Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat

Street Seens 47: Forget OWS! Check Out Occupy Sage Park!

Recently Daddy had learned, from a County Park Ranger, of a park, in Anaheim, that had a colony of Feral Cats.

So he decided to investigate. :-D

Sage Park, in Anaheim, is a small park.

When Daddy visited it, yesterday, he discovered that a corner of the property, in the northeast part by the baseball diamond, was Feline Territory.

When he got there he interrupted one of the Cats at lunch!

The Cat had hid in the bushes in the first picture, and when Daddy got close it made a run for the riverbed.

It soon became obvious that at least some of the colony lived in the concrete drainage canal, among the rocks, and drainage pipes, that empty into the river, and are very comfortable in this environment, nimbly roaming among the boulders.

What happens, and where they go, when it rains, and a river runs thru the area, is anyones guess.

 

Street Seens 46: You Lookin' at Me?

Yesterday Daddy was on West St., in Anaheim, on his way to a park where he heard that a colony of feral Cats occupied a corner of the place, when he spotted a Cat in a yard.

Tough Guy? Tough Gal?

Just passing through, or protecting its domain?

The Cat With No Name wasn't talking. :-D

NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

Street Seens 45: Bike Trail User Interrupted?

A few weeks ago, Daddy Kiril walked along a newly opened stretch of Walking/Biking Trail, in Anaheim, between Taft, and Lincoln Aves., along the west side of the Santa Ana River.

He enjoyed the trail so much that, when he began to ride his bike again, this week, for the first time since he broke his ankle investigating a Black Cat in a ditch near our apartment, last May, he decided to pay the trail another visit last evening.

Of course, he encountered a Black Cat.... :-D

As he exited the trail at the South St. Gate, because access to the final part of the trail had been locked by a Park Ranger due to it being 5pm, he saw a young Black Cat jogging down the street toward him.

When the Cat saw Daddy get off his bike, and reach for his camera, the Cat leaped a short wall in a nearby front yard, and hid briefly in a bush.

Daddy sat on the wall, and invited the Cat over for a chat.

The Cat came over, and walked in a circle, checking Daddy out, before coming close, and silently letting him give it a thorough Chin Scritching. :-D

After a couple of minutes the Cat got up, and walked a bit along the wall, sat again, and looked longingly out toward the gate, and trail.

After another couple of minutes the Cat stood up, and jogged back down the street, in the direction from which it came.

Stray Cat?

Neighborhood Cat?

Why was it so interested in the trail?

Daddy has no answers because the Cat, while friendly, was not the talkative sort, and kept its thoughts to itself.

NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

Street Seens 44: Two Cats in Old Towne Orange

Good evening Felinity Assembled!

Daddy Kiril was walking about on the streets in, and near, Old Towne Orange,  on Sunday afternoon, when he encountered two Cats, within an hour of each other, and about 5 blocks apart. :-D

Yes, a young Black Cat, not in a ditch this time, so no risk of breaking the other ankle!

This one was spotted among some bushes on the north side of a sandwhich shop on Glassell, at Maple, a block north of the Circle.

A friendly Kitty, he said, but easily spooked if Daddy moved too quickly.

Daddy encountered a much friendlier Kitty a few blocks on the south side of the Circle, on Orange, between Chapman & Washington...

Street Seens 43: After Chrissymouse Walk in the Park

Good evening Felinity Assembled!

We are just a week away from celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of this blog, so we are getting the week, leading up, off with a bang!

We invite everyone to stop by, and help us celebrate on Sunday, New Year's Day....

Daddy Kiril spent a couple of hours sitting at a picnic table, near a walking trail, at Craig Regional Park, in brea, this afternoon, and had a surprising encounter.

There he was, reading his book when, behind him on the trail, he heard a plaintive meow.

A Leash Lion taking its Humans out for Walkies!

Walking toward Daddy, and ahead of the couple being walked by their Dog, the Lady Human had been instructed to let the Cat out of her arms, and onto the path.

The Cat turned toward the Dog, sat on its haunches, loudly calling to it, and the Dog responded.

This , of course, caused another Dog to come over to the Cat, who had decided to lay down, and get comfortable, since its Canine companion was, um, still busy. :-D

What it said to Dog 2 was too low for Daddy to hear, however.

Turns out the Cat was a 3 year old Tom, named Jerry, who learned to love the leash a year ago.

His Humans said he enjoys going out on the leash, but not in a stroller.

Interesting.

As for the conversation from the 1st picture, that will be explained here:

Seen and Heard 19: After Chrissymouse Walk in the Park. :-D

NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

 

 

Street Seens 42: The Latest Feral Where We Live

Good afternoon Felinity Assembled!

It's been almost 2 months since Daddy last spotted a Cat for this series.

