Feline meets fawn

The fawns started coming around a couple of weeks ago and Bijou has been consumed with curiousity as only a cat can be. This little guy held his ground while Bij got as close as she could.

The new mom thought they were a bit too close together, so Bijou was forced to retreat into the brick pile.

There was some communication concerning the strange scent of the not-a-deer.

The fawn borrowed some courage from the nearness of mom and stamped its hoof several times, but Bijou stayed where she was.

In the end, it was just too much for one afternoon!

Cat birthdays!

Up until their (very pungent) gourmet birthday dinners, Guido and Bijou had a harrowing day full of chainsaw noise and falling trees. They're all settled in now.
Here they are on their way to being grown up.

Bijou investigating snow.

Guido doing the same.
Bijou the crazed mole killer.

Guido napping in his fave spot.

Bijou..thrilled about Christmas.

Family happiness.

Guido stalking Bijou across the pool cover. See how cleverly hidden he is in the puddle? Both of them play in the water. What's up with that?!

Open up the hangar!

Birdsong!

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

Introducing...

Bijou

Guido

Introducing BoyCat and GirlCat

They are siblings, born Feb. 27.
At the shelter, they were called Larry and Ellen. Well...no. I'm sure they'll reveal their real names soon.
Both are extremely affectionate and have followed all the human-desired cat rules.
After being caged (but well-cared-for) from birth, it was wonderful to give them some room! Today they learned about running, hiding, ambushing, stretching out, and hunting.
It was easy for us to fall in love!

If they would only hold still, I could get better pictures!
Most of the snapshots turned out like this. Fast cats!

Taking a break.

GirlCat zeroing in.

BoyCat testing out the rug.

Stalking the brother-cat.

Pretending not to notice stalker.

GirlCat's first act as a housecat: Killing and eating a housefly. Don't mess with the alpha.

Every now and then

We need to see a magnificent horse


The Roadsweeper
photo: Mark Barrett

Halt. Who goes there?

Due to pollen levels and tree seed pods, tassels, etc., the cover is still on the pool. Some mornings we can plainly see who has been visiting in the night.

A pair of tiny toads

A frog and a wandering bug

A raccoon crossing the frog's trail

And, of course, a cat

Yesterday I happened upon this little garter snake in the rosemary bush digesting her lunch. She's only about 7 or 8 inches long. If you look closely, you can see the aforementioned lunch.

Penguin

Mary mentions on her blog that both she and MJ love penguins, so I'm posting this oh-so-sweet pic for them.

creatures just want to have fun

Thursday Thirteen

It was my intent to base this Thirteen on the pagan rites of Spring, but after a bit of research and gathering, I realized that I had seen it all before. Instead, I'm offering other harbingers of Spring--something never before seen on the Web--thirteen pictures of baby animals! You want to look--I know you do..

I. Joey

II. African elephant

III. Lion cub

IV. Sloth and mom sloth

V. Egyptian tortoise

VI. Human (A 2006 Edition was likely to bear the name Emily or Jacob.)

VII. A (very tidy) angora kid

VIII. Anteater and anteater mom

IX. Saltwater crocodiles

X. Chinchillas

XI. Black rhino

XII. Grey squirrels (All of them live in our yard.)

XIII. Manatee and momatee

Okay, it's officially Spring now. Everyone mate, tend to the young ones, play, and grow!
Mammals do that.

The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~ Arab proverb

Photo: Tim Flach

Happy Birthday, Sarah J !