Monday is the 1st Day of Autumn--Yikes!

Summers are short in Vermont. Before you know it, the lazy, hazy days of Summer give way to shorter, darker evenings and the preparation of the long, snowy Winter just ahead. To help transition into Winter, we have a beautiful Fall season to look forward to.

"MeMe" - the kitten

A lot of animals, as well, are preparing to hibernate or migrate, but many of them are busily searching for a comfortable place to help them survive the winter. I mention this because I have a kitten and mama cat who have chosen the top of my wood pile in an open bay garage to hunker down for the winter. My friend & I have put together a warm cat house with electric mat and lots of hay bales on top and all around the house. Knowing me, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if they didn't have a good place to stay on freezing nights. I've become so attached to them already!

The mother cat is very affectionate and lets me pick her up, but the kitten keeps a safe distance from me--so frustrating because I want to pick her up so badly.

"Mama Mia" - the mama cat

I have two cats and two dogs inside the house already, so it would be impossible to expect they'd all be able to get along under the same roof.

Unscramble the words below to find the names of some winter sleepers (hibernators):

  1.  K N A S E

  2.  E R B A

  3.  R S E Q R I U L

  4.  K U S K N

  5.  G O F R

  6.  L U T E R T

  7.  N C K U P H I M

Click here for answers: http://members.tripod.com/~llij/quiz1.html