As much as I like naps on rainy days……yesterday was FAR from rainy and I had very few naps! It was a really pretty day – more like a summer day really because the sun was shining and it was HOT and HUMID.
Mom mowed the lawn and I supervised. Then outside we went. We walked down into the woods a little ways – many years ago when I first came to live here, Mom had a path lined with wood that led down to the little creek. There was a GREAT BIG tree down there that had fallen years before. Mom would put me up on the tree and I liked to walk all the way down it then back to where Mom was sitting on the tree. We did that almost every morning……….today she carried me down there to see “our” tree and it was all covered with poison ivy! It sure didn’t look as BIG now as it did back when I was little! So, we came back up the trail and sat on the swing Mom and Dad put along the trail so they could sit in the shade at the edge of the woods on a hot day. That was fun……..I sat at one end and Mom at the other and we stayed for a looooooooong time.
Can you see the bench in the woods just down the trail a little bit? It’s hard to see it but it’s there on the right side of the trail. Anyway it was nice and cool there.
Before I knew it, I was feeling drowsy……Mom noticed and since it was also getting very “buggy”, she picked me up and brought me inside and I completed my first BIG nap of the day in a sun puddle on the stairs!
So as you can plainly tell, I enjoyed my day yesterday and today is supposed to be just as nice. So nice I think Daddy’s going flying this morning……..so if you’ll excuse me, I’d better go help Mom pack a lunch for him to take to the airport. Maybe I can mooch a piece of cheese or even better, a little taste of salami while she’s making his sandwich!
Tee Hee…………happy Thursday peeps!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
TWO Spoiled Cats 
Good morning, Sammy! Sounds like you had a wonderful day yesterday. That bench looks SOOO inviting in that cool, shady spot! For the first time in several days, we had a sunrise this morning (that we could actually SEE). Mom took pictures, and I watched from my window seat.
Happy Thursday!
Love, Sundae
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Hi Sundae…..I’m glad you got to see a sunrise this morning – and I’m SURE you’re going to have the perfect day for window-seat watching too….it’s pretty here this morning and I think all our windows will be OPEN! YAY!
Love, Sam
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Sounds like a nice, lazy day (after the lawn mowing thing…). I love that little bench! What a perfect spot! Hope today is another good one for you.
Hugs, Linda
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Hi Miss Linda…..that little swing is one of my favorite spots – especially when Mom’s there with me! I think today will be a lot like yesterday – – PURRRRFECT!
Kitty Hugs, Sam
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Your spot in the woods sounds very tranquil!…And “Sun Puddles”….I love those!
~d.
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Hi Miss D……yep – a cat without a sun puddle is like a …. er ….. um ….. well….it’s like an UNHAPPY cat! 😀
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy I am sure glad that your Mom recognized poison ivy, that would have been an itchy-scratchy mess!!
Your woods/path are just beautiful Sammy! Hope your Dad has fun flying today! Hugs to you and your Mom! Love, Cody
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Hi Cody! Man oh man do you look snappy in your new purple bow tie! Nellie is gonna be SOOOOO impressed! Yes I’m glad Mom knows what poison ivy looks like too – who wants itchy pads (or in her case itchy bottom?!?!). I love our woods too – nice and cool in the summer. Turns out it’s too windy for Pop to fly today. Boo Hoo. Tell your Mom that my Mom says HI !! She sent an email to her yesterday morning that was returned then tried again and it was returned AGAIN! Mr. Cyberspace is messin’ with my Mom! 😦
Kitty Hugs and Happy Thursday!
Sammy
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Good Morning Sammy! I clicked to enlarge the picture with the swing and yep yep yep that is a very wonderful place for you and your Mom to sit and listen to the talk in the woods and the smells. Poison Ivy is B.A.D. Country Husband found some yesterday along the fenceline by the back flower bed and it has to go! The PI not the bed. Enjoy your sunny Thursday, going to pretty in MissouREE too! 🙂
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Hi Pix! I agree about that poison ivy stuff…..Mom and I were just reading a blog at CatWisdom101 about how we kitties can accidentally give that P.I. stuff to our peeps just by rubbing up against it and then giving our peeps a hug! Who knew hugs could be dangerous??? Be careful out there….we kitties don’t have a problem with those nasty plants but you humans sure do….I wouldn’t want that to happen to you OR your Country Husband!
Kitty hugs (without any P.I. of course)
Sammy
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We finally have a sunny, pretty day after so many days of dreary rain. But, hey, any day is a good napping day. Especially after a long stroll on the woods path.
Hugs,
June
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Hi Miss June…..I love that path even though I don’t really travel down to the bottom anymore (unless it’s in Mom’s arms!). It’s a whole lot cooler in the woods than in the yard though so that’s why it’s nice there’s a swing there for us to sit on. I’m sure we’ll use it a LOT in a month or so when it gets ICKY and STICKY out!
