Feeling Out Of Place

Icy and the girls wish you a safe New Year's Eve.

Joe

He don't smell like I thought he would.

Hope You're Enjoying the Holidays

Icy and Bootsy hope you are all having a safe and fun holiday season.

Happy Holidays from Icy and Bootsy

Nessa's Story

Nessa was writing a story, but she hasn't workied on it for a year. Just for fun, Icy and Bootsy made a cartoon of the last chapter she wrote. Her last chapter of the story is at:
http://vanessasstorytime.blogspot.com/2008/01/003-005-escape.html Her regular blog is in the sidebar.

Happy Holidays

from Icy and Bootsy

It's deja vu again

...and again and again and again...

Icy Feels Bad

Icy is getting old and she feels bad. She has trouble walking and it is difficult for her to go up and down the one step to go outside. She doesn't stay out very long. She just doesn't feel like posing for pictures much, so I went over to Phantasm Park and got a picture of Joan of Ark and Sir Lancelot. Icy couldn't go. She just sleeps most of the time and has trouble going from one room to another. But she enjoys the cat. They lay together a lot.

I Want Rabbit Rabbit

Original photo is HERE

Unwelcomed Guests

There are some creatures in Icy's Domain that she doesn't really appreciate.

Rabbit Rabbit in the backyard

Icy likes to watch the pink rabbit hop around in the backyard.

I'm Only Napping, Guys

Getting old can be scary when you just take a nap and the Grim Reaper and Devil come to check you out.

Mediator

Icy is the senior citizen of the yard and is often called upon to settle disputes among the denizens of her domain.

11 Years of Blogging

We first posted a picture of Icy and Dusty in Oct. 1997. Lately I've been trying to learn how to make animated movies and practicing on the Growing Up Lammy blog. While Icy and I were out celebrating at Ugly Grace's bar, a friend, Flowering Kudzu, got up on the bar and danced and sang us a song.

Hello Neighbor

Bootsy watches the cat from next door, which was born about the same time. These two are not directly related, but the daddy of the yellow one was one of the fathers of Turdy, Bootsy's turtle-shell brother. Mama Noname Cat had sex with both Midnight and Morris within minutes and one of the eggs was fertilized by two different sperm. Cats are peculiar like that, maybe. And maybe not. Midnight had a yellow sub-coat, so he might have been like a brother to Morris or something. There's a solid black cat that comes around often that is the same age (6 months) as Bootsy. Icy says, Who cares?

Enough Is Enough!

"I've had it with you, Bootsy! You're gonna stop chasing me, or else! See?"

Something In Common

Icy and Bootsy get along very well, considering they are dog and cat. But they have something in common. Icy recently lost her daddy, Dusty, and Bootsy has lost two brothers, Turdy and Mr. Gray. So they console each other when they feel down with sorrow and grief.

Visit From The Devil

TLP, Tan Lucy Pez, said she missed the Devil who had a blog for a while, so he came by and asked Icy if he could give a shout-out to TLP.

Stressed Out

Some days you wonder if you're going to make it through the week.

Rabbit Rabbit or Mouse Mouse?

The mouse dons a disguise to fool Bootsy.

Fly On Her Nose

I didn't notice when I took the picture, but there is a fly on Icy's nose. I just noticed it as I was looking at some pics I took yesterday. You may have to click on the picture to enlarge it to really see it. I just thought it was amusing. Sort of. But maybe not for Icy.

Upper Bunk

When you are the youngest, you take the upper bunk.

Icy's Slide Show

Icy complained that this is her blog and she wanted some of her pictures posted.

Windy

It got a little windy last Sunday, but we were very lucky that it only blew down two limbs from the tree and didn't do any structural damage. There was a lot of serious damage in the area. The electricity was off for five days because the electric company crews were down in Texas helping where the hurricane first came inland. We just got the wind, no rain, after it traveled inland a thousand miles. It makes us realize how devastating it must have been when it first hit shore in Texas.

Dusty Doggy's Grave

For some strange reason that I don't understand, our cat, Bootsy, likes to use Dusty Doggy's grave site to go potty.

Getting Fit

A neighbor came by to give Icy some advice about getting physically fit and staying healthy in her old age.

Doug Recites Poem Underwater

I was joking with Doug and called his poem The Onionville Chronicles instead of Unionville, saying it made me cry. He replied saying it should be read underwater. So here is Doug reciting the last canto of his epic poem underwater. You can sample a little of it, but to hear his original reading, click here to go to the post on Waking Ambrose.

Rainy Day

It has finally rained and cooled things off around here. I got out my old movie camera and went across the street to take a picture of the house in the rain, but one of those nutty girls next door saw me taking a movie and ran out in the street to show off!

We Have Relatives We Don't Know About

A young black cat comes by to visit Icy and Bootsy. We haven't seen this one before, but it must be one of the kids of Midnight, the big black cat that is the father of Bootsy.

From the Archive

Here's a post from a few years ago.

Good Luck Dance - Rabbit Rabbit

Good luck and enjoy the fall! It's our most favorite season of the year.

Rabbit Rabbit

Good Luck!

