I recently took up yoga on a regular basis. Jean Claude, our black Bombay cat struck a partial head stand today to show solidarity. Namaste.
Jean Claude practicing yoga
Category Archives: Inspirational
The Garage: Standoff
Monday, I decided to do some gardening while Jean Claude, the black Bombay cat and Koko, the domestic shorthair cat, roamed the backyard. I left the garage door open. Mistake. While Koko and Jean Claude are fascinated by nature they like the dark and hidden places that still exist behind boxes and other items stored in the garage. After a romp in the yard they go there. This time they went inside and they wouldn’t come out. I decided to do some raking which I did for several minutes, returned to the now closed (and locked) garage. The cats still chose to remain hidden and unreachable, despite the fact that food, treats, water and warmth were awaiting them in the house. So I let them stay there for awhile, in the darkness while I read, did some work and watched a little television. After a long whle I went back to the garage where the animals were eager to come inside to the warmth, food and treats awaiting them. Jean Claude and Koko understood their survival meant playtime in the darkness had to end. Unfortunately many politicians in Washington feel that their hatred of certain policies and certain people who don’t think or look like they do is justification to turn off the lights for the whole world. The government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling lifted but some members of the GOP want to stay inside the garage. Maybe they should take a lesson from Jean Claude and Koko.
Crumbs Lead the Path To Freedom
It was a lovely cool day Saturday so I decided why not just open the window to my bedroom. I usually keep it closed as Jean Claude and Koko have pushed out the screen trying to reach the birds that congregate on the air conditioner unit that hangs from the window in the room adjacent to the bedroom. But Saturday, I said why not open it for a time. Mistake. As I sat reading the newspaper in the television room JC entered with a little present: a bird, still alive. Apparently he or Koko had pushed out the bottom the bedroom window screen and the bird either flew in or was yanked in by one of the cats. I was of course horrified and screamed, startling JC who released his grip on the creature who then began to fly around the room. Frightened I shut the door leaving the bird inside and went to run an errand, forgetting JC was still in the room. I assumed the poor bird met his fate. To my surprise two hours later, I opened the door and the bird began to fly around the room. I then opened a window, pushed JC out of the room but was not fast enough for Koko who entered and captured the bird, again. I was screamed and Koko released the bird . So I put Koko out and closed the door and put some crackers on the ledge. An hour later I opened the door. No bird. Koko and Jean Claude remained downstairs in the living room. I think the bird, with the help of the crumbs, figured out how to get out the open window and went on to other things.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds is a video game and app, millions use it. Koko, the domestic short-hair, spent a great deal of time today in the big tree in my back yard with her own version of angry birds – two birds from the same family seemed to delight in tormenting Koko as she attempted to dialogue with them. Up she climbed to almost to the top of the tree has one bird would fly close and then fly away and the other would peck her tail. Jean Claude, the black Bombay, himself a past target of these “angry birds,” just watched quietly at the comical spectical of me trying to coax Koko from the tree and throwing small stones at the birds to keep them from her. Finally I gave up, when in the house and called CCL who said “just leave her in the tree,” she’ll come down. Shortly after I went upstairs and turned myself to other things, something told me to go to the back door. Sure enough as I looked out
, Koko was climbing down the tree. She apparently had enough of the angry, teasing birds and was ready to come inside the house to some peace and some good eats.
Cats & All That ™ 