tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39574117637587497182024-02-21T16:55:06.108-08:00Day to Day with Winchester FelineA journal from the point of view of a discontented cat known as Winchester Feline. Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.comBlogger632125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-51274049291974083102017-07-08T21:40:00.001-07:002017-07-08T23:50:45.241-07:00The Fourth of Who Cares<div style="text-align: center;">
This is the story of my Fourth of July.</div>
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Like any other hot summer day, it began</div>
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with a good roll on the sidewalk.</div>
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Then, my humans left me alone for hours while</div>
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they went and enjoyed the cool of the river.</div>
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Not that I wanted to go with them or anything.</div>
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Let's face it, in my book water is for <i>drinking</i> and nothing else!</div>
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When the light began to fade, we all got ready to go watch the fireworks.</div>
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Now, just so you know, I don't care one bit about fireworks.</div>
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I'm more bothered by other things, like Mom following me with the camera.</div>
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I give you, from the night before, exhibit A:</div>
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Normally I don't put videos in my blog, but it was required so</div>
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you could hear the sound of the fireworks.</div>
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I hope <i>it</i> works.</div>
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If not, you can always view the video on my Google+ page.</div>
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So we move on to exhibit B, which is actually continuing my story.</div>
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It's pretty much the same every year.</div>
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First of all, I sit out the fireworks safely buckled into my Traveling Bag.</div>
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This bag, with me inside, gets placed between Mom and Daddy.</div>
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The fireworks neither bother nor impress me.</div>
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I just don't like the sound of the nearby traffic.</div>
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Fortunately, I get plenty of comforting rubs from my humans.</div>
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Of course, once the fireworks begin, the traffic dies down</div>
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and I can relax.</div>
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So then there's these booms and flashes and all the humans</div>
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Me? I don't make any noise.</div>
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I just wait until it's time to return home.</div>
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You can see by the way I walk on the leash exactly how</div>
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little I care about the whole affair.</div>
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The loud booms continue late into the night, but I just </div>
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Which, generally means waiting until the 5th of July.</div>
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Even then there's still a fair amount of loud booming from time to time.</div>
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I'm just happy that my humans return to their normal behavior.</div>
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That way, I can return to mine.</div>
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After all, vole hunting is far more exciting than fireworks!</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-21568169656573420142017-07-03T04:20:00.003-07:002017-07-03T04:20:32.721-07:00Annual Checkup<div style="text-align: center;">
I know, you thought this day would never come.</div>
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Neither did I.</div>
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Well, I <i>hoped</i> it wouldn't.</div>
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Oh, <i>you're</i> thinking of the day I post this blog!</div>
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I was thinking of my annual visit to the vet's office!</div>
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Well, let me tell you about <i>that</i> day!</div>
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First, there was the waiting room.</div>
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I stayed in Mom's lap for the most part because there</div>
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Eventually, I got too antsy and Mom let me sit on the floor.</div>
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When my name was finally called I walked down the hall like a pro.</div>
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Once we were in the exam room, the girl that guided us there</div>
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weighed me and took my temperature.</div>
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My <i><b><u>temperature!</u></b></i></div>
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Do you know how they do that?!</div>
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That's right! They put the thermometer in my bum!</div>
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I checked my surroundings.</div>
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When she finally came into the room, I realized that she</div>
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Mom said that it was my doctor's day off.</div>
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I was very patient as she listened to my heart and lungs.</div>
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I was even patient when she looked in my eyes and ears</div>
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I was patient when she looked under my tail.</div>
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I was as patient as I could be when she gave me a </div>
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I didn't even flinch.</div>
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She said that she was impressed when a dog didn't give</div>
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Now <i>THAT</i> was impressive!</div>
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I took it like a boss.</div>
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Don't get me wrong, it's not like I enjoyed the whole affair.</div>
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I was just showing the humans how awesome I am.</div>
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I am determined to catch one this summer!</div>
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I'm the greatest vole hunter ever!</div>
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Well, nighttime car rides.</div>
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Lots and lots of nighttime car rides.</div>
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The best part of any car ride is, of course, the return home.</div>
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Mom and Daddy bought me some tasty grass for indoors.</div>
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Other Aunt and Uncle brought it in one night.</div>
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spring finally went into full bloom!</div>
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Yeah, O.K., I <i>do</i> lick my butt.</div>
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Birds.</div>
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Clearly I failed this time...</div>
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Sorry about that.</div>
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I blame Mom.</div>
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I've been cute!</div>
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I have met the most awesome people with shared interests on G+!</div>
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So here's a shout out to all my Google+ followers!</div>
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You guys are awesome! Thank you for all your love and support.</div>
