Wed February 13, 2019 00 02Tue February 12, 2019 19 21 by greg-in-washington

Zeke the other snow cat

Zeke is the other snow cat. He is a Maine Coon and loves all types of weather. He is always wanting out in the catio to check the weather out first thing in the morning. The catio has no roof, but is partially protected by the overhang of the roof eave.

This is the end of our snow series, as warm air is arriving from the south and will be melting everything extremely rapidly. If we are lucky, that will be the last of the snow for us this Winter! Christmas I would have thought snow beautiful and appropriate. In February it was a giant nuisance!

Zeke c atio snow — Zeke in the catio checking the snow

More “Snomageddon” starring Scooby the Snowcat!

More “Snomageddon starring Scooby the Snowcat!” continues the big snow story. I live on a PRIVATE road at the end of a cul-de-sac. That means the County is not responsible for my road and will not plough it. Sunday morning all the residents of the street–men and women–grabbed shovels and cleared the street. Took hours. It was just like the old time days when everyone helped each other. Think that America is gone? It isn’t!

A new snow storm is coming and we know if we let new snow pile on top of what we have now, we wouldn’t drive out of here until Spring. Now, Scooby knew when we were done that an inspection was due to insure the snow was moved properly, so he went out when all was finished to check things out. The following photos show what he found.

Scooby snow — Scooby–deeper than yesterday!

Worst Litter box EVER! — Worst litter box EVER!

Scooby on snow — Time to get off this frozen ice and go inside!

Scooby on path — Going back to the house. Time to warm up and have a nap!

Sat February 9, 2019 13 18 by greg-in-washington

Scooby in “Snomageddon”

Scooby in “Snomageddon” is a collection of photos of Scooby walking along the path I dug in the snow. Walking on concrete is fine, but he does not like the snow on his paw pads.

Scooby harness snow — Going out to check the mail.

Scooby on path thru snow — This path is very convenient and cat friendly.

Scooby walking down path in snow — I love going for a brisk walk

Mon February 4, 2019 10 47 by greg-in-washington

Snow Day

Today in the Pacific Northwest, we are having a “Snow Day”. Schools are closed. People are driving around crazy sliding off the road and getting stuck. We at the Feline Cafe are already where we need to be so no worries. How to spend the day is the question. Snow falling and cold outside. Zeke was the first and only cat to rush out into the catio. He always has to be first outside to check on the weather conditions and also check for birds and other trespassers. Opie being a clever girl stays put in her favourite window on the second floor where she has a warm commanding view of the back garden. Scooby, on the other hand, is always game for a walk-about on his harness. Got his penguin snow hat out, as it is cold and snowy and out we went. Photos follow:

I am a Maine Coon, says Zeke. I like all weather!
Zeke in the snowy catio
Opie says, I am staying inside!
I am excited to go outside says Scooby
This is deeper than I thought! I need BOOTS!
Looks deep this way!
Looks deep that way!
Not liking this snow much–too cold on my paws!
Looks pretty bad over there! Think I want to go back inside!
How about someone opening the door! I am getting snowed on here!
This is not as much fun as I thought it would be!
Scooby sleeping

Fri February 1, 2019 00 01Mon February 4, 2019 11 39 by greg-in-washington

Christine’s Calendar Cat for February 2019

Marigold is my love Christine’s Calendar Cat pick for February 2019. The calendar was a present made by Christine and Spike (Christine & Spike), and sent last year for use this year. Little did we know that Marigold would not be with us in February. This is a good tribute to remember her by. She died 17 January 2019. Her photo here is from August 2017. Seems like yesterday. Christine has been sending calendars to me for many years now. I hope she never stops making them for me.