Manly Monday - Jelly Bean Attack

I have been having so much fun! For a cat who doesn't play a lot with toys, I have really surprised Mom.

Let me go back a little and explain. Two weeks ago, jane and Alice of Casbah Kitten, had a contest, to work out a scrambled word. I was one of the correct guessers (it took me and Mom a while before we worked it out) and my name got picked as the winner! My prize was 3 of their super duper jelly bean toys.

Well, my prize arrived in the mail last Friday, and as soon as the mail was placed on the kitchen table, I jumped up there to sniff it. That is pretty unusual for me. But the catnip smell coming through the Casbah Kitten package and the mailing envelope must have immediately attracted me. So you have to know how good their nip is!

Mom put the envelope down on the floor for me to check out, and then took out the package of jelly beans. I was very interested all along. But when she unwrapped them, I went bonkers with delight. Tossing in the air, bunny picking, racing around - I have to tell you, these are such great toys. Mom tried hard to get some good pictures and some video, but I was moving too fast. But here are a couple at the beginning to give you an idea of my level of interest and to see how beautifully the jelly beans were packaged. Sorry some are a bit blurry.

Thank you SO much, jane and Alice. I really love my prize. And I also love the fact that you let me pick the colors. Oh, and they are having another scrambled word contest today!!

Photo Hunt - Triangle

How many triangles do you see?


People found a bunch that I didn't see on me! Katnip Lounge noticed the mat and the floor boards of the deck formed triangles. I don't think anybody found the triangle formed by the blue towel and my body/front leg, and the one at the top right of the picture, formed by the upright railing, the horizontal piece of wood, and the edge of the picture. Also, MAYbe we can see a couple of triangles formed by shadows on the grass.

Follow up Friday

Did you wonder what was going on in my Wordless Wednesday post? This picture shows you what happened next. Mom and Dad don't usually have the table so close to the railing, so I usually have to jump back down if Mom puts me on the railing, or I jump up there myself. Of course I did have to jump from the table in the end. Mom thinks I took a little detour and nommed on the spidee plant (lower right) , however.

Thursday 200th Post in the Garden with Simba

As I told you the other day, Dad is pretty excited because one of his cherry tomato plants has quite a few small tomatoes on it, and quite a lot more flowers. The tomatoes are still green:


I have posted myself in a good position to keep watch over them, just in case some pesky squirrel or chipmunk thinks he can come and steal them. However, it is sometimes hard to

stay awake!


Mom checked my list of posts and it turns out that this is my 200th post today. Wow, as the saying goes, time flies when you're having fun.

Oh, and yesterday? I was getting down from the railing, and Mom just happened to snap my picture in that position.

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Thoughts

Audrey is a pretty cute kitty, isn't she? I like the picture of her leaning against the laptop (below). She looks like she is deep in thought - maybe blogging by telepathy, her Mom said. Seeing as we kitties don't have an easy time with the keyboard and all.

Can you believe it is almost the middle of July? That means we are more than halfway through 2010! How did THAT happen?

My Dad's cherry tomato plant has some small green tomatoes on it. Excitement, people and cats. Excitement. I will post some pics on Thursday.

Enjoy the remainder of July 13th.

Guest Blogger for a Special Day

Hi, everybuddy. This is Audrey here.

Simba is letting me use his blog today so I can wish MY Mom a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (I know she reads his blog every morning). You're the best Mom a girl could ever have. Thanks for giving me my forever home and for putting up with all my shenanigans. Have a great, fun day, but don't forget to feed me my dinner tonight!

Love,
Audrey

Mancat Monday

Yesterday's post and your comments were fun. Good answers! Yes, it was the house cricket I dedded. Mom took the picture of him when he was still alive and hopping in the kitchen, and I was playing with him. In the morning there were cricket legs in the front hall. So either I mashed him, or I ate some parts, leaving the legs.

The hole in the herb pot was dug when I wasn't out on the deck, probably early in the morning, so it wasn't my doing. Mom agrees with those of you who said they think it was a chipmunk. Squirrel is not totally out of consideration, but the neat hole dug so that the soil was outside the pot on the deck seems characteristic of the way chipmunks dig, and the hole was a good fit for a chipmunk. Anyway, squirrel wasn't one of the choices I gave you.

Thanks for playing my game!

Here's a picture of me looking mancatly for today. I am showing off the white fur on my chin and neck. This is my "secondary" napping spot with towel on the deck (yes,I am spoiled). I have a better view of the bird feeder and the birdies flying to it from this spot.


Happy Monday and Happy week, everybody! And special Happy Birthday wishes to my auntie M today. Hope you read this today!

Sunday Sleuthing

SOMEbody has been digging in one of the herb pots. See the evidence here:




Help Mom work out who it was. Here are the candidates, all of whom have been photographed in the vicinity within 48 hours of the event:

House cricket

Woodchuck


Chipmunk


ME!!!!


And a bonus question: which do you think I dedded the other night?