[Vazra; I adore those huge eyes that seem to feast on everything]
Hungry Persian eyes
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She was not to be outdone
After posting photos of Vazra lying on his back, Kako adamantly demanded I post some of her. She made quite clear that resting in such a position was her forte long before it was his. When I tried to explain it wasn’t a competition and that there were more photos of her on the site than there were of him (because he’s a newer member of the household), she slapped me around a bit and told me never to talk back. Yes, poppets, she made me cry with her brutality, and her tyranny didn’t end because of my weeping. Uh-uh, she doesn’t work that way. Instead, she stood over me and helped me choose some pictures of her doing her thing. She then forced me to post them. Thankfully, she left before I was done, so I was able to throw in this brief explanation. At least now you’ll understand when you see the bruises and scratches. It’s all her fault.
[a few notes: I absolutely love the way she curls her toes when she sleeps like this; if you look at the last photo, you’ll see her tail curled over her left hind leg]
It’s all in how you look at things
Sunshiny daydreaming
[Vazra]
You can’t imagine the mess
But oh the fun! This past weekend was a catnip weekend. It was Vazra‘s first since I rescued him.
While I do keep a fresh supply of catnip toys scattered about the pad, something more primitive and fun takes place when I spread a large amount of the really fresh stuff on the floor. Yes, it makes a tremendous mess. It winds up everywhere—on the furniture (including on/in the bed) and in every room. Despite this, it would be impossible to explain the antics and excitement caused by the experience.
They wallow in it, they eat it, they bring toys and drop them in the middle of the spread so as to turn up the volume of play, and they generally go nuts. When all energy has been expended, they nap. Oh, how they nap. And they return to it time and again, so I leave it in place for a few days until it loses its mojo.
As I explained to Jenny yesterday, I made the terrible mistake of once again having the camera on the wrong setting while I took photographs and videos of the event. I did rescue a few pictures (but no videos) because they showed promise, but most of them were junk. I’ll learn one of these days…
Here’s one of the photos I saved. This is Vazra grabbing a drink of water after twenty or so minutes of ‘nip-induced shenanigans. It demonstrates clearly why these events make such a mess. For best results, check out the hi-res version. If you do, look at the floor behind him. Then imagine five cats in the same condition.