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And to all the cats and people who have made the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101343698618388749541" target="_blank">Tuxedo Cats Community</a></div>
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<i>Thank you all!</i></div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-90163015436361071282017-03-20T05:11:00.000-07:002017-04-29T21:31:49.144-07:00Changing of the Seasons<div style="text-align: center;">
It felt like the white stuff would <i>never</i> go away.</div>
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Every time it melted, I seized the opportunity to go vole hunting.</div>
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I almost caught it once.</div>
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I pounced, but my paws came up empty.</div>
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So I went looking for my friend, Felix.</div>
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Mom keeps reminding me that he moved away last autumn.</div>
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So I find myself alone.</div>
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No Felix. No vole.</div>
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Just fond memories of last summer when I had both.</div>
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All winter long I could think only of the things</div>
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Now that it's finally here, I find myself at a loss.</div>
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The human activity during the daytime has increased.</div>
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This means that my enjoyment of the outdoors is often hindered</div>
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Loud talking.</div>
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Loud walking.</div>
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Loud running.</div>
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And worst of all...<i>skateboards!</i></div>
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So I was happy when Mom took me for a nighttime recon.</div>
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These are very important to me.</div>
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For one thing, there are fewer, if any, loud humans out.</div>
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Secondly, I get to check the security of my perimeter.</div>
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It's very important for a cat to know what's going on around</div>
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one's territory.</div>
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Mom understands this.</div>
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I got to explore areas I haven't visited since before winter.</div>
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With the increased number of warmer days,</div>
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I've increased my attempts to find Felix.</div>
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Anytime I see a little movement in that window,</div>
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I run over there to see who it is.</div>
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It's never Felix.</div>
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Mom just says, "Winchester! Felix doesn't live there anymore!"</div>
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How do <i>I</i> know he won't come back?</div>
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Eventually Mom decided winter was pretty much done.</div>
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So she did the sensible thing.</div>
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She cleaned the patio.</div>
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That means that my favorite red chair is back out.</div>
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From here I can keep an eye on the vole area while</div>
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Most importantly, it keeps my paws off of the cold concrete.</div>
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My indoor activities still consist mostly of sleeping.</div>
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However, I have taken to sleeping and playing in the same spot.</div>
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Next to my favorite scratching post.</div>
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From here I can keep an eye on the door in case Mom opens it.</div>
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The dining room chair is an even better spot for this.</div>
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Mom and Daddy have also taken me out more often.</div>
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This is me rockin' it in the front seat with Mom and Daddy:</div>
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Last Caturday we went to the park.</div>
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The water level is really low right now.</div>
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I got to see the ducks and geese.</div>
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I know some of you are still being assaulted by winter.</div>
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I, for one, have certainly had enough of <i>that!</i></div>
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It seems Mom has been slacking again.</div>
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I kept reminding her to help me with my blog,</div>
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So, what have I been up to? </div>
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I think that the worst of winter has passed.</div>
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I didn't always sit the right way around in the car,</div>
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I always start off with some loud opinions.</div>
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It sort of damages my reputation as a discontented cat.</div>
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As Caturday rolls on, I settle in quite nicely.</div>
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If you follow my <a href="https://plus.google.com/+WinchesterFeline" target="_blank">Google+</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/winchesterfeline/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, you'll know</div>
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This is my traveling bag:</div>
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This is what Mom put on it:</div>
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People often don't know how to react to a cat out in the world.</div>
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Some people are so thrown off by a cat on a leash that their brain</div>
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I can't tell you how many people can't figure out if I'm a cat or a dog!</div>
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Rude, people! <i><u><b>Rude!</b></u></i></div>
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Just this last Caturday Mom, Daddy and I were approaching the Nip and Food Store.</div>
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Mom, seeing that there were a lot a dogs around, held me in her arms.</div>
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Then, this lady said to her, "What a beautiful dog!"</div>
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How does one respond to that?</div>
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It's been suggested that I should have hissed at her.</div>
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Mom said, "He's a cat, that's why he's so beautiful."</div>
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The lady looked <i>super</i> offended!</div>
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By the time night rolls around, I'm ready to head home.</div>
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After all, home has filtered fish flavored water.</div>
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It has warm human laps with blankets.</div>
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Then I have to sit around and wait.</div>
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Then, the rain comes.</div>
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The snow begins to melt away.</div>
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I actually get to shed a little of my cabin fever and enjoy the patio.</div>
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I get to venture out to the wonderful vole hunting grounds!</div>
