I just had to post this thread because I don't know if I want to cry or laugh. I am actually doing both :lol3: !!!!!!!!! First off, Boo Boo has been missing since June 
about the time Willow showed up. I figured Willow was chasing everyone away . Boo was best friends with Yogi 
and I figured that what ever got Yogi got Boo Boo. Dixie has been missing since September..... It was not too unusual for her to go missing for days at a time, but not for week's and week's.
Just to clarify for those reading who don't know the history. I am sure that Boo Boo and Willow are Dixie's son's... from last year's litter. Yogi if you remember from last winter, was the dad and protector of the kittens (including Avery, Pixie, and Magilla sister's of Boo and Willow) Avery, Pixie and Magilla I socialized and they are in wonderful, loving homes and doing incredibly well 
. Boo Boo and Willow are twins, identical, both long-haired black/tan tabbies. Just gorgeous boys. For sometime, I thought I was seeing only one cat, as I never saw them together, until one day last May. :lol3: Out came the trap yet again.
The last few week's I have only seen Willow. I accepted the fact that the other's were not coming back, ever. Just last week, mid-day, I saw that HUGE coyote trotting through the yard again. This coyote is the biggest one I have ever seen. Strong, healthy and tough looking, and floated over the ground with ease. He really is a beauty - but I blamed him for my feral's disappearance. I would warn Willow to stay close to the deck, feralvilla and feeding station.
This afternoon, I was looking out the bedroom window, it is a beautiful sunny day. Right outside the window is the feral Villa and the feeding station. I moved the villa and feeding station closer to the house for the winter. Heated water bowl and heating pad are not inside the villa too. I looked down at the villa and DIXIE is sunning herself on the roof of the villa
My mouth dropped open. She was laying there like a queen bee. THEN out of the villa came BOO BOO, licking his chops after enjoying lunch :lol3: Boo sat down and started to clean himself after his meal. Dixie and Boo Boo look wonderful. Beautiful bright eyes, thick furry coats, and in excellent weight and condition. Of course, they didn't see me peeking. I get on the chair by the window and peek through the upper part of the blinds. THey just look in the window at my cat's looking at them. So I can get a good look at them :nod: I will start putting out much more food now. Twice daily. Early morning then mid afternoon. I ran some more warm canned food out. Came in and watched from the window, they went in the villa to eat
Willow came sauntering out of the woods towards them and sat down, looked in the window as if to say "Hey, where is MINE' !!!!!!! Wllow acted like he has seen them every day for week's :dk:.... I know they have been gone, where I do not know... They would always show themselves to me and would not have hidden for month's like this from me. I haven't a clue. I would love to put on one of those radar collars like they use for the lions on TV to do research on their lives. :rofl:
I am just beaming with smiles today. It is unbelievable that they are here again. Part of me wonder's - YOGI 
but I know in my heart, deep in my heart, he is at the bridge.
Just a couple of week's ago I had a dream :9:. A short dream. Five cat's above sitting on the edge of the roof side by side. Two were brown tabbies :dk: Don't know any feral brown tabbies.... The other three were Dixie, Boo Boo and Yogi. I woke with tears on my face a little. I thought somehow that was a message to me that they were at the bridge all together. Guess that was wrong 
p.s. Guess I will keep a lookout for two short-haired brown tabbies in need of TNR.....
about the time Willow showed up. I figured Willow was chasing everyone away . Boo was best friends with Yogi and I figured that what ever got Yogi got Boo Boo. Dixie has been missing since September..... It was not too unusual for her to go missing for days at a time, but not for week's and week's. Just to clarify for those reading who don't know the history. I am sure that Boo Boo and Willow are Dixie's son's... from last year's litter. Yogi
if you remember from last winter, was the dad and protector of the kittens (including Avery, Pixie, and Magilla sister's of Boo and Willow) Avery, Pixie and Magilla I socialized and they are in wonderful, loving homes and doing incredibly well . Boo Boo and Willow are twins, identical, both long-haired black/tan tabbies. Just gorgeous boys. For sometime, I thought I was seeing only one cat, as I never saw them together, until one day last May. :lol3: Out came the trap yet again. The last few week's I have only seen Willow. I accepted the fact that the other's were not coming back, ever. Just last week, mid-day, I saw that HUGE coyote trotting through the yard again. This coyote is the biggest one I have ever seen. Strong, healthy and tough looking, and floated over the ground with ease. He really is a beauty - but I blamed him for my feral's disappearance. I would warn Willow to stay close to the deck, feralvilla and feeding station.
This afternoon, I was looking out the bedroom window, it is a beautiful sunny day. Right outside the window is the feral Villa and the feeding station. I moved the villa and feeding station closer to the house for the winter. Heated water bowl and heating pad are not inside the villa too. I looked down at the villa and DIXIE is sunning herself on the roof of the villa
My mouth dropped open. She was laying there like a queen bee. THEN out of the villa came BOO BOO, licking his chops after enjoying lunch :lol3: Boo sat down and started to clean himself after his meal. Dixie and Boo Boo look wonderful. Beautiful bright eyes, thick furry coats, and in excellent weight and condition. Of course, they didn't see me peeking. I get on the chair by the window and peek through the upper part of the blinds. THey just look in the window at my cat's looking at them. So I can get a good look at them :nod: I will start putting out much more food now. Twice daily. Early morning then mid afternoon. I ran some more warm canned food out. Came in and watched from the window, they went in the villa to eat Willow came sauntering out of the woods towards them and sat down, looked in the window as if to say "Hey, where is MINE' !!!!!!! Wllow acted like he has seen them every day for week's :dk:.... I know they have been gone, where I do not know... They would always show themselves to me and would not have hidden for month's like this from me. I haven't a clue. I would love to put on one of those radar collars like they use for the lions on TV to do research on their lives. :rofl:
I am just beaming with smiles today.
It is unbelievable that they are here again. Part of me wonder's - YOGI but I know in my heart, deep in my heart, he is at the bridge. Just a couple of week's ago I had a dream :9:. A short dream. Five cat's above sitting on the edge of the roof side by side. Two were brown tabbies :dk: Don't know any feral brown tabbies.... The other three were Dixie, Boo Boo and Yogi
. I woke with tears on my face a little. I thought somehow that was a message to me that they were at the bridge all together. Guess that was wrong p.s. Guess I will keep a lookout for two short-haired brown tabbies in need of TNR
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.... yes, caring for these feral's takes a toll on our hearts!!! We even have fox - but I have not seen the fox much lately. I wonder if that huge coyote has chased the fox away or worse - got to the two fox babies I saw over the summer 
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