Several nasty winter storms have blown through in the past two weeks, bringing crazy winds, drifting and whiteouts, closing major roads including the 401 on several recent occasions. Jane got caught in Tilbury the other night, a mere fifteen minutes from home, yet unable to go any further. The OPP closed the 401 in both directions. The municipality pulled the plows off the roads, leaving the north/south passages like Wheatley Road (Kent Road 1) particularly treacherous. Local police were too busy getting themselves out of ditches and drifts to be much assistance getting others out of ditches and drifts, and were particularly challenged by stranded motorists leaving their vehicles to wander off into the whiteout.
She spent the night sleeping in the Juke in the Tilbury Tim Horton's parking lot, with a host of other stranded travellers, including the plow drivers and the police. Well, they were in their OWN vehicles, or so I was told.
Pennywise was similarly drifted in, with only a small channel along his fence-line that didn't even reach the gate/door to the enclosure. As usual though, nothing seems to dampen his spirits, and in spite of it all he is consistently the happiest cat we have ever seen. Made it hard to shovel him out, even once I had managed to get the door open and shovel my way INSIDE his cage.....he kept rolling around on the shovel!
Beautiful though, in it's own way. You be the judge.
Snow Day for Pennywise
Winter Wonderland
...on the catwalk....do your little turn on the catwalk....
How the indoor cats cope with the cold
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Your pictures are gorgeous, Mike! Wow, another reminder for me not to bitch about winter since we are having what has to be one of the warmest on record. So sorry Jane got stranded! That would be frustrating as heck being that close to home, buddy. Cute kitty pictures :)
I think some of these pictures are worthy of printing and framing. Glad Jane had the safety of the Juke to keep her warm and cozy or was that the snow plow drivers!?
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