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I Sure Hope You Know How To Run This Thing

Joshua and Rocky on backhoe

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.)

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13 responses to “I Sure Hope You Know How To Run This Thing”

  1. Janet in Cambridge Avatar
    Janet in Cambridge

    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?

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  2. Bibi Avatar
    Bibi

    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!”

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  3. Leila from Washington Avatar
    Leila from Washington

    There ya go, and you thought you didn’t have enough helpers! 🙂

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  4. Shirley * James/Portland, OR Avatar
    Shirley * James/Portland, OR

    Oh my gosh–that is so cute—is it ever going to stop snowing!

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  5. ginger & Tobias (the greythound) Avatar
    ginger & Tobias (the greythound)

    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

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  6. Helen R Avatar
    Helen R

    They were probably thinking: Steve and Alayne work so hard – maybe we can help.

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  7. A Arsenault Avatar
    A Arsenault

    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.

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  8. Lynn Avatar
    Lynn

    and don’t forget the trusty snowblower water fountain!!!!

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  9. Margaret Avatar
    Margaret

    Totally cool cats! Boys with toys?
    They look well fed, too. Great hangout, 🙂

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  10. pjmac7 Avatar
    pjmac7

    96′ = 29.09 meters 😉

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  11. Moon Rani Avatar
    Moon Rani

    This picture is just begging for a lolcat caption if only I could come up with one!

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  12. Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin Avatar
    Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin

    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.

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  13. boundforglory Avatar
    boundforglory

    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! ; )

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