Three Canadian cats and their adventures
Look what I get to wake up to every morning
Well not every morning. Zulu sleeps with me every night but Frodo only occasionally joins us.
FRODO: Oh Oh. I see mom spotted me opening my eyes
FRODO: Zulu don’t open your eyes or mom might think it’s time to get up!
ZULU: Shhhh. Just close your eyes buddy and go back to sleep. You make a great pillow by the way!
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Ok so we’ll begin with yet more adorable photos of Frodo’s crazy sleeping positions.
Look at that tummy!
But now in (dare I say it…) even more exciting news…A family of owls in my neighbor’s backyard!
Feast your eyes on this family of eastern screech owls. Two parents and three babies (the babies are the fuzzy ones)
The same parents (and three different babies) spend a month in my neighbour’s backyard two years ago training the babies to hunt. We missed them last year and thought they were not coming back but here they are!
I’m in heaven! (And getting very little work done!)
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Every once in awhile Amarula uses Frodo’s catio (she rarely uses it because she is the only cat allowed outside on her own) and then sits at a spot where no one can pass her to get into the main part of the catio. While I am sure this is certainly not a passive aggressive manoeuvre on her part (wink wink!) it is still very inconvenient for the other kitties (namely Frodo) who need to pass her to get into the catio!
FRODO: Mom as you can see we’ve got a bit of a situation here! I know Amarula loves me to bits (how could she not?) but she does tend to get “slappy” and “hissy” when I ask her to share her space! Or, come to think of it, any time I speak to her at all.
FRODO: And as you can see, she pretty much takes up ALL the space and doesn’t leave a passing lane! What’s a kitty to do??
FRODO: Please mom…could you ask her to move for me? Please!
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It’s catio time!
Interestingly, Frodo is the kitty who uses the catio the most. Zulu only uses it in the morning when he goes all the way to the bottom to eat grass and then throws it up right before breakfast (thanks Zulu!) otherwise he doesn’t use it very much. Amarula only uses it when I am traveling (the cat sitter keeps the catio open for them during the day since they are not allowed outside without me around to supervise) but Frodo uses it ALL THE TIME! He loves it.
And this is one of his fav places to sun himself
Life doesn’t get much better, right Frodo?
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Frodo and Zulu usually get along very well but every once in awhile Frodo gets to be too much with his constant need for attention and affection and he just won’t leave Zulu alone. When this happens Zulu gets this look in his eyes and I know he’s about to put Frodo in his place. A few minutes later they are back to washing each other!
ZULU: Come on mom. I love the guy but even you have to admit he can get to be too much sometimes! A big brother’s job is to keep a younger brother in his place!
FRODO: Even I have to admit Zulu is right. I can sometimes be too much of a good thing!
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I will admit that as adorable as Frodo is, he does tend to take advantage of Zulu’s tolerance, often incorporating him as a prop in his convoluted sleeping positions.
FRODO: I always have to be touching my bro! I can’t help myself.
ZULU: No worries. I don’t mind. That’s what brothers are for!
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What better way to spend quality time with your brother than by watching TV together!
They could do this for hours!
ZULU: Let’s hide the remote so mom can never change the channel!
FRODO: This is almost better than lying in front of the fireplace!
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FRODO: This is the first time in my outdoor tent since last summer!
FRODO: For some reason it seems a little smaller than last year! Or am I just larger?
FRODO: OK I admit it. My tummy may seem a little bigger than last year. Mom says I gained a little winter weight. But I keep telling her that it’s not that my tummy got bigger, it’s that my head shrunk a little and thus makes my tum tum look larger!! So far she’s not buying it!
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It may surprise many of you to learn that despite Frodo being a giant love bug and having a major passion for cuddling with his bro Zulu in front of the fire (and despite his fruitless efforts to snuggle with Amarula) he has only recently started to crawl in bed and cuddle in the early morning hours. He sometimes does a bit of cuddling at night before bed while I read but then he usually skedaddles as I fall asleep.
I am thrilled waking up to this adorable face!
FRODO: I love this together time but don’t you think you should start getting our breakfast ready?
AMARULA: Cute?!?! It’s disgusting! Don’t expect me to do any cuddling with that orange menace on the bed! I’m staying on the bedside table where it’s safe!
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Even when the fireplace is not on, the two bros act as if it is…including Frodo’s ridiculous sleeping positions
ZULU: Actually, when you’re next to your favorite brother, you always feel warm and cozy!
FRODO: Though I wouldn’t say no to a tummy rub!
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