Easy Like Sunday Morning

Sundays are great for doing the laundry. It's especially nice when it's nice and warm, right out of the dryer.Look closely.

There I am! There's nothing like warm laundry on a Sunday in January.

Seeds on Saturday with Jonesie

First it was the snow. Then we had pouring rain. Then...another dusting of snow. I just want to get back out in my garden and get to work. I'm getting tired of all of this inactivity. Time to get up from my nap and do some shopping for seeds. I got a few packets of flowers seeds for the garden, but I'm really interested in getting vegetable seeds that my mom and I can start in the greenhouse so we can have something to eat.Maybe I'll just go back to sleep and dream about it for awhile....

Formerly Feral Friday- Cecilia's Gotcha Day

Today we celebrate Cecilia's first anniversary with us. Her official arrival in our house was January 1st, so I'm a day late with this (oops, yesterday was all about me...). She was not a happy camper when she arrived. She had been hanging out in our yard for about a week or so when we finally lured her in. She was sick and later we discovered she had asthma. This picture was taken 1 year ago today after she settled down for a nice warm nap on the dog bed. Mom and dad tried the usual routine...scan for microchip, scan all missing cat ads, look for lost cat posters, post found cat posters and ads...ask around...nothing.

Cecilia never did adjust to life in the house. She terrorized Ginger and would not let her get to the litter box! She is still wary of humans and will allow only brief scritches. She is now living in the workshop with Madison and enjoying the yard when the weather is good. She and Madison get along. They both seem very happy together. There is rumor that they were actually on the same large dog bed...not yet touching, but very close! We are still hoping to get a picture of it, but she is wary of the camera too. Cecilia has gained a couple of pounds since her arrival and her asthma only bothers her occasionally now. Happy Anniversary Cecilia! Madison missed his opportunity to post his baby pictures yesterday . He was born in our friends back yard to a feral momma. He is such a big cat now that it's hard to remember that he was a little tyke at one time. Here he is with our friends Lynn and Michael when he was just a wee little baby back in 1996:

Madison came to live with us when he was about 5 months old. Here is he showing us his lifelong fascination with noses!

Madison will celebrate his 13th birthday on May 13th this year. He is now the senior elder statesman of the family.

We are currently trying to figure out if one of our regular visitors to our yard "Bojangles" is homeless. He has been a regular in our yard for a couple of years, usually just passing through and eating a bite or 2 at the food bowl. He had a collar with a bell, but that has been gone for about a year. He looks pretty good so we have been thinking he has a home. This week, we have discovered that he's been sleeping in one of our dog houses at night and he's been eating a lot, not just the usual nibble. When we go out first thing in the morning at first light, he's there. Let's hope his humans are just away for the week. He's wary of us and so we can't get close enough to do a good inspection of him yet. He looks a lot like Jonathan.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Fin had a great idea to celebrate her birthday. She thought it would be fun if we could show off something baby-like about ourselves. I think my mom thought oh...a nanosecond about it before she dove into what I think is her favorite thing...my baby photos. So just as the New Year is all shiny and new, here are pictures of weensy little me when I was shiny and new.

Disclaimer: The squeeeeee factor may be a bit much. If you can't handle it I advise you look away now. Here I am at the foster home in my daddy's arms the day I went home. This is right before I went in the carrier with my momma.

This is me chewing on my mom's finger on my first day home.

This is me checking out the brand new bed they bought for me (and my momma). The catnip sack is almost as big as I am.

And now...if you can handle too much cute...go ahead and open your eyes and biggify this if you dare!

Yes, I am nursing! I didn't stop until I was over 5 months old.

Happy New Year!