glen frey the cat
has made a pretty easy transition
to being indoors
once again
and his
homecoming is complete,
though i’m thinking
i may have to send him outside again
for just a bit.
—
image credit: googleimages, hankin
Aug12
Tag Archives: cat
Aug11
yeti.
yeti, in the wild.
—
just before i left for my trip
one daughter and her family
were moving from one house to another
waiting for a closing date
so
i turned over my tiny cottage to
one daughter
one son in law
two grandies
two in-laws
two cats
and
two hives of bees.
—
i
then
moved
into
another
daughter’s apartment
with
one daughter
two grandies
and
glen frey the cat not the rock star
as he was afraid of
other cats and people and bees.
and
besides
there was
no way
my cottage could hold
any more people or other creatures.
—
my third daughter
stayed put
in her usual home
with
one son-in-law
two grandies
and
one giant cat.
—
while staying at my daughter’s
glen frey jumped through her screen one day
and took off into the woods
we tried and tried to get him to return
but he just ran deeper into the trees
we called him, looked for him
we left out food and water
and finally one day
he began to emerge
for breakfast and dinner
and
quickly left again
without as much as a nod
before speeding off
into the wild once more.
—
upon my return
it was time to try to capture
the elusive woodland cat
who’d been living as a yeti
camouflaged
elusive
wild
deep in the trees
and my mission was to
bring him home once more.
we staked him out
during his most popular
evening feeding time
and sure enough
he showed up
but
as i approached him
he seemed to recognize me
yet
he ran back into the woods
always staying just beyond my reach
then
i saw him peeking out at me
and
he slowly returned
he must have remembered
and as i
offered him my hand
he began to purr
turned his back
i grabbed him
he yelled
it took two of us to wrestle him
we wrapped him in a blanket
put him in the giant cat/yeti carrier
and
i carried him off for home
with him yelling all the way
it felt like i had kidnapped
a reluctant member of bigfoot’s cult
and
he was not happy to say the least.
he stayed up all night yelling
yet
in the morning
he was resting
and
he’d found his spot at home once more.
—
i’ll never know
about his yeti days
and his time on the lam
spent with woodland creatures
and
wild adventures
of all kinds.
he’ll probably never tell.
glen frey, in his home again.
—
(along with the rest of the family, the other cats,
and the bees, all in their homes again)
—
“there is precious little in civilization to appeal to a yeti.”
– sir edmund hillary
Jun12
dark shadows.
i woke up in the middle of the night
to loud screaming
coming from
glen frey the cat not the rocker
who was downstairs
in my living room
shrieking
not like
a cat
but like a rocker
being attacked by something
i
carefully
crept
down
the
stairs
tiptoeing
expecting to find him
in a death match
with a
massive rabid opossum
or
grizzly bear
or?
as i got closer
i saw who he was
running from
and
terrified of
and
his enemy
was his own shadow.
running and running and running
in a circle
it was
chasing him
nonstop
he was terrified
running for his own survival
i shut off the lights
called his name
pet him
talked to him
after a while
he calmed down
finally
he laid down
exhausted
heart pounding
i thought about
the many things
that he might have
had to endure
before he was rescued
and
understood
that it all felt very real to him
as if those things were happening to him all over again
but now
he was home
and
he was safe once more.
—
“everything that we see is a shadow
cast by that which we do not see.”
– martin luther king, jr.
—
credits: universal pictures, google images
Apr25
comfortable.
rescue glen frey the cat not the rockstar
is beginning to get comfortable.
he still eats like a mafioso
facing the door
always on his guard
and
we still startle each other
if either of us enters a room too fast
but
he doesn’t run away and hide
as much anymore
and even
hangs around a bit longer each day
scooting off to his safe spot
when he needs to
but
he talks to me loudly
and
lets me brush him now
and purrs
and tips over
and
even has bedtime habits.
at 10:30 each night
he climbs into his cushiony basket
where his stuffed kitty friend
awaits him
high atop
the window bench with a view of outside.
for a guy who’s had a hard and uncertain life
he seems to be settling in just fine.
