It's a Zoo Out There

... 'Ig the cat' been (futily) chasin' a squirrel around the neighborhood the past few weeks - pretty funny - the squirrel run's 'em around in circles a few times before dashing to the top of the nearest tree - the squirrel waits until the cat climbs the tree as high as he can (and he gets up there pretty high) before leaping to the next tree and scampering back to the ground - or, from one tree in particular he can leap to the neighbors roof - the cat is too heavy to climb out the final small limb the squirrel leaps from, so he'll set there for hours, high in the tree, waiting for the squirrel (who has long since escaped via the front porch roof) to return - almost looks as if the squirrel is having fun - gotta' give the cat credit as well, he's a pretty good and fast climber - also saw him climb about 3/4 way up and down a utility pole in pursuit...

... so yesterday morning I hear a 'bluejay' goin' crazy - look out the back door as I figure the cats involved - HA! - there's the cat chasin' the squirrel in circles with a bluejay chasin' the cat! - tried to get some photos but by the time I grabbed a camera and lens the squirrel was on the roof with the cat in wait on the porch and the bluejay settin' on a tree limb watchin' the cat and squawkin' like crazy...

... this is the best I could do...

... the squirrel on the roof lookin' for the cat...

... the cat on the porch lookin' for the squirrel and avoiding the bluejay...

... the bluejay in the tree waiting to attack the cat...

... the arrow points to the cat's high point in this tree - up there pretty good - as high as the eve of the roof, and that's a three-story house! - that's him on the porch - watching the tree and crouching in wait...

... the bluejay would occasionally leap to the ground trying to draw the cat from the porch...

... he eventually gave up and left...

... the cat eventually went to this tree he hangs out in and fell asleep (that's him, circled)...

... and the squirrel went back to doin' his thing...

... and now a word from our sponsor...

... (not really)... been a pretty horrendous summer/fall for fleas and ticks around here, with the pooch contracting a pretty good "flea infestation" the past few weeks - been scratching and chewing like crazy  - been driving him nuts - tried everything to get rid of 'em - even had him 'flea-dipped' at the groomer - no luck - and the past few days I notice 'em emerging from two rugs - now their even beginning to hop on me!...

... picked up this stuff called 'Zodiac' from the pet shop yesterday - took it home, not really expecting much, and "sprayed down" the dog according to directions and stuck him outside - WOW! - within' five minutes he's got fleas surfacing left and right - dropping dead or "abandoning ship" - but DOA non-the-less - he really had a bunch of 'em - the stuff worked so good that I went back and picked up a can of the carpet spray as well - now dog and house are "flea free"!...

... here's the stuff - highly recommended - give it five fleas out of five...

... AHHH... Relief!!