Friend or Dinner

Bootsy does some serious thinking before making a decision.

Visitor

The Alien Guy's mother came by for a visit.

Lonely Kitty

Boots or Bootsy is very lonely now. Mr. Gray has gone missing. He wasn't sick. He was very playful and loved being in the house, but he went outside and has not been seen since. Bootsy is like Icy, she won't go outside unless I go out with them. I just found the black tortoise-shell kittens body in the basement. He had been sick for several days before he disappeared. We had given away the other kitten that looked exactly like Boots. So out of the four kittens which Mama Noname had, there is only one left, and he is very lonely now, since he was so used to playing with the others. I also noticed a dead yellow kitten in the bushes in the yard next door. No name hasn't been around in a while.

Bad Hair Day or Showing Age?

It does appear that Icy was having a bad hair day. Or is she just showing her age? She will be fifteen in April. That's getting old for a dog.

Icy and Mr. Gray

Mr. Gray shows affection for his Aunt Icy with a smooch.

Icy and Bootsy

They have become good friends and share the work as gatekeeper.

Aunt Icy and her nephews

Icy and the two cats, Bootsy and Mr. Gray, enjoy the fresh air and sunshine on the porch. We haven't seen the black Tortoise shell kitten in about a week and think she has died. The last time we saw her, she was very sick and wouldn't eat. She could barely walk and had a foul odor.

Icy Does Kung Fu Fighting

After watching Master Tom out in the yard, Icy felt she had to show him up.

TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN BEFORE PLAYING.

Master Tom Does Kung Fu

Music Background. You may have to lower the volume.

Look at that silly old man, Master Tom practicing Kung Fu in the back yard! Naw! That really isn't him. He just made a cartoon of himself and put it over a picture of our yard. But it does look like him, even if he can't move like that.

Learning New Customs

It is the custom that when dogs meet, they smell each others butts. But cats usually touch noses. Icy has finally learned the custom of the cats.

NO SOUND - 21 SECONDS

Icy Asks Dr. Doggy

Icy asks Dr. Doggy if chocolate is bad for her.

Don't Feel Like Blogging

Icy is just not in the mood for making blogs.

Turdy

We at first called her Tortie because she is a tortoise-shell cat.

Boots

We call this kitten 'Boots' since we lack the imagination to think up a better name. There were two kittens just like this one with white paws, but we found a home for one of them. So we have three kittens left: Mister Gray, Boots and Turdy the tortoise-shell kitten. Mama Noname was a stray when she came here and had the kittens, and since the kittens have been weened, she has left or found a new home. She stops by now and then to see the kittens, but she doesn't stay very long.

Mister Gray

Mister Gray is the kitten that is solid gray except for a few light highlights. Even his eyes are gray! Sometims he looks like an alien from space which they often call Mr. Gray.

Icy Thinks of Dusty

Icy Raps

She not only talks, but also sings:

Doggy doggy arf arf

Oh, how I love this life of mine

Where humans are kind all the time

I sniff booty and bury bones

All day I guard the home

--Written by Dusty Doggy before he passed away.

Story of Creation

A dog's version of the Creation.

Wise Icy Says:

Icy Still Very Upset

Icy hasn't gotten over the loss of her daddy, Dusty Doggy. She will not eat very much, and mostly just walks around from room to room and yard looking for him.

Fireflies

The kittens chase fireflies in the warm summer evening.

Rabbit Rabbit

Good luck this month.

Icy Gets Sarcastic

Wise Icy says: The more a cat is run over, the flatter it gets.

Neighbor Visits

The cat next door had kittens the same time as Little Noname Cat. One of the kittens came by to visit our kittens.

Dusty Doggy

1992 - 2008

This is a picture of Dusty when we first got him when he was about six months old. He was sixteen when he died, which is about the average life span for a dog. He was Icy's father.

Getting Wise

We learn through our mistakes.

Cooling Off

Cool the tail, feel cool all over!

Learning A Foreign Language

Icy continues her education.

Dusty Doggy

Sort of...

eye tricks

This picture just seems strange somehow. Like her head is too small. It must just be a distortion because of the telephoto lens.

Dogs Are Gross

Little Tortoise-shell kitten doesn't understand why her Aunt Icy doesn't dig a hole first, then cover it up. She thinks it is so gross to just leave it on top of the ground.

Life Is Full of Surprises

We never know what might jump out at us next.

Too Big To Sit On My Lap

Either the kittens are growing fast or Mama Noname is a very small cat.

We Need To Rest A While

Icy is too old to jump up with Little Noname. But the concrete is cool.

Bad Luck?

Oh, no! A black cat is crossing my path! Does that mean bad luck?

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Or hot tin awning over the porch, or patio. Whatever.

Welcome To My Dream

Cat in the Kettle

Icy sings

Happy Now

Icy is satisfied now that we are taking pictures of her again.

Get Along

Little Noname Cat pleads with Icy, asking her if we can all get along on this blog.

This Is A Dog Blog

Get back to taking pictures of me!

Parenting

You don't eat until your papa is done!

Babies are getting big

Little Noname's kittens were born March 29. They are about nine weeks old.