Low, & behold, our latest find in on the grounds of our apartment complex! ;-D

The other day Daddy was walking toward our garage, on the other side of the complex from our apartment, when he saw a black Cat dart behind a bush.

He went back to the apartment, and got his camera and, luckily the cat was still there.

When Daddy went over, and lay down on the sidewalk for a better picture, so you could see the Cat had a white chest, the cat got up, and decided to head off somewhere else. ;-D

A neighbor man passing by, at that moment, told Daddy the Cat has been around for weeks, and his wife will occasionally feed him, and even tried to take him in, but he apparently would have none of that idea.

Daddy asked if anyone had thought to catch the Cat, and take him around the block to the County Shelter, but it apparently hadn't occured to them to attempt that.

NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

Street Seens 41: National Feral Cat Day 2011 Edition

 Today is National Feral Cat Day!

This annual event is coordinated by Alley Cat Allies as a way to raise awareness about feral cats, promote Trap-Neuter-Return, and recognize the millions of compassionate Americans who care for them.

Each year cat welfare groups and cat lovers across the country plan events to help educate people in their communities about feral cats and TNR.

This year there are over 300 events expected to occur in all 50 states!

Check out the Official Website, here!

As for Daddy, and I, this day has a special meaning, on 2 accounts:

MAXIMUS: A Feral Feline I Once Knew - Daddy, & I, Would Like Your Thoughts

And, of course, our dear Elvira Mistress of Felinity who, we feel sure, might have ended up on the street, herself, due to the neglect of her previous Humans, if she hadn't found her way to our doorstep, last year.

Today also marks the first Street Seens entry since early April!

When Daddy broke his ankle in May the opportunity for him to take photos, out, and about, sort, of, um, took a powder for a while. ;-D

Once he was able to get about, in a reasonable manner, on his crutches, and later, just a brace, he began to keep an eye out but, thru the summer he saw no Cats.

Finally, on an evening walk, last Sunday, along the Santiago Creek Trail, next to Hart Park, in Orange, he finally saw a Cat!

Unless the Cat has a collar he can never be sure if its a House Cat with an Outdoor Life, or a local Feral, and because this one was seen strolling thru the parking area of an apartment complex, and the location was next to fences that are along the trail, on the north side, and next to the park, on the west side, who knows.

The Cat was well groomed, and confident of its surroundings, in no hurry to get to where it was going.

 NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

By the way, Daddy wants you to know that he's not forgotten about our other series...Seen & Heard: Critters With Cats on the Brain (The last one of those was in December!!)

Street Seens 40: East of Old Town Garden Grove

 

Daddy was out, and about, on his bicycle, in Garden Grove on Saturday, and encountered several Cats within several blocks of each other in a residential neighborhood between Euclid Ave. & Harbor Blvd.

The first one was sitting in the walkway near the front door of a house where some work was being done in the yard.

Unsure whether the Cat lived there, and if the Cat had been engaged in the work, & was taking a break, or was a Day Laborer awaiting payment, and possibly an illegal too boot, and not just your typical Citizen Stray, Daddy kept his distance. ;-D

 

This one appears to definitely be a Stray...

 

A wary one, at that. ;-D

 

This one was hanging out in its own yard and, when Daddy pulled up to the curb and took out his camera...it came up, quite bold, and friendly, and let Daddy pet it.

 

Street Seens 39: Can You Spot the Orange Cats?

This morning, and afternoon, Daddy rode his bike to my Vet, in Orange, to get a new supply of my Arthritis Glyco-Flex Chews, and while doing so saw some Cats.

The first, & 3rd, photos were near Old Towne, and the 2nd was in the north part of town.

 

 

 

 NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.

Street Seens 38: The First Sightings of the New Year!

During the first month & a half of the new year Daddy saw a few Cats on the streets, but didn't have his camera with him to capture the encounter.

Then, on February 13th, in a neighborgood of Santa Ana, Northeast of Bristol & 17th, he saw 2. ;-D

Thanks to a man Daddy met, who lived on the street, he was able to get their stories. ;-D

 

This ManCat is a Stray Cat, well known on the block, though no-one is sure where he hangs out.

 

Every morning, like clockwork, he appears, and makes his way to a certain house on the street...

 

 

On this particular morning a very old Orange Tabby, named Abby, who lives at the home between the man Daddy met, and the place the Stray was visiting, sauntered out to the curb, and watched the other Cat walk over to the neighbor house.

The man could only say that Abby was at least 15 years old, because he was not certain of her age.

 

The Stray walked up onto the porch, carefully looked around at Daddy watching him, and then...

 

 

Settled down to wait for breakfast.

 

 

You see, the Lady who lives there sets a bowl of Dry Food out for any Cats who may come by. ;-D

NOTE: For more from the Daddy Cam see the Archive! - Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam.