Buddy

Buddy making biscuits. Doing what he does best, or at least does most.

The last good picture of Sally. I have more recent pictures but this is the one I like.

Buddy got in the dryer. It was still pretty warm.

Buddy offered a headbutt. He's quite serious about it.

Hot legs Buddy. He's an enormous cat.

Buddy getting in a bucket. Ignoring the peligro.

Buddy interfered with my work.

Buddy on the backporch. He's a gentle giant, except that he bites.

A mystery is solved My neighbor's odd behavior is explained, but it's more than that.

Buddy and Otter are frenemies. Buddy is very patient, despite being the most food-motivated cat I've known.

Buddy on the desk. Just a good looking animal for your enjoyment.

Buddy and I learned a hard lesson about discipline. In which I teach Buddy a lesson, but you know what? I learned a lesson of my own.

Buddy on the porch. Documenting the exciting life of an animal who puts up with me.

Made an exhaust fan for Buddy. I'm sad to say that this was necessary.

Buddy Long Legs. He's available to model any hosiery you can get him to wear.

Buddy posed for a picture.

Buddy and Otter stopped fighting for a minute. These two generally torment each other all day.

Buddy found a new place to sleep.

I cut down an old clothesline support and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Buddy liked to rub his chin on an iPad. He's about half my height when he stretches out.

Buddy and Otter went to the office. I guess they got tired of working remotely and wanted to get back to the office.

Buddy napped with me. He fell out first.

Buddy tried to help me with my Unimog painting.

I got started on a painting of a Unimog. I took a picture of this wonder truck in Chattanooga last Thanksgiving.

An average day for Bubba.

I took a picture of Buddy on the bed.

Gina went to City Hall and sent me a picture of a map.

Buddy turned on the lightbox.

Gina gave buddy a cardboard scratcher for Christmas.

Buddy brought home a friend to play. I caught and released the friend.

I caught Buddy. This big ol' scamp is growing on me.

Buddy slept in the sunlight.

Buddy got in the bass drum.

A cat slept in my bed. It wasn't my cat.

The first cold day of the year.

Buddy let me see his cloudy eye. Buddy finally let me get a picture of his cloudy eye.

Got a picture of Buddy and Otter being friends. Gina always said they're more like frenemies, but look at this.

Buddy and Otter watched out for me. Buddy has already accepted that whatever happens is fate. Otter, on the other hand, never learns anything.

Buddy has glaucoma and melanoma in his eyes, but he'll be okay. Close to a month after I took this picture, Buddy got a diagnosis. He has glaucoma in his left eye (the one to the viewer's right).

Last picture of Buddy with his left eye. This was so sad, and a dreadful time for us.

Buddy had surgery to remove his left eye and to remove melanoma from his right eye. It was a scary and sad time but he'll be all right.

Buddy rested, three days after his eye surgery. Buddy's acting more like himself, in that he's lying on the bed instead of under it (something he never did before).

Buddy healed after his eye surgery. He seemed to feel so much better after having his eye removed.

Buddy continued to heal after his eye surgery. He really refused to wear the cone at this point.

Buddy's eye looked better.

Buddy's eye is still healing.

Buddy's eye sutures still looked good.

Buddy was ready to go out. He's ready, but I'm not.

Notes for July 15, 2024. Buddy got his stitches out, The Stacks had a great weekend, and somebody tried to kill the former President.

Notes for July 18, 2024. Buddy continued getting better, Google Photos vs Apple Photos, and we said goodbye to Bob Newhart.

Notes for July 20, 2024. Buddy continued getting better and better, I saw a Shakespeare play, and for some reason I painted a stop sign.

Buddy thought a package of books was food. It sounded like food.

I found an adolescent possum in my kitchen. I opened the front door and turned out the lights, hoping she’d be brave enough to leave before Buddy came home (though he has no interest in possums, no play value).