Re: OT: grass for Cats
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: grass for Cats
- From: J* B*
- Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 08:02:50 -0400
From: James Brooks <hirundo@tricon.net>
At 12:54 AM 5/28/99 PDT, you wrote:
>From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>
>> > One of those wierd little terracotta things which you cover with
>> >seeds, water regularly, and they grow green 'hair' perhaps??
>>
>>Jan,
>> Chia Pet???
>
>That's the one. Really quite cute, until the cats have knocked it into the
>kitchen sink a number of times, and broken things with it!
>cheers, Jan
That's just the cat's way of telling you it would rather be outdoors. I
think one of the reasons I have abandoned the social companionship of
birdwatchers for that of irisarians is that birdwatchers have such a low
opinion of cats, whereas irisarians realize there is no better companion
while doing the drudgery of weeding than having a cat's paw appear through
the fan in a playful swat. Useful predators of meadow voles, and willing
fertilizer of freshly cultivated and weeded soil, I think it is no
coincidence that so many growers of iris and other things are including
photos of their cats in their catalogs.
I have long observed that cats and dogs both have personalities that tend
to reflect that of their human, and if birdwatchers feel that cats are
heartless predators, that tells me something about them.
(For the record, my cat is lovable and well adjusted, greets most garden
visitors - when not engaged in his required 20 hours of sleep per day - and
fellow irisarians by presenting his head for a rub, and usually accepts
them totally by rolling on his back and daring them to pet his belly.). In
my one man, one cat operation, he carries the title of Operations
Supervisor. Of course, photos will be available on my web site soon.
James Brooks
Jonesborough, TN
hirundo@tricon.net
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