Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Daily Photo: Synchronized Sleeping With the Big Ninja

Sleeping position 1.
Sleeping position 1.

I just can’t handle it. I look in my bedroom and big, inky Giuseppe is stretched out on the bed looking very much like a big panther. Right next to him, less than half his size, is fluffy Mariposa, in the same position as Giuseppe, looking like a kitten and holding onto his leg with one white mitten, a serious sleeping expression on her face. And then they move into another position!

Then…

Flipped over, sleeping position 2.
Flipped over, sleeping position 2.

Time to flip over and stretch out. Giuseppe has his paws curled, Mariposa has her mittens stretched out like big cotton balls waving but she does have her boots curled up, tail also curled toward the side. I just want to touch them both!

Giuseppe’s face, sort of, upside down, ears flattened, paws curled.

Upside down Giuseppe, position 3.
Upside down Giuseppe, position 3.

Then, Mariposa works on that one.

Upside down Mariposa, position 3.
Upside down Mariposa, position 3.

Pretty close, if you ask me. I think she gets points just for the whiskers.

Then one more, just for cuteness.

Just for cutes.
Just for cutes.

Giuseppe isn’t big on cuddling with the fosters when he comes upstairs. He usually wants to just have a good sleep on the bed, but he will cuddle with his family. Mariposa has totally integrated herself into all their lives. Giuseppe doesn’t seem to mind at all.

From Facebook and Instagram

Four directions, the four siblings.

Four directions.
Four directions.

 

Photos from years past.

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Hamlet and Sienna Have a Cuteness Contest, 2018

Hamlet and Sienna compete for cuteness.
Hamlet and Sienna compete for cuteness.

I had no idea when I walked into my bedroom I was walking into a serious competition for “cutest foster cat”. I did notice right off that they were very cute, but it wasn’t until they both struck poses that I stopped and realized this was important stuff. Sienna was first, and as I moved toward her to pet her and reward her for greeting me, an important part of socialization, Hamlet watched, then rolled himself into his own pose in response.

Apparently there were three categories: cutest face, cutest full body, and cutest freestyle pose. Above, and below, are the cutest faces.

Sienna, cutest face.
Sienna, cutest face.
Hamlet, cutest face.
Hamlet, cutest face.

Hamlet regularly rolls over for me, but only on the wardrobe at the top of the stairs, never on the bed. Hamlet has his rules. That’s how he feels safe. But here he let it go. Perhaps Sienna taught him something.

Then there was the cutest full body pose. Sienna is a true professional, but Hamlet lost a few points with moving too much. But he is still cute.

Sienna, full body pose.
Sienna, full body pose.
Hamlet, full body pose.
Hamlet, full body pose.

Then the freestyle pose where each of them could choose a pose they felt most advantageous to their cuteness.

Sienna, freestyle pose.
Hamlet, freestyle pose.

Again, Hamlet loses a few points with moving too much and not really holding his pose, but he is still cute.

Both kitties competed well and won lots of praise and petting for their efforts.

From Instagram

A nice, fresh, new, WHITE worktable cover, so of course…

Mewsette on the table.
Mewsette on the table.

 

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What other photos have I shared around this date?

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Wordless Wednesday: Fill Those Feeders to Turn on CatTV!
seven black cats at window
CatTV is off the air! Fill that feeder!
Seven black cats are patiently waiting for their pay per view program!
Seven black cats are patiently waiting for their pay per view program!

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Mimi’s Dream Vacation

Mimi's dream vacation.
Mimi’s dream vacation.

I caught a nice photo of Mimi enjoying our old picnic table as I wandered the yard photographing whatever. I added an Instagram tilt shift and it was like Mimi’s magic place.

Below, Mimi tries her paw at some cattitude. “Can I just work on my tan without you getting in my face?”

Mimi shows a little cattitude.
Mimi shows a little cattitude.

And while she enjoyed the sun on the picnic table she was followed by rainbows, if you look a little closer.

Mimi was encircled by rainbows at the picnic table.
Mimi was encircled by rainbows at the picnic table.

And here are some of the things I photographed blooming in the yard while Mimi sunned herself.

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What other photos have I shared around this date?

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Bella Basking, 2016
Bella basking in the sunlight.
Bella basking in the sunlight.

We had some sun today. Bella settled down to bask in it for a while. She looks very sculptural.

What other photos have I shared on this date?

Because I will Charm’s rescue story soon…

Daily Kitten Photo: Fighting off the Hand Monster
Trying to make the divine spark.
Trying to make the divine spark.

I will admit that I have a lot of photos in this post. And I will admit that I enjoyed this little game just as much as the kittens did and it was difficult to stop because they kept wanting to play. But then I had to get work done, and then I had to sort through all the photos I’d taken of our little diversion that involved sisters little Splash and Zorro and later their brother Higgins joined them. I guess I’ll have to post kitten photos each day for a while…(poor me).

High five!
High five!

It started when I was working around in the bathroom in the morning and Splash saw my shadow—yes, that big puffy thing is me, mostly my hair—on the wall of the tub. She began chasing my shadow as I moved so I caught a few photos. Then I went to pet her and the shadow of my hand got both her and Zorro going and it looked so funny to me too, this big hand reaching out of nowhere to grab the tiny kitten! Making the hand gestures work as shadows with my left hand and snapping photos with my DSLR with my right hand was a trick, but worth it!

Hey, what's up?
Hey, what’s up?

Above is fearless little Splash giving me one high five and then two ! Below nothing gets past the mighty Zorro as Splash gives commentary. After those two Higgins is determined to “get that thing” and almost gets gotten in his efforts.

Oh, I just can't look, says Splash!
Oh, I just can’t look, says Splash!
Tag, you're it!
Tag, you’re it!
I've got it with both paws!
I’ve got it with both paws!
Zorro and Splash don't know what to do about the hand reaching for them!
Zorro and Splash don’t know what to do about the hand reaching for them!
I think I've got it!
I think I’ve got it!

Now it’s Higgins’s turn!

I'm going to get that!
I’m going to get that!
I can see it's your hand!
I can see it’s your hand!
It's going to get Higgins!
It’s going to get Higgins!
I stopped it!
I stopped it!
It's going to grab you!
It’s going to grab you!
I'll stop it!
I’ll stop it!
It won't come any further.
It won’t come any further.
I just can't touch it.
I just can’t touch it.
Almost got it!
Almost got it!
I've got it!
I’ve got it!

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4 thoughts on “Daily Photo: Synchronized Sleeping With the Big Ninja

  • Mary McNeil

    Those curly hind toes between Guiseppe & Mariposa are too squee !

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  • databbiesotrouttowne

    sink roe nized aaawwzzzz frum uz heer in TT !! 🙂 ♥♥

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    • Definitely synchronized aaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwws on this one! I thought I might faint from cuteness.

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