to-do list.  I've spent the past week finishing up with my students and closing out my 27th year of teaching.  Daisy spent the last week bacheloring it with me, wondering where the hell LadyRanger was and suspecting that there was yet another trip in her near future.  After putting our 8,400th mile 'neath our paws LadyRanger is home, safe and sound and we're looking forward to having her here for a month or two.

Daisy has been in residence since mid-September.  We're still learning about each other.  Daisy has learned that "OOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!" means something like "stop chewing on the human for a second" and that humans do not like to bleed.

We've learned that Daisy likes bread products and that she is a brazen hussy when it comes to nabbing said products.  We've caught her onthe counter chewing on the slices of bread that we put in the toaster!  Now...the toaster was NOT on, so hey, safe, but jeez louise!  We could also mention the yummy, gruyere covered bread we were preparing to broil.  We'd left it covered with foil but someone got on the counter, pulled a slice from under the foil, dumped it on the floor and chowed down.  We had yet another family discussion about appropriate food for kittens.

We've learned other things about Daisy.  She seems to be, like many many felines, a classic ambush predator.

RAWR!!!!

Did I get it??

She has discovered the joys of being a cave-kitty.

Back off.  My Lair.

She has, like Lucy before her, discovered the cat in the mirror.

Fascinating! This cat is three-dimensional to look at, two-dimensional to the touch and has no smell.  Hmmmm....possibly a case of the Black Hole Informational Paradox, or perhaps Ferni's paradox.  I'll have to ask Hawking about this when next we lunch...

Have I mentioned that she can be quite bright?  I'm sure I have...

And that's the Daisy for the week.  Hope to see you again soon.