Orange Boy returns!

We have some outdoor friends who come visit. Baby Girl, aka Baby, Baby G (in case she’s not a girl … she hasn’t specifically told us), but Baby G is the most consistent visitor. She knows Dad’s routine and shows up for a snack in the morning, usually on the back deck. 

Tabby was always a skittish boy but he was warming up. But he’s gone walk-about, we think. He wanders the neighborhood more than Baby G. We haven’t seen him in about a month but at some point he’ll show back up, we expect. 

Then there’s Orange Boy. OB from Day 1 has always looked like he picked the wrong fight — a little beat up, a little ragged. The last time we saw him was before the worst part of winter. He was warming up to Dad a little but always cautiously 10-15 feet away. Last time he came be he looked really rough and smelled worse, but there wasn’t much we could do for him but make sure he had good food. Then he went MIA. We figured he succumbed to the winter. Then this morning Dad came down and OB and Baby G were hanging out on the porch. OB ducked out while Dad was getting the food, but he put extra food out for him away from Baby G so they both could eat in peace. 

Never give up hope on these guys — they will surprise you! (We wish we could bring them all in, but since we can’t we do our best to help them out with food, water, and shelter.)

Pollux peeking

Pollux was helping snoopervise Mom and Dad as they unloaded the groceries last night. He's playing it cool here but what actually happened is he lost his footing standing half on the back of the chair and half on the table and he ended up in the chair. He might be full size but there's still a lot of kitten in him. 

Aslan’s happy pose

I just realized the last two pictures of Aslan on here were happy, relaxed poses. He can be an anxious cat so it's so nice to see him kicked back and showing his belly. 

Pollux’s spot

This is one of Pollux's favorite spots. He hunkers down on the cushion by the arm of the couch and can watch out the back door in case we get any visitors out there, but is also in prime position to hop down quickly and get treats in the kitchen. 

Soaking up the sun

Today's a great day to soak up some sun! 

Getting fixed

So this morning Castor and Pollux went for a "spa day" to the vet to get fixed. The people at the vet were super nice and scooped them up real quick at the drop off so Dad didn't even get a picture of the sad kittens. They did not like the drive over in the rain. But they'll be home this afternoon (and probably a little loopy all night). They had to fast after midnight which meant no food or water for any of us. We started to protest around 3 am. At least it kept Dad from oversleeping for the early morning drop off. 

Since we missed getting a drop off picture, here's Castor in one of his favorite hangout spots — the banister rail over the stairs. Weirdo… so many soft surfaces in this house and he likes to live on the edge instead. Little brothers …

It’s a tough life …

It's a tough life being a kitten at our house …