The Adventures of Cato, Tara and Jasmine

Tara....we have an abandoned barn like that in a place where we walk - no rats but lots of feral kitties!

The bottles on display in the allotment plots........they must have a reason?  Maybe they just use them for hand watering......or mixing up fertilizer and just store them on the posts.  Inquiring minds want to know........

That was quite an adventure.....I can see why you plopped down for a nap when you got back!

Oh, such good prime hunting land Cato, I just know you were a very happy boy. Had a good chuckle about the corn clamp..never heard it called that, reminded me of a giant slug ...tip toe and don't wake it was smart 

The hanging bottles in the allotment is to scare away birds that might eat seedlings or tender shoots..the reflection suppose to scare birds....we use to do similar but with aluminium pie plates and it works too

You should have went in the barn Tara....all sorts of sniffy stuff in barns

2 hours ago, PipsMom said:

Oh, such good prime hunting land Cato, I just know you were a very happy boy. Had a good chuckle about the corn clamp..never heard it called that, reminded me of a giant slug ...tip toe and don't wake it was smart 

The hanging bottles in the allotment is to scare away birds that might eat seedlings or tender shoots..the reflection suppose to scare birds....we use to do similar but with aluminium pie plates and it works too

You should have went in the barn Tara....all sorts of sniffy stuff in barns

I wondered about that........we often see strips of foil here and there - usually in tall crops like corn or fruit/nut trees.  Also.......there is an old-fashioned thing I don't see done much anymore where you fill up an empty milk jugs with water and place them around the perimeter of your yard to keep dogs from peeing.  Don't think that one worked!  Though my Sophie is scared to death of things like plastic bags caught on a bush or fence and flapping around.

Lol, never heard that one about milk jugs of water...a odd one alright 

Haha the gate thing made me laugh. Wish I had been there too. 

I love the picture of you both fast asleep 

Holy Cow! It's true Marlene but ammonia or moth balls are added to the water and the smell repels the dog

http://www.ehow.com/info_10065356_people-put-milk-jugs-lawns.html

What a wonderful walk, loved seeing around grandmas and grandpas! Bet grandpa did have a time with your stopping and  sniffing! Loved the fence story, that was great, could just picture it!!  and loved seeing your sleepy pic, looks like a great day was had by all! 

1 hour ago, PipsMom said:

Holy Cow! It's true Marlene but ammonia or moth balls are added to the water and the smell repels the dog

http://www.ehow.com/info_10065356_people-put-milk-jugs-lawns.html

Well Ok then -  it seems there is a reasonable reason for putting out milk jugs on your front lawn........I suppose you probably have to leave the tops off the jugs so that the nasty fumes can find their way out.

Stoopid California people who think just the filled-with-water-jug will do!  

I tried using moth balls here and there on my front porch to deter the birds from nesting while we are gone to Oregon.  I would NEVER trash/remove eggs on my property.....but I WOULD try to keep them from nesting on my front porch, in my plants and my porch decorations.  I tried the moth balls for two years but they dissipate and are no longer useful after a short time.  I had a wreath on my porch where Robins were nesting (as beautiful as they are) making a mess.  Before the nesting season started I put mothballs on that wreath - next time I checked there were eggs laid on top of the moth balls.  BAD BIRDIE MAMA!

Robins are the stupidest birds for placing nests. 

When I was a kid we had a robin nest 18 inches off the ground on a half used sack of coal in the passage 8 feet from the back door.  My father was actually fetching coal twice daily.

a cat got the whole nest AND the parents

 

I have a very prolific white tree rose out back.  Every winter when I prune it back I find a Robin's nest in there........wonder if it's the same Mama?  I usually find a child or a teacher to give it to.......the wonders of nature!

@CrinklyHow precious the last picture is of Cato sleeping on his back