Murphy Learns to Farm

Murphy is still a "nibster" as far as we are concerned.  And if you don' t know what a nibster is, try to type the word "monster" and shift your right hand one spot to the left on the keyboard when you type it.  Yes, you get nibster.

At least she is still a cute nibster.  Or, as our good friend Jill would say, "she's stinkin' cute!"  And, of course, Murphy knows it.

We have had other kittens on the farm in prior years.  The Inspector was born here.  The Sandman and Mrranda were both quite young when they made their debuts here.  So, we've been through the process of integrating a new Farm Supervisor more than once.  The downside is that we sometimes forget that EVERYTHING that has been happening this Spring are ENTIRELY NEW to Murphy.

The entire process of prepping beds and planting in them is exciting and worthy of her attention and, of course, "help."  Remember, "help" from Farm Supervisors (aka cats) must always have quotes around it.  Any cat worth its salt would never admit to actually being helpful.  Also, any cat will seek out the praise it deserves for the help it most surely did not give.  Hence... "help."

Murphy has already learned to perch on the back of a farmer who is crawling on the ground for as long as it is convenient (for the cat, not the farmer).  She has also learned to roll NEXT TO, but not ON the row of new plants.  That's actually an excellent skill to have if you don't want the farmers to respond in unfavorable ways.

But, most important, Murphy has found that she likes to hang out with the farmers when they are doing things that do not include running engines.  Tillers and tractors are non-starters with Murphy, and that's the way we like it.

Now, we need to get Murphy to write a blog.  Then she'll be a true Genuine Faux Farm cat.