Sunday, October 12, 2014

Sunday leftovers

 I put away the fly spray this past week, which means summer has officially ended at the 7MSN.
The grazing muzzles will probably stay on for another month, 
or until we have our first hard freeze and the grass dies off.


The tumbleweeds are particularly tasty this time of year, and 
they're the first things Alan and George aim for when I remove their muzzles.



Lucy prefers weeds to grass, as well. There's no accounting for taste.



The fall of 2012...



The fall of 2014. 
It's not just the grass that is happy; the difference in the cholla is startling.




It is becoming increasingly difficult to take pictures of my feral pocket cat.



 His favorite place to be is next to me.



Johnny: I know you're in there somewhere. I could see better if you'd wash the window.


16 comments:

  1. makes me happy to hear that your feral cat loves you and follows you.. can't believe the difference from one year to the next.

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  2. That cholla makes me want to back up. I am afraid of that stuff!

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  3. lucy's legs are so pretty!

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  4. Love the dif in years...what about that damn loco weed? Will that be or is it more prevalent this year?

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    1. Locoweed is a spring thing. The old timers say that the fall moisture brings out the locoweed in spring; most of this year's rain happened in summer, so maybe I'll dodge that bullet.

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  5. I think I remember when Johnny arrived and you swore he'd remain in a non-pet status.
    Alan and George's preference for weeds makes sense to me. It seems to me that weeds, with their determination to sprout and grow, must be full of good healthy stuff.

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  6. Does he talk to you? He looks like he's meowing his opinion sometimes in his photos. Just wondering if he was a talker.

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    1. Constantly! He's loudest when waiting for me come in from the pasture or waiting for me to open the door...or waiting in general.

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  7. Johnny is such a sweetheart. Love the contrasting pictures of 2012 and this year. The summer of the grazing muzzles, who woulda thunk !

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  8. Love the second to last shot of Johnny , looks like he's hanging on by his toes. For the month of October [ via your calendar], I've got JohnnyCashCat giving me quite a look, and makes me smile every day.

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  9. Damn feral cats! Always underfoot! :D

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  10. Thanks for the comparison photo. It's amazing what a little rain does to our deserts.

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  11. these weeds in Alan's mouth look so spiky! you have a very attached cat there! his eyes are full of love

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  12. I can't wait until we can put away the fly spray here. Wow - that's a huge difference in the grass! That last pic of Johnny is very cute.

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  13. I've never seen a cat press its' nose against a window. He really is mama's boy, isn't he?

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  14. Johnny is a sweetheart. My gosh, those pictures of the landscape are vastly different. Goes to show you why the State of California looks like landscape picture #1. NO RAIN. I have to shout the words out in case Mother Nature reads your blog.

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