Monday, January 31, 2011

Stylish Blogger


Recently on the same day, both Sam and Lucy, and Eric and Flynn, nominated me for the Stylish Blogger Award. Thank you all four for this award! I am supposed to tell you 7 things about myself.

1. I am really quite svelte under all my floof.

2. In the evening, if I hear so much as a single creak on the stairs, I know if it is Mom, and if it is, I go up to join her in bed. I don’t do this with Dad, because somehow I can tell who it is going upstairs.

3. I seem good at regulating my food intake. Even if there is a constant supply of dry food, I only eat so much. I like moist food the best, but I also don’t overdo it there, and I like smaller amounts of moist food more often rather than a big bowlfull.

4. The house I live in is quite large, and I have several favorite napping spots. I always spend part of the day in the basement on the window ledge and a lot of the day on the sofa.

5. I never beg for, or eat, human food. I could be trusted with the whole Thanksgiving turkey on the counter and leave it alone.

6. When Mom and Dad got me, I was already declawed, and though they wouldn’t have been likely to have done that to me themselves, it means I don’t need scratching posts, and really I am not a climbing type kitty. So I don't have the fun of kitty condos, or climbing structures here. It is sometimes funny to see me “scratching” on the corner of a box, or a chair, with my stubby toes.

7. Each day I ask one of my humans to give me a small bathroom Dixie cup full of water on the floor of the shower enclosure. It has to be just that way. I don’t seem to “get” the joy of dripping faucets, or water in sinks.

I have greatly enjoyed reading about other kitties who have received this award, who are many. Although I am supposed to nominate 7 other bloggers to receive it, instead I am going to leave it open for anyone who has not gotten it yet to take it. Because all my friends are Stylish Bloggers!

Friday, January 28, 2011

PhotoHunt - Standing


I have posted either this, or a similar picture before, but I felt it was perfect for today's Photo Hunters theme of "Standing". I absolutely adore the curling ribbon, and unfortunately will eat it if I can, so my humans need to keep it out of my reach. Mom was having some fun tempting me with a piece out on the deck about 2 summer's ago. I believe the last time I posted a picture like this, it was zoomed in and cropped, to emphasize my buttocks for a "tocks" in Tocktober picture.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Thursday in the Garden with Simba


We had about 10-12 inches of new snow between yesterday and this morning. Everything is freshly covered in white fluffy stuff. The snow is deep on the deck because Dad had only party cleared it after that last round of snow. He throws seed out under the table and chairs for the birds, and we saw this squirrel digging furiously in the snow for some of it.

Dad opened the kitchen window for me and I looked out for a bit, but it was rather boring.
Then they opened the sliding door: you can see how high the snow was: even over the height of the door!
I asked Mom to put me out in the snow so I could test it out and tell you about it (if you believe that is how it went, I have a Bridge to sell you). I paused in the one spot, feeling myself sinking into the snow, twisted around and leapt back into the house!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tummy Tuesday

Sometimes I sleep in this corner of the family room, tucked away behind the computer table, among the power cords. One day Mom saw me doing my yoga there, and snapped this picture. I am not sure what this position is called. Any yoga experts out there?

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Easy Sunday

I have to take a very long nap today because Dad will be watching lots of Football. I will probably even put my paws over my ears.

Please continue purr for Annie, who is still in the hospital, and also for my cousin Audrey, who has a UTI: she developed it while her Mom was away in Ethiopia, and so her Mom's friend had to take her to the vet. But she got an antibiotic shot and is back at home with her Mom now. We are all very glad her Mom is safely home from her long trip and now MY Mom gets to talk to her on the phone again.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Photo Hunt - Hands


These photos ome from my humans' trip to Alaska. One day they were with a group of people exploring the tidal pools near Glacier Bay. These hands show the different creatures they found: starfish;
Sea urchin;
Another type of starfish;
and a sea cucumber.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Flashback on Friday

I am sorry, kitties, but I can't post more of what it looks like outside today - we have MORE SNOW! BORing. And you sure won't find me out there, so if you like to see pictures of me, then we have a problem today. This is a summer picture of me to ease your eyes. Just imagine that warm air, and breeze fluffing up your fur ..........