Chin up

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - Ever have times when you are so tired you can't hold your chin up. Happens to The Queen a lot. Her remedy: Leaning her chin on a cross member on a leg of a computer stand.

We're home now without summer occupations in far away places and indoors - - because of the heat and humidity - - that we spend too much time looking at all the silly things the cats are doing. Probably a reverse form of up north 'cabin fever.'

Blending in

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - This past week's rain - - anywhere from 20 to 27 or so inches depending on the source of the measurement- - has upset the feeding habits of our local feathered friends. This heron is doing his best to blend in with the scenery about 6 feet off the sidewalk directly across from the OB library.
Using the average of 10 inches of snow for 1 inch and taking the lowest measurement of what has dropped from the sky of rain you can calculate we might not be able to find our house under 16 feet of snow. Although with all that white stuff things would probably be somewhat compressed....say only a depth of 10 feet of snow to worry about.
In any case, the flooding of streets and homes in low lying areas continues.

Boxed in

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - Why buy toys for the Queen and Princess when they ignore them. But leave an empty shoe box from a recently bought pair of sandals around and it becomes a 'favorite spot' to take a nap. So, here we have a 16 pound cat crammed into a small shoe box and enjoying it. Most of the time the Queen's tail is also in the box.

Open wide

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - In a previous post it was 'stretch time' for the Princess. Now it's 'yawn time' for the Queen. This is the response we often get to any number of vocal requests...since she/they sleep all the time how can they be tired?

Reflections at breakfast

ORMOND BEACH, FL - - The buffet line and reflecting pool dining areas were open this morning at low tide in the Tomoka River Basin. Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and a couple of other hungry birds all joined in on the activity. This grouping is the most birds we've seen in one place in nearly two months.