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I know he's in there.</div>
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I can see the tasty plant moving.</div>
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I even went to check if Felix was home...</div>
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only to have Mom remind me that he moved away.</div>
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I returned home a little sad; Mom shared in my sadness.</div>
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Then it came back.</div>
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The horrid snow.</div>
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So I would curl up and mope again.</div>
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27 February 2017.</div>
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It was nice enough that I thought spring was finally here!</div>
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I even gave into my springtime urge to roll on the sidewalk!</div>
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The fountain is still frozen and now there's graupel on the ground.</div>
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I had no luck vole hunting.</div>
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Then, Tornado Girl came over.</div>
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She hasn't been over in forever.</div>
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I was actually happy to see her!</div>
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It's a cat thing.</div>
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Guess what.</div>
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It's snowing again.</div>
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So I've returned to my Pillow of Rebellion.</div>
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the Star Wars Rebel insignia on it and everything! It's so me.)</div>
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I shall remain true to my discontented self.</div>
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I shall mope until springtime is truly here and Mom let's </div>
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Then, when I am made to go back inside, I shall be unhappy.</div>
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That's just how I roll.</div>
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<br>Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-9926646214104719432017-02-02T22:28:00.001-08:002017-02-02T22:28:27.849-08:00Winter of Discontent<div style="text-align: center;">
Winter is driving me absolutely crazy.</div>
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I wait and wait for a chance to glimpse the great outdoors.</div>
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When I finally do, however, I am sorely disappointed.</div>
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That darn snow is still piled high.</div>
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It <i><u>won't</u> melt.</i></div>
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All it does all day and all night is block my view of</div>
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the tasty plant and my vole hunting grounds.</div>
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Mom tries to keep me entertained indoors with toys and nip.</div>
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I'm just can't seem to enjoy them for very long.</div>
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First I visited what should have been the tasty plant...</div>
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Understanding my displeasure, Mom tried to cheer me up with some bisque.</div>
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One day I tried to find the vole.</div>
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I've begun, for long periods of time, to stare at this thing:</div>
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Well, friends, I've had a long rest.</div>
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I was reluctant to get up and get back to work.</div>
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It seemed that at least 6 of you were happy to hear that the blog was returning.</div>
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And here we are.</div>
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As you may know, (if you've been keeping up with me on G+), it's been winter here.</div>
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It's been <i>'oh-my-gosh-is-it-ever-going-to-stop-snowing?' <b><u>WINTER</u></b></i> here.</div>
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Mom's been complaining that my toys are <i>EVERYWHERE</i>.</div>
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I have fond memories of the warm weather.</div>
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Mom was kind enough to plan ahead this year.</div>
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She actually potted some of the tasty plant to keep in the house.</div>
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But I wanted the big plant that grows outside.</div>
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I headed straight for the tasty plant.</div>
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see was that horrid snow!</div>
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I ran back inside.</div>
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I had to lick the snow melt off my hind paws...</div>
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When I finished, I went to find Mom sitting at the dining room table.</div>
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I asked her to entertain me.</div>
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She didn't do a very good job.</div>
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So I went to find my own entertainment.</div>
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I paid a visit to Bossk.</div>
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First, Mom trained him to bite.</div>
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Sometimes he bites hard. Sometimes it's more of a kiss than a bite.</div>
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Secondly, she trained him to choose between foods.</div>
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Some days he chooses yellow, sometimes blue.</div>
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Sometimes he can't decide.</div>
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Now, you might think that I want to eat Bossk.</div>
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I don't.</div>
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Sure, I like to watch him swim.</div>
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I even bat at him through the glass once in awhile.</div>
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Truthfully, however, all I really want is his filtered water.</div>
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So that's how I've been spending my winter.</div>
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I can hear you telling me that I have toys and a fish</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-75629981989335298492016-12-01T21:23:00.001-08:002016-12-01T21:23:13.043-08:00Belated Birthday Blog<div style="text-align: center;">
Well everyone, once again it's been a long</div>
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I really must train my humans better.</div>
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Since my last blog post, I had a birthday.</div>
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A <i>birthday.</i></div>
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It was way back in <i>October!</i></div>
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Here it is, the beginning of<i><u> December</u></i> already!</div>
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So, before any other major events happen, I give you...</div>
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My 6th Birthday.</div>
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I enjoyed the nice autumn day.</div>
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I haven't seen any voles yet this year.</div>
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I was even desperate enough to risk falling into the water.</div>
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My best friend, Felix, moved away.</div>
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I checked this time to see if he came back for my birthday.</div>
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I've grown quite fond of it since October.</div>
