Birdwatching

WOW, what a purrfect day for birdwatching! All day long I had a front row window seat to the bird show taking place in my backyard - talk about being a lucky cat!!! There were red breasted robins, sparrows, blue jays, cardinals, and so many others that I began to loose count! One thing I noticed in particular is those blue jays certainly are bullies and they love to beat up on the smaller birds. If I were allowed to go outside I surely would never attempt to touch a blue jay with a ten foot pole especially after what happened to the poor sap from next door!

This afternoon while I was enjoying the bird show my neighbor Tomcat decided to pay a little visit and rub in my face how he is allowed to go outside. He kept meowing to me how I'm not a real cat since I'll never have the chance to hunt birds or other small prey. I was starting to get really annoyed when all of a sudden out of nowhere two blue jays dive bombed Tomcat. I have never seen anything like it! The two jays went right for his caboose with such force that he was knocked off his paws! He ended up meowing all the way home like a little cry baby, while I roared with laughter. I have a feeling it will be a long time before Tomcat will be showing his face in my backyard again...

Mouse Surprise

This morning I heard a rustling sound in my food dish and right away I went to sniff it out. To my surprise there was a little brown mouse in my food dish! When you're an indoor cat a mouse discovery is extremely rare, so I seized the opportunity to enjoy this cattastic gift that lay before me! It was a little tricky at first to catch my furry little treat, but I was finally able to corner him by the stove.

I was SO proud of myself and right away jumped on the bed to share my accomplishment with Cristina. Since she was sleeping I needed to find a way to wake her up. Then it came to me - drop the mouse directly on her face! Well, my idea did not quite elicit the response I was hoping for. Cristina's eyes widened in horror as the mouse started running all over her face. I have never seen her jump out of bed so quickly and to make matters worse the mouse got entangled in her hair! She was running around screaming while the mouse was trying so desperately to become untangled. Luckily my Nana came to the rescue and freed the mouse from Cristina's hair just in the nick of time! The downside is she put the mouse outside and it could be forever until the next mouse graces my food bowl...

What a Purrfect Day!

Today was the most unbelievably purrfect day! I had the pleasure of lounging in my cat tree all day long while the warm spring breeze gently caressed my fur. The birds even sang me a lullaby while I bathed in the warm glow of the afternoon sun. I had not a care in the world as I catnapped the day away...

Lily

In my eyes Lily is the most beautiful kitty in the whole entire cat world! For me it was love at first sight, but I can't exactly say the same for her...she tends to play hard to get and for some odd reason becomes really agitated when I spontaneously jump on her. Recently I tried to move on, but the lovely kitties I dated all lacked something that I just can't place my paw on. I guess I am a hopeless romantic and no other kitty will ever hold a torch to Lily! Oh well, I'll just keep trying until I wear her down! I think I might be making some progress though because today she actually let me lick the side of her face while she was eating!

What a cattastic night!!!

You would not believe the cattastic evening my gal pals Tid Bit, Lily and I had tonight! After all these years of being trapped indoors we finally managed to break free into the great outdoors! Technically it wasn't my first time outside because there was that one time last year when I broke free during a storm, but that really doesn't count since a wall of cold white stuff stopped me dead in my tracks.

You must be asking yourself by now, how did these crazy cats manage to escape? Well, you see, we have been keeping a close eye on my Nana and Cristina for several months now observing their daily routines. We have especially noticed a food shopping pattern on Thursday nights. After collecting all our data we hypothesized that since their arms would be full of grocery bags when entering the house tonight there was really no way they could stop us!

As night approached Tid Bit and Lily got in position behind the front door while I peered out the window waiting to see their car pull into the driveway. As soon as I saw the first sign of headlights I locked into position behind Tid Bit and Lily. I swear it seemed like an eternity as we heard the key slowly turning the door lock free, but as soon as the door swung open we busted loose!

It took a moment for Cristina and my Nana to realize what just happened, but as soon as they did the cat and mouse game began! It was 3 against 2, and us cats were ahead of the game for quite some time. Then Cristina decided to play dirty by opening a can of food. The aroma of tuna delight filled the air and after all that running around you can build up quite an appetite! The need to sate our hunger over road the desire to be free, so unfortunately we decided to forfeit...

Between all the excitement and a belly full of tuna delight I am POOPED! Sweet dreams and please tune in tomorrow for my next adventure...

Peekaboo!

