Tag Archives: claws

Showdown Cats

March 3, 2023cats, computer, curiosity, fight, fun, outside, shadows, sleep, trees, windowbedding, cat face, claws, flowers, ginger cat, Kitty Sills, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, run, tuxedo cat, walkteenyperk

Thursday, October 27, 2022, 12:21 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … could this be a showdown, stare down at the OK Cat Corral? …

… Peaceful, so far … Perkins catnaps on the edge of the bed … shadow of her ears and head …

… Teeny moseys out of the shadows … her head and ears shadow follows along …

… Faster ‘n greased lightin’, Teen draws her claws paw … Perky does some quick skidaddlin’! …

3:10 pm … a couple hours later …

… the dust has settled … all’s quiet on the Kitty Sills OK Cat Corral front …

Raggedy Feathers Cat

February 20, 2023cats, playcat face, claws, feather toy, paws, toys, tuxedo catteenyperk

Friday, June 10, 2022, 9:36 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … the feather toy doesn’t stand a chance against the mighty huntress … No wonder it’s become so raggedy and bedraggled …

Spring Break Cat

November 22, 2022blogs, cats, shadows, sleep, stretch, window365 photos, claws, deck, Kitty Sills, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

Saturday, April 23, 2022, 1:39 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … To celebrate completing ONE YEAR of My Photo a Day Adventure blog … it’s time for Spring Break … catnap style! …

… stretch those claws …

Toes Time Cat

September 28, 2022cats, outside, shadows, sleep, stretch, trees, windowcat face, claws, flowers, ginger cat, Kitty Sills, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, tails, tuxedo catteenyperk

Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 1:16 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … catnapping … stretch those toes! …

… front paws aren’t just cute …

… they’re a sunscreen, too … (Perkins on her own kitty sill in background) …

Kickstix Play Cat

August 31, 2022cats, fun, playcat face, claws, Kitty Kick Stix, paws, tails, tuxedo catteenyperk

Thursday, February 24, 2022, 6:26 am — Teeny Tuxedo … every once in a while Teeny gets in a seriously happy Kitty Kickstix play mood … Both she and Perkins will be 15 years old this year! …

… What’s going on over there? … Is it Perkins? …

… Pha-a-a-a! … Broke my play concentration … sorry, Kickstix, ol’ pal! …

Family Bird Art Cat

August 31, 20221950s, art, birds, boxes, cats, family, family memorabilia, scratching, tvbear, claws, ginger cat, me, orange tabby cat, photos, red tabby catteenyperk

Thursday, February 24, 2022, 6:07 am — Perkins … after her early morning scratching … red arrow points to someone’s claw … boxes of photos on Mom’s hardrock maple coffee table, Ethan Allen … Framed bird print has been in the family since before our first tv, see below! …

… Bird print on wall … We’re the TV generation! Debra, me, Marcie, Judy, Laurie … My birthday party, June 5, 1957. Glenwood house, Vancouver, WA … That could possibly be Mr. Moon … (plus Mom’s bear) … see Our First TV …

Bird Dream Cat

August 15, 2022birds, cats, food, outside, sleep, stretch, window, YTclaws, deck, paws, thermal mat, tuxedo catteenyperk

Saturday, February 19, 2022, 7:10 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … stretches her toes … dreaming about the bird that got away … so near … and yet so far …

Mourning dove … earlier today, 4:55 pm … under the deck bird feeder … luckily on the other side of the window screen …

Finnish Seinfeld Cat

August 11, 2022cats, curiosity, Finnish, fun, outside, sleep, tv, windowbedding, claws, paper, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

Sunday, February 13 2022, 1:07 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … dreams about all the fun she’s had … learning …

… 7:16 pm … learning … Finnish … by watching Seinfeld episodes on Netflix … with Finnish subtitles! … notes from season 2, episode 7, April 1991, “The Revenge” … “Jerry and Kramer take revenge on a dry cleaner after Jerry accuses him of stealing $1,500 from his laundry bag.” …

… closer look at Finnish subtitles notes … translation below …

– Ei sittenkään tehdä tätä – Älä nyt.
– Not doing this anyway – Not now.

