Photo Monday Special: Seven Years After

Over the weekend we replaced the cardboard in one of the Turboball toys.   This morning, I heard it being vigorously exercised.   When I went downstairs I was delighted to see Whitey attacking it.

Whitey in an Early Morning Turboball Session

I think he always gets little of his kittenhood back when he plays with it.

Photo Friday: Bunkmates Redux

Further proof Penwiper is getting at least slightly more accepted by his fellow feline overlords:

Penwiper Relaxed in Billy's Clutches

Billy as Penwiper Pillow

Photo Extra: Kage Season!

Our former resident Kage has checked in on the web, to announce shedding season.

Humor: The Pain of Existence

Henri, Penwiper's French Cousin, laments his existence in a short video.

Henri the French Cat Articulates the Pain of Existence

To reach the unreachable noms

If it weren't so dangerous, we'd love to post video of this...

Billy has figured out that he can't get to the top of the stove via the counters, which are booby trapped with cat detectors.

And he doesn't want to jump directly up. The stove top is a grill, and not so comfortable on the paws.

But the other night during dinner, we saw him doing a chinup on the handle for the oven. Literally hooking his front paws over it and pulling himself up. I couldn't see whether his back paws were helping, but since the front of the oven is smooth glass they couldn't have been helping much.

We were impressed with his athleticism, but quite dismayed. We hope that a dish towel over the handle will close off this approach route.

Update (from Drew): The towel was on the floor when I left for work.  Given how nice a towel rack the oven handle makes, we can only assume Billy experimented once Katherine came upstairs after breakfast.   A shake can has been set on the towel on the handle on the door on the oven.

Photo Weekend - Bunkmates

Penwiper Using a Healthy Slice of Oscar's Pillow

Oscar was napping on his pillow last weekend, and Penwiper decided there was room for two. Oscar didn't explicitly object, but I don't think he endorsed the idea, either.

Video Saturday: Nap Central

With Katherine off to Aikido for the day, my office became nap central for the feline overlords.   I often get three of them, but today I got all four peacefully napping, and here's impromptu video proof:

Note it probably looks better if you kick it up to HD.  Amazing what a camera phone can shoot these days ...