Hank in Wheelbarrow

 

This is "Hank in Wheelbarrow" by Edward Weston in 1945. Accirding to Wikipedia, Weston was "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" and "one of the masters of 20th-century photography." 

He co-published a book titled "The Cats of Wildcat Hill" which is full of wonderful images of the 40 cats that lived on his property in the Carmel Highlands in Monterey County, California. 

Kim Weston follows in his grandfather's photography footsteps and you can see his photos here including one of a cat named Charis. "She has a wonderful soul and loves rolling in the dirt, chasing after anything that moves, and licking your fingers when trying to use the computer." A true garden cat!

Source: Art Institute of Chicago

Cowboy Kitty

Trisha Gedon, Senior Communications Specialist, Agricultural Communications Services, Oklahoma State University, shared these pics of Cowboy Kitty, the resident cat of The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma,  USA. She tracked down a source of Cowboy Kitty intel, Laura Payne, who used to be the Volunteer Coordinator there, but is now the OSU Extension horticulture educator in Payne County.

Laura told Trisha: “He was given to us by Linda Shackelford around 2012ish. He loves being the center of attention and if there is anyone around with a camera, he will find them. I once had to go get him from a family photo shoot, because he kept walking back into the shot.   He loves Temptation treats and chasing rodents in the garden, but most of all he just loves being around people.”

 

Linda Shackelford, and her late husband, Charles, were long-time supporters of The Botanic Garden at OSU. They also owned/operated TLC, a very successful greenhouse/nursery in Oklahoma City. They retired in 2012 and he passed away in 2022.

Keep Easter (and other) Lilies Away From Your Cats

Keep cats away from Easter Lilies and other Asiatic Lilies (Lilium spp.) as cats can suffer acute kidney failure within a very short period of time from just a licking a few pollen grains off their fur. (Daylilies, by the way, are not true lilies and so are not a plant of concern around cats.)

See more about Lilies and Cats at:
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm393028.htm
 
Read more about Cat-Friendly Gardening here:
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/10/gardenig-is-more-fun-with-cats.html

Here is a List of SAFE Plants for Cats:
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/11/nontoxic-plants-for-cats.html

Photo Source: FDA 
(This is an update of an earlier Cats in Gardens blog post.)

Tippy Toes in the Bulb Boxes

Regular contributor Marie Mims Butler shared these photos and wrote, "Meet Tippy Toes. For 14 years she has been a sales cat at Norfolk County Feed and Seed in Portsmouth, VA. She lures customers in with her charm and willingness to be worshipped. Tubers, bulbs, seeds, plants, pots, and products mysteriously appear in the customer’s cart. Tippy Toes is a feline siren. She scoffs at our efforts to resist."

"In my Facebook post, Les Parks posted a picture of another Feed and Seed kitty (shown below) Gizmo has lost garden center privileges after trying to commute across 4 lanes of traffic to and from home. She is safely lounging at home, scoffing at those who work for such a pampered way of life."

Gizmo by Les Parks

Marie Mims Butler's previously shared posts to this blog include these:

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2016/10/its-southern-thing.html

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2012/12/leaves-or-squirrels.html

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2014/06/you-understand-me.html