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| Dorah watches Daisy from above |
With the end of summer, the mosquitoes are cold, and hiding. I took the cats down to the forest, the wetland and the island in our wetland. I built a bridge/ladder so that we could cross it. I never thought that the cattails would grow up between the slats, requiring a bit of work to flatten them, and create a path for my feline buddies.
There are some mauled, dead logs where our bear has moved and ripped apart a massive trunk to get to the bugs inside. The fur from the deer someone ate last season still remains on the ground. Otherwise, I could see brown, green, and growing things.
Everyone is frantically feeding in preparation for winter. The mushrooms are growing in the 166.5 mm of rain we had in August.
All is damp and smells like rich, healthy forest.
The big event, this trip, was Daisy going up the tree. The look on Buster's face seems to be 'tsk-tsk', as he looks upward. She is so wee, the runt of the litter, yet she can pull herself up high. She rappels down, tail first, like a hydro workers, using her strong claws.
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| Cannot see it, but a dock spider lives in here. It hid as we approached. Daisy had one on her ear. |
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| White baneberry, or Doll's Eyes I shall add it to my list of outdoor poisonous plants |
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| Someone built a lovely nest. I had noticed it until now! |
We crossed the bridge to the island; 'shrooms are large, fruit is ripe. The
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| Daisy ensure that everyone is following me. |
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| Three cats made it across the bridge |
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| Buster paces on the island |
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| Buster gazes upward at the Daisy climber |
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| She is gleeful up the tree! |
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| Dorah just sits and waits. Why IS Daisy up so high??? |
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| Daisy was the first back across the bridge. The cattails are a brilliant green. |
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| In the meadow, Dorah races to pass Buster |
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| Dorah runs up the hill to the house. The old man rests! |
8 comments:
Your cats are a hoot. :)
The plant which you want to ID is White Baneberry.. or Doll's Eyes. It's highly poisonous for people, cats and dogs. The birds do fine with it.
Hari Om
Oh such glorious moments of late summer - Daisy is a veritable gymnast!! Nature surely is a salve for the soul. Have a lovely weekend. YAM xxx
Jeepers, Hilary, another one! I'll add it to my list!
Daisy IS a gymnast!
your cats are so beautiful. :)
i wish we had cooler temps! oh well. maybe some rain, too.
Another walk, for Camera-Critters #283!
Looks like you're having fun in the forest.
Where oh where do my comments go?
Oh where oh where can they be?
They are sincere and I don't ever swear
So where oh where can they be?
I distinctly remember reading this, so unless an emergency I've forgotten suddenly whisked me away before I had a chance to comment.
O well, here I am, and I looked at all the photos close up this time. Love your cats so much.
Luv, K
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