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Nice Lady 2 also bought a wonderful present.</div>
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It's a small kitty condo with a nice scratching spot.</div>
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Last Caturday I got to pick out a kitty bed.</div>
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Here it is on top of the condo Nice Lady 2 got for me.</div>
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I climbed inside it at the store and stayed there.</div>
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Mom carried it, with me inside, to the checkout counter.</div>
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She told the guy, "He'll take this one."</div>
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I became the center of attention.</div>
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So, as I write this, Mom is preparing for a road trip.</div>
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Daddy and I will be going too.</div>
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We get to visit Grandma again.</div>
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Some day the blog will return.</div>
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Until then, see you on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/winchesterfeline" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/+WinchesterFeline" target="_blank">Google+</a>!</div>
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Sorry everyone.</div>
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I know it's been forever and a day since I last posted.</div>
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You see, Mom's computer died.</div>
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The humans had finally finished tearing apart the office</div>
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Everything was so different.</div>
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These chairs were close to the window:</div>
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After a thorough exploration I settled on this one:</div>
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I <i>REALLY</i> settled.</div>
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We went to my favorite park by the river.</div>
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So the bird bush was full of tempting activity!</div>
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I couldn't wait for it to dry!</div>
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<i>FINALLY</i> it was ready and Mom let me dig in!</div>
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So now autumn is in full swing.</div>
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October is well under way.</div>
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I have decided that I don't much care for October.</div>
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My friends, Tucker and Abby have moved away.</div>
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so has my best-est friend, Felix.</div>
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Mom, Maintenance Guy 1 and Nice Lady 2 let me go into</div>
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I took his seat on the window sill as soon as I entered the apartment</div>
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The apartment was eerily empty.</div>
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I will certainly miss him.</div>
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Every cat in my building.</div>
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At least I have my humans.</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-27674580887484249592016-08-21T23:56:00.003-07:002016-08-21T23:56:56.079-07:00Bored with August<div style="text-align: center;">
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Daddy actually came home from his long trip,</div>
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When he got back, he took me shopping at the nip store,</div>
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so I got to pick out a new toy.</div>
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I chose a kicker toy.</div>
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for kitties to grab hold of and kick the living daylights out of it.</div>
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I was quite happy with my selection.</div>
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Other than that, my August has been fairly boring.</div>
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I give you Exhibit A:</div>
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I've tried taking my boredom out on Felix.</div>
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So, I spent some time sitting on a rock.</div>
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I also spent some time tasting the various plants by my house.</div>
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Mom <i>tried</i> to entertain me.</div>
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She often accused me of what she calls 'lazy play' or 'fake play'.</div>
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This is 'lazy play':</div>
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I do that for about 15 minutes or until Mom gets bored</div>
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That was about the extent of my play, though.</div>
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My crush, Abba-zaba, (and her roommate, Tucker, of course), moved out!</div>
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No more cute face looking down at me.</div>
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No more sound of kitty paws running around upstairs.</div>
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Well...at least Felix is still around.</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-59024122398103313432016-08-01T02:25:00.001-07:002016-08-01T17:56:45.477-07:00The Inconsistencies of Humans<div style="text-align: center;">
O.K. I admit it.</div>
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I've been slacking so much that my blog should</div>
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Here's what happened:</div>
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Daddy had to go away on a work trip again.</div>
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He's been gone <i><u><b>for-e-ver.</b></u></i></div>
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Mom assures me that he'll be back soon.</div>
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In the meantime he's turned into Computer Daddy.</div>
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He talks to me, but I can't smell him.</div>
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Which, in my world, means he's not there.</div>
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Monday Aunt and Uncle came over on some night that wasn't Monday.</div>
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(What's up with that, humans? Don't mess with my routine!)</div>
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We all went downtown.</div>
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Now, I've been downtown in the car, but I've never gotten out...</div>
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I got to look into all kinds of shops.</div>
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They all seemed to be closed.</div>
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Also, I got to enjoy a bit of a nighttime car ride.</div>
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In other news, the office is still changing day by day.</div>
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Again, humans! Stop messing with things!</div>
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This is me leaving the office:</div>
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I suppose it's good for me to keep an eye on their progress.</div>
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Mom <i>did </i>manage to take me out for a nice long nighttime recon.</div>
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Since Daddy's been away, I've taken up residence in the recliner.</div>
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I'm king of all I survey.</div>
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The span between blog posts is getting worse.</div>
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Which is that the humans</div>
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I've spent a decent amount of time patrolling my turf.</div>
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I was even caught on the security cameras leaping for a bird.</div>
