Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 1:10 am — Teeny Tuxedo … hunting the elusive laser pointer red dot! … look for the white arrows … red dot doesn’t show up as well when the lights are on …
… taking a break to pose demurely … rather than a fierce huntress! …
Saturday, September 4, 2021, 1:34 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … not quite twin photos … one of these is not like the other … one of these is not the same … a warm spot to nap …
Friday, August 13, 2021, 8:49 am — The window behind the computer is a great one-way mirror into bird life in the butterfly bush … for 2 hours a female black-headed grosbeak went back and forth …
… 8:57 am … to the black oil sunflower seed feeder on the deck …
… 9:00 am … and back to the butterfly bush …
… 10:30 am … and back again …
… 11:00 am … Teeny Tuxedo, happy catnapping … missed all the butterfly bush bird action …
Sunday, June 27, 2021, 3:32 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … A scorcher today … 111° !! … and the air conditioner won’t be fixed until tomorrow … Luckily, with fans, it’s not TOO bad … Since Teeny can’t get out of her fur coat, tried a cool treat … a dish towel soaked in cold water … She wasn’t too sure about it … and went through four classic stages …
… Denial …
… Anger …
… Depression …
… Acceptance … kind of a good deal … and the tv remote is right at hand! …
… 3:59 pm … While Teeny’s melting, Perkins happily scratches in front of the Mittens, Monument Valley … must be her orange tabby fur … doesn’t soak up as much heat as Teeny’s tuxedo black …
Friday, June 25, 2021, 10:58 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … thrilled to find Finnish Marimekko sheets that match her colors … black and white Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppy) design …
Friday, June 25, 2021, 5:52 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … preparing for the string of scorching days on our doorstep … Air conditioning won’t be repaired until Monday, when it’ll be 115° or more … Today’s only 93º … Hang in there, Teeny! …
Saturday, June 12, 2021, 11:46 pm — Perkins … able to free her tail from the Camo Cat Tunnel … while keeping her head on the Kitty Kick Stix … What talent! …
Saturday, June 12, 2021, 5:23 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … a perfect Saturday afternoon … lazing about … tv remote ready to check what’s on Turner Classic Movies …
Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2:41 pm —How lucky! … a bare branch in the butterfly bush is a favorite hummingbird perch … right outside the bedroom / computer window … time for a healthy dose of grooming / preening … [videos below] …
… How funny! … Ms. Elegant Hummingbird has become … Rumpled Rumpelstiltskin … scratching an itch … with stop-motion foot up in the air …
… stretching wings and tail feathers … must feel good! …
… 3:36 pm … an hour later … Ms. Hummer is back … female Anna’s? …
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 1:05 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … a half-day, random sample of her prime catnap, lounging locations … Finnish Marimekko Pieni Unikko … red poppies …
… 4:23 pm … computer chair …
… 12 hours later … 1:37 am … Wednesday, May 26 … double-decker thermal mats … Perkins says, “Does Teeny have to hoard BOTH thermal mats?!” …