Chrissy and Jodie

This is one of my favorite photos
of Jodie Belle as a baby.

She is now a big girl.

I still think she is the cutest girl ever.

 

Me, and my love of Collies.

I grew up with Chrissy.

He was part Collie and German Shepard.

Only he ended up looking mostly white with a soft yellow.

Sweetest dog ever.

He was the best friend.

The one I slept on.

He was my bud.

 

When Jodie came to us,

I was reminded of how shy Chrissy was.

Many times I was under the table with him.

We'd end up napping together.

Jodie is shy too.

 

With the 4th arriving,

I hope she doesn't mind the noise too much.

Usually, I have everyone with me

upstairs in the bedroom.

 

I watch from the window

as the rest of the world

blows colors over the water.

(we have several Indian reservation

firework stands that sell everything.

Thus, it gets a bit wild out here.)

 

The cats are still loving their ac.

I am too.

 

I went back home for one night.

Had a pre surgery Dr. appointment.

Mere and I drove back here right after.

The one night we spent at home,

was terrible.

Too hot and the fans didn't even faze it.

 

We are cool cats now though.

 

~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~

Shake the green wand

Ashton being cute

It's a wild Saturday

We are at the beach house

Mr. Boatman has secured the deck

That means that the cats can paw around

Without getting out

Everyone but Riley that is ...

Yes, he got off the deck and into the front yard

The front yard is on a sort of busy street

This area gets very busy for the 4th

Indian Reservation sells crackers

 a mile or so away

Everyone comes here to blow them off

The local beach association

 even hires security guards

They block off the entrance to their community

Which means that everyone comes by my

normally (sort of) quiet street

So, imagine me not so happy

When I find my orange striped boy

Chewing grass in the front yard

It took two sort of grown men

(Mr. Boatman and teenage son)

to help me in my adventure

We had the green feather toy

The bag of special food

We sang the Kitty Food Song

(doesn't everyone have one)

He went up the hill

Teenage son circled around

We opened the garage

We had someone by the street

(in case he made a run for it)

I had Mr. Boatman

looking under the deck

Not an easy task

I needed a drink

(too early for that)

So, teenage son got my coffee

I sat on the deck

Singing the Kitty Food song

While shaking the green wand

Sipping cold coffee inbetween 

Mr. Boatman was giving me updates

As to which part of the deck

Riley Andrew was under

After about an hour of this

My boy went for the food

Mr. Boatman says he has fixed the deck

We now have Riley out testing it

I'm in the room that looks out

And, so far the new fix is working

My Boy is sitting in front of it

Looking

Trying to figure out

How to squeeze through

or jump off

~ ~ ~

As I was typing he did

figure it out

I sweet talked him

while his orange behind

was ready to jump

He has tasted freedom

He is an indoor only

cat for now

Mr. Boatman has gone

off to figure out another

way to trap

my orange baby boy

Just call him

Houdini

I'm worn out and it's only 9 am

Happy Almost 4th to All of You

~ JC ~