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Oh, listen—you eclipse them
The other pertinent fact about today is that it was the fifth birthday of our wonderful catlets, whom we fed on salmon treats and made much of, for they have enriched our lives ever since they were tiny black soot sprites with tadpole spikes of tail. They purr and they prowl and they groom and they sleep; Autolycus watches movies with me; Hestia sings her songs of hunting the toilet paper. Every day in our house is better with cats in it. Many more, little cats!
(Birthday blep courtesy of Autolycus.)
(Birthday blep courtesy of Autolycus.)
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That is a pretty legendary blep.
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Sweet Labrador icon, because he never had a mean word to say to cats. A curious sniff or two, but he respected kitty 'back off' signals.
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Commission delivered! They were most receptive. Hestia flumped right over and Autolycus thrummed. Their fur is very soft.
Many, many more years of happy life, kittynesses.
On their behalf, we thank you!
Sweet Labrador icon, because he never had a mean word to say to cats. A curious sniff or two, but he respected kitty 'back off' signals.
Aw. Good dog.
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That dog was the best dog ever, even when he was getting up to something. I'm biased.
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Thank you! They are currently sharing a chair and seem content. It is just very difficult to get good pictures of black cats in low light.
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Autolycus seems to have enjoyed his salmon.
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Thank you! (We do tell them each time.)
Autolycus seems to have enjoyed his salmon.
He did! He porcupined, which is to make the happy noises of a porcupine eating a pumpkin (or at least some kind of gourd) in an internet video
(And then sometimes he just wants to chew on a plastic bag morosely and we have to remind him that we do not eat plastic in this house.)
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And that happy, happy porcupine--love that. (ETA: I know you didn't link to the video--I just remember it.)
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The digestion part gets complicated . . .
And that happy, happy porcupine--love that. (ETA: I know you didn't link to the video--I just remember it.)
No worries! It's memorable.
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Oh, and while I'm sharing amusing links, here's a story about a loved and loving animal: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/gay-polyamorous-goose-and-new-zealand-legend-dies-at-40/
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Thank you; I had not seen that.
Oh, and while I'm sharing amusing links, here's a story about a loved and loving animal
I had seen that, for some reason!
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
(At this point I am sort of drive-by petting them each time a comment comes in, but they seem cool with it. Appreciation is appreciation.)
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In light of that, how can I do anything but wish them a happy birthday and another drive-by petting?
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Soft ears and sleek backs appreciate it!
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So conveyed to the very soft-eared cats!
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Nine
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I have told them you say so! They are being adored comprehensively.
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I love your description of their kittenhood.
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Thank you! Hestia presented sleek belly to receive the well-wish.
I love your description of their kittenhood.
They were literal handfuls of fluff. It is astonishing to me that they are grown cats now and Autolycus keeps trying to tuck himself onto my shoulder under my ear, where now just about his head fits. But they are themselves; they had personalities even then. Hestia when she was just about eight weeks old successfully brought down a housefly and was so, so pleased with herself.
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Thank you!
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They are very good cats.
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Thank you for taking such good care of them along with their mother so that the stage was set for us to adopt cats who approached the world with trust and curiosity and the absolutely accurate knowledge that everyone who met them thought they were wonderful. No matter what else has happened in the last five years, I am endlessly grateful for these cats.
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They are! Thank you.
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Thank you! Scritches delivered and always welcome.
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I appreciate knowing that they were spiky soot sprites when you got them.
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They really are. I have added your scritches to the rest.
I appreciate knowing that they were spiky soot sprites when you got them.
It was an important stage of their development!
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Thank you! I have told them, with suitable petting.