Cat Ping Pong

Meimei has astounding paw-eye coordination, and can bounce a ball, or swat it in mid-air: So…. are cats left-pawed or right-pawed? I’ve seen her do this with both. She’s better at basketball than I am.

Shrimp Rock

Unlike Turtle Rock, this thing looks nothing at all like a shrimp: You have to wonder about the early explorers…. I guess being 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, they may never have seen a shrimp. Standing in the same exact spot, looking the other way, you do get a pretty view of the Colorado …

Meimei and litter

Whenever we refill the litter box, Meimei wants to skip the box completely and go right to the source: I suppose that’s relatively harmless; but we do have to be very careful whenever we open the box of rice, or she’ll jump right into that too.

Sandhill Cranes

Alongside the cows, there is a breeding pair of sandhill cranes living next door. They have an incredibly loud call – although they’re generally quiet, you can hear it some mornings. I thought they would fly south for the winter, but apparently not, they’re out there foraging for food today. I was going to feel …

Snow Day

No ride today…. pretty scenery, though. View over the back fence: The cows don’t look like they’re having much fun. Meimei is, though – trying to figure out what this white stuff is in the air.