I Want To Go Home

Tanji was "bad," he got well into the "buffer-zone"
we have around the yard, getting him too close to the road,
(he was still inside the fence), and had to be leashed up.

He knew he was bad,...

and was desperate to get home.

I was walking as fast as I could,...

but it wasn't fast enough

for Tanj,

who was pulling,

and struggling against the leash.

By the time we got home,
T was panting, and gasping
because he had exerted so much
energy pulling against the leash.

The picture doesn't show it but he was "not all here,"
after his major anaerobic effort against the leash.

Lesley soothed and calmed him,

and he collapsed for a nap.


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Scratching Post

The boys use their SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post everyday.
Uschi loves to get all four paws dug into it and get a good stretch.

What is on top of MY scratcher ?

This doesn't belong here,...

Later, Tanji is ripping around the house
(like always) and

perches on top of the scratcher,

then leaps off,...

flattening the scratching post, with a loud bang.

scratch, scratch, scratch,...

Grrrrrrrr

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Tall Grass Chase

Tanji flushed Uschi out of a little strip of tall grass.

Uschi ran and ran,...

but T was tracking him

Uschi bounds through the tall grass,

but T is right on his heals.

"Big cat" Tanji,... was

reaching to trip/take out Uschi's back legs.

Uschi accelerates.

Tanj takes another swipe at his legs, and

takes down his prey.


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Random Tanj

We have so many pictures piled up (currently 32 "draft" photo-blogs) that it is time for some random postings to our blog photo-album. This will be a posting of pictures that we have been archiving because we liked them for some reason (good pose/posture, nice action, something), but haven't lent themselves to a "storyline" blog.

Tanji looking lean,

and long.

"climbing"

"I fell out of the treeeeee!!"

CRAZY CAT !!!

This next shot was just luck. The boys were
chattering at some birds, and one started dive bombing Tanji.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Tanji take off, I turned,
pressed the shutter release and caught the tail end of his leap.
For perspective I put the red dot where the
ground is directly below his front feet.

Wow !!!

Nice fluff-tail.

Tanj cruises,

and bounds over tall grass.

What !?!

I could climb it,... if I wanted to.

These wet leaves smell strange.

Where is mom ?

Yeah !!! Here comes mommy !!!

Happy Tanj,... and Les.

Heading home.

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Oops I Did It Again!

I've been a bad boy....

99.99% of the time the boys are little angels: nothing gets damaged, they're sweet to us and each other, and they always make us smile. But every once in a while, there is a little boo-boo. Tanj, well let's just say he gets really lonely in the early morning. Uschi, on the other hand, has an occasional "accident" because he likes to do "his business" outside instead of in the litterbox or kennel. When we don't get outside fast enough, Uschi can't hold it anymore and gives an anguished yell - the signal that its time to scramble. Well yesterday was one of those rare Uschi-accidents ("Uschidents"), when we didn't get outside fast enough, so there were plenty of clean-up rags to put in the laundry. After a bit of a pout, Uschi decided to help out.

Uschi dances along as the water
fills the washing machine.

Yep, this smells like me!!

Did you remember to add soap?

Uschi tries a different view.

That's my favorite towel!

Today I'M THE GOOD BOY!!!
(well, except for the 5:13 a.m. wake-up call)


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