– Panemme vain vähän sementtiä pesukoneeseen.
– We just put a little cement in the washing machine.

– Mitä sitten tapahtuu? – Sihen sekoittu vettä
– What happens then? – Mix it with water

– Pesun lopussa koneessa on iso möykki.
– At the end of the wash, the machine has a big lump.

– Jos vain käyttäisit aviojasi johonkin hyödylliseen.
– If only you would use your mind for something useful.

Saturday Chores Cats

June 18, 2022cats, curiosity, outside, sleep, stretch, windowcat face, claws, ginger cat, Kitty Sills, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, tuxedo catteenyperk

Saturday, January 22, 2022, 11:46 am — Perkins … checks what’s happening outside …

… and inside …

12:49 pm … one hour later … Teeny Tuxedo … catnap, of course …

… Perkins … it’s time to trim your claws … maybe when you wake up …

Laser Hunting Cat

April 26, 2022cats, fun, play, stretch, videocat face, claws, paws, tails, toys, tuxedo catteenyperk

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! …

… there it is! … up on the door …

… Red dot action …

Night Patrol Cat

April 25, 2022boxes, cats, curiosity, dvds, family, Finnish, fun, health, sleepbags, chair, claws, ginger cat, orange tabby cat, paper, paws, red tabby cat, rub, tuxedo cat, walkteenyperk

Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 1:04 am — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … Mom’s wingback chair … Teeny’s trademark sleeping position … stretched leg, claw anchor …

… 1:10 am … Teeny hopped from chair to table … time for after-midnight table patrol … white bag from Feline Medical Clinic passed inspection …

… Unopened BinaxNow Covid-19 Antigen Self Test for Infection Detection … not as interesting … Russ brought back an extra from Walgreen’s before his flight back to Minneapolis, Dec. 15 … tested before he left, 1:47 pm flight …

After Thanksgiving Cat

April 3, 2022cats, holiday, sleepbedding, claws, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

Friday, November 26, 2021, 6:46 am — Teeny Tuxedo … what cats do after Thanksgiving … and everyday … her super-gripper claws keep her firmly in place …

Squirrel Antics Cat

February 2, 2022animals, cats, curiosity, fun, outside, windowbird feeder, claws, dance, deck, favorites, French, ginger cat, Kitty Sills, orange tabby cat, red tabby cat, squirrelsteenyperk

Sunday, October 10, 2021, 10:45 am — Take a little time to enjoy the view …

… What BIG claws you have … They’re great for scratching an itch … or anchoring yourself to a bird feeder while you eat sunflower seeds …

Practicing a ballet movement … Note the graceful extension of the front arm and hand … the stilled, vertical power of the back leg … Quelle beauté … C’est magnifique! … OR … When you’ve got an itch, you’ve just gotta scratch it! …

… Hanging out at the bird feeder is a breeze … when you’ve got industrial strength back claws … and lots of black oil sunflower seeds to munch …

Mr. / Ms. Squirrel has an audience of one … Perkins! …

… What you lookin’ at? … You lookin’ at ME? …

Strong Claws Cat

January 13, 2022cats, outside, sleep, stretch, windowcat face, claws, flowers, Kitty Sills, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

Monday, September 13, 2021, 3:42 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … strong claws … keep her front paws grounded … for a peaceful window nap …

Can You See Me? Cat

July 31, 2021cats, Finnish, fun, stretchclaws, Marimekko bedding, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

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 …

Teeny gives a Finnish welcome to Pikkuinen Unikko when they arrive, Terve Marimekko Cat, Sept. 23, 2020

12-Hour Survey Cats

May 29, 2021cats, computer, Finnish, fun, sleep, stretchbedding, chair, claws, ginger cat, Marimekko bedding, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, thermal mat, tuxedo catteenyperk

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?!” …

Wrong Corner Cat

May 19, 2021cats, funbedding, claws, Marimekko bedding, paws, tuxedo catteenyperk