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Despite my apparent failure as a bird catcher, I've enjoyed my outside time.</div>
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I've indulged in the tasty plant Mom put in a pot next to my patio.</div>
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Grandma came up for a nice long visit too.</div>
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On the Fourth of July we all went out to watch the sunset.</div>
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It seems they're doing some remodeling in the office.</div>
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New paint, new furniture...and they're not even finished!</div>
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I was happy to see that my favorite chairs are still there.</div>
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They have been moved, but I'm alright with the new position.</div>
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I've fully adjusted to having a new couch in my house.</div>
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I've definitely reclaimed <i>this </i>part of my kingdom!</div>
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<br />Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-65754291240433408862016-06-24T03:45:00.002-07:002016-06-24T04:11:52.617-07:00Vet Visit 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, folks, it's time for another update.</div>
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First of all, the cold weather tried to return.</div>
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I got right to enjoying the great outdoors as much as Mom would allow.</div>
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I have found that they provide great cover for bird stalking.</div>
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Here's proof:</div>
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I'm in the red circle if you can believe it.</div>
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This pigeon also failed to notice me.</div>
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So, when there's no birds to stalk, I just lie on the sidewalk...</div>
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...until the sun goes down.</div>
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The days since my last blog post have been relatively uneventful.</div>
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That is, until this past Tuesday.</div>
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Apparently it was time for my annual vet visit.</div>
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Secondly, it's full of the most interesting scents!</div>
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This gave me plenty to do while waiting for the vet to enter the room.</div>
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Let me tell you, there was quite a variety of scents!</div>
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Not just animal scents, either.</div>
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This stool definitely smelled like human.</div>
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She's always so cheerful and friendly.</div>
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She even said she likes my blog!</div>
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I'm not fond of the needles in the bum either.</div>
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I wanted to go outside for the rest of the day.</div>
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I wandered all over my small turf.</div>
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Just closer to Mom.</div>
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Mom and Daddy never touched my sore bum.</div>
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I got to enjoy the outdoors.</div>
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Mom even gave me some tuna bisque.</div>
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I've recently taken quite a liking to the girl upstairs.</div>
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Abigail. Abby. Abba Zaba.</div>
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She...is...<i>FANTASTIC!</i></div>
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I hope she doesn't outgrow them.</div>
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She has a very adventurous spirit...like me.</div>
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I've made a grand attempt to get up to her balcony.</div>
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I actually clung to the side of the wall about four feet up.</div>
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Whatever that is. I hung there for so long too, just so she could get the shot!</div>
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Fail, Mom. <i><u>FAIL!</u></i></div>
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What this means is that Mom leaves me to go swimming.</div>
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I honestly don't understand why humans have such a fascination with water.</div>
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And this is me getting back in car:</div>
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So it seems like the warm months are finally here!</div>
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More time for visiting with the neighbor cats,</div>
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rolling on the sidewalk, watching birds,</div>
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Watching birds is what I settle for.</div>
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I want to be running and catching them...but <i>SOME </i>humans</div>
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Well, friends, it's been about a month since my last post.</div>
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I had been successfully vole hunting at the time.</div>
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Well, I almost had another vole, but I dropped it.</div>
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Yeah, that's right. I'm ashamed to admit it, but I did indeed drop it.</div>
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I dropped it right down into the bottom of the empty fountain.</div>
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You see, there was just a bit of water in the bottom.</div>
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I thought I might go down and retrieve the vole since</div>
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it was just sitting there...</div>
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...but my strong abhorrence of water got the better of me.</div>
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All I could do was watch helplessly from my window.</div>
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My only consolation was that he didn't catch any voles.</div>
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Still, the days were warm, so I was able to spend some time</div>
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One day Mom and I sat out on the patio while Daddy ran the vacuum.</div>
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I could hear the noise and wanted to retreat to safety.</div>
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The only trouble was that my places of safety were overrun by the vacuum.</div>
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When Daddy was done, he came to open the door for me.</div>
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Unfortunately, he decided to take a picture before letting me in.</div>
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You can see the impatience on my face.</div>
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From there the month of May only got worse.</div>
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The dreaded day finally arrived.</div>
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That is, the day they got the fountain up and running.</div>
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How am I supposed to hunt voles with all that water around?</div>
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Things were starting to look up again.</div>
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I would be quite content if May stayed warm and relaxing.</div>
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I also spent time visiting with my friend Felix.</div>
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I ran over to see Felix despite getting a bit wet on the way there.</div>
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My outdoor time has become my obsession.</div>
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Management added these wonderful signs:</div>
