kitty nurble comes home

last summer, we met the fabulous kit lane in person (it was at lisa's house - they both live in minnesota). you may know her as the inventor of bobbaloos. (she is wonderful, by the way.) and as a little joke, we presented her with a hairball extracted from the outside (not one of the thrown-up variety) of our norwegian forest cat, lila. we also gave her real gifts, so we're not totally mental. today, this little creature arrived - our very own kitty nurble - composed largely of lila-hair. a little piece of our beloved (and aging (she's 14) cat).  it was getting a bit dark when i took this, so more proper photos of it tomorrow in good light. and this is not at all a very blurry shot of frankie trying to mangle welcoming it:

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small stone :: two

days shared.

laughter.

sumptuous plate of healthy salad.

laughter.

wine.

the unbearable lightness of being.

life.

poster kitties

husband says they look a little bit like living posters. that's of course when he's looking at them in real life. but they are some handsome and photogenic kittens. i wonder if we can just keep all of them?  i think their eyes are turning a bit green, tho' they still like quite blue in the photos. they play all the time. and then they abruptly sleep. i think we could all learn something from that.

hello friday evening

it's been a busy week, but a very good one. and i don't know about you, but i'm tired. and so is phineas. so we'll just wish you a good weekend for now.

frankie

 

i dearly wish this photo was in focus. 

i'm not really sure why it's not, except sometimes my macro lens does that.

frankie is our favorite of our batch of four kittens.

they're all boys.

here's some shots of him that are more in focus. 

it's a bit of a challenge getting him to hold still for his photoshoot.

the secret life of tiger

this is tiger.

he's a barn kitty.

and a bit of a fraidy cat, where people are concerned.

but he's secretly tame. 

and every morning, when i go out to feed, he's my buddy and lets me pet him.
but if anyone's around?
forget it.

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