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The Beginning of the Kittens

It dawns on me that I have "known" my kittens since they were very young. No, I didn't touch them, nor did I know which would pick me or how many I would end up with. But the persons from whom I got them regularly shared pictures and adventures from the time before they took them from the feral mother. I stole these pictures from a thread he started on a forum I frequent - and the rest is history. Enjoy the cuteness overload!

Kittens as they were found in a garage 2 days after their birth. The saw the mama cat frequently, so knew when they had last seen her pregnant. Pic taken on 5-15-18.

This is mama cat taken 5/22/18

At 2 weeks they began bringing them in the house for an hour or so for socializing before returning them to mama. Spot is the wanderer, Rainey (AKA runt) is the one being smooshed. Glasses (who later became Gizmo) is top left and Slash (for the slash on her nose) is on the right. The people who took the kittens in kept Glasses/Gizmo and Slash. Pictures taken 5/26/18

At 4 weeks old (6/9/18), mama had already moved them twice and was in the process of moving them again when the humans finally decided that they needed to grab the kittens for good before mama took them somewhere they couldn't be found - and ended up feral themselves (or lunch). They only managed to grab two of the kittens the first night - Slash and Spot.

 The next day, 6/10/18, they managed to find a third kitten - Rainey/Runt.

And that night, the fourth kitten was found and brought in

 

7/5/18 - Three kittens and Pheobe (the humans' other cat) chasing an electric mouse

7/6/18 Runt/Rainey

7/12/18 - Spot, Slash and Runt/Rainey

 Two days after that group picture I made the trip down to RI, and that was the beginning of the Destructo Duo's impact on this household.

Equal Time for Spot's Playtime

I have determined that Spot purposefully takes items to the bathtub to play with them. When she is done playing, she is thoughtful enough to bring them back out and put them in an out of the way place. Gives her a place in which they can't get away to unreachable places such as under closet doors or under low-bottomed furniture. Last night, I caught her in the bathtub with a ball. All pictures shown in order taken.

When I quit taking pictures (didn't think about a video), I went into the office and heard the ball careen out of the bathtub onto the bathroom floor. I got up to watch as Spot deliberately picked up the ball and took it back into the tub for some more play time. I checked later, and she had taken her toy out so I didn't have to worry about it during this morning's shower.

Rainey Playing with Action Toy

Rainey has figured out how to pull the string she just needs to master getting it into position so that it scurries along the floor. Spot is fascinated.

 

Trees of Color

The October Glory Maple is really looking good (all pics taken a couple of minutes ago)

The Autumn Blaze is starting to show that it wants in on the action

Comparison of the two trees. October Glory is down below, Autumn Blaze is in foreground, and the red behind the AB is still the burning bush, which I think arrested its change a couple of weeks ago - right after I took the last picture.

Oh, and the real comparison is the scrub maples.

Two weeks ago I could barely see the garage, could not see the cars, and certainly couldn't see the blue house across the road.

Cat Bath

This morning Spot brought a leaf from another room to play with it in the tub. Guess it can't get away from her that way :D

Of course Rainey was watching - waiting for her turn to start mayhem.

The Seasons are Slowly Turning

First, a picture os Spot - she loves to lay on the stuffed tiger above the desk when I am on the computer.

Next, some fall pictures taken last Sunday

Penstemon

Burning bush

October Glory maple starting to turn

Yesterday the October Glory looked like this

Good thing I placed a water loving tree in that spot - it has been constantly flooded for the last couple of months. This summer I have felt I've been transported to Seattle with all the rain and dark, gloomy skies we've had. That happens some years, but is not the norm. This week will be a shock as the moring temps will be in the low 30's. So far we have had mostly warm, 50's and 60's, mornings. the days may not have gotten much warmer than that, but we haven't really experienced much cold.

Progress!

A picture is worth 1,000 words - finished last night.

Previously all flooring had stopped at the shelves on the left hand side. That is 3 layers to put down; the Air Gap system, OSB and then linoleum.

Not done with the short section that leads to the heater room, but all in good time.

PS - can't recommend Magic Sliders enough. Wish I had found them at the beginning of this while I was moving the washer and dryer all around. I even found some that worked for the legs of the metal shelves on the left. Found them at my local hardware store.