Bekka & Beverly won a photo competion

Just wanted to share with you a wonderful moment with Bekka and Beverly. This photo (from September 2, 2009) won an online photo competition a couple of weeks ago. And no wonder, with such sweathearts!!!
//Katharina

On the move

Ah, luckily we still have really nice weather. Yesterday the cats could spend all their time outdoors, in the sunshine. It's exciting now for them as the wind makes the leaves and balls move around randomly. There is always something on the move, so to speak.
This photo of Truls is from yesterday.
//Katharina

The wild look!

This is Bekka September 19. I love her look now as her coat is in full bloom. It makes her look wild, just like the Norwegian Forest Cat she is :-)
//Katharina

Bekka took a bath

Today it was time for Bekka to take her bath. Not a very popular game, according to her. But she did very well :-) Battus accompanied her into the bathroom. And as soon as Bekka started to complain, he started to howl, loud and clear. Battus, who was on the other side of the shower (and the water), howled twice as loud and twice as much as Bekka did...
Oh, what a howling circus we had in the bathroom.

But all's well that ends well. Bekka soon forgave me for the bath and went out in the warm sun to dry. This is she on the photo, this afternoon.

//Katharina

Is this freestyle???

I have no clue what Truls mean by posing like this... Maybe he's worshipping the sun :-)

Well, the sun is shining today and especially Battus has been wild and crazy all morning. He's been running around, picking fights with his mates. Just fun fights but still annoying to the others. And when there were no one to wrestle with he complained loudly. He howls like he's the last cat on earth...:-).

It's silent now, in the catyard. Maybe they all have their morning nap. Good, then I'll get something done in the house.
//Katharina

Catnip robbery

Cats looove catnip! And so do our four furry friends. The other day I forgot a box of catnip on a table in the catyard. It was properly packed and everything.

But of course someone couldn't resist the box and later I found the paperbox in one corner and the inner plastic box in another corner. Empty of course.

Battus is the suspect of the catnip robbery. As you can see he loves catnip. Here he nibbles on the paperbox, hours before the great robbery :-)

//Katharina

I don't like diet, oh no...

Bekka doesn't like the diet idea at all! She sulks and is watching the kitchen area closely. Oh, it's hard when you can't explain to them why!!!
We try to play with her as much as we can. Hopefully she'll stop sulking soon and finds other interests in life other than food :-)

BTW, yesterday evening I found a green leg on the bathroom rug. I hope grasshoppers grow new legs when they loose one...

This is Bekka on August 27.
//Katharina

A grasshopper came by

This morning a big grasshopper came by. Battus noticed and ran off to the bathroom with his catch in his mouth. Truls and Beverly ran after him to see what he got. Bekka was sound asleep and didn't notice the green guest until later.

The catch was really interesting and they occupied the bathroom for quite a while :-)
As usual I had to rescue the green visitor and it is now enjoying the garden, far away from the cats.

This is Truls BTW, on August 26.
//Katharina

Ladies diet club

Bekka and Beverly need to go on a diet. So says the Vet. Since their neutering their apetite has increased - a lot... Especially Bekka thinks of nothing but food nowadays.

So from now on there will be no free food supplies, only meals measured for each one of the cats, served four times a day. Not a popular decision so far :-)

But we hope they will get used to the new routine. Excersise is part of this. Every evening I try to make them run and climb as much as possible. Thank God for the laser beam!

This is Beverly and Bekka on September 2.
//Katharina