Cats Walking the Plank

The Plank marks the boundary between the Dog-Path Garden on the left and the new Willow Tree Garden on the right. The Head Gardener has fallen off it, and Rusty fell off when he was a puppy. But cats who walk the Plank always get to the other side...

Jerome on the Plank

This cat is the faithful Jerome, who used to follow the gardener to the ends of the earth (i.e. the property) and back. Now she's retired from active gardening duties.

Percy on the Plank

Percy the young ginger cat is one of my latest gardening cat recruits, though he does get bored after an hour or so. The Plank holds no fears for him.

Archive Cats

Below is an archive photograph of Jerome the cat following a gumbooted gardener (me, younger) over the Plank on the walking circuit. The other cats wouldn't follow - Stumpy would cut a lot of corners, Sifter was too slow, and Mugsy... well, lets just say that Mugsy and water races have never mixed.

jerome and the gardener

This photograph was taken before the waterside plantings were in. Jerome the cat no longer comes gardening - at the time of writing she's nearly eighteen years old. That's so old!