Sunday, April 24, 2011

Hoppy Easter!


Hoppy Easter from Peter Cottontail down the road!
He lives about three blocks from us, near Mommy's bus stop, so she sees him sometimes.
Tux says:

Hi!  Happy Easter to all our friends!  It's a rainy Easter morning here, but yesterday was beautiful:  70-degree weather, sunshining, everything a feral guy needs.  Yesterday, the man and lady were out in my yard, clearing away brush and trimming rosebushes.  They called it "Spring Cleaning"!  There were also kids next door having a birthday party, so I hid and watched everyone.  Then, all of a sudden, this big machine came into my yard.  I've seen them in other yards and in the field, but never in this yard before.  I tucked myself under the shrubbery some more, glad that there was a fence separating me from that monster!

It screeched and ate the grass, chewed it up, spit it into a bag, and rolled on to repeat the process.  The fat field mice scurried out of its way, and I pounced on a couple that ran toward me.  *licks lips*  After the machine was gone, the grass was only as high as my paws instead of over my head!  I walked out into the middle of it, rolled a few times, then walked back to my watching spot.  Later on, I came and ate my dinner on the porch.

As you may be able to tell from this picture, even though it was taken on a telephoto setting, I am almost not afraid of the lady anymore!  My eyes don't have that haunted, scared look when I see her, although I still run or at least am wary.  If she comes toward the door, I leave, but if she stays a reasonable distance away then I know I'm safe on the porch.  Same if it's the man instead of the lady.  I watch, careful that they're keeping their distance, but I trust that they will stay inside if they see me out there.

9 comments:

Mickey's Musings said...

Happy Easter !!!!!!!!!!
Good to get those mice,heehee
Purrs Tillie & Georgia

The Florida Furkids said...

Happy Easter!! That machine sounds scary but if it delivers fresh mice it can't be all bad!

The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie

meowmeowmans said...

Happy Easter! Fresh mice ... awesome (even though we think that machine sounds loud and kind of scary)!

Gemini and Ichiro said...

Happy Easter!

Bengal Duo ~ Zulu and Deene said...

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( . .)♥
c(”)(”) Hoppy Easter Furriends! ♥˙·٠•●♥

Luna & Zulu

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Have a hoppy Easter!
>^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^<
Abby Ping Jinx Boo Gracie
purrin
xoxox
~ManxMnews

Sparkle said...

Wow, Tux, it sounds like you had a great weekend! That big monster machine chased some yummy snacks your way! So I guess those contraptions aren't all bad after all.

Happy Easter to all of you!

Just Ducky said...

Happy Easter.

Samantha & Mom said...

Happy Easter!!
Your TX furiends,