We've got a couple of cats that have long awaited their debut on this page.
We'll start with the photo taken during our most recent visit to our state zoo. I know this is a beyond awful picture, but it's the best I could do under the circumstances...
If you look close, you can see Cosmos the Sand Cat! We've been a fan of Sand Cats ever since we first saw the famous Canyon on the Big Cat Rescue youtube channel. We never thought we'd see one in person. Cosmos was zipping around his enclosure and it was pretty dark (sand cats tend to be nocturnal to avoid the desert sun)(smarter than englishmen!) so my photo ain't great. The ones in my head are much better. If you're not familiar with the Sand Cat, look it up. They are fierce little bundles of cute.;
Our next guest cat has been a neighborhood favorite of ours for probably better than a decade.
Meet Little Gray Guy.
Little Gray Guy belongs to an elderly gentleman who lives a couple of blocks away. The gentleman has named LGG "Baby" but we'll stick with Little Grey Guy. LGG's human has often said to me "I wouldn't take a million dollars for that cat!" LGG's an indoor/outdoor cat, full of intelligent confidence. We've gotten to know him over the years and now, if he's lounging around his porch, he'll come trotting out to the street to say hello and get some pats. The funny thing is that if we don't love on him enough and try to leave he'll jog next to us as we walk and slap the tops of our shoes to get us to stop. He's usually successful.
Little Gray Guy can be a real street tough, though. He's leary of cars, but he fears nothing on four paws or in shoe leather. We had a couple of stray large, pit-bull-y dogs wandering the neighborhood for a couple of days and they made the mistake of hassling LGG in his backyard. As his gentleman told me: "I was in the kitchen, saw the dogs. Heard some terrible yowling, thought 'they're killin' my cat!' Grabbed a broom and ran out..." He saw one of the dogs clearing the 6 foot fence on the fly spouting a rooster-tail of blood. The other was headed towards the fence with Little Grey Guy on his face ripping him a new one. As that wounded, terrified dog went over the fence, LGG dropped off, yelled "And don't EVER come back!", sauntered over to his now-safe human and, unscathed, had a snack. What. A. Cat.
As for our resident cat? She's doing well.
Yep!
Don't know if she's as potent as Little Grey Guy but she surely loves to play. She prefers to play with us, but she is not hesitant about solo play. She is one energetic young cat. Daisy has become willing to snuggle a bit as she's matured. She usually comes up and naps on my legs as we watch a bit of tv in the evenings.
We were both feeling a bit sleepier than the norm last night. The reason? A big production number in the kitchen yesterday.
Aloo Bonda potato dumplings! Recipe by Suvir Saran. Delicately flavored mashed potatoes rolled into balls...
...dipped in a besan (chickpea flour) batter and.....
...fried (pardon the state of the cook-top. we're usually much neater...). This was our first attempt EVER at deep-frying anything, as well as our first attempt at this recipe. It turned out wonderfully! We had some tamarind/date chutney, some harissa (home made) and some tahini/sour cream sauce (also home made) to garnish the dumplings. We had a side of Gujarati Green Beans and a good wine and enjoyed the evening thoroughly.
And did I get any? No. I'm calling PETA!
Oh, poor neglected street cat, with no one to love you! (she hates it when I say that..) Guess I'll go make it up to her by hauling out the treats. She deserves them. She's a good cat!
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