What, Tessa? You look perplexed.
Someone on TV said summer is here now. But, is it really? I didn’t hear anything. No one sent me notification. I don’t see any change from two weeks ago when I was positively melting with every step I took. So, really, does anyone really know that summer is here, I mean, really officially?
Well, officially, this IS the summer season, Tessa. You see, it all involves the natural rotation and tilt of the planet we live on, combined with what part of the planet gets the most rays from the sun. The North Pole is pointed mostly at the sun now and because we live in the Northern Hemisphere, we get the most sun and it’s summer for us. Complicated, yes, but without all this, we would be in the same season all the time. How boring would that be?
About as boring as your explanation, Dad. Hey, isn’t it time for feeding pretty cats like me? Let’s call this the Cheese season, and you know how much I LOOOOOVE cheese!
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THANK YOU, kind Friend of Colehaus, for sending Quint and Olivia a case of their Fancy Feast wet food over the weekend! Loud purrs go out to you along with our deep appreciation. THANK YOU!
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Mom announces this year’s raccoon, Shaggy, has brought her three babies to visit our backyard and these are a loud, squeaky, chittering bunch! We’ve only seen them from the glow of the solar lights in the middle of the night, but perhaps Shaggy will bring them out during the daylight hours in a few weeks. We’ll hope Mom is home from work to see them. And have a camera ready! We’ll share photos when, and if, possible.
The neighbor behind us recently put up a four-foot tall wire mesh fence between our property and theirs, for some unknown reason, and that is preventing access to our backyard fountain for a lot of wildlife that came up from the greenspace farther down the hill. We’re not sure they thought about that when they put that fence up, but then again, perhaps that was the point. The man of the house loves wildlife. His wife does not, and she DEFINITELY does not like raccoons, no matter how cute they appear.
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A Colehaus Cats flashback:
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – No post
2014 – No post
2013 – Auction for Marigold – Quint Painting
2012 – No post
Another day with only one Colehaus Cats flashback? Wow, must have been a lean June over the years! Here’s a random flashback from last year!
We’ve had Summer weather for weeks here!!
The Florida Furkids
Don’t mention cheese season to our cats, they’ll start demanding I right to my congressman to get that in place – MOL! I’m glad the racoons at least can scale the fence and get water, that is just too sad for the rest of the wildlife.
correction … I write to my congressman, sorry!
I agree with you, Tessa. Just pass some cheese over and all will be well. Signed, Sadie
Tessa, I watched the sunset at Stonehenge yesterday, with many other folks from around the world.
The Sun appears to hover on the solstice, after moving one way since Winter, and now it will start moving back again.
We humans are not as evolved as felines; we watch the skies and marvel.
You ask good questions Tessa. I can’t wait for Fall, it is too hot right now.
In our house “summer” is CatTV in sensurround! The windows and doors are open, with safe screens, of course. We think our “summer” lasts longer than human summer, and that’s okay with us.Today is hot, humid and miserable as we await all h-e-hockey-sticks to break loose when a cold front runs over us, then we’ll probably be wading to our litterboxes in the basement for a day, but you take what the human gives you sometimes.
I like the idea of Cheese Season. ~Ernie
Tessa, I understand your skepticism about the whole summer thing. But since my name is Summer, it is summer all year round here!
We’re ready for some cooler temps fur sure!
Cheese season sounds good to us, Tessa. How sad about that wire mesh fence. We hope the animals can find their way to you somehow.