Got up to use the bathroom around 6 and the back door was open. Must not have latched when someone came in last night.
With two kittens and one adolescent cat I was pretty worried. Found the kittens under my bed and Joey was hanging out in some brush about 25’ from the back door. Phew.
Its beautiful outside now, about 64 degrees. Hard to believe later we’ll again be hot as hades.
Agree.We've always kept our various cats indoors so they a) don't kill lots of things and b) don't get run over. The only real predators would be wild dogs and foxes but a cat is likely to be too fast for a wild dog and a determined cat can see off a fox. I know you have things over there that like to snack on cats though. Inside cats tend not to go very far when they get out because there are so many new and interesting things to check out right outside the door.
Good stuff Ryan. Your making @dancan proud.![]()
My wife's uncle lived in Arizona and he said all the BS you here about 100+ degrees not being hot, because of the low humidity, is a bunch of deep BS. He said when it's 115, it's 115, and that's bloody azz hot!95 may not be hot to you like -10f isn’t cold to me. But it’s all relative.
My wife's uncle lived in Arizona and he said all the BS you here about 100+ degrees not being hot, because of the low humidity, is a bunch of deep BS. He said when it's 115, it's 115, and that's bloody azz hot!
We've always kept our various cats indoors so they a) don't kill lots of things and b) don't get run over. The only real predators would be wild dogs and foxes but a cat is likely to be too fast for a wild dog and a determined cat can see off a fox. I know you have things over there that like to snack on cats though. Inside cats tend not to go very far when they get out because there are so many new and interesting things to check out right outside the door.
The mother of our kittens belongs to our friends and was a barn cat. One time it climbed in a horse trailer and ended up getting hauled three hours away. She stayed at that farm for a couple of months till they were traveling that way.Most times you don't know what happens to a cat that disappears, or what happened to one that returns injured; you can only make guesses. Was it attacked by another cat or something else? We have one with three legs now that appeared to have been attacked by a bicycle; that is what the vet guessed anyway. Running across the road, along comes a herd of bicycles, (she stayed away from cars, but they make noise) she jumps and gets tangled in the chain/sprockets. Bicycle continues on its way. We think she lost a couple of lives in that episode.
I also once gave a ride to a cat that appeared at our other place, friendly enough, so I brought it home, about a 40 mile ride. The cat settled in the back of the minivan; didn't see it most of the trip, even making a couple of stops. When I got home, he wakes up and comes out. Our little dog greets me, startles the cat. Cat hides under a car. Tried to find the cat to show him where we feed our 'barn' cats, but didn't see him again although the neighbors said they saw one later. I think he may have been hitchhiking across the country.
Yep, just like today, 90*, with humidity, feels like 97*. I was lucky that I was selected to go get Grammy and then take her home. At least I got to spend a couple hours with the AC set on 70. It was so hot on our patio I thought I could have thrown the burgers on the cast iron table and save my propane for another day.I never said that high heat does not feel like high heat, but high humidity can be just as bad, especially combined with some good heat.
Your body just starts dripping sweat in no time, and all your clothes are wet!