Ferndale Catfe' Lounge Friday

Please visit Mousebreath Magazine for today's interview with us, Eastside Cats!

The Eastside Inside Outside Cats

Clever title, no?

Thanks, Jan!

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On Wednesday, I had to pleasure of meeting The Island Cats blog Mom, Sue Doute, aka The Lady with the Yellow Hair.  We met up at the Ferndale Catfe' Lounge, in Ferndale, Michigan and spent at least an hour playing with the adoptable kitties.  A great time was had by all!  Here are some images:

Sue with a sweet kitten on her lap!
Just too adorable, and don't tell
Wally, Ernie or Zoey about it!

This is Max; he liked my lap!

 

Another sweet kitty

"Z-z-z-z-z-z-z"

In the back, they have places for shy cats

This kitty just stared down at us.
I gave a couple slow blinks, and he responded,
so he would warm up when there wasn't so much of a commotion

And this is my bag as mentioned in yesterday's post
Two Butt Thursday
and this kitten wanted inside!

Climbing...

 

Two Butt Thursday

Chucky Two Butt is a topic that I've touched on before.  After the vet shaves his tail for a blood-pressure reading, Chuck sports a little pinkish bare spot, which from a certain angle, looks like he's got two 'starfish'...if you know what I mean!  The Hubby calls him "Chucky Two Butt".  

Here are photos from this morning; you can plainly see that Chuck's tail has a whole ring of missing fur.  Over two months ago, the vet shaved his tail, and there was a bit of a sore, which the cat just kept licking and licking.  The Hubby and I shaved around the way around, to affix a bandage to help heal the scab. But his fur is NOT growing back!  The neighbors must think he's got a touch of mange or something.

We visit the vet again in early August.  The sore spot is long gone. My poor Two Butt Chuck.

P.S. My Laurel Burch tote bag was a gift from friend BG, and I love it! It figures prominently in a future post...tease tease!

Wordless Wednesday

Stealth Sweetie, beating the heat

Cast Away!

I played with my Prisma app, and a Patty O'Malley photo. He looks like he's on driftwood, floating out at sea, and hoping for rescue!

"I'm gonna get you, my pretty!"

A big difference from the original, where he was chattering at the birds!

Groovin'

 

Chillin'...

...watchin'...

...smoochin'...

Groovin'

written by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati

made famous by 'The Rascals' in 1967

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Groovin', on a Sunday afternoon

Really couldn't get away too soon

I can't imagine anything that's better

The world is ours whenever we're together

There ain't a place I'd like to be instead of

Groovin', down a crowded avenue

Doin' anything we like to do

There's always lots of things that we can see

We can be anyone we want to be

And all those happy people we could meet just

Groovin', on a Sunday afternoon

Really couldn't get away too soon

Ah-ha-ha

Ah-ha-ha

Ah-ha-ha

We'll keep on spending sunny days this way

We're gonna talk and laugh our time away

I feel it comin' closer day by day

Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly

Groovin', on a Sunday afternoon

Really couldn't get away too soon

Ah-ha-ha

Ah-ha-ha

Ah-ha-ha

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Getting Furred

A close up of my furry shirt

Petting Sweetie...!

...and more petting!

Sweetie turned into a complete love bug as the sun set last night!  I sat on the deck, and she head-butted and side-swiped me so much that my t-shirt became covered in Sweetie fur.  She actually sat next to me, and allowed me to pet her too, which was a first.  Trying on enjoy the moment, I did not take many photos.

Delightful!

And where was Patty O'Malley at the time?

Hiding under the feeding station!

There were thunderstorms nearby, but they went around us. We heard thunder though, and Patty felt it was more prudent to be under something heavy to use as an umbrella, rather than purr and pet with me.  It's all good, Patty!

I've joined Pet Parade Blog Hop!

Thankful Tree Thursday

Copper Beech Trunk

A Redbud Tree

Our guide in front of a 300+ year-old Iron Elm

Canadian Goose feather

Wild ginger is the round leaves in the center

I had a delightful experience last Sunday, visiting Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit to learn about trees and plants.  Our guide was Cheryl English, from Black Cat Pottery, who knows her trees and plants, as well as her artwork and CATS!  I mean, just look at the name of her business!

My friend BG and I went to lunch with Cheryl and her friend B. after the walking lecture, and B. and I struck up a conversation about...you guessed it...plants and cats!  Woo Hoo!  This Friday, B. has invited me to her house to take away some of her overgrown plants; wild ginger, swamp milkweed, and a cup plant too, plus whatever else she finds.  She has four cats, and while speaking with her on the phone today, one of her cats serenaded me!  Native plants attract insects like butterflies and bees, and bats, and aren't fussy to grow.  The Hubby is going to wonder what the hey, but I've been dying to start a garden just for The 'O' Cats, with shrubs that they can hide in and hunt around.  Plus, I just want things to grow naturally.  And...there is little to no cost involved.  Double Woo Hoo!

Therefore, I am very thankful today, for plants and cats, for friends and nature, for trees and Summer!

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