—
if it’s the right chair,
it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.
-robert de niro
Apr5
glen enters, stage left.
i decided it was time to find a cat
who needed to be part of a family.
i searched all over
to find
a cat who decided it was time to find a family
who needed a cat to be part of it.
we found each other
in a small cat rescue home
with a few cats and a few dedicated women
who worked tirelessly
to find the cats and the families
their perfect matches.
that is how i met glen.
his story was sad.
he was found abandoned at an elementary school.
a child took him home
his family took him to a shelter
where he was put in a room
with feral cats
and
ganged up on
had part of his ear bitten off.
then put in a small cage for his safety.
a kindly vet noticed and asked the rescuers
to come and get him
for
he’s a big boy
who’s actually
a domesticated cat
who didn’t know what to do
and had no home.
they named him ‘glen’
after glen frye of the eagles
who died on the day
he was found
and given a second chance on life.
he’s now glen frye the cat not the rocker
and
he moved in yesterday.
glen’s a bit shy and scared
but he’s coming around
and loves to be petted
and purrs and tips over
if you let him come to you
and
and he feels safest up high.
but he came down the steps today
all the way to the bottom
and he’s slowly
learning to trust again.
the grandies came over to meet glen
my daughter made him a special basket and cushion
we’re all so happy to have him.
and he seems to really enjoy music.
Nov5
happy trails, nacho.
and
as suddenly as
nacho the cat not the food
stepped into our lives
and became family
he has exited once more.
–
last night he slept
calm and close
purring and cuddling
warm fur soft and gentle.
tonight it will be quiet.
–
we are made better
for having known him
and
he’ll be
remembered for
his sense of humor
his friendly ways
and
his love of life.
we will all miss him dearly.
–
adios amigo.
until we meet again.
—
“there is no death. only a change of worlds.”
– chief seattle
Aug14
always the cat remains a little beyond the limits we try to set for him in our blind folly. – andre norton
i have such a great assistant
nacho the cat not the food
takes his place
plops down
right in the middle
of the stones of lake superior
and
works hard
to help me
solve the puzzle
moving pieces
bumping my hand
meowing bright ideas
then it all just becomes a bit too exhausting
so why move
when you can just flop over
and blend in?
his work is done here.
Jun18
“sometimes it’s best to hide in plain sight.” ― david estes
where’s nacho?
Jun10
in nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. – michel de montaigne
nacho the cat not the food
decided to head outside
just before a huge rainstorm
and chose to
stay outside
not his usual response
to iffy weather
when he’d come inside
to stay warm and dry and safe
watching from the window
but not today
he opted for
living life on the edge
when i called him
there was
no familiar meow
finally
i had to go to bed
i left my window open
to listen for his cry
with every downpour
i worried about him more
like a teenager
breaking curfew
a bit mad and a bit worried
at the same time
on this hot night
no magical white noise fan for me
to better hear him
couldn’t sleep
when i thought of all of
the possible scenarios
had a dry towel waiting
kept tossing and turning
finally at the bewitching hour
of 3am
i heard his tiny meow
ran downstairs
opened the door
only to see him standing there
dry and warm and fluffy
he strolled in
like nothing unusual had happened
and looked at me
as if to say
“what?”
went to his bowl
scarfed down his food
we both laid down
went to sleep
i didn’t ask any questions
and he didn’t explain
we have a mutual
‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy
between us.
—
happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never come. but if you pay not attention to it and go about your business, you’ll find it rubbing against your legs and jumping into your lap.
– william bennett
May29
to say what your disguise is would be foolish. john mcAfee
i realized
after leaving this note
just how strong
nacho the cat not the food’s
potato fetish
has become.
when it comes to the point
that i feel the need
to disguise a raw potato
so that he does not sneak off with it
secreting it away
for his eating pleasure
things may have gotten out of hand
and
someone has a problem
but i’m not saying any names.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 