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The best part of May, of course, was my Gotcha Day.</div>
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Abby had been social, but then she chose to ignore me.</div>
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That's why he's my best friend.</div>
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Well, friends, it's time for another update.</div>
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The unusually warm springtime went away.</div>
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Fortunately, only one or two days looked like this:</div>
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The good news is, as some of you may know,</div>
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<i>I CAUGHT A VOLE!</i></div>
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I say 'a' vole instead of 'the' vole because, well, there's more.</div>
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It was a relatively warm Wednesday afternoon.</div>
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Tornado Girl was visiting per usual.</div>
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I wanted to make sure she wasn't stealing all of Mom's attention,</div>
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so I made an extra special effort to catch a vole.</div>
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Needless to say, I was successful.</div>
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I delivered the death blow and dropped it onto the dining room floor.</div>
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I stretched my little noggin upward and waited for Mom to give me</div>
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She did.</div>
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Then, I glanced outside just in time to catch sight of a second vole.</div>
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So I quickly went back to work.</div>
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It was actually a few days later when I caught the second one.</div>
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I hadn't delivered the death blow yet, so I just brought it to the patio.</div>
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It turned out to be quite the vicious little beasty and fought back.</div>
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Then, just when I was having a nice game of cat and mouse,</div>
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She commented on how cute I was, <i>THEN</i> she noticed I had </div>
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She decided to rescue the vermin and set it free back in the tasty plant.</div>
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I'm not sure how I feel about this whole 'catch and release' policy.</div>
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No...wait...I'm sure I feel that I don't like it.</div>
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So I turned my attention to looking for my friends.</div>
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Felix was the only one that came to greet me.</div>
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Mom doesn't like it when I chase after birds.</div>
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It seems running towards the neighbors' bird feeder</div>
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I got in trouble.</div>
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Then I got the harness.</div>
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I have taken my mouse hunt to the next level.</div>
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Every chance I get I climb through the fence and</div>
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Sure, there are times when I hang out</div>
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They're even kind enough to bring one</div>
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The grass is a bit damp, so</div>
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I'm happy to hop up onto my perch.</div>
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I have a decent view of the neighborhood from there.</div>
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I can also see Tucker and Abby's balcony.</div>
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Most of my time outdoors, however, is spent on the hunt.</div>
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Sure, I get a little miffed when I come up empty pawed.</div>
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(What's that blue thing anyway? I'm sure it can't be trusted.)</div>
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There I was, poised for the pounce...</div>
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It's blending in quite well between the rocks.</div>
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Mom took that moment to inform me that he was likely a vole or shrew.</div>
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Mouse, vole, shrew....<i>VERMIN!</i></div>
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Whatever the humans want to call it, I want to call it 'dead'.</div>
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After awhile I gave up the hunt to go visit with my neighbors.</div>
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Of course you know my best friend, Felix.</div>
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The three of us hung out for awhile.</div>
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The three of us took turns looking this way and that.</div>
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and Felix, from his window.</div>
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Then, the next day, I would return to my hunt.</div>
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<br />Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-82883273143000181612016-04-05T20:34:00.001-07:002016-04-05T20:34:59.720-07:00The Onset of Springtime<div style="text-align: center;">
Springtime has finally decided to stick around for awhile.<br />
I've actually been able to spend some quality time<br />
outside with Mom's supervision.<br />
Much of this time has been put to use continuing my quest<br />
for the mouse that lives in the tasty plant.</div>
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I've even stepped it up a notch and passed through the fence barrier.</div>
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Of course, I do take snack breaks.</div>
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I couldn't possibly spend all that time near the tasty plant</div>
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Then it's back to the hunt.</div>
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Slowly I creep through the fence...</div>
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Nice Lady 2 was kind enough to put my office chairs </div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-19988525005486846402016-03-28T01:04:00.000-07:002016-03-28T01:04:05.575-07:00The Insanity of Humans<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been a bit of a crazy week and I feel like</div>
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curling up and trying to ignore the world.</div>
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First off, the office humans went crazy.</div>
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When Mom took me into the office on Wednesday</div>
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it looked like this:</div>
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Mom said it was because they put in new carpet.</div>
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New carpet?</div>
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The old one was just how I liked it!</div>
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And exactly <i>HOW</i> does that justify all the furniture </div>
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being out of place?</div>
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I spent a little time investigating the situation.</div>
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I even found the refrigerator in the <i>lobby</i> of all places!</div>
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I had seen enough!</div>
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I wanted to go back home where the furniture was</div>
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still in a perfectly sane arrangement.</div>
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I admit that I was in no hurry to return to that madness.</div>
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Fortunately, sanity had once again returned.</div>
