Squeeky the Cattle Herding Pig. Too cool. I can’t imagine our pigs being so light on their feet, and they’re a quarter the size of Squeeky!
Zack Scott has got some pretty awesome movies on his YouTube page. Katherine sent me this one, and I watched it three times, each time laughing harder. You have GOT to watch it to the end. The looks they shoot each other are funny as hell.
Bella’s got the tortured artist look down:
Pictures from around Crooked Acres:
Sugarbutt peers around the monster tomato plant in the back yard (STILL producing!) to see what Joe Bob (on the other side) is doing.
Michelle the rooster. Such a pretty rooster.
No-Tail does the move we refer to as “umbrella neck.” I’m not sure what exactly umbrella neck signifies – sometimes it seems to happen when the chicken feels there’s danger, sometimes the roosters do it as part of their mating dance. Yesterday, No-Tail was following me around and throwing me the umbrella neck, so I expected him to either start his mating dance or decide I was some sort of threat and attack me.
I’d expect such a pretty rooster to have a more impressive tail. I mean, I know he can’t help the size of his tail or anything, but still. You’d think McLovin’s sons would have prettier tails.
Her name is Lola. She is a show chick. (Someone mentioned in my comments that they think of “Copacabana” when they see the featherheads. I think of this one as Lola now (because she is SO BEAUTIFUL), and the other two (the black chickens with the spray of white feathers on their heads) as the featherheads.
The featherheads, taking dust baths along with some of their sisters.
Little bitty abandoned web in the fence.
Big Pig. (That’s a ball behind her head, not her cheek sticking out oddly.)
Little Pig, grazing like a cow.
Something’s got her excited. Maybe it’s time to eat?
No-Tail, up close. Pretty, pretty.
Scruffy little Amish chick.
I’m calling the Silkie “Princess” these days. C’mon, look at her. Doesn’t she LOOK like a “Princess”?
Big bowl of pecans. Fred filled up the bowl, and we had to start using an empty 40-pound litter bucket to put them in. I pity the fool who has to crack all those damn things…
The foster kittens continue to relax. Claudette still isn’t approaching me to be petted or anything (though if I make the effort to reach out and pet the top of her head, she allows it. She’s a benevolent ruler.), but she’ll come down out of the cat tree and hang out on the floor with her siblings and I. That’s progress. Also, Delmar no longer runs for the cat tree when the door to the foster room opens. That’s progress, too! (Of course, the other three hightail it for the tree as soon as they hear the door handle turning.)
Every day, there’s a little more progress. I’m really enjoying watching these kittens come out of their shells and turn into friendly little purrbuckets.
“RUB MAH BELLEH!”
More kitten pictures over at Love & Hisses.
Oh, speaking of… cats. I have news. About Kara. It seems she’s found a home.
We now have ten cats.
::sigh::
More about that tomorrow.
Clearly she’s thrilled about it.
Boogie says, “If SHE’s staying, I’m OUTTA HERE!”
Previously
2007: You snooze, you lose. That’s our motto at Crooked Acres.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
2004: (We fat chicks love the buffet, don’tchaknow.)
2003: The gluttony, the sloth, the avarice!
2002: The kitties did not care for the tune, the unappreciative bastards.
2001: How to change a tire.
2000: No entry.
1999: But as I see it, more than 2 cats makes you a weird cat person. Am I wrong? Is it three, or some incredible number like ten?
Morning Robyn! As I was scrolling down your pictures, the first thing that popped in my mind was the movie Charlottes Web. lol Sorry, it’s early!
Welcome Back Kara!! 🙂
Welcome Home Kara!!
Why am I not surprised that Kara’s yours now? 🙂 She’s a lucky kitty!
Yay! Welcome Home Kara!!!
I know you didn’t want 10 cats, but I’m so glad you brought her back. Welcome home, Kara.
HAHAHAHAHA — oh, Robyn, you are the best! Kara is Home. 🙂
I knew if I hoped hard enough you’d adopt her! She deserves to be in your good home after being such a good momma!
Thanks Robyn, for taking in Kara. I’m so glad that she is back home. You big ole’ softie, but that is what makes you so special.
What is one cat after 9?
Welcome home Kara!!!!!!!
I am so happy for Kara!!!!
That made my day- thanks Robyn and Fred!!!!for bringing her back to your home!!!!
My mother in law has a sign on her front door that says…”Cats are like Potato Chips – you can’t have just one!”
Welcome home Kara!!!!!
Well, you officially passed into “crazy cat people” territory a few cats ago, so, eh. What’s one more? I’m glad to see that she’s *home* now. 🙂
I’m so happy for Kara and thankful you and Fred are such wonderful people.
Yay Kara is back! And at the bottom of your page in the previously section for 1999 it reads “But as I see it, more than 2 cats makes you a weird cat person. Am I wrong? Is it three, or some incredible number like ten? ” Have you officially joined crazy cat person territory?
In that last picture of Kara, it looks as though she is thinking, “It took them long enough to realize that they can’t live without ME”!
Congratulations on #10!
Yay! Welcome home Kara!
Yay Kara!
I can’t remember if I originally saw this on your site or not, (galloping Alzheimer’s, I swear) but in case not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk
Yea for Kara and her new home! She’ll be pampered for the rest of her life.
What a great way to start the day, seeing that Kara is back at the homestead. You and Fred are good people!
Softies. Happy Day Kara!
How bad is it that I audibly sucked in my breath when I read you’ve adopted Kara? Congrats on #10!
