Beso and Eddy are practically brothers. Meanwhile, Luna has a box!

I try to pull out my camera about once a week and take photos. Mostly it’s to practice and experiment. It helps me learn what different settings do and how to access them, as well as try different ways of composing pictures. It’s advice I’ve learned from numerous photography blogs and podcasts. I often have [...]

April 15 marked the kittens’ first birthday. We decided to mark this by giving all three cats a special treat: gooshy food! Eddy knew exactly what to do. Beso and Luna sniffed it tentatively, then snubbed it. My wife had the idea to give them what they really want: Rice Krispies. Yes, my cats are [...]

We are opposed to declawing. We’re also not wild about things getting clawed up. Soft Paws, vinyl caps that cover claws, are our compromise. Beso and Luna’s first set, after graduating from kitten-sized, were some we had in stock for Eddy. We just ordered sets just for them. Beso got blue, to offset his orange [...]

Last Sunday, we had just Beso napping. I wasn’t planning another napping post so soon. However, I came back from a bike ride…and was greeted by no one. I put my bike and other gear away, and entered by bedroom. I was able to get my camera–I thought for sure someone would move. Luna did [...]

What happens when one of your people is from Louisiana… Throw me something, mister!

February is Month of Mail, which the Miaos are participating in. I was one of their lucky recipients. I got a wonderful card, a Sprocket trading card, and a Valentine. Note the custom stamp. The trading card is now magented to the fridge. But who is the Valentine for? Just what every father needs–a suitor [...]

The International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC), has declared February, the shorted month of the year, the month of the Black-Footed Blitz, one of the smallest of the cat family. They are posting a picture of a wild black-footed cat every day. Luna wants to make sure everyone understands the difference between a black-footed cat, [...]

It occurs to me that today is the first Friday the Thirteenth since we got the kittens. Is having a black cat on such a day bad luck? Only if you disturb naptime. OK…go back to sleep, Luna.

The cats were ready for their present. So, the Christmas Snow Leopard came tonight rather than tomorrow. Probably easier on the roof that way. Each cat got a toy mouse from the Snow Leopard Trust. The mice were made in Mongolia. Shepherds used to kill snow leopards, as they were viewed as a threat to [...]