Gosh, I haven’t even taken a photo of consequence in ten days! (That’s assuming, of course, that this photo of Birdy has any consequence. Perhaps I should have said ‘interest’, but even that’s borderline.) Birdy is my babycat, and I think cuddling with her is all the sweeter because it has to be on her terms. Sometimes she will let me hold her for a minute — while I’m standing, that is; she’s more willing to sit on my lap — but I absolutely am not allowed to carry her anywhere. She assumes that I’m going to put her in the travel crate, so she hollers and struggles accordingly.
Birdy prefers to be downstairs (both in Hinckley and in Minneapolis), and her ideal situation is for me to be downstairs with her. I often take an afternoon nap (because I’m usually too tired to focus on reading/editing and also because I can), and I’ve started letting Birdy curl up on my bed when I do so. Since my bedroom is downstairs, that’s pretty much Birdy-cat heaven.
My two kitties, Kiwi and Luna, are rarely home these days, enjoying the heat, I guess, and chasing butterflies. I rescued them last year from an evil ex landlady; the poor little souls spent the first 3 months of their lives outside and as a result they both had bad clod (Luna still suffers from a blocked nose and her purring is so cute and funny). When I brought them to my new place I kept them indoors for nearly 4 months; they cried at the beginning then got used to it a bit. But they damaged every single house plant I had, broke many vases and cups and even scratched and damaged a raffia table cloth (it is a tradition one I brought with me all the way from North Africa). Anyway, few months ago, around May, i decided to let them go out and I can not describe how happy they are. Though I have to confess that I worry about them all the time, especially Luna as she is very curious and brave, unlike Kiwi who spends his time in front of my house chasing butterflies and bugs
I also have plans to keep them indoors once winter sets in. It gets too cold here and I do not want them to get sick cause the vet’s bill is pricey and with my limited resources that would put strain on my budget.