A good use for our Kayaks offseason - look carefully

**nctomatoman** · March 9, 2006

Our neighbor's cat Seamus looks quite comfortable - is his presence advantageous for our seedlings???

chilhuacle · March 9, 2006

You trust Seamus with all those seedlings?

Our cat had never bothered my tomato seedlings. One day a couple of years ago we came home to headless plants in the room he was in. Guess he just need some kitty greens. Fortunately I only lost about 2 weeks on those.

**nctomatoman** · March 9, 2006

Good point - I did find a few cat prints in a few of the pots, but he avoided the seedling! Actually, he likes us because his owner - our neighbor - bought a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, as well as another kitten - Seamus gives them the cold shoulder, and spends most time at our house!

Grub · March 9, 2006

Sheesh, you've got a forest of seedlings there. Those kayaks look like rotomoulded polyethylene types. No? Tried a sail when paddling downwind? Or a kite? There's a bloke around here who paddles around the harbour with a small Jack Russel on the bow. He has to stop now and then when the dog slides off and falls into the drink. Maybe the cat wants a paddle.

bully · March 9, 2006

Maybe he wants to go bird watching with you

zeroma · February 19, 2013

Looking through old posts to see what I could find. Kayaks yeah!!!! Between tomato gardens and the lakes, my summer promises to be a great one.

Cole_Robbie · February 19, 2013

is his presence advantageous for our seedlings???

Of course it is. He's generating carbon dioxide. And deterring mice

livinonfaith · February 20, 2013

Ahh, a squatter! We have another one of those this year. She's a calico and has taken to sleeping in my workshop.

She is not my cat, though. You can tell immediately when they decide to become yours. (My cat, Sarah, just showed up and decided that we were her family. Didn't even give me a choice, really.

)

Do you think this one is on it's way to claiming ownership of you?

ddsack · February 20, 2013

Must have missed this the first time around, or maybe I didn't have my kayak back in 2006. My cat likes to go for short 10 minute rides - I don't dare go too far from the dock because he's too bold for my comfort.

My husband built me a little water entry bench so I can get in without getting my feet wet, and the cat uses it to hop on and off as he chooses.

zeroma · February 20, 2013

Too funny Dee that you cat would get in the kayak! We have an Aussie Shepard mix who loves to kayak with us. But he can get into the kayak without getting wet at all. Once he fell in and didn't mind at all. Mostly he just likes being with us rather than the kayaking part of it!

livinonfaith · February 20, 2013

Didn't realize that the original post was so old.

janezee · February 21, 2013

So, Craig, has the cat adopted you, or left you?

j

lakelady · February 23, 2013

how cute. My son brought home a kitten last year, and although she is full grown in size, she is still mischevious, but very sweet . Now I've got two and between them (Bigley is all black and Simon is a Tuxedo), NOTHING IS SACRED I tell you! They commandeer everything lol...

March 9, 2006	#1
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	A good use for our Kayaks offseason - look carefully Our neighbor's cat Seamus looks quite comfortable - is his presence advantageous for our seedlings??? __________________ Craig

March 9, 2006	#3
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Good point - I did find a few cat prints in a few of the pots, but he avoided the seedling! Actually, he likes us because his owner - our neighbor - bought a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, as well as another kitten - Seamus gives them the cold shoulder, and spends most time at our house! __________________ Craig

March 9, 2006	#4
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Plenty of Seedlings Sheesh, you've got a forest of seedlings there. Those kayaks look like rotomoulded polyethylene types. No? Tried a sail when paddling downwind? Or a kite? There's a bloke around here who paddles around the harbour with a small Jack Russel on the bow. He has to stop now and then when the dog slides off and falls into the drink. Maybe the cat wants a paddle.

February 20, 2013	#8
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Ahh, a squatter! We have another one of those this year. She's a calico and has taken to sleeping in my workshop. She is not my cat, though. You can tell immediately when they decide to become yours. (My cat, Sarah, just showed up and decided that we were her family. Didn't even give me a choice, really.) Do you think this one is on it's way to claiming ownership of you?

February 20, 2013	#9
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Must have missed this the first time around, or maybe I didn't have my kayak back in 2006. My cat likes to go for short 10 minute rides - I don't dare go too far from the dock because he's too bold for my comfort. My husband built me a little water entry bench so I can get in without getting my feet wet, and the cat uses it to hop on and off as he chooses. __________________ Dee **************

March 9, 2006	#2
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	You trust Seamus with all those seedlings? Our cat had never bothered my tomato seedlings. One day a couple of years ago we came home to headless plants in the room he was in. Guess he just need some kitty greens. Fortunately I only lost about 2 weeks on those.

March 9, 2006	#5
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	Maybe he wants to go bird watching with you

February 19, 2013	#6
zeroma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 637	Looking through old posts to see what I could find. Kayaks yeah!!!! Between tomato gardens and the lakes, my summer promises to be a great one.

February 19, 2013	#7
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	is his presence advantageous for our seedlings??? Of course it is. He's generating carbon dioxide. And deterring mice

February 21, 2013	#12
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	So, Craig, has the cat adopted you, or left you? j

February 23, 2013	#13
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	how cute. My son brought home a kitten last year, and although she is full grown in size, she is still mischevious, but very sweet . Now I've got two and between them (Bigley is all black and Simon is a Tuxedo), NOTHING IS SACRED I tell you! They commandeer everything lol... __________________ Antoniette