Thursday, June 9, 2016

THURSDAY IN THE GARDEN WITH DANTE

Mind you Dante's in the garden every day (when it's not raining), but Thursday is when he likes to show it off.

 Dante's lying at a center point in the garden, and here's what he has to say.
"Dis is a widah shot of my gardin, incloodin' da birdbaf dat I alreddy showed you.  We has plantid four hostas, some spirea bushes which is just startin' ta bloom, and acourse da bootifull wite weigela bush."


 "Heer's a close-up of me beside the bush which ackshully has some pale pink blooms as well.  Dis also shows summa Mama's treasured garden cats which she puts out efurry year.  Aren't dey pritty?"


"An' heer rite behine my tail is a hydrangah bush which is jus' startin' ta grow.  Sumtimes it has blue blossums but only if da soil has enuff aloominum.  Dis year dey will probably be pink or white.  Furdah up behine me is our gardin feature which Dada put up last year.  It's got sum clematis startin' to climb it.  An' den acourse dere's da purriwinkles which is slowly takin' ovah all da empty space in the gardin.  An' to my rite is ...


 ... my fafurite weigela bush wif dark pink blossums and a heavenly scent.  I kin nevah get too much of dem."


 "I fink yoo cud say we has a verrrry close relashunship!"



"An' dat's da point!"

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

DANTE: HANGIN' IN THE GARDEN

Dante usually hangs a-round in the garden every day.


But today's a little diffurent -- he's hanging an oval!




"Anybuddy up for sum Ovaltine?  All we needs is sum milk."

Monday, June 6, 2016

FOCUSING IN ON DANTE!

Here are three pictures of Dante nestled amongst the weigela bushes with pretty blue calico patterned cats in the foreground.

Each picture zooms in a little more until we have an ultimate close-up of himself.


 Zoom ...


 Zoom ...


Zoom!!!



Just look at that puss on that puss!



Friday, June 3, 2016

DANTE: PATIO REFLECTIONS, PART II

As advertised, the following is Part II of Dante's Patio Reflections.  You can see what's about to happen by gazing into his eyes.







He is reflecting deeply upon the nap he is about to take.  It doesn't get any deeper than that.


Sweet dreams, buddy!


P.S.  Once again, thanks to Susan for the awesome pictures.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

DANTE BY THE "SHORE"

By the 'Jim Shore' birdbath, that is!  This birdbath has representations of three cats balancing a basin on their heads with two birds drinking from it.  It is one of my most prized PUSSessions and is central to my cat theme in the garden every year.

 "Mama 'shore' is proud of dis fing!" remarks Dante.


"She uses da birdbath ta 'shore' up her gardin."


"All's I kin say is it 'shore' is an I-catcher!" says Dante who is also PURRsonally attached to it for more reasons than one.



As far as he's concerned it's all about the birds!