Oh No!

June 28, 2020animalssusanmanzke

Over the many years we lived in Wisconsin, Bob and I had to remove the bodies of animals that didn’t make it across the road.

Raccoons, rabbits, and groundhogs who miss judged their crossing had to be taken to the far reaches of the farm–the smell would be too much if we hadn’t done that.

Sadly, barn cats were often the victims of vehicles, too. Those were buried on the farm.

The other day, as I stepped out for my walk when I saw this.

Two black cats live here. Sadly, I was sure it was one of them.

I went back into the house for a plastic garbage bag so I could pick the body up–this was a job I didn’t want to do.

As I got closer, it changed shape. For a time it looked like a turkey wing.

Happily, it wasn’t a cat.

It wasn’t an animal at all.

It was a piece of a tire!

I was so relieved the remains were not from an animal, any animal.

The piece of tire came home with me and went into the garbage.

I then continued with my walk.

Four-footed friend

June 27, 2020pets, Sunnysusanmanzke

My dog Sunny is more than a pet. He’s a friend.

Sunny would stay outside all day, even in this hot weather, if I would let him. I have work to get him to come inside. Usually, a treat does the trick, but sometimes he’s so stubborn he will forgo the treat so he can stay out longer.

Sunny came to sit with me on the back porch. He keeps a lookout for anything that may come into the yard, be it human or animal.

This day Car-E the kitten had been racing back and forth in the porch, but I couldn’t catch them in a picture together. The cat was just too fast.

If Car-E gets too annoying, Sunny gets up and moves. If Car-E continues to bother him, I’ll put the kitten in another part of the house to give the dog a break.

I believe the kitten and the dog will become friends, or at least Sunny will learn to tolerate Car-E.

A new mop

June 26, 2020animals, catssusanmanzke

Car-E is very playful, which bothers Sunny the dog some. He also bothers the two old housecats that live here, too.

This video is Car-E playing with a headband I made from a length of T-shirt–which didn’t work the best for me.

Car-E grabbed hold of the white fabric and wouldn’t let go. Being a fluffy ball of fur, pulling him around the floor converted him into a mini-mop.

Everything is a toy to Car-E. Too bad he likes to race around the room and climb up my legs–that’s not a rash on my skin, it’s a bunch of little kitten nail holes….ouch!

Even with the nail issues, I love watching him play.