What are you going to do when the SUN COMES OUT!

Hopefully hire all my bikes out so I can get out and take some photos!

You might not be able to say but I'd imagine the prosecution will ....

Well, if anybody were to break in to my place, they'd better pray that I'm home. They'd surely rather I dealt with them, than Benji.

I had a Jehovah's Witness call on me once. Unfortunately I was out at the time. Not a pretty sight to come home to.

Is Benji is the subject of your avatar ?


regards
Bernard

No that's Cherry Pie. She is one of three sisters, all named by my wife. She got her name because when she was a tiny kitten, her face looked like a Cherry Bakewell tart, she had a pink nose, much like a cherry.

Benji is my Bengal Tiger. Would you like to see a photo of him?

Here he is anyway.

As a kitten, with his sister at about 3 months old. I don't have those boots any more, he decided he was hungry and chewed them to bits. Fortunately my feet weren't in them at the time.



Benji as a kitten.jpg by Peter E Smith (AKA Mannesty), on Flickr


All grown up and in his compound. This is where he likes to be but is happy to roam the rest of the grounds when I'm not at home. Notice his tongue sticking out, he's always done that since he was a kitten.



_IGP1850-2.jpg by Peter E Smith (AKA Mannesty), on Flickr


Another photo of him in his compound in all his adult splender, and recently fed.



_IGP1846.jpg by Peter E Smith (AKA Mannesty), on Flickr

Isn't he gorgeous. Of all my cats, he's my favourite, but he's not allowed in the house. He's not been neutered because I hope to breed from him some day, and when he sprays . . . need I say more?.

I think this post's gone a little 'off topic' We've had some interesting comments so far and a valiant attempt by Andrew A to get it back 'on topic' - let's have some more suggestions about what you're going to do when the weather improves

Best wishes
David

Spoilsport. Is there no fun to be had around here any more?

I want one of these !

He is fantastic Peter, how many cats do you have ? what are you food bills like ?.... jeff...

How long does the average burglar keep him fed for?

Hi Jeff,

Before this goes too far, I don't really have any tigers, It was just a bit of fun, but time to stop it now, though I'd dearly love to have the resources to keep big cats as they are a passion of mine.

The photo of the tiger kittens was taken at Sandown zoo on the Isle of Wight in 1985 and I believe the two tigers in the shot were the first to have been bred there.

The adult tiger lives at Whipsnade Zoo.

I do keep cats though, or rather, I feed a few, anything between 10 & 15 feral cats of mixed gender. Over the past couple of years I've gradually captured them all and had them spayed/neutered. My funds don't run to giving them inoculations as well. I lost my favourite cat, Dice, recently to FLV.

I have one house cat, the rest of them are confined to the outside unless they craftily sneak in through an open door or window.

Food for them all costs me about €30.00/month.

And there was me thinking you were just trying to put me off visiting next time I am over

I'm sure you'd be welcome but your avatar would have to stay outside!

When the sun comes out I'm going to stop reading this and get outside. I think I may be in luck right about now.