A couple of days ago Alayne called me from our welcome center and said, "Get your camera, you need to see Rocky and Joshua on the backhoe." Always in search of a good blog photo, I grabbed the camera off the desk and dashed outside. It was snowing lightly with big, wet flakes, but as I looked over to the vehicle shed I could see the two barn cats sitting side-by-side on the operator's seat of the backhoe. (It's fastened to the back of the tractor and runs from the rear PTO, or power take-off.)
We should probably stop calling Rocky and Joshua "barn cats" because they have vacated Beauty's Barn, their former home, and moved into the vehicle shed. We don't know why they did, but they seem very happy in their new residence. At 96 feet long and 32 feet deep (29 m x 10 m), it's bigger than most barns anyway, it has a nice, open view to the south, and it has some really cool toys for a cat to play with!
(Click on photo for larger image.)
I love this photo!
I'll try and remember to call them shed cats instead of barn cats.
I think as a team; these guys could do anything! ; )
Posted by: boundforglory | April 07, 2009 at 09:24 AM
That is such a great picture! Vehicle cats need to be sitting on a very cool vehicle! I am of the belief there is a very serious conversation going on about how they are going to get out of there & go for a spin without anyone noticing! And, the reason they moved is because of the very "cool" water supply.
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | April 06, 2009 at 08:23 PM
This picture is just begging for a lolcat caption if only I could come up with one!
Posted by: Moon Rani | April 06, 2009 at 08:14 PM
96' = 29.09 meters ;)
Posted by: pjmac7 | April 06, 2009 at 06:21 PM
Totally cool cats! Boys with toys?
They look well fed, too. Great hangout, :)
Posted by: Margaret | April 06, 2009 at 05:24 PM
and don't forget the trusty snowblower water fountain!!!!
Posted by: Lynn | April 06, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Is that what you would call a better mouse trap? I know things tend to be bigger in Montana, but this is getting serious ! ;)
Just a bunch of Good Ol' Boy John Deere Tractor Cats...well okay Kubota Boy Tractor Cats.
Posted by: A Arsenault | April 06, 2009 at 11:22 AM
They were probably thinking: Steve and Alayne work so hard - maybe we can help.
Posted by: Helen R | April 06, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Looks like they are waiting for you to just turn the key! I think you have two "supervisors". "A little more to the left, Steve, did I say left? Oops, I meant the other left!"
Warm hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | April 06, 2009 at 01:39 AM
Oh my gosh--that is so cute---is it ever going to stop snowing!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | April 06, 2009 at 01:21 AM
There ya go, and you thought you didn't have enough helpers! :-)
Posted by: Leila from Washington | April 05, 2009 at 09:09 PM
This is a photo that needs to be clicked on to enlarge :)
It looks like Rocky is saying to Joshua " What do you say we go to town for some Tuna!"
Posted by: Bibi | April 05, 2009 at 07:56 PM
I want a cool toy like they have with something called a PTO! No wonder they moved into the vehicle shed. Clearly they want to take more control of their environment. So, when's the training start, dad?
Posted by: Janet in Cambridge | April 05, 2009 at 07:39 PM