These doors are on our #2 Daughter’s place. She’s no fan of social media, and she IS a fan of privacy, so that’s all I’mma say about that.
Oh, and this post is part of Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors link-up. Read his post and click on the little blue frog button to find Thursday Doors posts from all over the world.
First of all, I give you the door to the cat house.
Maybe you can see the enclosed bridge leading from a cat-flapped window over to the enclosure. Inside are chairs, ramps, ledges, hammocks, food and water dishes, toys, and stone flooring. In addition, there are bird baths and bird feeders outside, for the cats’ viewing pleasure.
Here’s a better picture of the door.
It has to have a padlock, because the cats pushed the door open without it, and the idea was to a) protect them from the traffic and the hawks and b) protect everything else from them.
Here is a denizen, avoiding publicity by ducking behind a coneflower. I caught him, nevertheless.
On the opposite side of the drive is another door.
More of a gate, really.
I tried to get a picture of the door to the structure inside this enclosure, but the encircling growth is as thick as that around Sleeping Beauty’s castle, so this is the best I could do without plunging knee-deep into chiggerland.
So why didn’t I just go in and get the picture?
This guy.
This is Jack, who would just as soon peck you to death as iron yer shirt. Although he’s a gorgeous bully and a loud-crowing attention hog, he’s a fierce protector of his harem. Godzilla would probably hesitate to tangle with Jack. Consequently, we have to content ourselves, in this photojournal, with catching what glimpses we can. It adds to the glamour.
Sporting colors similar to Jack’s, yet making a lot less noise, I found these. They have no door associated with them, but they’re just so beautiful, I had to share them with you, too.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about a fierce protector.
MA
Dan Antion
July 14, 2016 at 7:37amNicely done. I’ll settle for the back-of-Jack, since a better photo might have left you in shreds.
Jane
July 14, 2016 at 7:52amI want a cat house!!
Marian Allen
July 14, 2016 at 8:00amIsn’t it great? Once her husband learned to duck instead of crashing his head into the catwalk, it’s been great!
norm 2.0
July 14, 2016 at 10:32amWell that was a fun tour! What a terrific idea for the cats to be outside and still safe.
Around our place several neighbors let their cats roam free at night and a few of them use our back yard garden as a litter box 🙁
Marian Allen
July 15, 2016 at 8:49amCats are all kindsa like that. Although my mother had one who would meow desperately to come in, run to the litter box, then want back out. Crazy cat!
Joey
July 14, 2016 at 10:34amSuch nice additions to a homestead! I thank you for the lovely lilies 🙂
Jesh StG
July 14, 2016 at 4:53pmTo protect form hawks? That would be a good reason! Before I read your narrative, I thought maybe she was planning on a green house. I understand privacy, I am one like her!
Hope you’re enjoying your summer. Lat week I posted the carb shack, and I never would have thought of it, if I wouldn’t have seen your post:)
Marian Allen
July 15, 2016 at 8:52amMMMM, the Crab Shack! ~drooling~
Jesh StG
July 14, 2016 at 4:53pmSorry, that would be crab shack!
Jean Reinhardt
July 14, 2016 at 6:08pmWhat an unusual collection for this week – loved them all. That enclosure is a great idea for keeping a cat safe.
Marian Allen
July 15, 2016 at 8:54amI love it that they can go in and out at will. And #2 Daughter and the cats can keep each other company while she’s working outside, but the cats can’t break her heart by bringing her dead critters out of love.