Friday Four and More: Magic Box Makes Mr. Sunshine Feel All Better
Chewy boxes could have magic when you didn’t feel very well. These photos were taken just four days after Mr. Sunshine was diagnosed with hypertension and suspected cancer and he was clearly not feeling well. But the magic box seems to have really helped him feel all better! Or was it all his family coming to visit and cuddle?
Below, Mariposa comes over to Mr. Sunshine sitting in the box to see if Mr. Sunshine needs some of her youthful energy. He appreciates the nose rubs on the box in support.
And he settles down into the corner of the box, a purrfect place, albeit taking up nearly all of the top of the cabinet in the middle of the kitchen under a light—Mr. Sunshine was never one to hide if he didn’t feel good. But this might not be the haven you were thinking of, Mr. Sunshine, because the whole household cares about you.
Brother Giuseppe gets into the box with him and nuzzles a bit. Nothing like a brother to know just how you feel. Before you know it the two are curled in an endless loop of purrs.
While they’re sleeping Mewsette shows up, but she has an idea and doesn’t try to fit herself into there.
Soon enough Jelly Bean finds he’s been left out of the brotherly cuddle!
Look at them!!! Jelly Bean, Mr. Sunshine and Giuseppe, could they be any cuter?
This meowdeling for endless pictures is exhausting. Everyone needs a nap.
Nap in progress…
Looks like Mewsette went to get their mom to let her know there was a big box nap happening and Mr. Sunshine could use some support. The boys pretty much fill the box so Mewsette and Mimi guard them, purrfectly posted with face rubs at either end of the box flaps to give some purrs to Mr. Sunshine.
What an amazing family…
As if that isn’t enough photos already, plenty more below. Please enjoy.
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From the Back Yard and Beyond
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From Custom Pet Memorial Votives
Sophie Keeps an Eye on Things sympathy card
From around this date in past years
Step Right Up, 2023
Yes, it’s been all about the sun lately. The days are longer and warmer so kitties don’t report directly to their favorite furnace vent or bed for the day right after breakfast. They do a few rounds of the house and find the sunny spots as they go, stopping for quick naps or just a sunbath. These past several days it’s been non-stop sun and unusually warm temperatures—already in the 70s by 10 a.m., and in the 80s in the afternoon. The sun hangs around long enough for them to collect, so the next kitty to come along can step right up to the next step down.
Giuseppe always did like the landing. You can see by the downswing of his whiskers that he’s pretty pleased with his situation right now. He’ll stay there until the sun moves too far for him to enjoy it.
Mimi sleeps a little more now than last year, and often finds a nap spot in the kitchen as soon as we come in from the outdoors. She also loves the basement and slept down there all afternoon on her cloud bed until January when the water started filling the corner in my work area. The basement is heated but it was colder than now and damp, obviously. When she developed a sneeze I moved her bed and piled things on my work table until she couldn’t get onto it anymore. Only then did she find napping places upstairs. But now…the sun. She goes looking for it. She got the next step down.
Mariposa has been enjoying the top of the wardrobe, but that’s only good in the morning. It’s nice to be near the open window, but not the same as being in the sun. I get the feeling she was headed for my bed for the afternoon when she saw these two and stopped to consider if she should settle on the next step down.
The sun only lasted for about another 20 minutes, but all the strategizing was worth those 20 minutes. Kitties are so logical, and also existing in the moment.
From around this date in past years
Driving in the Basket, 2022
It looks like they are in a convertible and Mimi is driving the basket. And they don’t want me messing with their plans. Okay, let’s head for a nap!
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From Instagram
I know there are things that cats can see that humans cannot. For all this activity I thought there might be several angry squirrels out there, or maybe another cat, but whatever it was, they’ve kept their secret.
There’s another kitty on the cat tree that’s behind the refrigerator on the left, and another jumped down from the table before I had a chance to take the picture. So that was most of the household focused on this. Whatever it was.
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From the back yard and beyond
Spring returns with memories. The first forget-me-nots always remind me of every other kitty who’s lived with me, especially those who shared the back yard.
Forget-me-nots, native biennial, the flowers are about 1/8″ across, purple when they begin to open changing to blue when fully open. First ones this year. Looks like some hungry insect already had a meal of one of the petals.
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Such tiny perfections on a humble cabbage white butterfly.
So much to see out in the back yard this morning.
From around this date in past years
Four at the Door
Two inside and two outside, and it looks like the two young girls might not let the two older girls back in! They claim they are special because they are not like everyone else in the household, who are all pretty much solid black, aside from a few white spots. Their expressions, I see no compassion for Mewsette and Mimi there! But here’s the thing to remember: I’m the one who actually turns the doorknob and opens the door.
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From Instagram
We pretty much celebrated Earth Day on Instagram!
From around this date in past years
Giuseppe’s Representation of The Cat in the Hat, 2020
(From Monday) Giuseppe is beginning his week with his own interpretation of “The Cat in the Hat”. He has chosen my wildflower hat that coordinates well with his own natural camouflage.
I think his intent is to create a virtual feline hunting experience in a field of wildflowers. It was a collaboration with his talented brother Jelly Bean who knocked the hats off the top of the entertainment center.
Things around the yard.
Sienna can’t figure out why Mimi is outside.
Inside and out.
I first saw this group from outside looking in the dining room window, three black cats like puzzle pieces to fit in a sunpuddle but they were really hard to photograph. When Mimi and I came back in they were still sleeping there so I got a few more photos.
These two.
That little one.
I walked into the back yard from the driveway and didn’t see them until they got up to move away from the oncoming human.
Can’t wait to get my DSLR fixed so I can get better photos.
From around this date in past years
Jelly Bean’s Earth Day, 2019
Jelly Bean says he had a pretty good Earth Day.
He conserved a lot of energy by napping as much as possible, so much energy that he could probably cash in what he conserved to get himself some really good treats, or even some quality ‘nip.
And he knows he used sustainable litter in his box even though he doesn’t like the wood pellets as much as the clay because he can really move that clay when he’s in the mood, but on the other paw when his human cleans it up he can always find an unused wood pellet in the box and flip it out onto the floor to play with it. So that’s even more re-use—litter pellets become toys, and sustainable toys at that.
And then he’s got his raw diet from local sources, even though his human had to drive to go and get it. And he had the water in his bowls and his fountain filtered by his human.
He’s feeling pretty good about himself and his carbon pawprint today. He should even probably get some sort of an award for all his hard work and sacrifice.
Now it’s time for another nap while he waits for the phone call from the award center.
Here’s what we posted on Instagram this year.
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How sweet they all were to one another.
Love the shots of 3 in a box. 🙂