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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2008A few photos of Tortle and friends
I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on speaking terms with my computer. One of these days I'll try to compile a few more. Unfortunately the only cat in this group of photos still alive is Hailey, Tortle's big fluffy brother. He is the fluffier colorpoint. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22brix/show/ Thanks again everyone for your warm welcome. Bonnie Miss Bonnie I know you have been going thru some rough times as of late but just love the stuffings out of the ones you have. Purrs to you thru this bumpy time. >I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on >speaking [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Bonnie > I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on speaking > terms with my computer. One of these days I'll try to compile a few more. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks again everyone for your warm welcome. she was a beautiful girl. all your cats look so happy and content.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on speaking > terms with my computer. One of these days I'll try to compile a few more. > Unfortunately the only cat in this group of photos still alive is Hailey, > Tortle's big fluffy brother. He is the fluffier colorpoint. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22brix/show/ What a gorgeous bunch! Hailey is the Siamese? Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on > > speaking [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Hailey is in only one of the pictures--he's sitting in the top cubby hole of the cat tree photo. He's long haired with Siamese markings and a stub tail--he's really gorgeous--the photo doesn't do him justice! The Siamese with the white markings on her face is Pandora--another incredibly sweet cat, although she hated other cats with a passion. She was my pariah cat! Molly is the little grey cat. She also had a stubby cotton ball of a tail--looked almost like a bunny rabbit with very strange ears! She was deaf but that didn't affect her personality at all; the only difference with her was that she had the loudest meow of any cat I've ever heard~obviously couldn't hear her own voice. When she purred you could hear her across the room. All the cats we currently have were rescued on our property and there has been a fairly high percentage of them with stub tails. Bonnie > Hailey is in only one of the pictures--he's sitting in the top cubby hole of > the cat tree photo. He's long haired with Siamese markings and a stub > tail--he's really gorgeous--the photo doesn't do him justice! The Siamese > with the white markings on her face is Pandora Oh, OK, I didn't realize there were 4 cats in all. I love the one of the 3 of them on the blue blanket, and also the first photo, in front of the big window (great view), same 3. They were all such beautiful cats. And so is Hailey! Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > Hailey is in only one of the pictures--he's sitting in the top cubby > > hole of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce Thanks! I think they're all gorgeous, too. Speaking of the view--we live in Northern California with hot very dry summers so most of the year it's "golden" grass (that's just brown dry grass but this is "golden california" after all!). One year my husband David bought a case of daffodil bulbs (probably 500 bulbs!) for me for our aniversary--so every spring I get to see my daffodils and appreciate David!! Bonnie > Speaking of the view--we live in Northern California with hot very dry > summers so most of the year it's "golden" grass (that's just brown dry grass > but this is "golden california" after all!). LOL, yeah. What part of Northern CA? I live in the Bay Area. Originally I'm from Massachusetts, where winters are brown and summers are green, but after 16 years here, I'm used to it being the other way around now. :) > One year my husband David > bought a case of daffodil bulbs (probably 500 bulbs!) for me for our > aniversary--so every spring I get to see my daffodils and appreciate David!! That's sweet! Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > Speaking of the view--we live in Northern California with hot very dry > > summers so most of the year it's "golden" grass (that's just brown dry [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'm from Massachusetts, where winters are brown and summers are green, > but after 16 years here, I'm used to it being the other way around now. :) We live in Redwood Valley (with nary a redwood tree in sight except for the three or four we planted when we bought this property). Redwood Valley is about 2 1/2 hours north of San Francisco, a little east of hwy 101. We in wine country (sort of)--a little north of Sonoma and Napa counties. > > One year my husband David > > bought a case of daffodil bulbs (probably 500 bulbs!) for me for our > > aniversary--so every spring I get to see my daffodils and appreciate > > David!! > > That's sweet! I thought so! He is highly resistant to buying fresh flowers (they die, you know) so instead I have this glorious view for a few weeks in early spring. They're justing starting now. Bonnie > Joyce >> LOL, yeah. What part of Northern CA? > We live in Redwood Valley (with nary a redwood tree in sight except for the > three or four we planted when we bought this property). Redwood Valley is > about 2 1/2 hours north of San Francisco, a little east of hwy 101. We in > wine country (sort of)--a little north of Sonoma and Napa counties. Maybe near Santa Rosa? >>> One year my husband David >>> bought a case of daffodil bulbs (probably 500 bulbs!) for me for our >>> aniversary--so every spring I get to see my daffodils and appreciate >>> David!! >> That's sweet! > I thought so! He is highly resistant to buying fresh flowers (they die, you > know) so instead I have this glorious view for a few weeks in early spring. > They're justing starting now. I love the photo of the cats in front of the enormous picture window, with all the yellow flowers in the yard. They were nicely planted and it looks like a field of wildflowers. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > >> LOL, yeah. What part of Northern CA? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Maybe near Santa Rosa? It's near Ukiah which is about an hour north of Santa Rosa. It's in Mendocino County. We're about an hour from the coast so we enjoy country living, about 2 hours north of the City, good shopping in Santa Rosa, with mountains around us redwoods not far away, vineyards close by and wonderfully clean, breathable air! You can maybe tell I'm not a city girl! > >>> One year my husband David > >>> bought a case of daffodil bulbs (probably 500 bulbs!) for me for our [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce One of these days I'll have to see if I can find more of my pictures--I have a lot of them--just not very organised and don't really know how to post them without great stress on my part! Bonnie > It's near Ukiah which is about an hour north of Santa Rosa. It's in > Mendocino County. We're about an hour from the coast so we enjoy country > living, about 2 hours north of the City, good shopping in Santa Rosa, with > mountains around us redwoods not far away, vineyards close by and > wonderfully clean, breathable air! You can maybe tell I'm not a city girl! I drive up to Mendocino usually once a year, and I love the part where I go through Navarro State Park. Sometimes I'm driving at night, when it's very peaceful. In fact I enjoy going through towns like Boonville (which I hear has its own "language") and Philo. I've noticed a sign somewhere along there pointing to the right, saying "To Ukiah". I guess your area is somewhere in there? Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > It's near Ukiah which is about an hour north of Santa Rosa. It's in > > Mendocino County. We're about an hour from the coast so we enjoy [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Joyce That's a gorgeous area. Yup, they speak Boontling in Boonville! There's a little brewery somewhere over there--I haven't driven out there for a bit. It's a beautiful mix of hilly country, orchards, with a few small wineries and most of the time, except during tourist season not very busy. And then you go through the redwoods before you get to the sea. It is very lovely. We're further north and east--on the other side of Ukiah. It's warmer and dryer where I am, not as lush and green. Bonnie > > It's near Ukiah which is about an hour north of Santa Rosa. > I drive up to Mendocino usually once a year, and I love the part where > I go through Navarro State Park. Sometimes I'm driving at night, when > it's very peaceful. In fact I enjoy going through towns like Boonville > (which I hear has its own "language") and Philo. I've noticed a sign > somewhere along there pointing to the right, saying "To Ukiah". I guess > your area is somewhere in there? Never mind - I just looked at a map. Found it! I see you're a bit north of Ukiah. And not far from Clearlake - do you spend time there? Looks like a nice area. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > > It's near Ukiah which is about an hour north of Santa Rosa. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce If we're going to Sacramento or the Sierra's we usually drive out past Clear Lake--it's pretty but is the victim of some poor planning in the past and there are a lot of junky looking areas right on the lake. The Konocti area is supposed to very nice but I've never gone there. The lake is very beautiful, though--there is a lot of sailing in a couple of areas and on a clear day is gorgeous. We're closer to Lake Mendocino, a reservoir--nicer in spring after the winter rains. We've hiked around the lake, 5 or 6 hours or so. So where abouts do you live in the Bay Area? I did some training in Berkeley and fly out of SFO but don't get down there much, otherwise. Take care, Bonnie > We're closer to Lake Mendocino, a reservoir--nicer in spring after the > winter rains. We've hiked around the lake, 5 or 6 hours or so. I saw that on the map, too. Wondered if that's where you went swimming in the summer. > So where abouts do you live in the Bay Area? I did some training in > Berkeley and fly out of SFO but don't get down there much, otherwise. I'm in Oakland. I used to live down near San Jose, but I've been here for almost 9 years. