Thursday 1 February 2018

Spot the Cat!



Sometimes we find him staring at the wall, other times he follows me up to Haddock's and tries his hand at gardening.

Yesterday Lady M called out "Come and look at Freddie; quickly".

There he was, friggin' about again, doing his own thing, trying to attract our attention.

I just ignore him. If he wants to go mountaineering; well let him. Churchill famously said "Cats look down on you, Dogs look up to you, and Pigs treat you as equals". Well, I know very little of Pigs, but as far as the other two are concerned, it looks as if Winston knew what he was talking about.

As was always said; "If you fall off there and break your legs, don't come running to me!"




34 comments:

  1. cats be crazy !

    cheers, parsnip and mandibles

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  2. Churchill was correct. Our pigs often pull up a chair next to mine in the evening insisting on a bit of Jameson in a glass for themselves. But I will not give in, not at $25 a bottle.

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  3. Donna OShaughnessy made me laugh.
    Cats have nine lives so I think Freddie is ok.
    I love your stone wall house.
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. It's about 300 years old. Leaning a bit in places, but still standing.

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  4. Your house looks delightful. I guess there is some reasonably easy access for Freddie. I think kittens get stuck in places. Cats less so.

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    1. We're not sure how he gets up there, nor are we sure how he gets down again. Only he knows.

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  5. Surveying his kingdom, and his serfs

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  6. Our cat Edmund do it almost every day,may be i shall post again some of is "flying in the air" photos.

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    1. I seem to remember his flying. He is more advanced than Freddie.

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  7. Well, if Freddie falls, he Is lucky enough to have eight more lives !!! Cats love exploring don’t they ? ... ours used to be on roofs, up trees and used to go up all of our chimneys and come back covered in soot ! Freddie looks happy enough up there. XXXX

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    1. He survived unscathed. He's just been sitting on my lap.

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  8. Cats are a law unto themselves. Unfortunately our popular neighbourhood cat Tommy who had about 6 different 'owners' lost his last life to a member of our species a speeding motorist . . .

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    1. We used to have a shared cat back in England. I think he had three homes, and grew very fat.

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    2. I wish Albert would sit on the roof....it would limit dirty paw prints all over the kitchen

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    3. When we let animals into our lives, we have to accept that hairs and footprints come with them. Hair is a constant battle; the footprints I can tolerate.

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    4. I seem to have a slight allergy to red haired cats. If I go into a house where a red cat is living I generally start sneezing.

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    5. Our shared cat (above) was a red-head. He was a very ordinary cat.

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  9. I like cats that climb. One of mine goes over the roof tops of the old barns here. He has a vantage point from where he can survey all the other cat comings and goings. (There are a lot of cats around here, not just mine).

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    1. Fred loves a vantage point. He likes to be able to watch EVERYTHING that's going on; in all directions. I suppose the roof is the perfect spot.

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  10. I love playing spot the cat! Our Sampson (who looks just like your Freddie) is a bit of a climber, too. What a wonderful home you have! -Jenn

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    1. Yes, it's a nice house, lots of old beams and a big fireplace; just how a country cottage should be.

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  11. Beautiful house. Let's hope Albert doesn't see Freddie up on the roof. I am guessing Freddie read about Albert going out the bathroom window yesterday and thought he would top that. I like climbing cats.

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    1. He loves climbing trees too. Bok chases him up (just for fun, of course).

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  12. On any day, I can look out the window and see one of the four ferals that live in my yard/deck sitting in a tree. Cats love heights; it has to do with their survival. Getting up seems easy, getting down could be dicey.

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    1. He's up on the roof again now! I was wondering where he was.

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  13. He just be lording over His realm. Cats like to make sure everyone knows who is the (dare I say it) Top Dog.

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    1. Freddie runs rings around me. I keep saying that I'm going to quit being his slave, but it never happens.

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