The earlier post was not finished, because I had only TWO cats posing on the laundry basket. I finally got Opie on the laundry basket.
Opie on laundry basket
I repost the previous laundry baskets here for convenience.
Today we are going to talk about the “Twinkle Chute Tunnel Cat Toy” purchased from PetSmart.
Twinkle Chute Tunnel heavily used!
The tunnel is 3 feet long, and 9 1/2 inches in diameter. It has red lights activated by motion that are inside the red bands shown above in the photo. They are powered by a common small “button” battery. There is an “on”/”off” switch so you can turn it off when not in use, and make the battery last longer. It is made of a crinkly material that makes a crinkle sound. There is an opening in the center halfway through. It has uses as a skylight, alleviator of claustrophobia, emergency exit, and spy hole.
A younger Zeke
It was popular when new, and is used as well today. For a long time I had it underneath a coffee table.
The red twinkle lights flash for a few seconds, every time the tunnel is moved in some manner. Other colors of this tunnel are sold today, and I do not know what color lights are inside them. Today the tunnel holds open a particular room door, so it cannot shut, and trap cats inside. Recently, the lights finally stopped working. It was not a battery problem, and I cannot fix them. The lights worked for years. The tunnel is still a good item without the lights. From the photo below, you can see I owned the tunnel at Christmas in 2009. Zeke is resting halfway through! In spite of the lights, it has held up very well. I recommend the tunnel with or without the lights. It sells for around $20 US.
It is a frosty morning. Long tree shadows stretch across the garden. Zeke wanted to go outside. He is looking for Spring to arrive.
Sorry, Zeke. It is below freezing out in the catio. Spring is not coming today. Come inside and eat your breakfast. You can check again tomorrow.
How about some tongue?
Below are a few of the childrens valentines my father kept, which date from the early 1920’s, and are shown for the first time. They are too fragile to open and scan.
Today we shall view an old German winter scene, and a photo of my cat in a hat!
It was one year ago that I showed a woman using an ice-skate running frame. This print comes from my vintage German Annual of “Die Gartenlaube” (Garden Arbor) magazine for 1868.
The picture depicts a lady riding on an ice sled, who is going to church. She is traveling over one of the “Oberbayerische Seen” or upper Bavarian lakes. Note the spikes on the end of the poles the man is using, to propel the sled along. In the background, see a man propelling himself along the ice, standing on a sled, like a gondolier in Venice, if the canals were frozen over! People in the Northeast might want to build a few of these.
Below, Zeke is keeping warm wearing his Hello Kitty hat, and sitting upon his wolf blanket.
Zeke has an important message today. He proudly announces the Feline Cafe Control Center has been upgraded with a new 22 inch monitor! Now Zeke looks even bigger and better. The 8 year old monitor has been retired permanently.
Feline Café 