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > We're closer to Lake Mendocino, a reservoir--nicer in spring after the > > winter rains. We've hiked around the lake, 5 or 6 hours or so. > > I saw that on the map, too. Wondered if that's where you went swimming in > the summer. Sometimes we do. When my nephews lived closer they would bring up a small sailboat and we'd have a great time on the water! > > So where abouts do you live in the Bay Area? I did some training in > > Berkeley and fly out of SFO but don't get down there much, otherwise. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joyce I had one scary incident in Oakland--coming home from the airport on a Saturday in the middle of the night, our car started dying on the freeway. We were able to coax it off the freeway but had no idea where we were. We had a hard time even telling the AAA people where we were since we didn't think to look at the exit and there were no street signs in the area. The guy finally found us and promptly said something to the effect that don't you people know this is the murder capitol of the country? Now he undoubtedly was exaggerating but it did nothing to soothe our nerves! He was an absolute angel--towed our car back to his shop and took us back to the airport in his own vehicle at 1:45 am so we could rent a car and get home that night! Was the Loma Prieta earthquake before your time? I still remember turning on the radio and hearing that both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge had collapsed--this was before I had even heard there was an earthquake. We felt it slightly even this far north but nothing like it was in the Bay Area. Bonnie > I had one scary incident in Oakland--coming home from the airport on a > Saturday in the middle of the night, our car started dying on the freeway. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you people know this is the murder capitol of the country? Now he > undoubtedly was exaggerating but it did nothing to soothe our nerves! He was exaggerating, but there certainly is violent crime in Oakland. I'm fortunate to live in a pretty decent part of town, though. Yes, we do have them! :) In spite of that, there have been some crime waves in my area, but it's still a lot safer than some parts of Oakland. > He was an absolute angel--towed our car back to his shop and took us > back to the airport in his own vehicle at 1:45 am so we could rent > a car and get home that night! That is really nice. It's great when you end up with someone like that when in a situation where, really, you're pretty vulnerable. > Was the Loma Prieta earthquake before your time? I still remember turning > on the radio and hearing that both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge > had collapsed--this was before I had even heard there was an earthquake. We > felt it slightly even this far north but nothing like it was in the Bay > Area. That quake was before my time. It happened in 1989 - I moved here in '92. But the Golden Gate Bridge didn't have any damage, only the Bay Bridge. And only one section collapsed. Of course, if a section of a bridge is collapsed, then the entire bridge is unusable. :) But it's not like the entire thing fell into the Bay or anything. The Bay Bridge is actually two bridges. One goes from San Francisco to an island in the bay called Treasure Island. That bridge is a suspension bridge, which is much more hardy during an earthquake. It's flexible, so it can undulate with the earthquake waves, and is much less likely to break under stress. Then there's a bridge that goes from Treasure Island to Oakland. I'm not sure what you call that kind of bridge, but it's not nearly as flexible, and that's the part the had a collapse. The two together are considered one bridge, but they were built separately, I'm pretty sure. The Golden Gate Bridge is also a suspension bridge. It rocked like hell during the quake, and it must have been scary to be on it, but there was no damage. My favorite '89 quake story was from a friend of mine who was swimming in an outdoor pool. She and another swimmer were the only people there, and both were in the water when the quake hit. About half the water immediately sloshed out of the pool, and the guy went with it. When he landed, he jumped up and yelled, "Whoa! That was *cool*!!" LOL, it was the ultimate wave! My friend was unhurt, btw. