Friday Felines
Posted: Friday, January 11, 2008 by Travis Cody in
After taking last weekend to get acclimated, the houseguests are settling into a nice routine.
They are country gentlemen, used to spending a good portion of their day outdoors. So far they've been happy to spend a bit of time in the evenings on the screened-in balcony. But it gets chilly pretty fast as the sun goes down, so they don't mind coming indoors for dinner.
Dinner is fishies - we're talking Friskies brand canned cat food. Mr Newby is the glutton, while Mr Bailey nibbles. Being the gentlemen that they are, they give Mr Tucker pride of place as The Cat of the house. Mr Tucker gets his fishies first, and then Mr Newby and Mr Bailey.
It all ends up in one plate before lights out...but the proprieties must be observed.
Now after dinner is when it gets fun. One of them will get a fuzzy mouse and start tossing it. The other two will watch this, and plot the best way to steal the fuzzy mouse for his own. It doesn't matter that there are several other fuzzy mice. They all want the same one!
Gradually, all three kitties begin to settle down as evening nap time approaches. Mr Bailey will sit on the kitty condo in the big library window, observing with his spectral night vision. Mr Newby prowls between the two bedroom windows. Mr Tucker relaxes in front of the fireplace or on one of the green sratchy rugs.
Then it'll get very quiet. And Mr Tucker will be snuggled between Pam and I on the sofa. Mr Bailey will be in the little bed in the closet. And Mr Newby will be on his blanket on our bed.
Last night when we got ready for bed, we found the two houseguests snuggled together on our bed. I guess it's shaping up to be a very domestic couple of months while they are here.
I'm working on more new pictures. They are surprisingly shy when it comes to the camera. Mr Bailey is on the left and Mr Newby on the right.
The cake looks better than the catfood:)