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by greg-in-washington

Scooby the Snow Cat

Scooby the Snow Cat. Everyone should know by now that Scooby is a snow cat. He likes going outside in the snow. When he finally comes inside he finds a nice warm spot and goes to sleep. This is the beginning of a big winter storm moving west to east across the United States. More snow is falling as I write this. Fortunately we have all we need and just sit inside enjoying the view. Looks like what Christmas should have looked like. I still have my Christmas cards stuck on the wall! Think I’ll leave them up.

Zeke says: Look at Scooby!
Scooby the Snow Cat in his Tartan (dog) harness!
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Christmas Activities

Today we show just a few “Christmas Activities”. Many cat toys were delivered by Santa Claws to our house. Nip was shared. A new cat tunnel with three openings tested Scooby’s decision-making skills. Which way should he enter and where should he come out? As usual the Christmas wrapping paper was a big hit and it could be heard rustling well into the wee hours of the morning. The Christmas tree was only tipped over twice this year.

  • cat in catio looking at snow
    Zeke–not much snow for Christmas!
  • cat resting
    Zeke resting
  • cat and mouse
    Did Santa leave me this mouse?
  • cat in wrapping paper
    Opie on wrapping paper
  • cat looking into tunnel
    Scooby checking out new tunnel
  • Scooby in tunnel
    Scooby exploring new tunnel
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Mt Rainier with cloud cap
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Reflections of the past

Reflections of the past shows some pre-Wordpress blog photos from the old days. I started blogging in 2010 or maybe 2009 I can’t remember. The old blogs are deleted long ago. I also deleted most of my WordPress 2013 and 2014 posts to gain free storage space. The photos today are from 2010 and 2011 Opie and Zeke in no particular order. They were younger then: so were we all and much happier as well. . . . The featured photo is new: Mt. Rainier with a cloud cap. Good News: COMMENTS Allowed again on new posts!

2010 Zeke and his close friend orange Tabby Verty. They were great playmates until Verty died of cancer. Scooby was specifically selected to be Zeke’s new playmate and things worked out perfectly. Zeke had to wait five years for Scooby! I thought another tabby would be the best choice.
Dec 19 2010 Opie and Zeke grooming each other
Dec 19 2010 Zeke and Opie in the cat condo
Dec 17 2010 my photo appeared on Seattle Q13 Weather Forecast. Opie in foreground. the other three have passed on.

Thanks to https://www.q13fox.com/pick-my-pet Q13 Fox Seattle

Zeke in bed–things don’t change!
Opie enjoying sun in the catio
I am waiting! How about moving the ball!
Zeke being silly
Opie outside exploring on a frosty day
Opie enjoying her first snow outside.
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Another Feline Cafe Monday

Yes, it is another Feline Cafe Monday. It is hard to tell one day from the other, but that is not very important to us here. Today we show the boys eating. Unfortunately Scooby is a food bully, and has to have his food bowl given to him first. If someone else gets a bowl first, Scooby goes over and sticks his head in the bowl pushing Zeke’s head out; therefore, I prepare two, put down Scooby’s and then Zeke’s, at a respectable distance. What about Opie. She gets delivery to her bedroom, and no one would dare mess with her bowl! It’s nice Catio Weather and Zeke spends most of his time outside in it. Scooby eats and sleeps mostly. Finally we show Opie in her catbed in her room.

Scooby and Zeke eating
Scooby and Zeke eating
Scooby sleeping
Scooby having a nap. It is cooler on the floor.
Zeke in catio
Zeke relaxing out in the catio on a cloudy cool day, but with his fur, who cares?
Opie in catbed
Opie sleeping in her catbed with her body guards keeping watch (for Scooby)
Zeke tummy
This Zeke tummy fur is a sign a hard Winter is coming!
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The Visiting Cat

The Visiting Cat is a view of a local cat who has been frequently visiting our house. He has been around for several years, but I don’t know where he lives. Life here is very quiet. The Visiting Cat always gets the cats activated. Where is Opie you may well ask? Opie spends her day in her bedroom on the second floor on the windowsill looking down on the catio and backyard. She sees a lot and knows more than she is telling. She is free to come and go inside the house. Scooby likes napping out there in the catio in the fresh air.

Scooby Zeke catio
Zeke and Scooby spy the visiting cat
The visiting cat
The Visiting Cat
scooby napping in the catio
Scooby napping
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OPIE says Here I AM! Ha Ha!
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