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > He was exaggerating, but there certainly is violent crime in Oakland. I'm > fortunate to live in a pretty decent part of town, though. Yes, we do have > them! :) In spite of that, there have been some crime waves in my area, > but it's still a lot safer than some parts of Oakland. Yes, I have been in some of the nicer parts of Oakland; and I wouldn't want to be stranded in any unknown place in the middle of the night! I just thought it was funny (after the fact!) that was the first thing the guy said! > That is really nice. It's great when you end up with someone like that > when in a situation where, really, you're pretty vulnerable. We thought so--he really went out of his way to help us. > But the Golden Gate Bridge didn't have any damage, only the Bay Bridge. > And only one section collapsed. Of course, if a section of a bridge is > collapsed, then the entire bridge is unusable. :) But it's not like the > entire thing fell into the Bay or anything. It's weird how news gets so garbled at the beginning of a disaster like this. We heard all sorts of misinformation at the time but the "collapsing" of the Golden Gate was one of the more spectacular mistakes. > My favorite '89 quake story was from a friend of mine who was swimming > in an outdoor pool. She and another swimmer were the only people there, > and both were in the water when the quake hit. About half the water > immediately sloshed out of the pool, and the guy went with it. When he > landed, he jumped up and yelled, "Whoa! That was *cool*!!" LOL, it was > the ultimate wave! My friend was unhurt, btw. Amazing! The wave of a lifetime! Bonnie > Joyce > My favorite '89 quake story was from a friend of mine who was swimming > in an outdoor pool. She and another swimmer were the only people there, > and both were in the water when the quake hit. About half the water > immediately sloshed out of the pool, and the guy went with it. When he > landed, he jumped up and yelled, "Whoa! That was *cool*!!" LOL, it was > the ultimate wave! lol. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> > I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on >> > speaking [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Bonnie They are beautiful kitties. Rescues, especially if you rescue them yourself, are the best cats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein > They are beautiful kitties. Rescues, especially if you rescue them > yourself, are the best cats! Aren't they, though! We took in a number of cats when our not so nice neighbors suddenly stopped feeding all the strays they had been feeding. These cats were not totally feral--they would handle them, feed them etc. but of course never neutered a one of them. They just stopped feeding them. We were asked by the owner of the property to take care of one of them, his cat before he moved (the neighbors were renters) and that is how we got Molly. There was a mom cat with 3 small kittens--she was quite skittish and wouldn't let us touch her. The kittens, however had been loved on by the neighbors' children and were ridiculously "tame". These same neighbors had a couple of dogs they just let roam and after being scared out of my wits one day thinking the kittens had been killed by the dog we brought the kittens inside. If I were doing it over now I would have done things differently, but I thought they were old enough to be weaned and away from their mom. We ended up keeping two of them--Hailey and Tortle. The other cats were dumped off on our property--Pandora was given up by her owner because she was pregnant (the owner, not Pandora.) So I have a very soft spot for strays. Bonnie > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. > - Robert Heinlein Bonnie, I'm so sorry that you lost your beloved Tortle. She was a beautiful cat in more ways than one! Thank you for telling us about her. She'll be fine and happy at the Rainbow Bridge and you will have wonderful and heart warming memories of her and your adventures. SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA >> They are beautiful kitties. Rescues, especially if you rescue them >> yourself, are the best cats! [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. >> - Robert Heinlein > Bonnie, I'm so sorry that you lost your beloved Tortle. She was a > beautiful cat in more ways than one! Thank you for telling us about her. > She'll be fine and happy at the Rainbow Bridge and you will have wonderful > and heart warming memories of her and your adventures. Thanks Charleen! She truly was a wonderful cat--I love all my cats but I do admit she had a special place in my heart. She will be joining several of my dear cats and a couple of dogs I have loved as well. I have to say this is the nicest, most supportive newsgroup I have seen--I want to thank all of you for the comforting words and thoughts (and purrs!) sent my way. Bonnie |
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