This is my homemade catio. I used what’s called “deer fencing”. It doesn’t obstruct your view or the view of your cats. It was simple to do and cheap. I wrapped it around my deck and then… 🙂 once it was installed (used steal beams for reinforcement in between) I cut sections of additional deer fence and attached it to the top at a 45 degree angle all the way around the top and about 10″ in depth. It isn’t the most beautiful job as I am no expert, but it works and we are all happy! 🙂 …. Carol
P.S. from Michael — there are quite a few pages on PoC about catios. I have always liked them and as Carol says they can be made cheaply. However, not everyone likes them.
Update: Here is Quentin, the guy with the dodgy leg who lives with Carol:
No, Carol, you are about two hours (give or take) north of me. I am in the metro Milwaukee area, but one of my favorite hangouts is Harrington Beach State Park near Belgium. I’ve been wanting to try your Point Beach State Forest. It would be a little farther, but still a feasible day trip. I have a friend who is in Sturgeon Bay and we’ve talked about meeting up at Point Beach sometime. (We both have to drive, but at least no one drives the whole way.) What if you joined us? Wouldn’t that be cool? I don’t know when it will ever happen. We were getting close to finding a good time last summer and then she broke her foot. Maybe this year.
I’m in West Allis, so I’m not right on the lake. But my church is in Bayview. You could see the lake from the church if you stood on the roof I think. You can really feel how much cooler it is over there at this time of year, especially if the wind is from off the lake.
My parents have visited Manitowoc a couple of times, which is quite close to Two Rivers. I grew up in the Wisconsin Dells area. It’s beautiful up there, but once I discovered Lake Michigan I just fell in love with it. The lake was soooo warm last summer, I swam constantly. I love when there are big waves and it’s really dangerous. That is like the best thing ever– but I hate when parents don’t supervise their children out there. It’s a big, dangerous lake, not a waterpark with lifeguards, people. And even then– I saved a little girl’s life at one of those parks last summer. I never had kids, but I know how dear Monty is to me. I just can’t imagine letting kids go off unsupervised around water when they’re just little kids.
Do you have problems with flooding and mosquitoes so near a wetland area?
There you have it! lol
He has one of those cute male cat faces. Innocence and charm with a dash of the wild.
I can remember reading about a kitten on a balcony in America and the owner went inside and when he came back out the kitten was nowhere to be seen. A bird of prey had taken it we are told.
If you’re worried Ruth (no worries, here is me and my two pages you can look at)
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=127705
Ruth are you in Two Rivers, WI?