Armani Wants a Cockatiel Lunch

Handsome Mr. Georgio Armani is a world class bird cage climber. He'd just love a nice Cockatiel lunch! The Cockatiels aren't intimidated however. As you can see one of them just sits there and taunts him.




What an insult to his feline identity! A nap with adoring Nutmeg is necessary to restore his ego:



Sorry I have been absent from Cats on Tuesday all summer. We and the cats are all well though. Hopefully I'll be posting again, at least some weeks!

Food and Fun (Cats on Tuesday)

Why is it that whenever I have chicken or fish in the kitchen, cats emerge from the woodwork? The two worst scavengers are Pipsqueak and Nutmeg. Here they are hoping for (and receiving of course) a few bits of roast chicken:








The children have had their play tunnels out for the past few days, and the cats have been enjoying them tremendously (more than the children?), playing and sleeping in them. Here are Blue and Armani hanging out in neighboring tunnels. I wonder if each knows the other is even there?



Happy COT!

The Veil (Cats on Tuesday)

A friend recently gave me a gorgeous, diaphanous bed canopy that her daughter had outgrown.

I knew my 7 year-old daughter would love it, but unfortunately I also knew that the cats would love it too. Long trailing ribbons. Thin, transparent fabric that is easily torn with sharp claws. Cat heaven.

I decided we would give it a try, but that we should be prepared to pass it on to a better home if the cats started trashing it.

And trash it they did. They climbed it. I also found numerous ribbons torn off and left in various locations throughout the house.

But best of all, they loved to sleep in it!







They loved sleeping in the bed veil so much that I tried to keep it longer than I should have.

One day I entered my daughter's room to find the veil finally torn down from the ceiling. They'd managed to pull the hook out of the ceiling and were actually happily sleeping on the canopy.

Note that the criminals are almost the same as in the first set of photos!





We gave it to my daughter's best friend, who by the way, has NO CATS!

Cat and Kid Fun (Cats on Tuesday)

My children love cats, and the cats love them. Blue and Pita are the biggest play-kitties.

One of Blue's favorite games involves being carried around the house by the children in a straw wastepaper basket. He'll play this game for hours!





Playing is very tiring. To recover from an afternoon of fun, Blue needs a nice snuggle with his fluffy pink "Mama Blankie" (he thinks this blanket is his mother):




Velcro is normally a bit of a scaredy cat, but she likes "helping" with any activity on the sofa that involves books or laptop computers. Here she "helps" my daughter with her homework:



What are your kitties doing for fun this week?

Food, Glorious Food! (Cats on Tuesday)

When the food runs low in the laundry room, Pipsqueak comes running to find me and meows and meows at me until I follow her in there to remedy the situation.

Pipsqueak, the "Food Monitor"

If the food has been low for a while, usually all the cats are hanging around waiting and then they jump up and begin eating "en masse."

The day of this photo, their were 6 up there at once so I ran to get my camera. By the time I got back, there were only 3 at the dishes. Still...it's a pretty good picture, don't you think?

Blue, Armani, and White Kitty enjoy a meal

Happy COT! Sorry I haven't been a regular Tuesday poster lately, but life has been busy and school is out for the summer (very sad).

Springtime in Arizona (Cats on Tuesday)

Velcro and Pita enjoy the first open window of the Spring...





...while Blue dreams of flying on top of the kitchen cabinets!





What are your kitties up to this week?

What Can Compare? (Cats on Tuesday)

Velcro, Blue, and Rugby share a wash and a snuggle.

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No Comparison

What can compare with the sight of a cat,
the soft, silky fur,
delicate feet,
wide trusting eyes,
the tiniest eyelashes.

What can possibly compare with the ways of a cat,
the sinuous stretch,
a serious washing,
the coma of sleep,
a tiny cat sneeze.

What is there to compare with a cat's play,
chewing your newspaper,
attacking your toes,
a game of "chase",
the gift of a mouse.

What indeed can compare with a cat's affection,
the rumbling purr,
a paw on your knee,
the rubbing of noses,
and sweet kitty kisses.

~ Sharon Remmen ~

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Happy Cats on Tuesday! Hooray, I made it this week!