New Garden Gate

Hi people. This is my cat Mike, once a mighty warrior, now a fifteen-year-old furry bag of bones who mostly naps. (Yes, as you can see he has it pretty rough.)

Now that he's in his retirement years he also spends long hours staring out the window contemplating the state of the world and reflecting on his life. --Okay, not really.

In truth, when not attempting to embark on some kind of killing spree, most of my cats spend their time like this-- My place is kind of a cat spa...

Back in the day though, Mike was a formidable predator. Much to my dismay, he waged an ugly and unrepentant war on the bird world. (Don't hassle me about this please. He started out as a barn cat. They don't live inside. Plus, I've spent untold hours rescuing his victims over the years, and feeling super guilty about the fallen.)

Thinking about the ways of cats and birds led me to this design...
(This is a garden gate, made from a reclaimed screen)

Here's how the finished product (almost, still have to paint on the lettering- "Mikey can't be trusted -- In the garden at night.") came out. I'm pretty happy with it. Welding in 85 degree super humid weather is not fun in and of itself, but I did have fun working out this design and assembling it.

I even made a fancy little gate latch for it. Cute huh?

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