I can’t wait to hear more about how Kara found this new home of hers. 😉
LOL See? If we just insist that you’re going to keep every foster that comes your way, eventually we’ll be right…
Congrats Kara! I’m glad you’re staying. Double digits. Wow.
And this is why I’m nervous about breaking the seal on dogs. Been in the house since August and part of me figured I’d have three dogs before the snow flies, but the other part of me is afraid that once I start, I’ll become the crazy dog lady.
I’m glad Kara’s home…I’ve missed reading her! 😀
*sniff* Awwww. Kara!! Yay!
About Bella in the video…what was she doing? Singing?
I’m glad Kara’s staying.. and here I was thinking Delmar was going to be the 10th!!
will he be the 11th?
=)
I actually said, “Nuh-unh!” out loud when I read about Kara. Good for you! It shouldn’t be about the number of cats, but more about the individual kitties!
I am (not so) secretly very happy about Kara being back.
Please note the complete lack of shock on my face. 😉 WELCOME HOME, KARA!!!
How funny is it that this is today’s quote from 1999: “But as I see it, more than 2 cats makes you a weird cat person. Am I wrong? Is it three, or some incredible number like ten?” Heh heh heh.
Closing with a cliffhanger! So, what happened?
I love your comment from 1999…seems apt, no?
I’m glad you brought Kara home. I like that you now have a nice round number of cats at home. 10 is a good number. Plus, now there are 4 girls and that seems like a good even number too.
I like even numbers…can you tell? Perhaps that’s why we have 4 cats ourselves?
Welcome home Kara! I still have you beat. I have 11, all rescues. So, you can’t claim the “crazy cat lady” title…yet.
HOOOOORAY! I am so so glad that you adopted Kara!!!!! ((((((((HUGS))))))))
You two are just golden!! What a beautiful home for Kara. She deserves it after being such a lovely momma. Enjoy her, as she will certainly enjoy you and her siblings.
I’ll just join the choruses of “Welcome home Kara!” I love it 🙂
Congratulations on Kara!!! I have ten cats too. We should start a support group.:-)
OMG I just spent over an hour looking at Zack Scott videos, HOWLING! Thanks for the link 🙂
Ok, 10 is the new limit!
Yay for Kara!
Videos = hilarious.
I’m so glad that you brought Kara home. She’s been my fave of all your fosters. I’d take her if I could, but the husband put his foot down at 3. Well, and my apartment lease put it’s foot down at 2. Oops. One is small, she only weighs 4.5lbs so that’s really more like 1/2 a cat. Funny how when it’s just us home the cats are all off on their own and it seems like maybe only 1 or 2 cats, the minute the maintenance people or manager show up we’ve got cats coming out the woodwork! I don’t think they understand the concept of “breaking the lease=homeless” also includes cats.
Oh what a difference a few years makes. 10 cats! Darling, you are going to have to stop sometime or we will be reading about you in the news.
🙂
I’m glad you have Kara! Good for you Robyn. 😀
Woo-Hoo!! I’m so glad about Kara; I was all ready to road trip to AL to get her, but then I’d have to keep going ’cause my husband would divorce me if we went up to 7 :)!
I hope the Keeping Kara story is as good as the Saving Stinkerbelle story; I need a good chuckle!!
I just knew she was destined to be an And3rson kitty from the get go! Congrats Kara! You hit the kitty Nirvana jackpot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
I’m SO happy that Kara is HOME again!
I’m new, Beyondpanic sent me over. Wow ten cats, how do you do it? I loved the pic video, it reminded me of Babe…except they were cows and not sheep. ha! I hope you don’t mind I’ll be back often!
That was supposed to be pig, not pic.
Oh, Robyn. I love me the kittehs, but Kara was the only foster I REALLY ever wanted you to keep. Yay!
haha is ANYONE surprised you wound up keeping her?
Those featherheaded chickens crack my shit up.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! I burst out laughing when I read that you got her back!!! I am so happy!!!!! I hope she enjoys going back to ruling the upstairs and I can’t wait to hear what transpired!
KARA!!! That is all. 🙂
Woohoo!!! So glad to hear she’s back with you 🙂
I TRIED to stifle laughter about that last bit, really I did. But I failed.
Delurking for the first time in…I don’t know…four years? To say that I am so glad to hear you are bringing Kara home. You are a good egg, Robin.
Delurking for the first time in…I don’t know…four years? To say that I am so glad to hear you are bringing Kara home. You are a good egg, lady.
I’m so glad Kara is home again! She was my favourite foster.
Yay for Kara! You know, she was always “Ya’ll’s” cat. I’m so happy for her! I could not think of a better home for her than with the Andersons!
I am glad Kara found a couple of nice softies like you guys 🙂
I suggested we foster kittens at one point; Darren said flat out “No” because we’d end up with about 50 cats. We is both softies like that. 🙂
Now, be honest… is Fred building a Chicken Mansion-Coop or do you guys just need a barn for your herd of cats? You guys are gonna be cat herding very soon…
Yeah! Kara’s back. No you are not weird. We are weird. At one point, we had 12 cats. We live in a rural area and people tend to “drop” off their unwanted cats and dogs. The cats would eventually find there way here. I hope you have asked your vet for a discount because of your large family. We did and they give us 10% off on every visit.
I am so happy to hear you took in Kara.
i’m late, I KNOW, but i’m just catching up on the last few days of entries and i HAVE TO SAY — I’M SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT KARA HOME!!! thank God no one walked in my office while i was reading because you would have thought i just found out i won 500 bucks! i always wanted you to bring kara “home”… now she is. so happy!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 okay, the new limit is ten. hehe.