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There are days when I think Maddie must have some chlorophyll in her some where. She spends a lot of time in the sun.
(bonus features of this picture: ear-light and wee pink kitty lips!)
Maybe she's got some photo-voltaic cells tucked under all that fur.
Or maybe she just likes the warms.
That's far more likely, John, but dream away if it makes you happy. Now, be sure to cast no shadows. I'd hate to have to move.
Maddie has taught me a lot about life, as did Ivy. I've learned to be patient, to take things as they come, to try to get those things changed that don't meet my needs and to scratch the crap out of anyone who tries to rub my belly. My cat casts a long shadow in my life.
See?
Sometimes it all comes together just right.
A table to sit under, a sunpuddle in the exact right spot and even a toy to snuggle. How can things get any better for a cat?
There's even a bit of earlight for the human.
A nearly perfect moment.
It'd be closer to perfect if you'd get that camera thingy OUTTA MY FACE!!!
Yes dear. Enjoy your sun.
You would think that after living with Maddie for going on 12 years I'd not be as enamored of looking at her as I obviously am. I enjoy taking her picture. I also, and this is no surprise to anyone, enjoy sharing her pics with you. Here are the two newest pictures of the same old cat.
The summer sunpuddle, quite different from the winter variety.
And a close-up.
Look close! You can see little pink kitty-lips!
She is forever new to me.
For all that Maddie is going on 13 years old, she is still quite an energetic cat. She enjoys a good play. The big problem is that she gets tired of the toys we have around. We think that once she beats the game, she wants a new one. A few toys have kept their lustre, though. Chief among them is her Nip-a-rang. Now, she often plays with it on her own, but she seems to have the most fun when one of us plays with her.
Hey! Hello? This toy isn't going to shake itself at me, y'know!!
If I've got important human stuff to do, I get this look.
You are *so* slow....
And then the meowing starts. And the twining about the ankles. Of course we know why cats walk 'round our ankles, don't we?
Oh good! Now that you're down here, you can PLAY WITH ME! And stop whining. It didn't hurt that much, you big baby.
And then we play.
This being spring, we've a few more animals hanging around the house. No guest cats yet, though there are a few in the wider neighborhood. The most notable new critters are these:
We have a family of Robins nesting on our back porch.
We try to give them their space. And keep Maddie indoors. Though I'm not sure she'd know what to do with baby birds if she got 'em. She's kind of a princess that way.
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