Nature Friday - Winter Continues - with Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

It is time where I get to share my nature. Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this because nature is beautiful and important.

It is still winter. We have had cold days and less cold days and snow, snow, snow. 

I like to spend my time stretched out by the warm, warm fine. It is so warm. I love it. 

I do still look out the windows because so much can be happening outside. Here are 2 shots I want to share with you.

First, look at this very pretty sky. It was very pretty, but as the saying goes, red sky in morning, Lady take warning. Lady had to drive home from the dentist in so much snow. All the snow. It started just as she was leaving the city and came down fast and hard. Her drive home was not great. She was happy to be home.

Next we had a very special guest. I was excited to see her. She was very pretty. 

I hope you liked my nature. 

your friend the comfy cozy Styxy

Lanie's Log - It Continues

It has been 121 days, or almost 4 months since my captivity. 

I have started to take advantage of having access to the whole house. I go between my room and the Warden's Office (when she is not working). I like her window, with a cabinet in front of it, it is harder for her to reach me. 

Showing Lady Warden I don't want to be picked up

I come upstairs more. I like to come up when the people are downstairs or in the night. Styx and I like to zoom in the night. It keeps the Man Warden up, but Lady Warden uses earplugs and can't hear me. Gris will now hiss at me, but mostly she keeps her distance.

The Wardens have taken me off my meds again. I like this, but I am a little less trusting of them, made worse by the Lady Warden's need to hug and kiss me. She made me so mad, she had to give me a few days to forgive her. She knew I forgave her when I called for her one day as I needed some pets (no pick ups). 

Apparently my toe beans are very cute

People said it would be impossible to make me want to live in a house. While I am not truly a house cat in the way Styx and Tigris are, I live here well. The Wardens hope I will become more comfortable, but if I don't, they would be totally ok with the rhythm of our life, me keeping my space, but not being unfriendly. We will see what happens. 

Sometimes I can trust the Lady Warden enough to fall asleep

Lanie, prisoner 3

Wordless Wednesday - The Little One Chewed on the Bones - Styx

 

Tuesday's With Tigris - Sunshine - Winter 2026

 Dear Reader,

Before I let Lady talk about her vacation, I would like to say, we have made the peace since her vacation and she is letting us sleep in the bedroom. We are only allowed in when our people are. So far, no accidents. 

Enjoying an antique table - Lady's great aunt would be thrilled

Now over to Lady.

Our second port was St. Lucia, which we visited a few years ago. This time, we thought we would take a Segway tour. We were a small group with only 2 other people.  Turns out, I am a rather natural Segway driver. Man and I both did great (although he did get stuck in the sand and fall over at one point - left sandy, but not hurt).

A small local fishing port

Us with our guide

The Man coming down the beach

Me on the beach

We sat and had a drink by the beach

We saw a stray cat mark a wheelchair

Drinkable rum punch

BBQ at a local joint on the beech

So good!

This was the only time we really spent at the beach, and it was an amazing day.

Next week, we have a wildlife encounter. 

Happy Family Day - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends

Guess what? Guess what? In Ontario, where Lady works, it is Family Day. This means Lady is home all day. Man works in Quebec so he is still at work. This makes me sad because Man is my BFF. Also, I like it best when all the people are home. Yesterday, Lady went out in the morning without Man and I had to wake Man up to make sure he knew it was just us. This is not a normal Sunday thing and I was concerned. So concerned I need to check on him, and then go in the windows and meow and carry on and get love and and and. I was so glad when he finally got up. 

We don't have a family picture yet, nope, we don't. Tigris and Lanie are just starting to interact. It is mostly Gris hissing at Lanie, but that is how my friendship with my new friend started. I hissed and she ignored me and now we are buddies. So while no family picture this year,  I do have pictures with each of my best cat girls.

Here I am with Lanie, watching her eat. I hardly ever even hiss at her anymore. We like to hang out in Lady's office when Lady isn't in it. 

Here I am with my first Lady, Tigris. I may annoy her by playing too rough some times (she gets really mad and I love it), but she is a very good caretaker and I don't think I would be here if she hadn't taken such good care of me before we came to live with the Lady and Man. I am lucky to be hers.

I hope everyone takes some time to love their family members today. I will. I will give so much love and be so helpful.

your pal, Styx

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Lanie

Styx

Tigris

Nature Friday - Flower with Styx

                         

 Looking our Lady's office window, I can report, still a lot of snow.

Here is ap icture from the people's trip. Apparently there are still flowers out there.

This is a trumpet flower. They are beautiful but very poisonous.  So if you are lucky enough to see one, don't touch it.