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 7:39 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … whoa! … how’d I end up at the wrong end of the bed?! … better hold on with ALL my claws so I won’t fall off! …

Put Up Your Dukes Cat

May 19, 2021cats, curiosity, fun, groomingclaws, favorites, gloves, paws, retro, tails, toys, tuxedo cat, wire toyteenyperk

Thursday, April 22, 2021, 11:57 am — Teeny Tuxedo … look who’s out of hibernation … the grooming gloves! … Cat Dancer wire toy is ready to welcome them back, too …

… 7 months ago … Not So Bad Cat, Sept. 22, 2020 …

2 years ago … Perkins shows Teeny the glories of the gloves … Glorious Gloves Cat, April 2, 2019

So, what’s up with “put up your dukes”? … Where’d it spring from? …

“Etymologists think this is probably how we got the word dukes used to refer to fists, as in “put up your dukes.” Fork was slang for “hand” or “fist,” and the phrase “dukes of York” was created as rhyming slang for “fork.” So, instead of telling someone to “put up your forks,” you might say “put up your dukes of York!” Eventually, this was shortened to “put up your dukes.”” — Merriam-Webster

Liberty Horse Cat

May 12, 2021cats, computer, curiosity, family memorabilia, fun, horses, playbags, cat face, chair, claws, favorites, Fell Pony, ginger cat, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, rub, tailsteenyperk

Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 7:34 pm — Perkins says … Glad you’re taking the David Lichman virtual horse liberty clinic with Doobie … ’cause I can play with Mr. Snappy … I’m a natural liberty cat! …

… David Lichman’s Heart of Liberty virtual clinic … 4 Saturdays, March 27-April 17, 2021 … live Zoom sessions, 11:30-1:00 … no travel, one of the benefits of the current pandemic … “More than just techniques, The Heart of Liberty goes directly to the core of a deep and mindful relationship with horses.” … more about Mr. Snappy …

A Passing Fancy Cat

May 12, 2021cats, curiosity, fun, playbags, claws, paws, rainbow toy, retro, rub, toys, tuxedo catteenyperk

Thursday, March 25, 2021, 11:47 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … times change … a paper bag is worth exploring …

Friday, March 26, 2021, 2:45 pm … but not as exciting as they used to be …

5 years ago … paper bags were all the rage … New Year’s Eve Cat, Dec. 31, 2015 …

Melting Snow Cats

May 6, 2021cats, curiosity, outside, sleep, snow, trees, weather, windowbedding, claws, flag, flowers, ginger cat, kitchen, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, sofa, tails, tuxedo cat, walkteenyperk

Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 5:46 am — While Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo were nestled all snug in their bed …

… 12:24 pm … the snow was melting … (neighbor’s flag) …

… 2 days earlier … a pristine world of fluffy white … Valentine Surprise, Feb. 14, 2021 …

Tidy Valentine Toes Cat

April 28, 2021cats, grooming, outside, snow, trees, weather, windowcat face, claws, flowers, Kitty Sills, paws, sit, tuxedo catteenyperk

Sunday, February 14, 2021, 4:50 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … keeps her tootsies as white as the snow …

Cozy Claws Cats

April 15, 2021cats, fun, sleepbedding, cat face, claws, ginger cat, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, thermal mat, tuxedo catteenyperk

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 8:55 pm — Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo …

… hey, Teeny … hope you’re careful with your claws …

… will do … now, back to our naps …

Yawn Evolution Cat

March 24, 2021cats, computer, fun, sleep, yawncat face, claws, Kitty Sills, paws, tongue, tuxedo catteenyperk

Saturday, February 6, 2021, 6:40 pm — Teeny Tuxedo …

Kick Stix Returns Cat

March 17, 2021cats, fun, play, scratchingcat face, claws, ginger cat, Kitty Kick Stix, orange tabby cat, paws, red tabby cat, retro, tails, toysteenyperk

Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 9:39 pm — Perkins … yippee!! … paw prints Kitty Kick Stix is out of hibernation! … gotta make up for lost play time! …