Noel was mesmerized by the leaves blowing in the blustery wind the other day. I have never seen her do this before. She was transfixed and then tried to catch them as they hit the glass. She ended up knocking over most of V’s little solar toys (yes, they dance on sunny days and drive me crazy with there clickity clack that I can hear all the way from my office). Noel doesn’t seem to mind the toys, but she sure wants to catch those leaves.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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I would not trade cat hair in my keyboard for all the gold in the world.
I do invest in a good can of blowout (compressed air) however.
Try to clean your PC at least once a year (more if you live in a zoo).
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I can not believe that my baby girl is 7 years young today. She went from a scared little pup, afraid of her shadow, with a collar embedded in her neck and covered with manage, to a healthy, strong, companion. Happy birthday Lulu Belle, you are a gem.
From top right, Louise the day she rescued us (April 2010), Lu with Squash E Bear (June 2010), first fall (Oct 2010), first snow (Jan 2011), with baby Sofie (April 2011), Summer 2012, Winter 2013.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I can’t figure out what Mini Cooper was saying to Nine. Can you?
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
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Noel is not amused that Nine and Mini Cooper have discovered that Mommy puts an empty box on the dining room table for her. I wish that I could have caught a video last night when Noel was down low in the box, and the other 2 wanted to go in, not knowing she was there, and ‘POP’ she scared them both off the table (for a moment). They are just cracking us up.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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This is what you call ‘Double trouble!’ Noel, the Christmas Cat, and Mini Cooper, clearly conspiring about something. Not often do you see 2 cats together at the Zoo without hearing a ‘crash, zip, bang’ after a few minutes. Many times it is a scheme to get Sofie in trouble (interesting that they rarely prank Louise). Usually it is Mini being the instigator. Noel is just an easy mark, and gets blamed for stuff, because she is a little slow on the uptake (if you know what I mean). The other cats know that she moves slow and can’t always figure things out. Do you think they take advantage sometime and set her up? Noel doesn’t care because as long as she gets Mom’s attention she is happy. And Mom is never negative with her because she really does not understand consequence, so what’s the point. With Noel, you just keep loving her and loving her and she is a joy. Mini Cooper, on the other hand, one of the smartest and cuddliest cats in the world, is a bundle of mischief and craziness. Nine usually is the one to scold her, so Mom doesn’t have to (thank goodness for older brothers).
Do your cats scheme against the dogs or each other?
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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The laundry room is definitely the cat gymnasium around here. And when they get thirsty, they stop in the sink and get a little sip from the leaky slop sink faucet. No wonder there is always cat hair on my clean wash.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Something about a curtain, any curtain, makes a cat want to lay under.
Mini Cooper in the cat window on a sunny Saturday.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
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It is autumn now so the Monarch butterflies are passing through, maybe they’ll go all the way to Mexico. The Swallowtails will stay right here and another cycle of fluttering will start again in the spring. If you want to know where my eastern butterflies go in the winter -> click here. We love the ‘flutterbys’ and plant so that they will come and stay. The pool is surrounded by butterfly bushes (buddleia) and we have sedum and butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), a form of milkweed. Monarch caterpillars ONLY eat milkweed. In fact, the monarch butterfly is also known as the “milkweed butterfly.” The milkweed plant provides all the nourishment the monarch needs to transform the Monarch caterpillar into the adult butterfly.
Hello, Autumn. See you next year, Flutterbys!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Noel is the oldest feline at the Zoo (9 1/2). Mini Cooper is the youngest (2).
There does not appear to be any respect for elders in the window today.
(I bet you are singing this song in your head right now, aren’t you?)
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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