Beware of Cat

Mikey looks like such a bad ass here. LOL

They live in one another still

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated from it.

Death cannot kill what never dies.

Nor can spirits ever be divided,

that love and live in the same divine principle,

the root and record of their friendship.

If absence be not death, neither is theirs.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas;

They live in one another still

William Penn, More Fruits of Solitude

Missing you Marven

Recognition

We are odd indeed
To think that we alone
of all God's creatures are worthy of recognition
for I am certain beyond question
that when the last day arrives,
our company will swell with fox, raven, hare, and rat
and when we are finally admitted we will see
sharpening her nails upon His most resplendent throne,
God's favorite unrepentant calico cat.

Poem by 

Mary Margaret Carlisle

Model is Annie

Hey mom, my Bamboo, it's a little dry.

Mikey loves his Bamboo....but I think its obvious that he is not so fond of the dried up version. LOL

Any Questions

Sissy is our talker, she always has so much to say and as long as you answer her questions she will just keep right on asking them. LOL 

She is so different than Mikey, sometimes I wonder how they could be related but they are related. Sissy has her own way and though it may not be the same as Mikey's way, it is every bit as loving.


Model is Sissy

You're my only truth

I don't need a lot of things,
I can get by with nothing
Of all the blessings life can bring,
I've always needed something
But I've got all I want
When it comes to loving you
You're my only reason,
You're my only truth

You're the hope that moves me

To courage again

You're the love that rescues me

When the cold winds rage

And it's so amazing

'Cause that's just how you are

And I can't turn back now

'Cause you've brought me too far

I need you like water
Like breath, like rain
I need you like mercy
From Heaven's gate
There's a freedom in your arms
That carries me through
I need you

Leann Rimes Lyrics

Alert

Alex is my baby....I just adore this cat so much. He has a personality that is just over the top...he is so full of life all the time, looking for something to get into. Nothing gets passed him either. On this day Alex was fascinated by my magic rocks (magnetic rocks), everytime I would get one near the other and he would see it slide across the floor, he would get this look on his face. Needless to say My daughter and I spent a good hour being so entertained by this. LOL We just laughed and laughed. Our cats bring so much to our world and the laughter is endless  Alex is the youngest of my cats, he just turned 5 years old

Maybe Just a Peek

Little Miss scared of her own shadow. LOL
This is Sissy and she is the only one out of my 5 cats that has never even attempted an escape. Sissy and Mikey are litter mates so she is also nine years old and has been perfectly  happy with her indoor life.
But every once in while when she thinks no one is looking, I catch her sneaking a peek.

Model is Sissy

He Owns Me

Watching you play outside today without your leash made my heart sing
Even though you knew you were still confined,
you appreciated being able to to roam that area free from that harness
I don't like the that thing either, it makes me feel like I own you and we both know it is YOU who owns ME.

Today was beautiful, the way you searched under leaves and climbed that tree
And the fact that you love the smell of flowers too makes me smile.
I could sit and watch you explore for hours
Being with you just makes me happy

Well, I have started taking Mikey out into our garden which is fenced in, it's a pretty big area and he can at least roam free in there without being tethered to me. Don't get me wrong, Mikey does ok on his leash and all but it just seems better for him to be able to check stuff out on his own. He is such a good boy, most of the time he just wants to roll around in the dirt, eat some bamboo and then he is ready to go in. He doesn't ask for much, though he could and he would get it. LOL

Model is Mikey sporting his new summer hair cut.

Crazy Over Me

Mama, I found someone
Like you said would come along
He's a sight, so unlike
Any man I've known
I was afraid to let him in
'Cause I'm not the trusting kind
But now I'm convinced
That he's heaven sent
And must be out of his mind

Mama, he's crazy
Crazy over me
And in my life is where he says
He always wants to be
I've never been so loved
He beats all I've ever seen
Mama, he's crazy
He's crazy over me

And, Mama, you've always said
Better look before you leap
Maybe so, but here I go
Lettin' my heart lead me
He thinks I hung the moon and stars
I think he's a livin' dream
Well, there are men
But ones like him
Are few and far between

Mama, he's crazy
Crazy over me
And in my life is where he says
He always wants to be
I've never been so loved
He beats all I've ever seen
Mama, he's crazy
He's crazy over me
Oh, Mama, he's crazy
He's crazy over me

THE JUDDS LYRICS

Some say love...

Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.

Some say love, it is a hunger
an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower
and you its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance,
It's the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance.
It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong.

Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes the rose

I have heard this song a gazillion times as a kid but you know, I don't think I ever got it until now. 

Sure I thought it was a pretty song and I even knew the words back then, but there was no way without living a little that I could ever understand the meaning within these lyrics.I understand now;

 as life has sent me on my journey and though I still have much living yet to do, 

I have been through enough that when I listened to this song today, it brought tears to my eyes. 

What a beautiful song this is, I am so glad I listened to it once again.

As for the photograph which is the reason I went and listened to the song in the first place...

This was our experiment with glitter and water on our flowers,

Haley and I thought it would be fun to see what it would look like. 

She is pleased with the result and so am I.  

And yes, this is the kinda stuff we do for fun now a days. LOL

Whatever

This is the look  that Mikey gets after he has tried to get his way by first meowing so loudly, then sucking up, rubbing his head on my legs. when these attempts fail, which I assure you doesn't happen too often, he then pouts. When this attempt also fails which again, I reassure you, happens very little....he then gets this little 'whatever" look on his face after a long sigh. He doesn't know how cute this face is. LOL

Model is Mikey....Whatever

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