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What is Spot’s Name?

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Mr. Glad has determined that Spot is a girl, and he doesn’t like calling her Spot. Even if she never fully becomes our cat, I also would like her to have a good name. Any ideas?

She is not cuddly. She is lean and energetic, confident about sneaking in and using our litter box (which Gus spurns) and stealing our toys. But she doesn’t like to be picked up, and growls when we try to hold her. The Classic Bengal has gold eyes, I just read today. So she’s something other than classic. Her blue eyes are the most beautiful thing about her, I think.

I’m not a natural at naming. I need to get on with my quilt project. So if one of you out there has any suggestions, I’d welcome any and all!

Spot

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I prefer to call “it” Spot, because Bengal Boy assumes too much. This gorgeous animal has been hanging out in our yard nearly every day, and tries to get Gus to play with him/her. It stole one cat toy already and nearly got away with a second.

What parents of such an expensive and exotic creature would let it roam the neighborhood? Is she really homeless? Is he just lonely? I’m halfway hoping our foster-parenting might lead to outright adoption. But for now, we just admire the beauty.

Make Way for Goslings

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It was a foggy morning, but warm weather was expected to assault my newly-planted beds and pots at church, so I made a quick and early trip over to make sure everything was moist. Not as quick as expected because as I drove past the lakeside park between my house and the church, the waterfowl were making one of their frequent expeditions into the street, and I noticed–goslings!

Normally this is the scene. It’s amazing how many different directions all these creatures can point in at once, when I am trying to take their picture.

We also have Canada Geese, but you have to see this picture I got off the Web of a gander from somewhere else, because ours were segregated this morning, way down at the other end of the park.

 

 

 

Mom and aunties had decided it was time for nine goslings to learn how to cross the street. There is a small grassy area and shrubbery on the other side, too, and at any time of day, commute traffic or no, any number of the flock may meander across.

“Come on, kids!”
“But, Mom!”

Some of the relatives are on their way back to the park.
Discipline is starting to break down.

It appears that the children are getting an earful of scolding.

“Look, Mom, in this gutter! There is something wonderful! Why don’t we hang out here for a while?” Evidently that is just what they did, because when I drove back by an hour later, they were in this exact position!

Cat Under Utilitarian Art

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When I was taking pictures of the latest pair of potholders–these only took about five years to complete–Gus came to investigate, and struck a playful pose, so I decorated him with the artwork. I admit that I got the idea from the kitty over at Bread on the Water who was getting in on that art display.

Many years ago I was really in the potholder business. They were a perfect craft to work on while I sat at folk dance classes, drama lessons, Spanish classes…all those activities where I didn’t want to read a book when other mothers were chatting. Everyone needs potholders, so they made handy gifts, and I had plenty of leftover fabric from a lifetime of sewing.

Then for my 50th birthday a friend took me to the quilting shop and bought me some fabrics just for this purpose. I got excited and collected even more color-coordinated materials dedicated to potholders. Now I have a big plastic tub of the stuff, including many hotpads in process, and no likely time for working on them.