Where's Waldo?

  Or in this case...

... where's Baby?

Just like her big sister, Tiger, way back in 1994...

 (btw, Tiger is now 21 years old and still going strong!)...

... Baby has discovered, and developed a fondness for ...

... the highest spot in the house.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised...

Norwegian Forest cats love to climb and be up high according to every article I've ever read, including this one,

 "One thing that is an absolute necessity if you own a Forest Cat is some kind of climbing device. They like to be up high to survey their kingdom."

And this one:

  "Norwegian Forest Cats love to be up high, and appreciate a cat tree or somewhere they can roost." 

I'm actually surprised it took this long for her to discover the beams. We're going to try to rearrange some of the furniture to hopefully discourage this habit. As much as she loves being sooooo high, it makes me a nervous wreck, worrying about her falling.

While taking photos of Baby, I decided to take a few photos of our  little backyard through the FR windows.

The the trees are almost completely bare of all their leaves...

... except for a few hardy survivors...

... who continue to hang on, probably until our next rain or wind storm.

At least there's not been any snow yet!
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Donna

I'm joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show & Tell Friday this week.

Baby's New Toy (a.k.a. the new flocked Christmas tree)

Baby is a very happy camper these days.

These photos were taken just a few days ago as Baby investigated the yet-to-be-decorated Craigslist flocked tree we picked up last Sunday.

But the pictures are almost identical to those in my post from last year 

with Baby investigating/batting at the fully decorated tree. It was ironically titled, 

"Possibly our last tree for many years to come."

Clearly I'm a slow learner ... or a quick 'forgetter.'

At this time of year there are three places you'll find Baby...

1) Curled up in the toasty warm bathroom sink (the heating vent is right below it);

2) At the DR window screen feeder, watching all the birds and Sammy squirrels; and...

3) Investigating every inch of the Christmas tree.

Yes, our little Norwegian Forest cat feels right at home among the towering pine in the living room...

... even if the tree is artificial and the snow is just flocking.

As I mentioned in my last post, the people we bought this tree from left all of the beautiful prisms on the tree for us to enjoy. Unfortunately, someone else is also enjoying them. You'll see that this video ends abruptly when I noticeed that Baby removed one of the prisms and I was afraid she'd choke on it.

Needless to say, Baby is fine and I was worrying for nothing (which I apparently do quite often, according to my family!)

In closing, congratulations to Happy@Home, who won this copy of The Night Before Christmas!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

We're having our first snowstorm of the season!

Stay warm safe, everyone!

Donna

What's black & white and adorable all over?

If you've ever read my blog, you've probably figured out that it's our Baby cat. It's been a while since I posted any of her antics, so here goes!

When I came out into the kitchen the other morning, Baby was sitting in the family room on the rug, soaking up the sun on her back. I told her to stay right there while I ran to get my camera. Here's a first - she listened to me!

She's hung out on that spot all day, long after the sun was gone!

She loves to keep me company in my little office/studio. She was watching while I was painting my latest piece, but then she started nodding off. I hope this insecure artist (me) isn't reading too much into that!

Another time I was filing paid bills, left the room for a minute to get something, and came back to find her curled up in the last section of the file folder!

 I had the top drawer of this bureau open a tad. I keep some of my smaller prints in the drawers and was filling an order. Lo and behold, when I returned someone had squeezed her way into the drawer! This photo is cropped VERY closely to try to hide the mess on top of the bureau (which is actually my girls' old changing table from when they were babies!). I didn't really succeed in hiding the mess, but had to share the pic of Baby anyhow!

This was her in May, right after I plunked down my lavender and impatiens on the window screen feeder.

And this is her last night!

I had Chipmunks (looking for handouts) running around me on the deck while I was taking these photos, so I'm sure that's what caught her attention here.

Sorry, Baby. You are an indoor kitty.

So that's the Baby photos for today.

Oh, and Amanda, our oldest was on vacation in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany back in April. Someone saw Baby's picture and told her that Baby is definitely a Norwegian Forest Cat. I'd never even heard of a Norwegian Forest Cat! I looked them up on-line and, you know, and she just may be! She has "the look" and tons of their traits! And all this time we thought we just had a regular old shelter kitty. Who knew?

We're in for HOT and HUMID this week. We have been blessed with amazingly gorgeous weather this June, at least for me since I don't like extreme heat.

Enjoy the week, everyone!

Donna