As I was saying yesterday, I had the purrfect plan mapped out to avoid getting my nails trimmed today! I awoke around 6:00 this morning to get positioned in my special hiding place before anyone could spot me, for I knew there was no way Cristina would be up that early- she is not a morning person to say the least! We have a two family house where we live on one side and my Nana lives on the other side. I thought by sneaking over to my Nana's side to hide above her kitchen cabinets that I would surely never be found. See, my Nana has all sorts of nick-knacks on top of her cabinets, so I figured I would blend in purrfectly! Around 9:00 a.m. or so I heard Cristina calling for me to have my morning breakfast, but I did not move an inch. She kept trying to tempt me with food, but I wasn't born yesterday, I knew she was trying to coax me out of my hiding place!

About two hours passed and Cristina had turned the house upside down searching for me. All of a sudden I started to feel really bad because she became panic stricken thinking something happened to me. The guilt overtook me, so I let out a meow as to say "Peekaboo!" She looked up and said with a sigh of relief, "There you are Ollie Oopers!" I ended up giving in and we took a trip to the vet for my monthly nail trim, which turned out to be not so bad after all since I was rewarded with a hand full of whisker lickin' good treats!

Shhh...don't let anyone know where I am!

Tomorrow I'm due for my monthly nail trimming appointment, which I'll be avoiding at all costs! It's SO frustrating that every time I have my nails sharpened enough to be used as lethal weapons, they're trimmed down to useless nubs! Enough is enough and I'm taking a stand for all cats worldwide who have been robbed of their first line of defense over and over again!!! I have strategically mapped out my top secret hiding spots and there's no way anyone will be able to find me hehehehe! Wish me luck and I'll let you know if my plan works once the coast is clear...

Squirrel Palooza

It's not quite often you will catch my gal pals Lily, Tid Bit and I sitting harmoniously together, but today it was squirrel palooza in our backyard! I don't know if they were there for a squirrel convention or circus, but there must have been at least 100 of them!!! We didn't know where to look first and our eyes were darting in every direction! There were squirrels chasing each other up the tree, swinging on the bird feeder, doing a tightrope act on the telephone pole wire, and there was even one temptress that kept coming up to the window to flick her tail at us. Too bad I'm not allowed to go outside or I would have given those squirrels a real run for their acorns! I'm hoping for another show tomorrow, but until then squirrels will be dancing in my head...

Happy Easter!

This morning I was purrusing the internet when I came across this photo of a fellow feline dressed up as a bunny and thought,"Yikes, better him than me!" This picture did make me chuckle though, so I thought I would share a good laugh with all of you! Lucky for me the Easter Bunny visited last night and hid eggs around my house filled with catnip and treats galore!!! I better get going because if I wait too long my pals Lily and Tid Bit will find all the eggs leaving me empty pawed. Happy Easter to all my dear friends!

Anyone looking for a photography assistant?

Is there anyone out there looking for a photography assistant? I'm real quick on my paws and you can pay me with treats! I keep trying to go along with Cristina on her photo gigs, but she seems to like to work alone. Today I thought I would sneak into to her equipment bags, but she caught me mid-paw as I was stepping into her camera case. I can't understand why she won't take me along...just because I'm a cat doesn't mean I wouldn't make a worthy assistant. I need to find a way to prove myself...hopefully I'll have an epiphany during my afternoon catnap!

Spring has finally sprung!

It was absolutely cattastic to have my long lost friend reappear in the sky today! Up until this afternoon I thought my kitty gal pals Lily, Tid Bit, and I were going to have to build the second rendition of Noah's Arc. When Cristina got home from her morning appointment she opened a few windows for us to get some fresh air. Unfortunately, every time I got myself comfy in one window Tid Bit would come along and push me out, but luckily I was able to still catch a few rays. Everyday I look forward to my afternoon sunbath and can become quite cranky if I don't have one, so you can imagine how fun I was to be around most of this week! Now that spring has finally sprung I can hardly contain myself thinking about all the sunbaths that await me this summer!!!

By the way...I overheard Cristina talking on the phone today about adding artistic pet photo packages to her repertoire of other photographic services she offers. She has an immense love for animals and has a gift for capturing beautiful images of all God's creatures. The best part is she will be donating 20% of the proceeds from her pet portrait packages to the MSPCA! If you would like to learn more contact her at 617-957-1783 or send an email to geminessphotography@comcast.net.