January "Snow"

Our weather has been stormy,

we've received lots of rain,

had some icing, but we haven't had any snow stick.
This morning we woke to a very slight dusting of snow
but had to get to work, so we rushed home at lunch
to take the boys out into what was left of the "snow."

This is Vladi's first snow.

Hmmmm,... this is new,...

Scampering off to explore,...

I'm not sure about this,...

My feet are cold but the sun is nice.

Tanji

bounds through some frozen dusted tall grass.

Uschi watches

Vladi,

focuses,

then bounds at him.

Then it is off on a new adventure.

Tanji watches,...

Vladi run, to

check out the thinly iced over pond.
(careful V-man)

Then it is back inside for a bath,...

T & U relax after their adventure,...

Hey, does anyone want to play ??!!

Night-time addition.
Tanji woke and headed to the kennel,
seconds later he came running in, went straight
to the wheel and started running hard. This is
Tanji telling us that something is outside.
He then jumps off and runs back outside,
then repeats the process.

Something is outside in the dark !!!

I turned on the outside lights and,...

it is snowing,...

the pond plants

have a dusting,...

and more is coming down,
ever so gently.

Maybe another snow adventure tomorrow,...



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Frozen Pond

We have been waking up to frost and
even some snow flurries, that didn't stick, today.

The pond got a thin layer of ice on it,
and Uschi spotted it.

Uschi moved off as Vladi saw the ice,...

Mooooommmm there is Ice,....

as Vladi headed to the pond,
Lesley kept a close eye

on him.

Interesting,...

pat, pat, pat,...

This is neat.


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Pretty in Pink

The other day we went to the cat store to buy the jumbo bag of "Swheat Scoop" kitty litter. Vladi LOVES the litterbox, and apparently his enthusiasm has worn off on Tanj and Usch, because they frequent the indoor box as well. Across from the necessities like food and litter, the store has cleverly positioned the toys, and we can rarely resist. This time Les picked out a pink feather boa, sure to get the boys' attention...

Tanj gets a little crazy with feathers,
so we give the other boys a chance to play
before he plucks this feather wand.

What's this??

Vladi likes feathers and starts chattering
at the feathers like its a real bird.
He's such a cutie!

Tickle the little belly...

Vladi is pretty excited, and he's attracting attention...

Oooohhhhh, feeeeatherrrrsss!!

are so lickable.



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T & V Wrestling

Tanj & Vladi wrestle and chase each other regularly.

Vladi pounces,

on Tanji.

Tanji bites back,
(I think V's head is all the way in T's mouth)

Whaaattt ???,... he likes that,...

Vladi re-groups,...

Tanji blocks his attack, and

flips the V-man.

Vladi holds on,...

and bites down on T's shoulder.

Tanji goes for the "death bite,"

and the battle is over.

(for now)

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Vladi's Natural Habitat

Vladi knows better than to
stand outside in the rain.

Aaaaa,....

Now this is more like it.

Streeeeeettttchhhhh,...

Vladi in his natural habitat.

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Tanji's Tough Day

Tanji is definitely the "baby cat" of our three boys, even though he's not the youngest. He follows us everywhere (including most trips to the bathroom) and curls up in bed with us at night. He tries so hard to be good, and usually is, but you can actually see the conflict in his eyes and body language. When he thinks he is being bad outside (like wandering too close to the fence), he cries and often runs home. Unlike U & V, Tanji can get quite startled by scary things (like people knocking on the door or going to the VET). Nothing is more heartbreaking than a scared/sad Tanji. He is such a little mush, and all you want to do is protect him.

Today it was raining (as usual), so as Les and I were standing in the rain, while the boys were smartly sitting under trees. Tanji managed to get his leash tangled around a little fig tree by the bird feeder, while "watching" birdies, and panicked !!,... maybe thinking something had grabbed him. By the time I got him undone, he pulled out of the bottom half of his harness and was struggling desperately. He was freaked out, so I quickly carried him back to the house. He was a very wet unhappy boy.

Once the entire family came inside (Vladi was already home), Tanji wanted reassurance and tried to get Uschi and Vladi to lick him, by putting his neck right under their heads. But U was wet and licked himself, and well, Vladi is just a kitten and isn't big on licking back, yet.

Fine, I'll just lick myself then.

Les rubbed Tanji's neck dry with a towel,...

and Tanji did some spot clean-up.

That is an unhappy baby-cat, with a little
broken whisker hanging down by his left eye.

His left eye was watering a bit too, so we gave him
a lot of reassuring pets and watched him closely
(of course, he is always near by anyway!)

After a while, Tanj's flat lips started turning up into a smile...

I've had a rough day, I'm going to need extra Fancy Feast.
(Of course he got it, and will be curled up in bed with us soon!)


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Lesley And Uschi

Lesley was out "walking" the boys,

when Uschi caught a vole. U put the vole down,
as he does, and Les grabbed his leash to
let the unharmed vole get away.

Come on MOOOMMM,
I want to play with the vole.

You don't need the vole,...

What everrrr,...

This sucks !
(being held that is)

Fine, just put me down,...

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