WiseAcre Gardens

You’ve seen glimpses of some of my furry family. I forgot my manners and should have introduced you long ago. So here’s the line up in no particular order. I don’t have a favorite. Like all family members, love knows no bounds.

Itty Bitty Kitty – my little pest and dog groomer the only one that will pose for the camera

Black Jax – my shoulder kitty who’s so camera shy I can’t get a good face pic.

Mavie – Resident Evil and dog hater Mavie is a particular terror to all visiting dogs. He’ll hide behind a door waiting in ambush. Pity the poor doggy nose that happens by.

Pretty Stinky – my big buddy and love biter

Pretty (fat)(dumb) Parker mellow and mannered

Pookey – the canine feline I can’t forget my really really big kitty. Pookey forgets she’s a dog. Ya can’t blame her since she was raised by 9 cats.

We’re down to 5 cats since Pookey became a family member. Old age, run in with cars and sudden vanishings have reduced our feline family by almost half over the last couple of years. We miss Pretty Girl, Pretty Boy, Pity Patty and Kitty Kay.

Your choice. Put a pair of cute cats on your desktop or go with the fungus.

Snow White Cats

A neighbor’s cats hanging out by the woodshed.

Milk White Toothed Polypore – Irpex lacteus

This toothed fungus forms a crust like mass on dead deciduous wood. This annual turns yellowish as it dries but I was lucky to find this one still somewhat white.

Personally I’d go with the kitties.

These are semi feral cats that live down the road from me.

I spotted them waiting for dinner when I drove to town and stopped to get some photographs. Just stopping on the side of the road was enough to spook them but I did manage t get a couple shots. I felt bad disturbing them so next time I go by I’ll leave a treat for them.

They are provided food and shelter from the bitter winter cold but they remain skittish and don’t trust people enough to let us get close. Once in a while a kitten is caught and tamed and brought into the civilized world.

Any adults that are caught get shots and fixed. But that’s a rare happening since my friend and I must not look too trustworthy. There’s always a fertile female about so this family has managed to survive for over 30 years.

Those that are tamed and adopted make the best cats. They seem to know their roots and appreciate a loving home all the more. I should know, we have 4 in our house right now. They are our “Pretty Kitty Family” That’s Pretty Itty Bitty Kitty on the post displayed in the sidebar.