Yardenmen, that's a lot of cat trees. No birds on the "trees"?
My neighbor's two cats spend a lot of time sitting under my bird feeder lookingat birds forlornly.
Muddy, yeah, I have heard that animals who have gone through hardship are very affectionate. My three-legged cat was very sweet too. Poor things! Just imagine what they went through!
Speaking of cats and gardening, Sally, here is how the guys in my family helped me with garden work.