Feline Friday: The Great Outdoors

 

 We've had some beautiful weather here this week and since Lily expressed some interest, we went outside for a walk.

Lily tolerates her harness well (still haven't replaced it!) and walks nicely on a leash. But she doesn't like the feel of grass on her feet! It has taken quite a few attempts to get her to stand in grass for any length of time. She much prefers the patio, driveway, and sidewalk!

 

It reminds me of the days when I road the bus as a child in elementary school. If the country roads were muddy, they'd announce "busses on hard surfaces only". In this case, it's "kitty on hard surfaces only"!

 

But on this occasion, I plopped her down in the grass and to my surprise, she walked around just a little bit. 

 

She was leery of the tree roots! They do look a bit creepy.

 

Lily has no idea that a tree could be climbed. When I put her feet on the bark, she has no interest in it whatsoever.

She's definitely a city (suburban!) kitty!

It wasn't long before she was ready to go back inside.

This outdoor adventure really tired her out! The fresh air made her sleepy and soon she was curled up under Meowmy's sweatshirt, where she no doubt dreamed of patios and sidewalks. 😃

Happy Feline Friday!

 

Feline Friday

 Lily's meowmy may have been very busy...but Lily herself has had a great week! 

 She's been busy snoop-ervising all the activity around here from her new lookout spot on the ottoman. In all the years we've had it, I've never seen her reclining on the ottoman until this week!

 

 And since it's back to school time, she had a First Day of School picture taken on her well-loved scratcher desk.

 

 While there, she got some well-deserved ear scritches!

 

As a senior kitty (age 15!), Lily could be expected to slow down a bit. And she does have some slower days. Lily has some arthritis throughout her body so we sprinkle a joint supplement onto her food which seems to help. But this week she was particularly active! She jumped in the air to snatch treats with her bare paws, ran around before bedtime like a crazy girl, and even enjoyed some middle-of-the-night yarn adventures. 

 

And of course, Lily had a few licks of something tasty throughout the week!

 

 

 

Here's to a great weekend with plenty of scritches, time for play, and tasty treats!
 

Happy FELINE FRIDAY!

Lily and Janet

 

Feline Friday

 As I mentioned in my last Feline Friday post, we recently returned from a trip to Pennsylvania to visit family and one of the side benefits was getting to spend time with KITTENS. I was in Kitten Heaven for the entire visit. (Of course, now I'm in Kitten Withdrawal...)

But wait...there's more!

I also got to see lots of grown-up kitties, too! This photo shows all of them, minus one who didn't come out from under the bed when I met her. The interesting thing about this group of kitties is that they ALL have the same ginger-colored mama, pictured in the center and bottom left. All of these kitties live with various members of the family, and the other kittens from her litters have been adopted out to wonderful homes.

And you can see the family resemblance between the litters! It seems that Mama always has kittens with similar coloring as she is in a long-term relationship with a local feral tomcat. So the kitties likely have the same daddy, too.

 Mama is going in soon for her spay so it is hoped that this will be her last litter. Although she's a great mama, she deserves to live a life of leisure!

As an aside, I also got to hang out with two wonderful pups, too. Truly, I had a great time visiting with family AND so many furbabies!

Happy Feline Friday!

 

Feline Friday: Kitten Fest!

 We've just returned from a trip out East to see family and as an extra bonus....KITTENS! It's been a long time since I've had the opportunity to spend any extended time with a litter of kittens and their mama. Let me tell you, I was in KITTEN NIRVANA for the entire visit!

I mean, seriously...! Every time I peeked in the box, there was some adorable pose happening!

Mama Kitty is such a good and attentive mother. Every time I would approach the nest and the kittens were unattended, she'd hop right back in the box to see what was up. Always very friendly but just keeping a watchful eye as she should!

 

There are five kittens in this litter: Three ginger tuxies (cats with this coloring are usually boys) and two tri-color (cats with three colors are almost always girls). So I would bet that there are three boys and two girls in this litter, even though I wasn't able to closely inspect each of them!

I could scarcely handle this level of cuteness! Look at that tiny tongue, AKA a BLEP!

I wanted to bring them all home with me!

It was wonderful to get a kitten fix, even if it was just for a few days! 

HAPPY FELINE FRIDAY, FRIENDS!
Hope these kitten pics brighten your day!