In which I become a supplier

When we first started planting things for the garden, we decided it would be interesting to plant some cat nip for the kittens.

Well, it has finally grown to a state when we can start introducing it to them.

Happy Esme is a fan.

Sooooo happy.

.....but she is possibly too enthusiastic.

From May 2011

So, we've had to resort to keeping it hidden.

Meanwhile, Lilith is not nearly as excited about the cat nip.

Apparently, she prefers fattier fare.

Kittens at work, kittens on the weekend

Along with the warmer weather, we've also had a recent rise in the number of bees, hornets, and flies around the house.

This, as you can imagine, has delighted the kittens to no end.

L. and I have plans to teach them how to hunt snails with equal vigour, but, alas, so far we've been unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, Lilith has been ever so helpful with my marking.

I believe L. can confirm I have a similar look on my face by the end of the day, too.

The weekend was warm and sunny, and the kittens found the perfect place to relax in the front garden.

And the kittens decreed that it was good.

Kittens being cute

Well, I believe the last few posts have pretty much covered all of the latest developments here - all except for the kittens! Lilith has gotten a lot bigger since we got her...though, as you can see, she refuses to believe it.

From Jan 2011

Esme, on the other hand, is still a bit of a runt. Perhaps that's why she seems to be practicing her kung-fu moves?

From March

From March

Wet kittens

L. and I have been slowly introducing the kittens to the outside world. As you can imagine, a lovely, sunny garden soon outshone any of their previous Most Favourite Things.

Today, however, was a new experience for them: the garden in rain. I opened the window for them to see if they were interested.

From Feb 2011

And of course they were.

From Feb 2011

Although they were a little apprehensive at first...

From Feb 2011

From Feb 2011

But of course, they soon discovered it was just as much fun as a sunny garden.

From Feb 2011

From Feb 2011

(The Amazing Climbing Esme)

From Feb 2011

Now, they've both come back inside to dry off for a bit.

From Feb 2011

But seem very keen to get outside again soon.

From Feb 2011

More about the circus cats

May I present the Amazing Stretching Esme.

She focuses in on the taunting squeaky mouse.

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So close and yet so far out of reach.

From Jan 2011

A little more....

From Jan 2011

And finally, the full stretch:

From Jan 2011

Poor Lily can't really compete.

From Jan 2011

But what she lacks in stretchability, she makes up in compactibility.

From Jan 2011

Flying kittens

This is the last post about the kittens before Christmas, I promise.

Due to the kittens extreme love of our plants, we have been forced to cloister the plants on the washing machine for their own safety (along with other things we don't want the kittens to drag under the sofa).

From December

However, I'm afraid security has been breached. The Amazing Flying Esme has been caught on camera.

From December

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Perhaps this explains the odd scratches on the rose's pot....

From December

(and also perhaps this is why there is no Amazing Flying Lilith?)
Regardless, we have re-arranged the furniture.

From December

Kittens on the hunt

Observe our poor, terribly hungry kittens who have been forced to find their own means of sustenance.

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Case #1: There's tea in that there cup.

.....Esme can smell it, but her tongue is too short.

From December

Enter: the paw.

From December

Sweet success!

From December

Case #2: Or, why we won't be storing the unopened bag of kitten food in the open any more....

The kittens have found that persistence can open any bag.

From December

And spill out many tasty rewards.

From December

Kittens causing more trouble...

When we last talked about the kittens, they had been temporarily displaced from their favourite sleeping/playing/possibly peeing place (also known as L.'s beloved houseplant). Unfortunately, the combination of weed barrier plus stones were effective for all of one day before the kittens decided to remove the stones to various places in the house and to dig under the weed barrier. Sigh. So, it was back to the internet, which informed me that cats dislike tinfoil.

From October November 2010

After the test strip seemed to agree, we added more.

From October November 2010

And surely enough, the kittens only slept in the non-foiled section of the pot.

From December

And that's when L. and I made our mistake. If a little bit of tin foil works, a whole lot of it should work even better, no?

From December

Initially, the cats were flummoxed.

From December

But then they discovered how much fun it was to sit on the foil and eat it.

From December

Which resulted in us covering the tin foil to save their digestion....

From December

....and another win for the kittens.

From December