Just after I moved, I was able to capture a rare and seldom seen phenomenon — all four of The Kids resting together. There are certain combinations I've come to expect, but it's very rare to see all four of them resting in close proximity to each other. That's just not their style except when it's time to go to bed, in which case they all join me.
I've added the picture to The Kids gallery as well as below.
I finally got a chance to get another gallery update done. This time it's Kako's turn for a makeover. Read on to see the highlights.
I'm still working through the pictures I have and am updating the galleries as I get a chance. I just finished going through all of Kako's pictures and have put plenty of new pictures in her gallery.
Kako likes to get on the refrigerator and the cabinets above it. Almost every time she gets up there, it's to get attention. Once I go over there, she'll eventually jump down to my shoulders for some up-close and personal attention.
Here she's dancing on the refrigerator. Dancing is what we call it when she kneads while standing up. It looks like she's shuffling her feet, so it must be dancing!
Kako and Grendel are the only two who actually sleep in the kitty hammock. Here she is hoping to be undisturbed.
Kako likes to sleep on my lap when I'm sitting on the couch. She normally attaches herself to your legs with her claws until she's sure you're not going to throw her to the ground (referred to around here as being evicted).
When we first started using the fireplace, Kako hated it. She would run from the fire and would go as far out of her way as possible in order to avoid being near it. Well, she eventually learned to like the fireplace and to enjoy roasting herself in front of it. Here she is in her favorite position (on her back) in front of the fire.
Once again in front of the fireplace, this is one of those pictures where it's difficult for me to know for certain what it is that she's doing. You see, Kako likes to look at herself in reflective surfaces (mirrors, glass, etc.). I can't decide if she's enjoying the warmth of the fire or if she's looking at that supa-fine kitty looking back at her in the glass.
Here she is sleeping in the tube at the top of the cat castle. She and her brother Kazon are the only two who will sleep in the tube.
You can see many more new pictures of Kako starting on page 3 of her gallery.
I've had a chance to get some additional updates done in the gallery. This particular update includes new pictures and some organizational changes to The Kids' gallery.
What I decided to do is reorganize all the pictures of The Kids into more specific categories. For instance, I've moved all of the pictures of Grendel and Loki together into a new gallery called The Boys and all the pictures of Kako and Loki together into a gallery called The Ladies.
I've also started new galleries called The Stepbrothers (Grendel and Kazon), The Twins (Kako and Kazon), The Buds (Kazon and Loki), and The Lovers (Grendel and Kako). As soon as I finish getting these galleries organized and populated, I'll make them public.
In the meantime, here are some highlights from the most recent gallery updates of The Boys and The Ladies.
Some of the original pictures from The Kids gallery have been moved to the new galleries. You'll see some of the oldies like this picture.
You'll also see some new photos like this one.
Those are from the new gallery of The Boys.
I then took the same idea and created a new gallery for The Ladies. You can undoubtedly guess that Loki won't appreciate being called a lady since he's a male cat, but he's always been a prissy cat who spends quite a bit of time worrying about how he looks. Since he is a beautiful cat and he is quite concerned about his personal appearance, we simply assumed he was gay and therefore wouldn't mind being called female.
In this new gallery you'll once again see some of the original photos like this one.
But you'll also see some new photos such as the one below.
What makes that photo so interesting is that Kako and Loki are not known for being nice to one another. In fact, any time they get that close, there's normally some ugliness between them (some hissing, some slapping, some growling, and so on). The fact that they could both fall asleep so close together without a cat fight erupting is a rare event indeed.
Part of this reorganization of the galleries is to help me stay better organized and to help you more easily find specific pictures of The Kids. It's also going to allow me to begin removing some of the older pictures that were originally posted out of a lack of other options. I want to make the galleries more entertaining by reducing the clutter and leaving the better content in place.
So, take a look at The Boys and The Ladies and stay tuned for more updates and other new galleries.