Tag Archives: paws

Catnap Styles Cats

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Sunday, November 20, 2022, 12:43 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … Different styles for staying warm …. Teeny  goes undercover …

… 1:26 pm … Perkins … soaks in the sun …

Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 4:46 pm … Perkins, Teeny … cozy on the self-heating thermal mat …

Showdown Cats

cats, computer, curiosity, fight, fun, outside, shadows, sleep, trees, window, , , , , , , , , , ,

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 …

Shadowsland Cats

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Friday, October 14, 2022, 12:51 pm — Teeny Tuxedo …

Saturday, October 15, 12:58 pm … Teeny, Perkins … butterfly bush …

Tuesday, October 18, 1:54 pm … Teeny … “Can I help?” … New York Times … daily Spelling Bee … “Make words of four or more letters using the letters in the honeycomb, including the center letter. There’s always one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters and counts for big points.” …

Below … Wahoo! Reached Genius in the April 21, 2023 New York Times Spelling Bee! … Wrote a haiku using some of the words … More of my “Genius” Spelling Bee haikus at My Haiku Adventure blog …

Vital Bee
On virtual trail
With lariat
Caught true Genius

Multi-Use Marimekko Cat

cats, curiosity, Finland, Finnish, fun, play, sleep, , , ,

Sunday, September 25, 2022, 3:22 am — Teeny Tuxedo … likes the Finnish Marimekko  Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppy) sheets … for many reasons … they’re both black and white, good camouflage … especially when she’s sleeping …

Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 11:34 pm … a natural place to study Finnish … they’re designed in Finland … Teeny’s too sleepy to read the Duolingo notes (if she could read) …

… a welcoming spot to play with the new Swiffer heavy duty duster refills …

All in a Day Cat

cats, fun, health, mirror, outside, shadows, stretch, window, yawn, , , , , , , , ,

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 12:46 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … quiet times … back paws … butterfly bush … [photos, Lumix Z300] …

… 12:59 pm … How about a big yawn? …

… Is this better? …

… 11:48 pm … “loafing” in the front bathroom … still friends with the oral syringes for her (and Perky’s) medication …

Dueling Yawns Cats

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Sunday, July 31, 2022 — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … Dueling yawn, paw trick on the scratching post photos … left, Teeny Tuxedo, Post Poses, May 28, 2019 … right, Perkins, Yawnster Deluxe Cat, April 5, 2019 … Teeny’s the real paw trickster, she knows it’ll get her the attention she wants … (Posted to a few orange tabby, tuxedo cat Facebook groups in July) …

Once Upon a Time Cats

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 1:34 pm — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … the window to the deck has gotten smaller … after the new French door was installed, June 17, 2020 …

15 years ago! … it was infinitely larger … and they were tiny  … July 24, 2007 … Perk and Teeny’s adoption month! … First saw them, Friday July 13, 2007, SW Washington Humane Society … a lucky day! … Brought them home a few days later … after their spays …

Little curious cuties! … their 1st days exploring together … The first week they were kept apart … Teeny had developed a cold … luckily, she still ate … Perk is the picky eater … (The deck has been replaced/remodeled since then) …

Same Time Cat

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Friday, July 22, 2022, 2:56 pm — Perkins … I like these blue towels so much … but not the intrusive camera …

… blue cotton towels … delightfully comfy … (there’s a new white bloom on the butterfly bush) …

Sunday, July 24, 2022, 2:56 pm … two days later … serendipitously at the exact same time … 2:56 pm …

More Finnish Cat

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Saturday, July 16, 2022, 10:36 pm … Teeny Tuxedo … big stretch after catnap on corner of bed … Computer is beyond lower left corner … bed is handy work space …  Red spiral notebook and headphones are for studying Finnish via Pimsleur.com …

June 26, started a 7-day free Finnish trial with Pimsleur and continued … $20.95, month … Can now rattle off “valitettavasti” … “myöhemmin” … “rautatieasema” with ease … The method of breaking words, sentences into chunks, starting at the end, adding on, building to the beginning works quite well … Audio-based … not focused on reading, grammar … Helps immensely that I had weekly Finnish Zoom discussion group sessions, Sept. 2021-May 2022 (Salolampi, Concordia Lanuage Villages, Minnesota) … and that letters in Finnish words are pronounced exactly as they appear.

Two Rabbit Tales

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Friday, June 24, 2022, 6:59 am — “Concrete Rabbit” … lives on the north side … not shy about being out in the open … grooming on the driveway … have seen him / her several times, early in the morning … Stay safe! …

Video below … cute, early morning bunny ear cleaning … ragged top of left ear … from kitchen window …

Monday, June 20, 2022, 5:18 pm … “Country Rabbit” … lives on the south side, in the trees … ventures out onto the lawn … eats scattered bird seed by the deck …

Video below … decorated by shadows of tall grass bending in afternoon wind … from deck …

Sizzle ‘n’ Walk Cat

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Thursday, June 16, 2022, 9:31 am — Male house finch … likes the new bird seeds … “Sizzling Variety with Habanero” … “Squirrels detest the pepper oil, but it’s harmless to birds” … Especially like that it has “no milo, no filler” … Songbird Selections, by Audubon Park, Seattle … who “work to help support small farms by purchasing local seed from local farmers as much as possible.”

… 10:35 am … Perkins … perambulating with a purpose … through the paper maze …

Morning Focus Cat

art, birds, cats, curiosity, family memorabilia, window, , , , , , ,

Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 8:42 am — Teeny Tuxedo … ready to jump … from window … to bed … focused on her landing spot …

Thursday, June 16, 2022, 8:58 am … the next day … What does she see? … Perkins? … (one of Mom’s loons, hand-carved, in background) … The green fringed Victorian lamp shade was handmade, 1990, when Kevin and I moved to Portland, OR … The now slightly ratty fringe was a cat temptation …

Feather Toy Tutorial Cat

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Friday, June 10, 2022, 9:37 pm — Perkins … Before serious play begins, a girl has to be well-groomed … Your feather toy awaits, madam … (Dad’s traditional Finnish boots, from their 1980’s trip to Finland) …

… How to play with a feather toy … (See the feathers in their prime, 6 years ago, Feather Toy Winner Cat, Nov. 26, 2016) …