Yay! The humans let us outside! Let’s perch precariously over their heads!
The new sideboard in our dining room doubles as a kitten bunk bed.
The hunting lesson
Weeby gets to go outside now, but he gets himself in to too much trouble to go unsupervised for long. When he’s not looking for a way to escape the yard, he usually just hunts bees. I wondered what would happen if he got stung in the mouth, and then he showed me. First there was a yelp, then he ran over to the bottom of the deck steps and pawed furiously at his mouth, which was followed by writhing and yowling. Then he calmed down a little and just licked his chops. He wouldn’t let me touch him, so I had to take my camera out and snap a picture to find the stinger. If you look closely, you can see a dark sliver just under his bottom lip. Soon, the pain subsided and the stinger was removed, whereupon he did what any sensible kitten would do and resumed the hunt.
How my kitten gave me a black eye.
So I’m taking pictures of Chinaco when Weeby suddenly appears in my face to attack my dangling hair. I (incorrectly) think it’s cute, so I take a picture. A second later, his claw misses the hair entirely and lands in my left eye, ripping open the lid something awful. Above is the before shot. Yes, I took an after, but you’ll be spared.
For now.
Anyway, kittenburgers tonight!
Meanwhile, Weeby had to watch Chinaco’s freedom romp from the confines of the back door and has practically meowed himself hoarse with envy.
To make up for it, I got him one of these (in my size).
Chinaco is spending his first unsupervised day outside.
*sniff* They grow so fast.
Get out of the back of the fridge, cat! You’re not a jar of expired olives or a long forgotten bottle of aloe juice!
Brant Widgeon is an Astronomical Image Enhancement Engineer. Many people are surprised to hear everything that goes into making the beautiful celestial images that have brought us so much awe and wonder. One of the most technically difficult parts of Brant’s job however is dealing with space cats.
Space cat photo bombing. Don’t ask questions, just watch this. Watch it now. It will make everything better.
This is what the internet is for, guys. Justine is doing it right.
Caturday Pawstand
Weeby: You gotta keep your hips in line with your shoulders, see? It takes core strength, but eventually, you’ll be able to walk around on your paws like it’s nothing.
Chinaco: And this is going to help me kill birds how?
Weeby: Wow! We get to sit in the window! We are so awesome right now! I bet everyone out there is looking at us and they’re all like, “Those are some cool kittens! I want their autographs!” Try to look cool, like its no biggie. See how I’m squinting kinda? Chinaco? Check it out. I’m squinting kinda. Like it’s no biggie. People will think we’re so cool just chillin’ in the window. Chinaco?
Chinaco: I can’t wait to kill birds.