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The furniture wasn't exactly the same as before,</div>
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I tried out a few spots to see how I liked the new arrangement.</div>
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It was tolerable, for the most part.</div>
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I considered actually using the front door,</div>
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I was content to stay in my traveling bag at first...</div>
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Caturday night, however, I noticed Daddy packing a suitcase.</div>
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Sure enough, bright and early Easter morning, Daddy left.</div>
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Mom says he has to go to work far away for this next week.</div>
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<i>Then</i> maybe I'll acknowledge the world.</div>
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Well, I'm finally getting around to another blog post.</div>
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I've still been moody.</div>
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The weather's been all over the place.</div>
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Sun, wind, rain, sleet, snow...you name it, we've had it.</div>
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The whole thing has made me less than content.</div>
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It doesn't help that nothing seems to go my way.</div>
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I've moped about in every way possible.</div>
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Despite my moping, the weather hasn't settled where I want it.</div>
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It's persisted in being mostly wet.</div>
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All I can do is try to find comfort in the small things.</div>
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I went with her and Happy Girl on a daytime recon.</div>
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I hung out with her in the office.</div>
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However, sometimes there where just too many humans.</div>
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The small human also came around quite a bit.</div>
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I wasn't about to stand my ground in my condition.</div>
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And by 'condition' I mean mood.</div>
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Standing my ground was better left to other times.</div>
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Like every night when I try to get Mom and Dad to let me </div>
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I usually mind the barrier of the fence...</div>
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I was content sitting there by Felix's window.</div>
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So it's been about a month since my last blog entry.</div>
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I guess I'll take the time to bring you into my world.</div>
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I guess I should apologize for ignoring my devoted fans for so long.</div>
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I've been wanting to update you, but my human secretary has been</div>
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February has been nice.</div>
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Of course, I'm referring to the weather.</div>
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Normally we're whisker high in snow this time of year.</div>
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I've enjoyed a few Caturday outings.</div>
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I have been able to get out to enjoy the nice weather,</div>
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but the ground has failed to dry out.</div>
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I <i>hate </i>wet paws!</div>
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I also suspect there's a new kitty living with Tucker upstairs,</div>
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The trouble with getting to do things you enjoy is that they come to an end.</div>
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I always feel less content than usual after getting a taste of something pleasant.</div>
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I've also been making visits to the office with Mom. </div>
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I approve of the current arrangement of the furniture. </div>
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The only problem is that she takes embarrassing photos of me with my tongue out.</div>
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I'm not quite as happy with the placement of the table.</div>
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I feel more exposed and Mom doesn't choose the seat by the window anymore.</div>
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There's also been a change to the staff.</div>
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Nice Lady 2 is still here, but now she shares the office with a new girl.</div>
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I'll give her more time before I name this new human,</div>
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But I'm leaning towards 'Happy Girl'.</div>
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I've continued my stakeout on the suspected mouse in the tasty plant.</div>
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Sorry to report: no luck so far. </div>
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Now, if you follow me on Google+, you're already in the know.</div>
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I follow Mom right into the den of to the Maintenance Guys.</div>
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They're never in there at the time, so it's a good time to scope out the place.</div>
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Recently they left a tarp on the back of the golf cart.</div>
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Well! Something about the way it smelled piqued my interest. </div>
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I had to smell it from every angle.</div>
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<em>EVERY</em> angle.</div>
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This is my face when I smell something extra stinky:</div>
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I hang my mouth open for awhile to process it.</div>
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Normally I reserve that face for my own butt.</div>
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I spent so much time smelling it I think it's best</div>
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Ahh <i>yeah</i>...so many interesting smells!</div>
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Mom had trouble tearing me away.</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-66362620231889848312016-01-18T19:59:00.002-08:002016-01-18T19:59:27.471-08:00Rude<div style="text-align: center;">
Tonight I wanted to go outside.</div>
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I know, I know...I <i>ALWAYS</i> want to go outside.</div>
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The thing is, the weather was fairly decent.</div>
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Mom repeatedly went outside, but she kept leaving me <i>in</i>side!</div>
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I could even hear her greet Felix now and again.</div>
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Of course, all Felix and I could do was watch her.</div>
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Then <i>FINALLY</i> Mom actually let me go outside.</div>
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Well, I rushed right over to visit Felix.</div>
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Much to my disappointment, however, he was not in his window.</div>
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I waited patiently for him to return.</div>
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Then I started calling to him.</div>
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Then I gave him a few words that expressed my opinion</div>
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No matter how I pleaded, he wouldn't come</div>
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Eventually I got so miffed that I went right onto his patio</div>
