Petra: likes and dislikes

Things Petra likes:
Dan


Sunny spots
Warm spots
Catnip
The water from a can of tuna
one particular brand/flavor of kitty treats
very small pieces of turkey bacon (sometimes)
being held
being held like a baby by Dan
throw rugs (for flopping upon)
being petted backwards
having her left ear scritched (she doesn't have the left back leg, so she can't scratch her left ear!)
licking plastic (mmmm, plastic)



sitting in unusually shaped containers
warm soft things, especially if they smell like Dan


playing in bags
playing in boxes
sitting on paper
string toys


snuggling with Loki
warm days
watching squirrels and birds on The Kitty Show (aka when the back door is open or when she climbs up in a window)


the blue chair
cushions
moths, mostly to meesh at, sometimes to hunt
reflections or flashlight or penlight on the wall


bathing Loki's head for him
seeing what Dan is doing at the kitchen counter or sink (I hold her up for this)
sniffing flowers and greens
sniffing things in general
fresh water


drinking out of the glasses that the humans are using


the bird that lives at Dan's parents' house




Things Petra tolerates:
Me
being held like a baby by me
dancing around the kitchen with me
being bossed around by Loki


Things Petra Does Not Like:
Taking pills
being jabbed with a needle every day
Flying Kitty
cold weather
being sat upon by Loki
when Loki bites her stump
when her stump has phantom limb pain
the cat carrier
riding in the car, especially on the highway
when there are no rugs to flop on
loud barking doggies
sitting on laps (she seriously Will Not Do This unless she is scared shitless)
sitting on most furniture
being on our bed

Old Business

One of the upsides to having my hard drive die and getting a new one installed in my work computer is that the thing recognizes my camera now. That means I have all the photos I've taken in the last six months ready for your viewing pleasure.

Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we?


Here is Petra sitting in a spiky box lid insert thing that a wedding gift came in. We don't know why she liked it, because it had this area of cardboard spikes, but she loved it dearly.



Then we got married. On the way home, we drove down to Southern California, stopping by our favorite winery (Bonny Doon), through Las Vegas, and through Arches National Park.


Doors Open Denver in April; here is the ceiling of the Christian Science church.


Doors Open Denver; street buskers


Doors Open Denver; inside of large Gothic cathedral


Just after I hurt my leg we went to CA and walked/hobbled around the Maker Faire with Leah and Simon


This is what the back of my leg looked like a week after I tore my calf muscle


My cousin Scarlett visited in May; we went to the Botanical Garden while she was here.


June was Santa Barbara for my sister's graduation. Here's a blooming yucca at the Santa Barbara mission.


Large old tree at the mission


A neat rock on the beach in Santa Barbara with a piece of iron from a ship embedded


One of the few photos I took on a hike this summer; this was above the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.


Lissa and Curtis practicing for their wedding (sort of).



The best sign we saw in Nederland (and there were quite a few good ones).