Like a Rain Forest
Its going to be hot and humid today. Predicted to hit 100 and rain! So far just cloudy but it was already 77 degrees when I got up at 7:30 am. I usually only run the AC at night. I like the hot weather but when I opened my slider it was like being hit with a wall of hot air. The air is so thick with moisture it feels heavy. I think this will be one of those rare days when I’ll keep the windows shut and AC on.
Looking out my back door- Photo Deb Neumann
Strange Kitties
Well now that the weather report is out of the way I just want to mention that I have very strange cats. I’ve had cats all my life. Each cat has their own quirky personality but there do seem to be some universal behaviors so common they make jokes and cat food advertisements about them You know the ones, you turn the can opened on 50 cats come running.
Internet photo/meme
Well not my two cats.
Photo credit- Deb Neumann
Banner will only eat dry food. I’ve tried enticing him with all sorts of wet food, kitty broths and the stuff in the tubes that you squeeze out. No interest at all. When I put his dry food out he ignores it too. After I go get busy and leave he’ll go eat a little bit- just to check it out. He eats the most after we go to bed at night. Nothing like those midnight snacks.
Banner- Photo Credit Deb Neumann
Balboa is also strange. When it’s breakfast time he’s like a lazy teenager. He’ll peek over the top of his cat tree at me but it takes me calling him multiple times before he’ll come running. Then he has to do this stretching walk thing–2 steps and stretch, 2 more and stretch again. This goes on until I can grab him and put him in front of his bowl of food. If he had to get the food himself he’d starve to death. Once its presented to him he’ll agree to eat. Its like he has to have an engraved invitation to come to breakfast!
Balboa- Photo credit Deb Neumann
Its clear to me that with behavior like that I’ll never get to live off proceeds from cat food advertising.
Playtime
My cats have other strange behaviors too. Just last night I was trying to get them to play before bedtime. I was using a feather wand. Balboa got involved for about 2 minutes then when Banner came over Balboa went off to sit under the table. It was clearly a sulk because he was no longer the center of attention. He shouldn’t have worried. Banner had no interest in the feather wand. He want to play with the fishing pole. He was so determined that he managed to drag the fishing pole out of the chest I keep it in for safety. We had a rousing game of chase the lure while Balboa watched from the sidelines.
I have more silly things they do but I’ll save some for another time.
Cats are just little people with lots of fur, and act alot like children. As for the weather I believe this is one of the more humid and hot days we have had this year. It seem like it rains every other day. Last week John and I finally got the forest on the east side of the house mowed and John did the hay field in the back yard mowed. We still have two more sides to mow but the rain came back with a vengeance. It takes at least one sunny day to dry out the lawn to mow. So if there isn’t two days in a row of sun, then no mowing gets done. When I see the chipmunks crawling through the tall grass like a tiger in the forest then I know it is past time to mow. LOL. Oh well life is a hoot at times and a pain in the butt at other times. Enjoy the kitties.
There’s been a lot of rain for sure. I saw pictures of flooding and notices about road closings around Long Lake. At least we haven’t had that here but there are flood watches for near by towns. I like sharing the silly things my cats do. I really need to get some videos. We just finished playing with catnip bubbles. I’ll need to order more next Chewy order.