Frosty Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 While not really shop dogs they are fine companions. We spent a week middle in Seward last week. While better known for being rainy we enjoyed 3 straight days of sunny and warm. Foggy and overcast till it burned off about 9-10am then mid high 60s and sunny till sunset. Baxter is 12 and likes a blanket and lap to thoroughly enjoy the sun but Ronnie is 4 so sun and dry grass is enough. Frosty The Lucky. I'm not sure what we're looking at, neighbors probably. Ronnie showing off her sunny day expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Watching an osprey or something. You both look so intent... Ronnie's got the right idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Frosty, is that you under the blanket and the dog? G Alexandr, they look ready to supervise you and make sure that you are doing everything correctly. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, George N. M. said: Alexandr, they look ready to supervise you and make sure that you are doing everything correctly. HI George ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Yeah, that's Baxter and I. The blanket is for him, he's 12 and there's always a breeze, high 60s is a bit cool out for him. Good call Scott, Ronnie has her priorities straight. Here's a pic for you John. The Coast Guard makes regular visits. I'm not sure exactly what the facility on the far shore is but I believe it's a boat yard that services all sorts of boats from sport boats to barges. Spring Creek correction facility is to the right and back a piece from the white structure. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 About three weeks ago I found an injured kitten, his tail and leg was torn up. So the vet amputated his tail and fixed his leg. He is fine now. It is amazing how quickly the cats heal. So we got a new boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Now you can tell folk that he is a Manx. He is a handsome boy and should be able to snoopervise you in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I have two dogs, both adorable, and one is officially mine(mine is the cuter one) Also have two chickens, not very cute though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 One means business and the other is just in his happy spot the way it looks. No chicken pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 let me get some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Our new rescue seems to have made himself quite at home. He came around early this summer and is quite an affectionate guy. Pretty sure someone abandoned him. Sometimes i hate people. Anyway this is Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Henry doesn't seem too worked up about getting his picture taken. Eh? Cats are known for adopting anybody who feeds them. All our cats opted into our family this way or came from litters born there. Almost nobody neutered pets when I was a kid, horses are different, nobody wants a stud horse around if they're not breeding. Rescue cats usually make an extra effort to prove their worth to a new home, family, clowder, etc. so they're usually affectionate, good mousers, etc. And like rescue dogs they never forget. Good on ya Billy, thanks. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 We are involved with a local cat rescue. There was 10 or so that like to hang out around here and in the barn. Most have been "fixed" but there are still 2 females that i know of that are not. Today the ladies from the rescue are coming to get one of them, we call her Betsy, an get her fixed. One of our other rescues, Friar Tuck, is her brother. They were born in our barn. She was the only one of the litter that did not get taken to be adopted. Not that nobody would take her we just could not catch her at that time. She is now a freindly thing that likes coming up on the porch for head rubs. They will also be taking her 3 new kittens to get them adopted. One of which we did not think was going to make it and spent a night in the house getting bottle fed. Much stronger now and is doing good it seems. This is her 3 new kittens in the water melon patch. The one is actually much whiter but they were in my shop and they got a bit of coal dust and soot on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Heh, heh, heh. Our upstairs closet cat Qiviut is the last of 3 litters born amongst the hay bales in our barn. Deb spent weeks sitting on the hay shelf and feeding him till she got him gentled enough to bring in the house. He was pretty un-adoptable it takes lots of work to gain his trust so we kept him. Our vet still tells stories about his first vet visit. We waned them repeatedly not to just open the kennel door or he'd be out like a shot. Well, they're professionals and we aren't, He took over the examination room by running laps around the crown molding if anybody tried to get close. Two of the techs were pretty badly mauled during his initial escape. After a couple few hours one of the senior vets was called in and trapped him with a flung blanket. They sedated him before opening the kennel again, THEN they examined, vaccinated, and neutered him. He was in perfect health and as noted on his records has REALLY wicked talons instead of claws. Trimmed while out cold. As he grew we realized he not only had Maine Coon colors he was the right size weighing about 19lbs. kind of heavy looking but not fat. He talks like a Maine Coon, even has that little bark-like vocalization. We haven't kept a barn cat since rehoming the last of the livestock in the freezer so all our current critters are house critters. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostTownForge Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 These are my chickens I posted about earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Thanks GhostTown. I love chickens. I see some sculptural inspiration there (chickens are a favorite subject of mine). They allow three birds here and you have inspired me. I might make a mini chicken tractor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyripley Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 My little lady got in the coal pile again. She was after her nemesis the dreaded chipmunk. She looks much better after her bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Ahhh, nothing beats a bath and snug snooze. Bet she's planning a chipmunk ambush. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Little boy is growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 And doing what cats do best I see. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 We have a new addition amongst much turmoil and busy-ness Meet Artie and Gabby. Gabby isn't so much new, he came with the house. shortly afer we got moved in a nd the fence started, Gabby turned up and started to be very nice and talkative. And He would very thoughtfull leave me leftovers from things he would kill. Last fall we brought him inside, because he seemed to be slowing down a bit, and wasn't coming out on top every time with other cats. Artie is a little guy, and still somewhat skittish. Not entirely sure how old he his. Vet says a couple of years, but he still looks like a kitten We had to use a live trap to catch him because he got a nasty wound from something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Those 3 little kittens in my watermelons are now residing in my house. The TNR ladies never showed up to get them and now that it is getting colder out the wife says we need to keep them inside. May be a good thing though. They are getting house broke and more domesticated. They do have appointments coming up at the vet to get their shots and if old enough neutered. My mom says she wants one of the kittens, finally talked my dad into it, and if i know her, her logic is going to be she cant take one becuase it will miss its sibling and if she takes 2 then the one that is left will miss its siblings so the only answer will be take all 3. The mother cat, Betsy, looks like she is with kittens again. However if the kittens are born in the barn in late November i dont give them good odds of surviving the winter. Dont get me wrong, it is a barn and there is nooks and crannies with plenty of straw where they can find shelter. Paul, good on ya helping out an injured little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 We hope we don't come across too many others. we already have 10 of them. The weird one has been Gabby (named from the frontier gibberish guy in Blazing Saddles He is easily twice the size of most of our cats, and yet he has been the most gentle and polite cat we've had in a long time. Artie is not quite acclimated to the rest of the cats. It's a work in progress. we let him have most of upstairs at night and he roams the whole house while we are awake to listen for fussing and fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul TIKI Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 It's with great saddness that we had to say goodbye to our very good boy Thud today. over the Rainbow Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I grieve with you Paul but rest assured Thud is healthy, happy and playing with all our passed pets. He'll be there to greet you with all his new friends when you set foot on the rainbow bridge. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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