A Cat In The Tree

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I was watching tv this morning, when I noticed something moving in the tree that is right across my apartment. It’s a cat! And he’s still sitting in the tree as I’m writing this. Watching the birds, enjoying the sun.

I circled the spot where the cat is sitting. He’s up pretty high! I wonder how long he’s been sitting there.

Yes, I had to make the picture bigger, or else you couldn’t see the red circle.

I recognize the kitty as the neighbors cat. He’s actually a bit of a scaredy cat.

I’m going to see if he’s able to get out or not later today, if he’s still in the tree. It’s not really cold today, it’s not raining. The sun is shining, but it’s pretty windy. Maybe I should contact my neighbor if he’s still in it, later this afternoon.

Miaoling Mail!

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What a nice surprise this afternoon when I got back home! An envelope with my name on it, and the word ‘Miaoling’ on it, written in small letters.

On the last day of January, Littlemiao for The Miao Chronicles had posted a post on her blog, about February Month of Mail. It sounded like a fun idea! So I let her know I was interested, and so we send each other a card. Easy, right?

I’ve been thinking about it lately, wondering when it would arrive. And look what I got today!

The card, with Chun as Santa. Isn’t he adorable?
Chun with his famous beret.
Little Sprocket.

Thank you so much, Littlemiao! Because those cute photo’s of Chun & Sprocket made my day. :)
I’ll hang the photo’s and the card up. Suki and Hiro were also very curious what was inside the envelope, haha. I let them sniff it, but they were about to nibble on the edge of the cards. I don’t want to ruin the cards! Because I really value things like this.

P.s: Sorry for the horrible quality of my scanner.

A Furry Diary – It’s Been A While.

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Yes, it’s been a while since we posted. But our mom decided that it was time for the Furry Diary again. So, let’s see what happened this week.

Mommy is busy preparing for her internship, so she had no classes anymore. So she was home a lot, which ended up in lots of play time!

Playing with my favorite toy, together with mom.You can’t see her, she’s taking the picture.
Omnomnomnom

Earlier this week, mom found us laying on the bed. Me and Suki. Not that is a very rare moment, because that never happens. Suki doesn’t like cuddling with me. But this, this is a miracle.

Suki wanted to cuddle with me. It’s a miracle!

I also found a new spot to sleep in. The laundry basket.

Peekaboo.

The snow is gone, which mom thinks is very sad. She loved the snow, and liked to make pictures of it.

It looks really cold!
Mom says you can stand on the water. Silly mom, you can’t stand on water!

We have a box of noodles. And Suki decided one day she would guard the box of noodles. Everyday, she laid on the box of noodles. Making sure no one could steal it. Even I wasn’t allowed to sit on it. We don’t have a picture of her guarding the box filled with noodles.

But she still guards it, even though the box is empty.

A while ago, mommy made some really nice pictures of me. I’m not sure if she posted them before, but she says I look really handsome in it!

I hope everyone had a nice week!

- Hiro.

Blowing Bubbles & Cats

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This is an easy game to play with your cat. You don’t have to do much for it, beside blowing bubbles. Like you might have done when you were a kid. Your cat will be doing all the exercise!

A simple bubble wand.

What you need
- A half cup of liquid soap
- Five cups of distilled water or bottle water
- Two tablespoons of glycerin (or fine sugar)
- Bubble wand

Mix the soap carefully with the water and glycerin in a bowl. Don’t shake it too much, because that will cause too much foam. Put the bubble wand in the water for a moment. Get it out, and blow (gently) in the hole of the bubble wand to create bubbles. Now watch your cat going crazy!

If you don’t have a bubble wand, you can make one yourself with iron wire. Just bend it in a round shape, and leave enough iron wire left to hold onto.

Warning
Even though it’s a great game for cats who are older and don’t feel like moving a lot anymore. Make sure your cats don’t lick up the soap. It’s not good for us humans, so it definitely is not good for your cat either.

 

Resource
50 games to plays with your cat by Jackie Strachan

I Love You, Monkey

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Today is Valentines day, so I have been looking over the internet for something that would be something valentine’ish. I couldn’t really find lovestories or anything else. But a lot that contains friendship. And friendship is love too!

I found this article on lovemeow.com, and it’s about a friendship between two totally different animals.

Interspecies Love Between Cat and Monkey

A cat has found himself a little unusual friend, a monkey who is so protective of his feline friend that they are constantly together wherever they go. It doesn’t matter what species you are, love transcends all boundaries.

You can see more photo’s in the article on lovemeow.com

How cute is this? I’ve read a lot of stories about unusual friendship between dogs and deers, or cats and bunnies or with birds. But you have to admit, a cat and a monkey?

Happy Valentines day everyone!

 

 

One Lovely Blog Award & Wonderful Blog Award

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I’ll be doing two awards in one post!

I was nominated by Lauren with the One Lovely Blog Award, back in January.
I am also nominated today by The Miao Chronicles, with A Wonderful Award!

I am flattered! Thank you very much!

The One Lovely Blog Award has no definite rule of giving it, but just to pass this to your blogging friends whom you find friendly, interesting and informative. Remember don’t forget to thank the one that gave you this award, and mention it on your post, Try also to let them know that you gave them an award.

I have to say, that my internet is having issues, so if my comment, to let you know that I nominated you for an award, didn’t come true. Sorry! – It’s a miracle this blog wanted to publish…

So here we go! The blogs I nominate for One Lovely Blog Award are:
Usyaka
Heretherebespiders
Lscott Poetry
The Miao Chronicles
Bongodogblog
Bassasblog
A Cat’s Life
Rumpydog
Jimmie Chew
Pedro The Cat
Catself
Homemade Wellbeing
Dogdaz
Furry Little Cousins
Lemony Snippet

The rules?

1. You must be a follower of my blog.

2. You must link the award back to my blog.

3. You must pass the award on to three other blogs.

Three? That’s going to be tough, I know a lot of blogs that I would like to pass it on. So it’s going to be hard to just pick three.

Usyaka
Usyaka is an Oriental black cat. Gorgeous, and really photogenic. The photo’s are stunning, beautiful, mysterious and something you don’t want to miss! And you should totally check it out.

The Maio Chronicles
I’ve been visiting the Miaolings blog more lately, than I did before. In this blog you follow the life of the miaolings (cats), through photos. I must warn you, once you take a look, you will keep coming back! Sprocket and Chun are great models, with barrets, hats, bowties and lots of floofs! Oh, and dust bunnies of course!

HereThereBeSpiders
Humor. That’s the first word that pops into my head when I think about this blog. Spiders blogs about her own life and nonsense. Good nonsense! And recipes, which I still need to try out! I just like her humor, and her view on things!

The Sacred Siamese

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The Siamese has its own legend, and it was said that when Siamese kings died, their souls would pass on to a Siamese cat, so that he could be present at the coronation of the succeeding king before attaining heaven. This cat would have been treated as part of the Royal family, and would have resided in the palace.

Besides that, there are some Siamese cats who have a kinked tail and who have yet another legend. They’re considered auspicious in the Far East, and legend has it that an ancestor of this breed voluntarily kinked it’s tail to offer a safe place for the princess’ rings while she was bathing. She used to slide her rings along the cat’s tail, and there was no danger of them being lost, as the kinked tail prevented them from falling.