Cat field trip + barberry bumblebees [cats, gardening]

[rebeccmeister]

The weather was lovely yesterday afternoon when I got home, so of course Martha REALLY wanted to go outside. And then, so did George. He gets really mad when he wants to join in and gets left behind. So I got both of them all leashed up and we went out.



For some reason that tree to the left smelled particularly interesting to both cats.



I've been keeping Martha on a shorter leash for walks, but left George with a longer leash. So far this hasn't caused too many problems. So far.

George had fun pouncing on insects in the grass. By the way, the landlord's maintenance guy must have come by yesterday afternoon, because all of the grape hyacinths have been mowed down. Sigh.



Then our neighbor came outside with his Yorkshire terrier, and with all the excited yapping things became stressful enough that I picked up both cats, one in the crook of either arm, and brought them back inside again. They didn't protest at that point.

Meanwhile, have a look at one of the bumblebees guarding the barberry bush:




I think I'm going to leave work early again today.

Comments

[bluepapercup]

You inspired me to try again to put the harness we bought on Cobweb. He again didn't like it and now we're convinced it's too small. Back to the store for the next size up! He would like to sniff the greenery too!

[rebeccmeister]

Finding the right harness for a cat can take some time! I had a more "strappy" design in the past for Emma, but when we put it on her, she acted like the world was going to come to an end. The most hilarious attempt involved an occasion where she flopped over piteously on her side on the back patio, but still managed to crawl over to some grass to gnaw on it!

Hopefully you find something that works for Cobby!