Lotus the Garden Cat

Finally, the cat I named after a flower is living up to his name. Lately, Lotus has been following me out to the garden. While I weed and water, he helps out by munching away at the crab grass in the flower beds. Although he's usually an indoor cat, he seems to enjoy some limited time outside.

I'm glad to find a new way of bonding with Lotus. Although I named him, he has always shown a clear favoritism towards his father.

But as we adopted more cats, the tables were turned. We also have another cat who spends every night on my side of the bed. And if he ends up alone somewhere in the house, he'll whine until he locates me . Ironically, his name is Bimmer. You can probably guess who named our cat Bimmer. Yes, my husband the car freak.





By the way, if you love cats, you would probably enjoy Cat Stories by James Herriot. I just discovered this gem at the local library. I had read "All Creatures Great and Small" when I was fairly young, back when I wanted to be a vet. Herriot tells stories of his career as a country vet in England, around the time antibiotics were discovered. Imagining a time before antibiotics is just mindboggling to me.