Friday, August 14, 2009

A Restful Day In The Garden?


Hello again. I am Benson. I am a black cat and I live in a nursing home. This is my blog.
The weather was much better today. I managed to get outside on patrol quite a few times today - just as well cos the painters and decorators are in at the moment sprucing things up a bit and the smell of paint gets right up my nose!
Bert the handyman was here today cutting the grass. It's all very well but it spoils my fun. I like it when all is quiet in the garden - there are more things to chase.
The lawn mower disturbed my lunctime snooze today too. I was stretched out on my garden swing - It's great they bought it for me this summer. It's huge and has a lovely padded seat and a canopy to keep the rain off. Sometimes the care workers come and sit with me for a while when they have a cup of tea. Anyway, I'd patrolled the garden perimeter and shooed off Ginger Princess - she's not a real princess - I just call her that cos she walks around with her nose in the air like she thinks she's something special. Huh! She lives in a flat on the estate the other side of the fence and doesn't even have any garden of her own.
Anyway, as I said, I was snoozing just after my lunch, I thought Bert had finished making a racket, but it seems he had just gone for a rest and then had come back to cut another bit of lawn. -The bit right next to my swing. - Well, I jumped so high -I could have caught Cyril the squirrel sat on top of the cedar tree -if I'd been awake! Of course, Bert just thought it was really funny. Huh! Don't you worry though - he won't be smiling for long - when he's gone home, I'm going to dig up his petunias - HE REALLY HATES THAT!