I was going to title this “ALL-PUSSY EDITION”, but it might have attracted the wrong crowd. Heh.
Wayne and I have just added two kittens, sisters, to our family. No names yet, but it’s only been about ten days since we got them, and I’m observing their behavior/personality traits for clues as they settle in. They made themselves at home within the first day or two, and while Wayne and I find them highly entertaining and completely adorable, the rest of our kids are not so amused. The older four, Missy, Buster, Fitzgerald and Cecilia, are happy to have the bonus of Kitten Chow (and even though I started out feeding the little ones separately, in the other side of the house, the others quickly sniffed it out anyway), but otherwise avoid them at all costs. Squiggy, on the other hand…
Squiggy, about two years old now, is a big boy and loves to play, especially “fetch”. We’ve always had lots of toys around for him, often stockpiled for when he goes after a thrown toy but comes back empty-mouthed, yet still asking for another throw. With the exception of the occasional spontaneous outburst of play on the part of our older ‘girls’, Squiggy has had most of the toys pretty much to himself. He has his “favorite” toys, his “okay-I’ll-play-with this-one-until-you-find-me-one-of-my-favorites” toys, and the “I’m-just-gonna-let-that-one-go-by-while-looking-bored” toys. Whatever he thought of them before, the two invaders now consider all of the toys to be theirs. Not even Squiggy’s favorites have been spared, and, although he seems simply fascinated by their antics at times, and sometimes joins in when the two girls are running full-tilt through the house, he is all-too-often bemused, bothered, befuddled and bewildered. We’re trying to make sure that he and the others get their previously-normal share of attention and loving, but, as I said, the older ones currently prefer to steer clear. We’ll all adjust eventually, they just don’t know that yet.
No more prologue is necessary, so here they are:

I only got one picture of this little girl’s face, unfortunately. And obviously, I had to clean up the background to make it presentable in public.
And one last one – Sorry, but I couldn’t help making this shot into a political meme:
This is our daily Open Thread – don’t forget to sprinkle some compliments in amongst your comments!
Also, too, any and all suggestions for names will be welcome.
Both Smokey and I enjoyed your post this morning. 🙂
Thank you – and thank Smokey. 🙂
I was interrupted several times while putting this together, those little innocents kept climbing up on to various verboten things, including the computer table and Wayne’s keyboard. Apparently one of them decided to do a search for something on Wayne’s computer at some point.
Luckily it was just the Google help screen, and not a search for “pussy”. I make sure to delete those from my browser history. 😉
Zooey, are you safe?
And are your men safe, too?
We are all safe, Pachy & Wayne. Fussy internet, blinking power, and just a bit* of wind and rain.
*shitload 😀
My recommendation for revised Trump Slogan:
Make America Grope Again!
GOP, Gropers of Pussies.
Ain’t technology grand?
I love your new kittens, Jane!!! Soooooo cute! 🙂
Your Squiggy looks just like my son’s cat, Bast — white patches and all.
They should all have such headstones.
For those who can’t place the name, Dennis Byrd was the New York Jets player who sustained a paralyzing spinal injury only to walk again several months later. He was killed in a car accident today at the age of 50.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/07/donald-trump-why-americans-support?CMP=share_btn_fb
Maybe the lady is one of Stephen King’s “Ten O’Clock People” and she can see Trump’s true nature.
Thanks for sharing this post and these cute photos Jane … I love the colors of their fur … it is good to connect with you again.