Mondo’s got Bramble pinned, and he ain’t sorry.
Bramble’s all “Is it safe to move now?”
Outta the way, Mondo’s got places to go!
Napping in the sun (well, most of them are in the sun. Mondo’s in the shade.)
Kudzu always looks slightly guilty, like I accused him of something he hasn’t done… YET.
Bramble in the tunnel.
And Hollyhock in the tunnel.
Annnd Bramble in the tunnel again, with Hollyhock in the background. (Also, you can just see Kudzu’s ear sticking up over the top of the scratcher!)
We have a lights-on, no-one-home situation here with Mondo (left) and Clover.
Mimosa seems to be coming out of heat, thank goodness. One more week ’til her spay!
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An old picture of permanent resident Dewey so that y’all don’t forget what a pretty, pretty boy he is.
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) over the weekend.
I’m sorry, but this picture just cracks me UP. (Mimosa wasn’t lying like that – she was in the process of rolling from one side to the other when I happened to get this picture.)
Mimosa – WHO IS SCHEDULED FOR HER SPAY SURGERY ON APRIL 25TH – is in heat. What does this mean? It means that she spends her time purring, rubbing up against everything, and yowling at the door at the very top of her lungs, hoping to lure an intact male cat to come impregnate her. (Good luck with that, Mimosa.) When she yowls, she yowls LOUDLY, and I thank my lucky stars that I have earplugs and a white noise machine to sleep with.
Usually, the first heat cycle after having kittens tends to be fairly short and somewhat mild. Hopefully this will end soon (it started Wednesday night), and won’t reoccur before her spay surgery.
The kittens aren’t bothered at all by her behavior. They mostly think she’s acting weird, and are ignoring her.
Mondo has caught himself a tasty, tasty rat.
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Yawning at kittens ’til they yawn back. Do I know how to have fun, or what? 🙃
Oh look, a little attitude from Kudzu. SHOCKING.
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Clover & Bramble play follow the leader, and then Clover shows off his graceful moves. (Seriously, it is utterly amazing that any kittens ever make it to adulthood.)
Clover’s got some deep thoughts.
Good night innernets. (Hollyhock)
Clover is just a perfect little bundle of CUTE.
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Bramble shows off his skitterbugging skills. (They’re hitting the age where they skitter sideways at each other, and that’s about my favorite age!)
Ooh look, it’s Hollyhock pie! (All together now: MY FAVORITE!)
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Hollyhock has many skills (climbing into the Fruittasan from the top, climbing from one cat tree to another and back again, skitterbugging at her brothers) and she likes to show them off.
Good night innernets. (Kudzu)
It’s a Kudzu pie! (My favorite!) (And a photobomb from Clover – look in the upper left corner!)
Clover says “Paws UP, y’all!”
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Those boys sure do love their Mama. (Hollyhock also loves her Mama, she just happened to be busy elsewhere.)
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They certainly do have fun in (and on!) that Fruittasan.
(The Fruittasan hanging basket came from Pier1 several years ago – it’s a fruit basket, but clearly works great as a kitten swing. Pier1 no longer carries them, but TJ Maxx and Home Goods sometimes carry similar pet beds.)
Bramble and Kudzu are all “What? It’s more fun like this!”
Good night innernets. (Hollyhock)
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Previously
2021: We have met the vacuum cleaner, and we are not fans. (Canasta & Pinochle)
2020: No entry.
2019: Laura’s all “Pa. Your foot is HEAVY.”
2018: Oh that boy and his giant paws, always on display.
2017: The little explorerer (Beignet) is busy exploring!
2016: “Whatever THAT means.”
2015: #Belushi don’t need no stinkin’ eyeballs.
2014: “What? Was nappin’!”
2013: “WHAT GOIN’ ON OVER HERE, MAMA? OH, THAT’S BIG KITTY FOOD. I’MA GO EAT SOME LITTER!”
2012: DarWednesday!
2011: Rufus, fangin’ it.
2010: No entry.
2009: No entry.
2008: Kara’s birth story.
2007: Hatehatehate.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Holy moly, Hollyhock is such a pretty girl! Love that pic of her lying on her back. This is such a good looking bunch, but I guess each litter is…we just forget how sweet the last ones were.
You talk about Clover’s graceful moves and being surprised kittens survive to adulthood. I have a cat who’s about three years old; she’s walked into the stove, twice. She thinks she can jump up on things, and misses a lot, and falls off of things.
It’s the stove that got me. Even if she has bad eyesight, stoves are large and don’t move.
Perhaps the stove looks like a portal to her parallel-universe existence?