Canasta checks things out.
Slapjack the little poser.
Whist, also posing.
Canasta watches Whist explore.
Uno relives her birth experience.
Whist is all “Come on, Slapjack, let’s go play!”
Then Whist goes for the snuggle with Fizzbin.
Slapjack’s all “What?!”
The kittens have started noticing toys and even playing with them.
“There they go, exploring again, lady.” Canasta’s got the Ears of Annoyance down.
They find this scratcher fascinating. (That’s Uno.)
Long-suffering. I would feel more sorry for Canasta except that right before that picture happened, I watched her wake up her kittens and call them over to her. So she’s got no one but herself to blame!
Fizzbin at the milk bar.
We had the drawing for the Phat Cat quilt raffle here Saturday evening. I was curious how the kittens would react to meeting Teresa, because up until now they’ve only come into contact with me and Fred. As it turns out, they didn’t hesitate to sniff her, climb on her, and show off for her. Canasta was perfectly fine with Teresa being around her kittens, mostly wanted to know what was going on. They showed off quite a bit, and here’s the live drawing video, which will hopefully show up for y’all.
If that doesn’t work for you, you can see it (it’s about 15 minutes long) over on Facebook.
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Dewey’s wearing his Monday Ears of Annoyance.
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Previously
2020: A little more skitterbugging from Pablo.
2019: Laura and Mary were SO CONFUSED by Pa’s lack of a milk bar.
2018: That little gray one really likes those tuxie girls.
2017: “Or not. Ha ha. Suckerrr.”
2016: “Come HERE and give Mama a hug!”
2015: Are we sensing a theme here?
2014: Gracey and Kaleb.
2013: Eyeball check!
2012: Then she hits the ground and is like “Wait. I’m a CHICKEN. I can’t FLY. Hmph.”
2011: “There are no other cats. There is only Maggie.”
2010: “That’s right, I done it, copper. I done it, and I’d do it again.”
2009: (I like to think that maybe someone who lives down the road was sitting in front of their TV and was struck with the sudden urge to grab the camera and go upstairs, and that they said “But I don’t HAVE an upstairs!”)
2008: No entry.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Wait, when did they start exploring outside of the crate?!
Whist cracks me up.
Canasta is one of the best moms ever. Or are all moms like that and I just don’t remember?
I don’t see that as a long-suffering look. To me, it looks _smug_.
I love the way Canasta sits! Scottish Folds do that, but Canasta is way too long, lean and angular to be even part Fold.
Today’s photo of her sitting to nurse is the cutest ever, love her arms wrapped around the babies!
Definitely the cutest photo ever!
I have never seen a mother nurse her kittens sitting up like Canasta does. So funny! Have any of your other foster mom’s nursed in that position?
That photo of Canasta sitting up to nurse is so hysterical, it’s a real prize-winner! She’s such a goof!
It reminds me of the Native American “storyteller” figures, with one large figure surrounded by many smaller figures.