gatorcast from paul smith

Gumbo & Luther

Kevin and I saw this frog a couple of weeks ago in my pool.  It was very fast, it had huge feet and “fish” like eyes.  We tried to catch it to get it out of the pool but lost it.  This morning I saw him again and decided to try and catch him.  I used the long leaf net and went down to the pile of leaves at the bottom of the pool the frog swam too.  I got him on the first scoop and took these pictures.  The frog also made stange sounds, it grunted and when it hopped or when I got near it, it sounded like a cat.   No lie.  It sounded like a cat meow. 

Several years ago I made this bird feeder.  The birds rarely went inside, but the squirrels did.  We took it down a couple of years ago to take down a tree and I never put it back up. 

Last week I cleared the part of the yard where it was and leaned it up against the fence standing straight up.  Yesterday I saw Gumbo sitting it and decided it would be the perfect place for it.  So I put it back in the ground right next to the fence so he could get in it.  Crazy Cat!  He was totally asleep right before I shot these pictures.

For lunch today I walked to the University and ate near the Century Tower.  It always makes me feel young walking on Campus.   It totally brings me back to my college days, except I’m the old man walking on campus now.

Near GPA I saw this hawk (I think).  It was sitting on a lower limb yards away from people walking by.  I was so amazed that it looked like it was hunting something in a nearby bush.

When you are separated from someone you love all you can remember are the good times you have shared.  These guys were apart for 16 days and I know Luther was very lonely.  He followed me all over the house and yard, rubbing up against my feet and toes.  This was a huge change before Gumbo left.   Today, Gumbo was reunited with his brother Luther and I think they are happy again.   When people separate things can get very complicated, but for cats, all is good.

Luther licking Gumbo’s head

Tonight the “boyfriend” enjoyed the fire. He rolled around and layed in front of the fireplace for a while after comming in from an evening of romping around in the damp cool evening.

Gumbo Jan. 2008