Sunday, July 22, 2018

Life with Gracie and George



This past evening Gracie and George stopped by to see what was up with our cats, Momma and Allie.  They stood by the windows for about 30 minutes, eventually calling another pair of Sandhill Cranes to come see the new furry things in the neighborhood.  Of course, the cats weren’t too sure what to make of the big birds and weren’t too anxious to get up close and personal.

I’d say for a first meeting it seemed to go pretty well.  The funny thing in this whole experience is how Allie is now the alpha cat.  Since we’ve had her she has always been the shrinking violet, timid and apparently afraid of her own shadow.  We had an older male named “Bama” who made sure she knew her place.  We had to put Bama down about a month before we moved, and in the process brought a semi-feral cat into the house.  Although this new arrival is bigger than Allie, there is no doubt as to who is the alpha. I guess with cats it’s, who's been here the longest.

Anywho, Allie was the first to venture out to the windows to hang with the birds and Mary Lou.  After a while, the cranes called for some of their friends to come to see the new neighbor sand another pair flew in. 

Mary Lou had opened a window so she could talk with the cranes and they both seemed to be communicating with her.  She would talk, they would listen.  I am not sure what they actually thought about her conversation, but at least they were polite and didn’t seem to get upset as she explained the problems with international trade, which has led to this latest dust-up with China and Europe.

Meanwhile, I sat in the living room where I could watch this all unfold.  Unfortunately, I never think about pictures until after the fact.  Next time I will try and remember the visual arts.

By the way, does anyone know how to repair Bossons Heads?  The ones I bought my father when I was a Lt. have seen a bit of rough wear and are in need of some filling and touch up.

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