Happy Thursday
Kitty Hugs, Sam
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I loved reading about your day yesterday, Sammy! I’m sure after all those rains you had, you enjoyed being out in the sunshine. And you must have been completely relaxed to want to go to sleep as well! Love to you and your peeps!
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Hi Miss Trish! It was a great day AND today’s shaping up to be a carbon copy of Wednesday. Only difference is Mom’s doing stuff around the house which of course interferes with lap napping BUT I have found other places to “hang my hat” !!
HAHA
Love, Sammy
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Sounds like you have your day all layed out. That salami sounds good.
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Mom says it’s a rather weird thing for a kitty to like BUT whenever I smell it I go nuts until she gives me a tiny piece. Don’t want more than that though – otherwise who knows WHAT would happen (burp!).
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Dear Sammy
What a great day! It has been quite warm here too! Me loves it! That means me can lay outside and sleep and when I get too hot, move into some shade and sleep!
Kisses
Nellie
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Hi Nellie! That’s exactly what I’ve been doing……having some shade on our front porch comes in handy….after I get too warm in the sun puddle I just slide over a few feet and pass out again!!
Happy napping Queen P.
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, you are so lucky to live near woods! This city kitty is envious.
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Hi Sparkle! I love the woods – I loved it more when I was younger and in the exploring stuff time of my life….now I really just like to enjoy the fresh air and watch the birds and squirrels with my Mom sitting by me! I’ve never been in the city before – I guess we just make ourselves happy wherever we may be!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Sounds like you had a WONDERFUL day with your mom… ‘cept for that poison ivy, of course. Walkabouts with the peeps are always lots of fun, I think. purrs
Nerissa from Nerissa’s Life
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Indeed they are Nerissa! Was just reading on CatWisdom101 that we kitties aren’t sensitive to that poison ivy crud like our peeps are BUT we can accidentally (or on purpose!) rub up against it and thereby pass on the substance that causes the rash to our peeps (GASP!). Not that we’d do that mind you…I’m going to stay away from the stuff myself. My Mom has enough problems without that! 😀
Happy Thursday!
Sammy
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What a lovely day. Coincidentally our vet 101 is about poison ivy!
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Hi Miss Layla! We read CatWisdom about poison ivy and Mom passed your blog link on to some of her friends who thought they couldn’t get it from their kitties rubbing up on the plants…..we’re gonna be extra careful around here! We love CatWisdom but it’s hard for us to comment sometimes – – – thanks to slow as heck dial-up!!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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*giggles* What a great name?! Sun Puddles!!!
Whee love sun bathing too though because we are only little we get hot quickly. Please send the sunshine our way so that Mummy can let us run in the garden!
Nibbles, Nutty, Bingo & Buddy
xxxx
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Hi Guys! If I could send some sun puddles to you I would – I promise. I bet when you get to run around outside you LOVE it don’t you?! I know you love your veggies but do you guys eat grass too like I do????
Happy Friday!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Yep. Whee lurve grass!!!! Whee didn’t know cats liked it!
Nibbles, Nutty, Bingo & Buddy
xxxx
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Oh absolutely! I love grass….although I have to admit it doesn’t always love me (if you know what I mean). A good munch out in the yard is a wonderful snack for piggies AND kitties!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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whew…took Mom some time to get to the keyboard… but now I am reading and making my comments…she just types…first, Mom had to be picked up off the floor when I read the part about poison ivy to her. She is beyond allergic to all things like poison ivy, oak and whatever…anyways, we both wanna visit that back yard…very nice
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Oh yeah…that poison ivy stuff is BAD for our humans isn’t it?! My Mom and Dad both have had it before but now that they know where to keep an eye open for it, we’re “good”……that spot where Mom and I saw it down by the creek is a place I never visit anymore but I sure did when I was little. We learn the hard way sometimes huh??? I am lucky to have a wonderful yard though aren’t I?
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Oooohhhh, I hope you got your cheese and salami. Does Daddy ever take you flying?
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I think he WOULD take me flying if he could but the noise inside the cockpit would scare me too much – not to mention being in the car to GET to the airport in the first place! If only they made TINY headsets! HAHAHAHAHA
p.s. I got my cheese and salami…..yummy in my tummy!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
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Hahahahahahahahahahahaha….yay for cheese and salami!
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What a fun morning! You’re very lucky you have such a big, pretty yard. It must be a great place to chase all kinds of little critters!
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Oh indeed I have lots of space for chasing….I like to leap at butterflies and bugs….my days of chasing “bigger game” like chipmunks, squirrels and birdies are long gone – now I love just watching all of those!!
Hope you have a happy Friday Sparta my little buddy!
Kitty hugs, Sammy
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