January 14, 2008

The postcards are printed and look very nice. They are getting the addresses printed now and will be ready to go by the end of the week. I have my fingers crossed that this will get me a good sighting.

January 13, 2008

It snowed last night - not too much but enough for a couple of inches. So far all of the calls I have gotten have not panned out. I have two more to investigate - all of them 11 miles away or more. I don't have good feelings about them but I need to check them out anyway - just to be sure.

January 12, 2008

I have retired all my cameras. I was only getting raccoons and it is supposed to snow tomorrow. I figured it would be better to bring them all in and then see where there are tracks tomorrow after the snow is gone.

I have gotten a few phone calls but none of them panned out. One is 11 miles from here - I am not sure that is viable. The lady only saw a black cat with 4 white paws. So far from here it could very well be a local cat she just never saw before. I am reluctant to dismiss it outright but I am not sure how to confirm it.

January 10, 2008

Last night my neighbor came over and though Roy was in her yard. It turned out to be Leo. That was pretty disappointing. I know the longer Roy is out there the less chance I have of getting him back.

Today I got a call from someone in Saugerties - which is about 30 miles away. It does seem too far, but if Roy was picked up it is not totally out of the possibility. I need to send the lady a picture of Roy so she can see if it looks like him.

I got the pictures from the camera - looks like I am feeding raccoons. I think I am going to try across the street next.

January 8, 2008

One of the plates was floating in a small puddle so I retired that camera for now. I got some whited out animals (two at once so I am wondering what they were) so I will put the camera back there once there is solid ground again. The other camera had a whited out animal too - it looks like the light bounced off of snow. There shouldn't be any left now so it should be okay tonight.

The order for the postcards has been placed. Now I just need info on bulk mailing. I really do hope this works.

January 7, 2008

Today when I went checking my cameras I managed to fall right on my butt! With the snow melting it is very marshy there and one of my boots got sucked in and I fell down. That was fun. i am thinking of retiring those cameras until the ground get a bit more solid - I can't see a cat negotiating that area if it can help it and it is a bit dangerous for me to do it at night.

The postcards are almost final - I get a proof tomorrow.

I am getting a few calls - one lady said a friend of hers got a black and white cat two months ago and she will check if it is Roy. I have my fingers crossed that it is him.

January 7, 2008

Today on the way to check on the cameras I saw Leo just before where I park the car. SO he has one hell of a big territory - my property down about half a mile and then across maybe another couple hundred feet. So does this mean that Roy is possibly in that territory too and just wasn't seen? Or that he probably moved on if he wasn't seen? Or does it mean nothing at all?

I checked on the cameras - not much has eaten the food - one brown tabby ate at one and just birds on the other. I am not sure if they are in a good position or not. The snow is melting now - so it is becoming a swamp. I am not sure how long I can keep cameras in the area before it becomes impassable.