out of order

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Oct 2024 - I realize that I am saddled with a jumpy personality... but even so there are lots of weird things going on in our domicile.  The contents of my personal screened porch have been heaped into a pile (a pile not comfortable to lie on, I will add), and the shorter peep has been a total slug for the past two days.  I certainly don't mind her lying around, as I can then express my support by occupying her lap,  However she isn't the sort to engage in serial napping, from bed to sofa then back to bed.  So, yes, something is amiss... and I'm sticking close in case my guard-cat skills are needed.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Are you a sprinter, or

more built for the long haul?

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unsatiscatory, unacceptable to a cat (so fix it)

natural forces

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Oct 2024 - We keep the "wild" in wilderness.  In our absence the jungle seems to have encroached even more upon our domicile.  I've noticed the taller peep out there trying to beat it back into submission, but I suspect, in the big picture, that nature will win.  I can't add another item on my to-do list, and besides what can an indoor cat do but glare at the world beyond the portals.  The fine print in my contract is very specific about my responsibilities, so I'll just focus on the ne'er-do-wells that live in the jungle.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Blinders keep you

from being overwhelmed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - phenomeownum, a cat-observed situation (also a remarkable cat)

beyond

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Oct 2024 - The door to this space is typically closed, so when I find it ajar I must investigate.  So little is the room used that I feel obligated to give it a purpose.  It offers only limited views of the yard, but it gets high marks for being remote.  With ears pricked up, I can follow the movements of my two and second-guess what they are up to.  The one detraction, and it is major, is that there is one way in and one way out, unless I am willing to pitch myself off a lofty window ledge.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Be sure that you can

live with the alternative.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - in the meowddle of nowhere, Bastet-forsaken (or so it seems)

I've peaked

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Oct 2024 - My duties in our southerly domicile are more demanding than those in the hinterland:  more area to patrol and steps everywhere.  I am not a jumper but if another multi-part route exists to the lofty goal, then I am not averse to heights.  In fact the shorter peep found me snoozing on this ledge earlier today.  The view from this angle is unrivaled, permitting surveillance of the major interior traffic areas as well as the front approach to our house.  Interlopers are early risers and so must I be, although the drippy weather is dampening their activities.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

To know a neighborhood,

study the residents.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - climeowx, a cat's crowning achievement

behold-en

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Oct 2024 - I can not adequately express my relief, and delight, on finding my personal screened porch waiting for my return.  Mr. Sol is beaming down upon my chilled bones.  Although my two peeps are muttering about his exuberance I have absolutely nothing bad to say, in fact would add an exuberant "bring it on".  After a quiet night in familiar surroundings I am back to my lively self, and have recommenced my patrol of the southerly domicile.  I was concerned that the interlopers would have pushed into our territory during my prolonged absence, but the situation is, I'm glad to report, under my control.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

There is much to be

thankful for.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrateful, meowst pleased to be back

go directly to jail

Shamus on view

 Me-usings and Me-emories

2 Oct 2024 - This picture doesn't need an explanation, just condolences for what lies ahead.  It is a journey that I've done more times than I care to count, but that doesn't make the ordeal more tolerable.  Only my reserved reasoning center knows that there is a finite amount of jostling and noise and strange places before I emerge at the "other end", where hopefully Mr. Sol has taken up residence.  Meanwhile the rest of my brain will shift into panic and attempt to find a hiding place

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Fear is loathe to listen.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrvousness, that anxious, edgy feline state 

not-funny feeling

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 Oct 2024 - The sharp-eyed among my readers will notice the different look of my personal screened deck:  where has the furniture gone??  I like the unblocked view, but I definitely don't like the change... and what the change forebodes.  It is true that my peeps have ceased eating their meals out there, their finding, as I do, that the recent temperatures don't encourage a lengthy stay... but I fear something else is afoot.  There is a suggestion of a memory, but alas I can't dredge up the particulars... and that is worrying.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

There are so many things

that could go wrong.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrognostication, the gift of fur-telling future events (hiss)