Mistrie Rose

Here is a picture of Mistrie Rose looking in the window last January. Mistrie just showed up at the house in the Big Piney Woods and took up residence under the deck in the summer of 2004. Now she has two beds under the deck and two blankets in the woodshed to sleep in. She still prefers to live outside, though she did come into the house briefly a month or so ago. She has become very friendly to CalicoMom Toni, coming up to her for petting when Toni takes out her food and water. She got the Rose in her name from the color of her nose.

There is a beautful cat named Mistrie Rose.
She has the cutest little pink nose.
She has thick, warm fur,
Which is good for her,
Because she lives outside, where the cold wind blows.

Beau Beau

Beau suggested that I write limericks for Beau Beau and Angie. Here's Beau Beau and Angie is coming up soon. Beau Beau was adopted from Meridian Humane Society as a kitten. He claimed his Dad right away and the rest is history. Beau Beau is a fun-loving cat with a very expressive face. He gives high fives for treats. Last November Beau Beau went in for his physical and booster shots and got put on a diet. The picture is his reaction to seeing what his meals would be like.

Beau Beau had to go on a diet.
He didn't even want to try it.
What little food was there
In his bowl made him stare.
It will take lots of treats to make his tum quiet.

Precious Flower

CalicoMom Toni found Precious Flower in the woods about a mile from the house in late August 2006. Apparently she was dumped because she was pregnant or had just had her kittens. She was starving, but the two kittens appeared healthy. The kittens disappeared after Toni captured Precious. There are other houses in the vicinity and hopefully the kittens found a home in one or two of them. Precious spent a few days in the shed until she could be checked out by a vet and Toni could be sure that she wouldn't be bringing in any parasites or diseases into the house. When she was cleared, she moved right in and made herself at home. Since then she has spent a lot of time trying to get Patches to play with her.

Precious Flower wants to play with Patches,
But Patches only wants to play in snatches.
Precious plans to pounce;
Patches threatens to trounce.
Precious waits until a new plan hatches.

Patches

Patches was the first cat to be adopted by CalicoMom Toni in the Big Piney Woods and she takes her role as #1 cat seriously. She was a bit suspicious of Mittens when she first came, but got used to her quickly. It took Patches a bit longer to get used to Precious when she first came, probably because Precious was still mostly kitten and is still much more active than Patches was used to. Recently the house in the Big Piney Woods was visited by a pair of Meezer kittens. Patches greeted one of them at first, then decided she was better off upstairs with Mittens.

Patches is the Lady in Charge.
The others obey her, by and large.
If she wants to play,
Then it's OK.
Otherwise it's safer not to charge.

Midnight

Beau suggested that I write limericks for Grr, Midnight and Cocoa. I had already written the one for Grr, but here is Midnight and Cocoa will be coming up soon. Grr, Midnight and Cocoa are siblings born to a feral mother in an abandoned car. They were all rescued and now the three siblings all live together. In the summer, Midnight has the least fur of the three, but this last winter, Midnight grew a winter accessory that she hadn't ever grown before.

See the red ruff that Midnight grew.
How she did it she never knew.
It kept her warm,
And was a charm-
Ing winter outfit, all fresh and new.

Suzanne

As promised, here is a limerick for Suzanne. Suzanne is a tiny, shy kitty who is 15 1/2 years old and weighs just under five pounds. She has lived with her Mama since she was a kitten. She has kidney problems, but she and her Mama, Toni, have worked out a special diet for her and she seems to be holding her own. Keep your paws and fingers crossed for her. She has a younger brother, Benjamin 2, who is only 3. He looks a lot like Prince Muddy Paws, but he recently got a lion cut because of his tangled fur. All three of them get along very well. The name of their blog is Under the Bed.

Suzanne is a kitty who is very shy.
She goes under the bed when people drop by.
But her Mom she will hug
When they get all snug
In the bed to sleep while the stars light the sky.

Gree

Gree and Pepi were originally "owned" by people who didn't take very good care of them. They were left outside all the time and not fed much. Then these people moved away and left the two cats on their own. Mom Robyn took over responsibility for them completely, as she had already been feeding them every day. This last winter it got really cold and Gree and Pepi were allowed into the sun room, then the rest of the house. By mid-winter, they were staying in all the time. When the weather started to warm up again, Gree was a bit dismayed to discover that she wasn't allowed outside any more. She has adjusted to the situation now, though.

                                    Gree is a cat who likes to roam.
                                    She visits Mistrie, far from home.
                                            She now lives inside,
                                            But she likes to glide
                                    Through the Big Piney Woods, far from home.