Today I decreed that all tomatoes must be in the ground by sundown, regardless of the fact that the largest one barely reaches two inches high. So while I watered the garden this evening I mentally planned out the tomato plot. Suddenly Bingo sprung out of the weeds and began dashing around the melons while he chased, caught, and tossed a small grey mouse around. Then he began rolling over and over my melons!!! I chased him off with a loud “No rolling on the melon plants!!!" (As if he cared.) He returned, prancing on top of one particularly small melon, to which I responded with a slosh from my watering can. In his haste, Bingo left the mouse, which lay there rather wet not trying to escape, I told him not to leave his stuff in my garden. After I finished watering, Bingo turned the toy into a snack.
Just a short time later, while Rachel and I gathered tools to plant our twelve tomato seedling, Bingo intently stared at this overgrown plastic frog which houses the garden hose. Out of curiosity I lifted the thing up only to have one gray mouse shoot out and under the potting shed while Bingo snatched a second very large mouse and ran away, right into my squash patch!!! After consuming mouse number two, Bingo plopped down amidst the squash and watched some noisy birds, contemplating dessert no doubt; at least now I know why he has not been eating much cat food lately.
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| Tidying up after mouse #1. |
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| Mouse #2. |
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| Checking out dessert. |
Amidst all the excitement, Rachel and I managed to plant the twelve tiny tomatoes. Now I just have to water, pray, and chase the whirling dervish cat away! There is never a dull moment around here.
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| Hurray for 12 tiny tomatoes and 1 fabulous helper! |
Hahaha! GOOD kitty! Mouse #2 looks more like a rat... its HUGE!
ReplyDeleteCats :p if they aren't laying on what you're reading then they're rolling over your melons.