My mushroom kit has sprouted mushrooms!
I can harvest the mushrooms when the caps are 4-6” in diameter. I have a problem, though. My pretty terrarium container isn’t big enough to allow that kind of growth. I had to move it to a bigger plastic bin.
And to keep with the kitten take over theme, here is a picture of Thor the kitten, to show I have more than one fun guy.
The Texas summer is ramping up, and I don’t like walking when it is hot outside. Luckily, I have a large kitchen counter with room to walk circuits in the house. To keep the kitten occupied, I tied a ribbon to a small clip and clipped it on the back of my shirt.
The drier air is also better for my spinning, since heat, moisture, and pressure are the factors that felt wool. Missy the dog also thinks spinning time is kick the ball time, and it is amusing to watch her figure out the timing to drop the ball in my path so I can kick it before walking past. So yes, I walk the house spinning with a drop spindle, kicking the ball for the dog, trailing a ribbon for the cats. I am walking entertainment, but I’m getting in those steps!
I personally do not like my nose to get up close and personal with my shoes. Thor the kitten loves everyone’s shoes, which I’ve heard and read is normal kitten behavior. He isn’t small enough to crawl inside, but he’ll stick his head in, or take his toy over to the shoes to play. If I’ve been outside, he will come give my shoes a thorough sniff, gathering info. Cats and dogs have much better scent receptors than humans, and are able to get more information from those invisible particles than we can. Familiar scents can also be a comfort (which happens to humans as well).
So I realize my blog has had a kitten take over. This is my first cat this age in my care, I usually get cats that are six-months-old or older. I’m not apologizing, just letting my readers know that I am aware of the invasion and as a warning that it will continue.
The kitten likes to carry things. He especially likes to carry fun skittery things to new locations to make them skitter again.
He likes the red light game, and tried to take that from me and carry it off. He can’t work the button, but the chain makes nice noises.
We bought a bag of large pompoms to see if we can’t teach him to fetch. He keenly watches Missy the dog fetch her ball and you can practically see his little gears turning. But with all the things we’ve bought, his favorite thing is a bit of crumpled scrap paper. Those skitter wonderfully on the floor and are easy to pick up and move.
Thor the kitten was very interested in going out into the catio. The problem was, he is too small to jump back in the window. Hm. I grabbed a length of hardwood, wrapped it in outdoor fabric, secured the fabric with heavy duty staples, and screwed the end of the board to the catio structure. Now he has a ramp.
Like all good accommodations, this one can be used by everybody (well, every cat body), or easily by-passed by the older cats.
Thor took a very long afternoon nap after spending time exploring the catio. He is relegated to the bottom layers until his muscles develop and his limbs get longer to make the big jumps possible, but that is OK because it gives Izzy the adult cat a place to escape.
Critters and Craft 