Today, we will be featuring pictures from the far past…or at least three years.

First, we have the first picture Mom ever took of Zoe. I think it’s fitting that the picture is fuzzy and Zoe just isn’t cooperating. That should have been their first clue, don’t you think?

Hey, is that a camera? I LOVE cameras!

For my historical portrait, I chose to feature my friend Rasta Man with his first hairdo. In case you’re new to the blog, everytime he got  a little worn out and frayed, Mom would take him out to the spa and he would come back all clean, with no holes and a whole new hairdo! He liked gray, dark gray and even darker gray! (Mom says it was really red, blue and purple – whatever those things are.)

Rasta's first hairdo

I don’t play with Rasta Man much anymore – we’re both too old for that stuff – but he’s still around and still sporting the same do.

It’s September 1st and Mom has made a resolution that she’s not sure she can keep.

Even though we don’t blog as much as we used to, Mom wants to keep the Cabinet alive so every day she will help us at least post a picture. That’s worth at least 2000 words, right? (There will be two – Zoe doesn’t want to be left out.)

So, here’s today’s pictures.

Things are looking up

These are my comics, where's yours?

So, I see that China blogged about what she did this summer but come on guys, who really cares what a dog does all day long? Now, a cat? Everyone wants to know!

Cutness...but also Evilness

Of course, I am always cute, but this is me actually trying. I mean, look at that! This is how I keep a roof over my head. Sure, it’s easy for a cat to do the cute thing but that’s what makes being a cat so splendiforous! We don’t have to try very hard to earn a living. And if we get bored, we can just bite and run away.

Well, that’s what I do…

Zoe at the window

Mostly, I hung out on windowsills all summer. This year, the lady has kept the bird feeders full so there’s always birdies to watch. But even better, this year she put in a bird bath on one side of the house and a hummingbird feeder on the other so now I can watch birdies on THREE SIDES OF THE HOUSE!!! As you all know, this is my favorite show and now it’s on all the time.

Attention Monger

Sometimes being cute isn’t enough. You see, I like attention. But I don’t like people to touch me. So I do my best to keep my people’s attention on me but at the same time keeping my distance. As you can see here, this is the perfect thing for me. While the lady is outside I like to jump in the windows and make sure she looks at me me me! Who cares about those silly flowers, I’m way more beautiful and deserving of attention. Me!

Zoe relaxes

But, like the dog, I prefer to spend most of my time relaxing. That’s the whole reason to be a cat – relaxing. The lady thinks this blanket is hers, but I use it way more than she does. So, it’s mine.

The warm times are almost over. The trees are dying their hair again (they started early this year!) and the air is getting cooler. It was a nice Summer except for those few weeks when it was really hot. Still, it’s better than the hot place.

What do you want?

As usual, I lounged around inside on the couch, watching movies with my humans. Well, they watched. I just snoozed.

Catching a few Zzzzzs

But I preferred to do my sleeping outside when it wasn’t too hot.

'Standing' Guard

I’m pretty sure that the Hottentots are no longer a threat, so I’ve set my sights on those pesky squirrels. I’ve seen way too many of them this summer. They better watch out because I’m watching out for them.

Sitting with the remains of my field

As usual, the big, noisy, hungry monster came and ate up my field. This is me, sitting with what’s left. These will be gone soon because it’s not only the tractor-monster that’s hungry for my field – the big trucks like it too and like to eat these big rolls.

I don’t have the heart to tell them that they’re probably a little, ahem, poo-flavored. Hee.

Well…oops.

Yes, we have been silent for about two months now. For a dog that’s like…well, two months.

Spring did end, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. The hot times are here again and boy, has it been really hot! One night last month it was so hot I was getting sick so Mom gave me a bath. Ugh. It was awful!

But I did feel better afterwards…until two hours later when I had my first skunk encounter. I hardly even saw it! I went outside to pee, walked to my usual spot and BAM! Right in the face! Man, are they stinky! I had ANOTHER bath that same night but this time I got into the bath willingly – my first time ever.

Mom and Daddy did a real good job getting the stinky off me. To all you pooches out there, don’t let your peoples use tomato juice – it doesn’t work! What worked for us was a mixture of Baking Soda, Peroxide and dish soap. Mom scrubbed it in real good, left it on for about fifteen hours  and then rinsed me off.

Okay, I exagerate. It was only five minutes, but it felt like half a day!

Mom says be careful mixing Baking Soda and Peroxide. They can fizz and go BOOM!

Now Mom and Daddy are real careful when they let me out at night. Daddy always looks around first before I go out and Mom actually steps outside and yells warnings to the skunks.

Spring just couldn’t make up its mind this year. It came early and then went away, came back, went away and then Summer made an appearance and now Spring is back again. If I didn’t have humans to explain it all to me, I’d be so confused.

Mom’s been working even more in the garden this year which is great for me. It means I get to be outside even more than usual. It’s a good thing too, because you never know when the Hottentots are going to make a sneak attack.

I’ve also been vigilant in my guarding of the meat duties. Here you can see me keeping a close eye on the hot dogs Daddy’s cooking. If any fall on the ground, I’m quick to save them.

Waiting for hot dogs

Mostly, I just relax and watch the world go by. It is my favorite thing to do and this year it hasn’t rained as much as it did last Spring time. Last Spring, I think I could have swam out here.

Chillaxin' on a cool Spring day

Zoe’s been her normal insane self. Her favorite activity is sitting in windows and watching birds. Sometimes she even forgets herself and meows. Mom even finally heard it once – she was starting to believe Zoe could only chirp.

She’s behaving a little better. Here’s proof. She’s sitting next to flowers and NOT trying to chew them. Of course, these kind (Mom calls them Mary’s gold) are pretty stinky. Besides, Zoe prefers her flowers dead and dry.

I deserve Roses

I hope your Spring has been nice. I’m having loads of fun with all this sun and I can hardly wait for my field to grow over my head. It’s the only time I have any real privacy.

Until next time….beware the Hottentots.

China on the watchout for Hottentots