Friday, May 15, 2026

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


Thursday, May 14, 2026

Lanie's Log - Happy Enough

It has been over 200 days since my imprisonment. It feels like only yesterday I was a wild cat, and here I am, living as a house cat.

While I did not appreciate my original capture, I have assimilated well. If you can't beat them join them.

Hanging out

I spend most of my day out of my room. I really like the upstairs now. I usually eat my breakfast and dinner up there. I love to play with the Wardens and Styx (I would like to play with Gris, but she says no). I also love to watch out the window, especially when it is open. While I like looking, I don't really want to go outside. 

I am even getting caught doing things I shouldn't. Can you spot me in this picture?


Life is good enough for now. I think being part of a clowder (a group of cats) helps. 

The Lady Warden's Dad gave her this:


Some would say she is already there.

Lanie, Prisoner #3


Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Tuesday's with Tigris - I am a Tiger

 Reader,

Sometimes my people forget I am 95.6% tiger. I can look cute and still be fierce.

Even fierce tigers need their beauty sleep

Lady and I were having a good play the other day, and I reminded her that like my river namesake I am fast, arrow like and swift, which are also tiger like things.  I got her really good. There was blood. 

Some of the scratches the next day. They hurt.

I didn't feel bad about it, even if it resulted in the torture of nail cutting. This is what she gets for bringing a Lanie into my kingdom.

Tigris

Monday, May 11, 2026

Mischief Monday - Traitor

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

First thank you so much for your POTP for my heart murmur.  Man picked up the meds to make me feel sleepy before my appointment in June, and he asked for meds for Cinder. Long, long, long,  time readers may remember that Cinder was one of the Lady and Man's cats a long, long, long time ago.  I can't believe the Man caused mischief by using the wrong name. We are supposed to be best, best, best, buddies!

Me and my best buddy Lady, oh I mean Man (I can say the wrong, wrong, wrong name too)

The real mischief goes to Lady. She spent time with other cats, traitor, traitor, traitor! She went to Aunt C's and saw cousins Loopy and Uber.  Fortunately, she didn't take many pictures, which suggests she does care about us more. She did snap this one of Loopy.



So poor Styxy is feeling left out and forgotten this week. It was a hard, hard, hard week.

you friend, Styxy the forgettable 



Friday, May 8, 2026

Nature Friday - Seeing Spring - with Tigris

 Reader,

I am having to do Styx's post because he is too busy looking out the window to write. To quote him he "loves, loves, loves" looking out the open window. He especially loves it when Lady had not been lazy and has actually filled the feeders. It is more interesting, and I do find myself looking out a bit more now. 

I will host, but I am not getting out of bed for it. 


Lady suggest I share the first sign of spring in flowers.  Her are some flowers Styx can't eat.

First, a boring picture of some woods, but if you look closely you can see the start of the trilliums coming out. 


Next is the spring flowers at the side of the house. 

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I hope you enjoyed this fairly boring nature. Before I go back to nap, thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this.

Tigris

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Lanie's Log - All Is Well

 It has been 198 days since my imprisonment.  I continue to enjoy what the big house has to offer. The Wardens were having drinks with the neighbours who used to feed me on the weekend, and they asked if I showed an interest in leaving. Lady Warden said, of the 3 of us, I was the least interested in a door. Callie's Man said that is because I nearly froze a few winters. There is probably some truth to this. While at first I hated being captured, as time has gone by, I see the comforts of being a cherished house cat prisoner.  Although don't let the Wardens know this. 

I am spending more and more time out, upstairs with the people. Gris and I have not found a full way to exist, but there is less hissing, so we make progress. 

Styx and I can now share the perch by an open window

Lady is seing more of this - the 3 of us close (I am the dark blob on the cahir to the left)

I can relax enough to fall asleep out in the open

I am still skittish when the people move around, I don't like when they are standing and I prefer to get pets that don't involve food when I am in my tree in my cell. Maybe I always will. Lady Warden says I am doing better than she ever imagined and even if this is as good as it gets, it is amazing. 

Lanie, prisioner #3