One Day Blog Silence

Scooby

Scooby is Shaggy's brother. They are from the same litter, though you would never know it to look at them. One thing that really distinguishes Scooby from Shaggy and Scout, besides being a tuxie, is that he can be let out into the yard without restraint. Shaggy used to be let out, until he took off down the street one day. Now he has to wear a harness and leash when he goes out. Scout was never let out, but he escaped one day and Scooby spotted him in the neighbor's yard and alerted Mom. Now Scout has a harness and leash, too. Scooby is content to stay in his own yard to patrol the grounds and sample the grass.

Scooby is the responsible one.
Mom can let him out and he won't run.
He stays in his yard,
Which isn't hard,
For there is much patrolling to be done.

Hiatus

I am going to have minor surgery to remove both big toenails permanently tomorrow morning, so there might be a small gap in the limericks. I have one ready for tomorrow, but the wells of inspiration have been a little low of late and I don't have any more written. I'll try to think up some more while I'm laid up and I'll be back soon.

Scout

Scout was a single kitty litter all by himself. SS&SMom saw him when he was only two days old and fell in love with him. When he was eight weeks old in 2005, he came to live with Shaggy and Scooby. Neither of them were particularly thrilled with this little bundle of energy, but they tolerated him, Shaggy more than Scooby. Scout wanted to play with the big kitties, but his idea of play often included tail pouncing, and still does, for that matter. Both Shaggy and Scooby will wrestle with Scout now, but sometimes it gets a little rough between Scooby and Scout. Then Shaggy steps in and puts stop to it. Also living in the house are a number of guinea pigs. Scooby and Shaggy have always ignored them, but Scout was very interested in them from the beginning. At first there were fears that he wanted to hunt them, but the most he has ever done is give one of them a little fwap on the head with his paw. The piggies don't like it, but it doesn't hurt them. It looks like Scout just wants to play, but he is never left alone with them unless the tops of their cages are securely on.

Scout likes to watch the piggies,
He plays with them, too, but it's no biggie.
He'll fwap a head,
It must be said,
But he has never harmed a single piggy.

Shaggy

This picture of Shaggy is about a year old, but he says he hasn't changed much. Shaggy and Scooby were adopted together in 2003 when they needed a new home. They are litter brothers, three years old at the time, and the person who cared for them wanted them to be together, but was having great difficulty finding someone who would take them both. SS&SMom stepped in and took them home with her. Scout joined them in 2005 as a tiny kitten, but more about that tomorrow. Shaggy is the Alpha Cat and steps in when Scooby and Scout get into a ruckus. Shaggy is also the most laid back of the three, tolerating and playing with Scout more than Scooby will. Shaggy loves going outside, even when it is very cold. He says he must be part Norwegian Forest cat. Sometimes, though, it gets too cold even for Shaggy. One night last winter, he was very insistent about going out and SS&SMom finally let him out, figuring that he would just sit on the porch for a little while, then come back in after a few minutes. This was most likely just what he wanted, but SS&SMom got busy with something and forgot about him. After 30 minutes, Scooby let Mom know that it was high time to let Shaggy back in, which she did. Shaggy let her know in no uncertain terms just how cold his little feet got.

Shaggy likes to go out in the cold.
His fur is thick and he is bold.
But once he was forgotten
And he shivered something rotten,
Until Scooby made it known that he was still out in the cold.

Iris

Iris is still just a baby girl. She is about 10 months old. Iris is a purebred Siamese and was adopted from a cattery by a family who soon found out that they were just too allergic to her to keep her and took her to the no-kill shelter where Mama Laura was helping out. Iris soon made it very clear to Mama Laura that she wanted Mama Laura to be her Mama. Iris came home with Mama Laura in November 2006 to live with Mu Shue Pooh King Cat and Lilly Lu. More than even Chicken Temptations, Iris loves to play. Well, she loves to pounce Mu Shue to make him move out of his sun chair so she can nap there, but she usually gets into minor trouble for that. Since Mu Shue doesn't want to play with her and Lilly Lu doesn't always want to play when Iris does, Iris plays with her toys. Unfortunately, the toys have the annoying habit of ending up under the couch where Iris can't get to them. There they stay until Mama Laura fishes them out again. As tiny as she is, Iris has a yowl that can be heard all over the house and, possibly, down the street.

                                        Iris's toys hide under the couch.
                                        It's enough to make her grouch.
                                               "Come out and play!"
                                               She likes to say,
                                        But the toys stay stubbornly under the couch.

Pixie

Pixie is Daisy the Curly Cat's older sister. She is quite a bit older, so she doesn't play with Daisy nearly as much as Daisy would like. She also has a heart condition, so she has to take it easy. She takes her medicine every day and is doing quite well. She has an unusual taste for a cat -- she loves bananas.

If you give Pixie a banana to eat,
She'll gobble it up, just like a treat.
She munches it down
With never a frown.
Isn't our Pixie just too sweet?