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Well, that did it.</div>
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I didn't get Felix's attention, but I sure did get Mom's.</div>
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She was none to pleased that I had gone outside my boundaries.</div>
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I got yelled at.</div>
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So I returned to <i>MY</i> window.</div>
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Apparently that wasn't enough.</div>
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Mom picked me up and carried me into the house.</div>
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Rude!</div>
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I hope the rest of my night goes better.</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-19406449043330176522016-01-08T17:57:00.001-08:002016-01-08T22:55:53.992-08:00Holidays and Other Noteworthy Events<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well, I suppose I should fill you in on things that have<br>
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I'll begin with Christmas Eve.</div>
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It was a cold, but mostly clear, night with snow on the ground.</div>
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I enjoyed my nighttime car ride.</div>
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Top of the list...a new fuzzy blanket!</div>
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(Thank you, Sneaky Girl!)</div>
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I went into a nip induced frenzy!</div>
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I had a lot of fun!</div>
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The days that followed were cold.</div>
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I came down with a severe case of cabin fever.</div>
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Long periods of moping around, outbursts of hissing,</div>
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At some point, Mom unstitched my toy, McQueen,</div>
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I was pleased with the improvement.</div>
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There was a rare moment when I got to go outside</div>
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I didn't like it.</div>
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Now, I have been known, on occasion, to steal water</div>
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You must understand, when it comes to Mom's glass,</div>
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I simply lick the condensation from the side.</div>
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When it comes to Daddy's cup...well...I claim the whole thing.</div>
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I lick the rim and stick my face in to drink the water.</div>
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Something about allergies.</div>
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the humans gave me my own cup.</div>
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I blame the cabin fever.</div>
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It's turning me into a special sort of crazy.</div>
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Mom even put a cup of water next to my food bowl.</div>
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Mom also rearranged my room.</div>
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Today was 35ºF / 2ºC.</div>
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Because of the recent monster activity,</div>
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I went to see if Felix wanted to visit.</div>
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So I went and mourned the tasty plant for as long as I could.</div>
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Recently, as you may know, I went on a trip.</div>
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When we got up to get ready to go, the weather looked like this:</div>
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By the time we were on the road, however,</div>
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ending up like this guy:</div>
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Or worse, like<i> THIS</i> guy:</div>
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Fortunately, Daddy handled the driving very well.</div>
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We made it safely to our motel where the weather</div>
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Then, after a good night's rest, it was back on the road.</div>
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After 2 days of driving, we ended up at Mom's aunt's house.</div>
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We arrived after dark, but waited until daylight to snap this photo.</div>
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It was a nice house.</div>
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There was just one problem with it.</div>
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It <i>REALLY</i> belonged to my "cousin", Millie.</div>
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She was <i>NOT</i> happy that I was in her house.</div>
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After all, it was my humans' idea.</div>
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During the daytimes, I stayed at Grandma's house.</div>
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I checked the windows to see if I could see Millie out there.</div>
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All I could see was a strange new world.</div>
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I can't even begin to tell you how many birds there were</div>
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So many!</div>
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I just wanted to run out there and watch them all fly!</div>
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Her front yard was equally full of birds.</div>
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Birds of all kinds!</div>
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Winchester Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05252899712065985565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957411763758749718.post-16767288601528606992015-12-11T22:08:00.001-08:002015-12-11T22:08:17.869-08:00Seasonal Changes<div style="text-align: center;">
The snow melted.</div>
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With Mom's help, I found a bit.</div>
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The humans rearranged the office lobby for Christmas.</div>
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I must say, I'm greatly disappointed.</div>
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It seems they saw fit to move my chair to the </div>
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So I have to settle for these chairs which</div>
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I was, however, able to enjoy the nighttime for a little bit.</div>
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Although, Mom failed to take me for a nighttime recon.</div>
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Despite the lack of snow, the ground was still quite cold,</div>
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No offense, Nice Lady 2, but I found your job boring.</div>
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Auntie even bought me a stocking for Christmas.</div>
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It's much bigger than the usual mitten.</div>
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I hope this means it will be filled with more nip!</div>
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I was concerned for a bit, then I realized I had</div>
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Not only were they packing suitcases for themselves,</div>
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but they also brought out my road trip supplies.</div>
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I <i>will</i> be happy to give some comfort to Grandma after</div>
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the recent loss of her amazing cat, Duchess.</div>
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In memory of Duchess.</div>
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Born to a feral litter.</div>
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Loving cat to humans, skilled huntress, formidable opponent to cats.</div>
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