It's National Rubber Ducky Day - Jan 13

Yoko

 It is that time of year again....Rubber Ducky Day!  Yoko says "For some reason these yellow things make me want to take a bath!!"

This day seems to have originated in 1970, when Jim Henson performed the song “Rubber Duckie” as Ernie on Sesame Street.  The rubber duck bath toy has been an iconic American symbol ever since.

Al

 Al showed no interest whatsoever in his ducks - he would rather eat than play with them.  That sure is a funny duck on his back.

Woody

 Woody didn't want to get too close to the duck...these look more like cats?  Rubber dacks????

Snowball

Snowball warmed right up to his bright yellow friends while Only wanted to nest with his flock of cat/ducks...um dats...or cacks???  What do you call these hybrid cat and ducks??

Only

 One of the bigger ones escaped into the water bowl and Smidge cautiously checked it out.  She didn't like that thing floating in her water.  "Get it out Mom!"

Smidge

Do you have any rubber duckies?  We think every day should be rubber ducky day, don't you?

Garden Thursday with Tabitha

 What Mom???  You woke me up from my nap to host a garden tour???  I will make it a quick one.

Pop has planted broccoli and kale and they seem to be doing great this winter.  It has been a mild one with just a few cold nights in the 20s.
 

 I think the weather has messed up our flowers - the daffodils are coming out of the ground a couple of months early and the phlox is actually blooming!  We even had some forsythia blooms back in December.

That was it for the garden tour folks.  Back to my nap with Woody. Have a good weekend and don't forget that Sunday Jan 13 is Rubber Ducky Day.  Find a rubber ducky and join in the fun!  Feel free to steal the pic on the sidebar for your post or  blog.

Hunting with Jack

We live in a clearing surrounded by acres of woods with a few neighbors behind us at the top of the ridge that  we can't see except for in winter when there are no leaves on the trees.

I was talking  on the phone to a friend last week telling her about our neighbor's cat Jack.  I told P that he often comes down the mountain to visit us and that he likes to hunt in our yard.

P responded rather vehemently :"He hunts in your yard?  And you let him? That's dangerous!"

Wondering why she was getting so upset I told her that he especially likes to go under the house in the crawlspace to hunt.  "What?" P exclaimed.loudly "Oh my God why?"

"Because there is lots of good stuff under there'" I explained calmly.  "Voles, mice, chipmunks."

"P"  I asked, "Did you hear me when I said Jack is a cat?"

" A CAT!!!" P stated back. " I thought you were talking about a person named Jack!!"

We had a good chuckle over this, imagining a human hunter, rifle slung over his shoulder, dressed in camouflage clothing, crawling around in the tiny space under the house looking for prey!

Jack the cat hunting for voles.

P.S. It looks like this is our 600th post!  Pretty cool that we have posted that many pics and stories about us cats!  Hope to be doing 600 more!!!

Fun with Sweetpea

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Sweetpea just loves to play with her Bizzy Kitty.  Round and round the ball goes as she slides all over the floor with it.  Rattle, rattle, rattle.  It wakes Pop up in the middle of the night as she smacks the toy hard trying to get the ball out.  Bam, it hits the cabinet. Rattle again as it slides across the floor. Too tired to get up and take it away from her, Pop keeps saying to himself "she will lose interest in another minute, she will stop playing soon..."  He is right, after a few minutes Sweetpea will give up and go play with something quieter!  Poor Pop!

Wishing You Peace in the New Year!

Tabitha and Woody sharing  a cube.

 
This year has been a tumultuous one for all peoples everywhere. Because of that we want to focus on peace in the coming year.  Even the crystal ball in Times Square is highlighting peace this year.

Yoko and Chica peacefully napping.

There is a new "Let There Be Peace" Waterford crystal panel on the Times Square ball and they are inviting friends around the world to share their messages of peace.  Select messages will be included in the live toast during the New Year's Eve boradcast.

2013 Waterford crystal New Year's Eve ball

Share your message: Sentiments of peace can be shared until December 31st at 5 PM EST via one of three ways: 1. Tweet your message with hashtag #PeaceNYE 2. Post to Waterford’s Facebook page with hashtag #PeaceNYE 3. Post to Times Square’s Facebook page with hashtag #PeaceNYE

You can also write your wish on the confetti that will be dropped tonight in NYC by going to the Wishing Wall. 

Georgie resting on Sam

"Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are."

      -- Hafsat Abiola 

May peace by with you in 2013 and always!