Mischief Monday - i don't See the Problem - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

The people have been a little less busy and been home, home, home. I love when they are home the best. 

As you may or may not know, Lady and Man have put a mat for me (well, sometimes the girls use it too, but it is mine, mine, mine) on the dining room table. I like to sit there when they are eating. I know I am lucky, lucky, lucky, because so many cats aren't allowed to do fun things like this. Lady and Man don't mind if I am not trying to steal their food (I love, love, love chicken and hamburgers!)

The other day, I thought dinner time was a great time for a little bath. I needed to be doing something while waiting for my chicken. Lady caught this pose and said it was not very table friendly. 

I don't see anything wrong with it. Is this body shaming? 

your pal, letting it all hang out, Styxy

Nature Friday - Tulips

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

We mentioned this week that Lady had a super, super, super busy week. She was out for work and for fun. It was a lot, to much for such an old Lady like her. She is tried and we missed her so, so, so much!  But one of the fun things she did, can be a beautiful post for you. So not all is lost. 

On Mother's Day, Lady and a friend went to the Tulip Festival. In case you didn't know, from 1940-1945 the Dutch Royal family lived in Ottawa. In 1943 when Princess Margriet was born, the Ottawa Civic Hospital temporarily became Dutch territory so the Princess was ensured Dutch citizenship. To thank Canada for this and giving them a safe place to live, in 1945 Princess Juliana sent 100 000 tulips to Canada. Every year the Dutch Royal Family sends 10, 000 bulbs and the Dutch Bulb Growers Associations ends 10, 000 more.  These are added to other bulbs for a total of about 300, 000 tulips in several locations in the city. 

Lady and her friend went to the small sight, Major's Hill Park, downtown Ottawa, as it was Mother's Day and they didn't want a huge crowd.  It was also closer to a great place to get cake as they were celebrating the friend's birthday. The flowers did not disappoint. There are so many kinds of tulips Lady always forgets this! (Google says there are 75 distinct wild species and over 3000 varieties).

I hope you enjoyed a tiptoe through the tulips (which is actually prohibited at the festival). 

Lanie's Log - Lucky 7

I have been a prisoner for 7 months now. Can you believe it? The Man Warden said I have gone from a prisoner to the one who rules the prison, as it should be.

Overall, if you didn't know I had been feral, you would  just think I was a slightly skittish cat. I live my life more or less like Tigris and Styx, just with fewer cuddles and hat tax. I spend significantly less time in my cell. The people hardly ever see me in there. 

Here are a few pictures from this week.

Showing my tortitude to the Lady Warden

Shining in the sun

Sleeping on Lady Warden's desk (I will only do this if she is not in the room)

Hunting the bird

Guarding the house at night

People have asked if I have shown an interest in going outside. I do like to look out the window, especially when it is open. A couple mornings a week, I pace in the window and call, but that is for pets. I never go near a door when the people are trying to go in and out. Styx is the one who does that, all the time.

Lanie, Prisoner #3 (who is far less prisoner now and more happy enough girl)

Wordless Wednesday - In the Box

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Another Week

 The Lady was very busy last week and was barely home. She said life is going to slow down a bit now. I had to tolerate late dinners and late breakfasts, besides the hat tax. May we be back into our routine soon.

Mischief Monday - A Belated Thank You - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I am delayed in giving this thanks because the Lady, who is the controller of the purse was a bit delayed in her part of this. I hope this post makes up for the delay!

Cecilia won my "When will the Snow be Gone" contest and was generous and donated her prize to the charity of our choice in memory of Hailey and Zaphod. We love, so, so, so many charities that help animals, but in the end, Lady made a donation to the Ottawa Paw Pantry. Thank you Cecilia for letting us help feed animals in need.

Now, to make up for this delay, Lady thought we could say sorry by share us wearing some costumes she found in the Paw Pantry storage unit when cleaning it out. She bought them in the "pre-sale" for an upcoming garage sale. These are dog costumes. Lady laughed so hard she cried. 

We hope this makes up for the delay.

Thanks again Cecilia for your generosity. 

Styx, who is now hiding with the girls

Nature Friday - Spring, Spring, Spring - Styx and Lanie

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

It is your best buddy Styx, who would never be forgotten and Lanie too! We have been spending a lot of time by the window as it is open, open, open and spring is in the air! 

Lady snapped the following pictures for us to share with you.

A Stunning Sunset

Daffodils she planted years ago that only started coming up more recently

Trilliums - such a pretty spring flower

Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event.

Styx and Lanie too