Redballoon
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- Dec 24, 2006
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If you have not met him before, this is Buddie.
Since Pando died he has become the top of the food chain. He is rarely seen and usually hangs out in the trees, hoping a non-Red cat will try and come into our yard. He is now King of the hill and the others take their lead from him.
I am going to show you a series of pictures. The quality varies from pic to pic because I did not have the video and this was not a moment I thought (or I wanted) repeated.
It was 3pm and Debbie had started to cook me a casserole for Dinner (2 hours to go, I am quite looking forward to it). She took the fat and bones outside for the cats. She called them in as usual they came running. The Professor had decided since Pando had deserted him, he would become a cat. So, being a cat he went running when called. He lined up in 3rd place like no one would notice and waited to be fed. Debbie, being anti Proff, decided he was not a cat and was not entitled to cats food. I should point out that Buddie usually eats 1 pigeon a day (self caught) and an unknown amount of rats and mice and the food he still expects from us.
So anyway, Debbie doles out the meat and then tells the Proff to bugger off empty handed. What happened next had me torn between jumping in and stopping things and being safe, and letting a freak of nature occur. When you have a still camera in hand, what do you choose?
Below are the pix,... Let me talk you though it.
"So is this where we cats get fed"?
"Fellah's? hey? Do we get fed here or not"?
]"Would you believe it? She ran out just as she got to me, how much did you get Buddie? May I call you Buddie?"
"Well, it certainly smells good. So thats meat eh? And do you have that most days,...Buddie"?
"So what does it taste like? Can I try a bit"?
"Buddie? Where are you going? Oh, yes. A firm surface to eat off. Good idea. I will come with you".
"Look. I think she has gone in to get some more. I will have this bit and when she comes back, you can have the rest,... ok"?
"MMMMM,...Thats quite good isnt it? Your a bit stupid for letting me take it, arent ya? By the way there is not more coming so go catch a mouse a stop looking at me eat,.... stoopid cat".
"Jeez thats good. I wont tell you again cat,....
Bugger off while Im eating".
At this stage I could take it no longer and scooped up the Professor and dragged him away. I really felt we pushed some new boundaries today. My heart was in my mouth the whole time but it proves that I really do live in the twilight zone.
Since Pando died he has become the top of the food chain. He is rarely seen and usually hangs out in the trees, hoping a non-Red cat will try and come into our yard. He is now King of the hill and the others take their lead from him.
I am going to show you a series of pictures. The quality varies from pic to pic because I did not have the video and this was not a moment I thought (or I wanted) repeated.
It was 3pm and Debbie had started to cook me a casserole for Dinner (2 hours to go, I am quite looking forward to it). She took the fat and bones outside for the cats. She called them in as usual they came running. The Professor had decided since Pando had deserted him, he would become a cat. So, being a cat he went running when called. He lined up in 3rd place like no one would notice and waited to be fed. Debbie, being anti Proff, decided he was not a cat and was not entitled to cats food. I should point out that Buddie usually eats 1 pigeon a day (self caught) and an unknown amount of rats and mice and the food he still expects from us.
So anyway, Debbie doles out the meat and then tells the Proff to bugger off empty handed. What happened next had me torn between jumping in and stopping things and being safe, and letting a freak of nature occur. When you have a still camera in hand, what do you choose?
Below are the pix,... Let me talk you though it.
"So is this where we cats get fed"?
"Fellah's? hey? Do we get fed here or not"?
]"Would you believe it? She ran out just as she got to me, how much did you get Buddie? May I call you Buddie?"
"Well, it certainly smells good. So thats meat eh? And do you have that most days,...Buddie"?
"So what does it taste like? Can I try a bit"?
"Buddie? Where are you going? Oh, yes. A firm surface to eat off. Good idea. I will come with you".
"Look. I think she has gone in to get some more. I will have this bit and when she comes back, you can have the rest,... ok"?
"MMMMM,...Thats quite good isnt it? Your a bit stupid for letting me take it, arent ya? By the way there is not more coming so go catch a mouse a stop looking at me eat,.... stoopid cat".
"Jeez thats good. I wont tell you again cat,....
Bugger off while Im eating".
At this stage I could take it no longer and scooped up the Professor and dragged him away. I really felt we pushed some new boundaries today. My heart was in my mouth the whole time but it proves that I really do live in the twilight zone.
