looking down on creation

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 June 2015 - One should always have an escape plan and a safe spot, should such ever be needed.  Such thinking isn't alarmist, but just a good strategy wherever you are on the food chain.  All this chatter about rising sea levels...and you know how I feel about getting wet...prompted me to determine where inside the house would keep me high (i.e., well above waters and dim deeps) and dry.  This spot won out, mainly because it is a fine observation point while being close to the larder.  If the shorter peep would furnish it with a comfy pillow, I would have no complaints...on this particular matter.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Unless you like muddles, get a plan, Stan.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrimed, prepared for a situation, relevantly informed, on top of things (see upper picture)

my om my

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 June 2015 - Yoga on the deck, overlooking the lake - does life get any better?  The body is the temple, and all that, but you really do feel better if you keep moving.  Impersonating a slug is good to file in one's repertoire, but an active life pays big dividends.  There is no guarantee that I won't be struck by lightning while doing cat pose, but either way I wish to live well and exit quickly, after several returns to the stage to collect the thrown flowers.  We don't come with an expiration sticker or an on/off switch, and most would find the concept creepy.  I choose to enjoy whatever time I am granted with the realization that my life is finite...even when I tally all nine of them.  I raise a leg in salute to Bastet...may I always be able to touch nose to thigh.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Try to hold onto wonder.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrportioned, well balanced, with individual parts in harmony (join me in a meow) with the whole

on little cat feet

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 June 2015 - Follow the nose, and I am led to the lake's edge.  I definitely detect intruders, possibly of the feathered variety.  The trail is still warm, judging by the strength of the odors, but the culprits are long gone.  That is fortunate for them, as I am not fond of strangers, even the sort that the peeps invite...and I seriously doubt these particular characters are on the in-list.  If I am correct in my assumptions, I have seen this trio...let's call them Huey, Dewey, and Louie...paddling by the shore lately, always in the company of a mother ship who sounds the alarm at the first sign of danger.  Well, sister, that would be me.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Watch out for the quiet sort.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purredator, a sweet-faced animal with sharp teeth and sharper claws

I'm all ears

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 June 2015 - Ever notice how peeps like to squeeze into the kitchen to socialize?  I suppose it is that herd instinct kicking in.  We cats believe that one is the ideal group size, which means that we can tuck in anywhere.  Being no dummy I too like to hang out near the food repository, observing what my peeps are up to, eavesdropping on their tete-a-tetes.  After all we live in the information age, and one can only find shelter if one knows which way the wind is blowing.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

A word from the wise is preferred.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - sophisticatted, having a great deal of experiential knowledge accumulated over many lives

somniacs unite

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 June 2015 - I think that you'll understand, after all my energy-expending activities of late, why a nap was so appealing.  My fourth leg is somewhere in the mix, but what utter sweetness to have a snooze, warm and comfortable and undisturbed.  Type As really miss out on this restorative down-time, but then maybe their engines are revved too high to idle...such a pity.  Those of you who have been with me for a while know that I am a big proponent of sleep:  hey, practice makes perfect.  If there is a job opening for mattress tester, please let me know.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Things often seem different

in the morning.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - narcatlepsy, the ability of a feline to blur the line between relaxation and sleep

death-deferring feat

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 June 2015 - An easy beginning doesn't guarantee that the conclusion will be a piece of cake.  Ascending this tree was not sufficiently scrutinized, I will admit (see 7 June 2015 entry), but the descent was definitely more of a challenge, having to take into consideration Sir Isaac's gravity.  Lest your heart contract with the thought, I successfully maneuvered myself back to earth without a hard landing.  The tree burl in the bottom lefthand corner was my spring pad to the branch pictured.  Nailing that spot with a downward leap seemed more daunting...so as gracefully as possible,  I shimmied down the trunk instead.  The shorter peep wasn't around for my descent, leaving the scene with "tell me when it's over".  Clearly she is not made of the right stuff.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Be mindful of your choices

as extraction can be painful.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - scaredy cat, a misnomer perpetuated by peeps who mistake a feline's caution for fear

who put the fun in funambulism?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 June 2015 - Sometimes one has to toss caution, and act out of character.  Now that the crazy mood has passed, I really can't explain what came over me, but one minute I was on the ground, looking up into this tree, and the next minute, I was exploring its limbs that extend over the lake.  The eighteen-foot drop would not have been fatal, but I don't see now, from dry land, how I could have avoided getting wet.  But we cats are sure-footed creatures, so the climax was very anticlimactic.  The one way to insure disaster is to fixate on its possibility...which means while I was a  tightrope walker, falling never entered my noggin.  Been there, done that, check it out and check it off.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Distance changes one's perspective.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - acrocat, a feline adept at spectacular gymnastic feats