Mighty Monday

We have had the most stupendous weekend. It's been really cold (-20'C) so we didn't go outside - frozen peemails attached to the 'tocks are not nice.  Äiti recognised our need for entertainment so she provided playtime and valerian root. We were rioting! There will be more photos in the week but I have been insisting that the first post has to show my mighty prowess. 

When Äiti gets up out of her pit (it's filthy and Tuomo-veli is still snoring on the bed), she moves the yellow blanky. This is my clue to leap on the bed and help her. I usually end up under the blanky.

 This morning Stran-veli jumped on the bed too.

 He began bashing the wonderful yellow lump that was my most royal self.

 I tussled under the blanky.

 He made ready to leave, but I had other plans.

Disappointingly Äiti's camera was not fast enough to catch the amazingly nifty and skilful move I made next. I leapt up and rolled, and covered Stran-veli with the blanky, freeing myself. Äiti stood astounded- Even Tuomo-veli was impressed (he had moved to the safety of the hammick).

 And now I get to pounce on the blanky lump.

 Stran-veli was a bit spooked by this. He's not used to my status as top cat!

He stayed quite still and was a little nervous. Äiti thinks this is because at some point he might have been blind because of his eyes being injured, and he was on the streets then, which would have been scary.  So I was most gentle with him.

And Äiti made sure he was okay.

He calmly emerged, ready to chase us all round the house!

 Playful is an understatement. No one is safe when he gets all leapy and cuddly.

And more tussling....

Within seconds of Jaava's pushing Tuomo-veli off the hammick, she was challenged by Stran-veli who wanted to play too.

 His kindly paw on a shoulder is something we all love.

 But he knows how to push with that  paw and render us onto our backs!

 And then he goes for the chewy attack.

 We like this picture: Jaava-ninja is a little lilac tortie but she does blend well with handsome ginger furs.

 The contrast in fluff levels of their tails is most amusing.

 And Stran-veli is somewhat larger too. It's all fluff and muscle of course.

Saturday snorgle

Tuomo-veli is still affectionately mugging the ninjas. He loves a good chew on a tasty Burmese ear.

They are remarkably patient and do not hiss or squeal.

 Jaava-ninja is getting quite good at keeping him at paw's length.

 But Tuomo-veli is strong and can just push her to the ground.

 This may look sweet but it is actually a tactical battle for the hammick.

Which Tuomo-veli has lost. He calmly gives a ninja high five smacky paw in recognition that he has lost to a less than year old girlcat.

 And Jaava-ninja turns around looking for her next playmate-victim.

Full Frontal Friday

And I must admit that I am quite often allowing Äiti to comb my fantastic furs: the Tolerable Comb is usually acceptable and I really like wrapping myself round Äiti's hand as a kitten mitten and she then teases out a few tangles. Gently, of course.

Pin up Thursday

Loyal readers, I am so very proud to announce that our Marley Fund calendars arrived yesterday.  We know these are late - and we are very unimpressed with the printing company that they used for the delay - pah!  But the Marley Fund does loads of most excellent work for kitties with FeLV and FIV, and the more people that buy these calendars, the more money these kitties and their helpers can get. And Äiti of course bought some calendars because our very own Stran is Mr January! It's this picture that is hopefully being displayed on many walls right now.

And this next picture too. I must admit this is one of my favourites. Äiti has it on the cover of her work diary and is often asked about it.

I am brimming with patriotic pride as Stran is the only non-US cat and is flying the Finnish flag for us. Even though he's  Britcat!

Äiti usually makes her own calendars each year, but they have photos of beautiful Finnish nature (and perhaps some stinky birds), but she is wondering about making a calendar of us. I, of course, think this is a magnificent idea and cannot imagine anything better than being the pin up boy for very many girlcats to look at (although of course I only have eyes myself for my gorgeous beloved Maggie May, who was herself a Marley calendar girl last year).

Wordless Wednesday

Tussles for Tuesday

This is not too much of a tussle - it is more me being caught by surprise when Stran-veli was in pikku pentu mood leaping around the catio. 

 But we think this is glorious sequence of our generous ginger fluffiness.

 Stran-veli literally skidded into me. He loves skidding through soft snow.

 What a fine pair of 'tocks and pantaloons.

 He looks a bit disappointed when I leap away.

But I must confess, in a tussle with Stran-veli when I might get pushed all over a freezing catio, I think it was a wise move to go inside!

Stran-veli stayed outside for a while. He has a little 'mohican' ridge of fur down his back which looks very funny. However we love him loads so we don't laugh at it of course.