Meowy Christmas!

My apologies for the long absence of posts. I've been doing a post-bacc program along with my full time job and blog posting fell off my priority list for awhile. But the girls are back to wish you a very meowy - err - merry Christmas!

The girls were very helpful when it came to present wrapping, of course. Always wanting to be involved. Especially Mika.

Mika is also very into present UNwrapping. Hard to resist those shiny ribbons! This is her caught-in-the-act guilty face.

Mika's more usual position by the tree. Always the same spot. These were taken at the beginning of the month, so there are actually a lot more presents under there now, but she still chooses that particular spot as her favorite.

Look at that kitty smile. Such a happy bengal.

Mochi is also a fan of the tree, though she spends more time in it than under it. Then she likes to shoot out of the middle of it and onto the ground. Fortunately no ornaments have broken in this routine.

I don't have any more pictures of that naughty behavior though it happens at least once a day.

There's a good Mochi cat. Sleepy and on her tower, just where she should be.

Merry Christmas to all! Hope everyone has the opportunity to spend some quality time with your loved ones and give a squeeze to your beloved pets as well! <3

A-door-able Mika

I went in the backyard this afternoon to shoot a few pictures for a project. As usual, Mika was whining about my leaving her behind (MEOW MEOW MEOW). I opened the door to come back inside when I had finished and found her someplace she'd never been before.

MEOW! Mika makes for lovely door decor, though it does make closing the door more difficult.

She's gauging whether she thinks she can make the jump and slip by me, I'm sure.

Not used to being so close to the ceiling, are you Miss Chu?

"....I'd like some help down meow, please...."

She couldn't figure out how to get off the door on her own, so after snapping a few pics to share I gave her a hand. Silly girl.

Instagrammed.

I instagram the girls a lot, and thought I'd share some of those images for those you don't follow me there.

If you're on Instagram and want to follow me, my username is wrenaria.

Snuggly Girls

It's been a bit hot lately, so the girls haven't been quite as snuggly.

The temperature dropped today, though, and I caught them curled up together on "their" recliner.

Couldn't resist snapping a few shots.

They know how to lower the recliner themselves by throwing themselves at the backrest.

It's just an old chair from a thrift store bought while I was in college so I don't mind.
They know that it's their chair.

Apparently Mochi's getting annoyed by the paparazzo circling them while they try to relax.

Mika, however, is far too distracted by whatever is outside to notice.

Mika and Mochi Turn Two!

Today is not only World Cat Day, it's Mika and Mochi's birthday!
They turned TWO years old today.

They got extra treats and playtime, plus a trip to their favorite park, of course. The sun was going down, so my apologies if the images are a little grainier than usual.

There was exploring.

And stick chasing...

...which led to tree climbing.

There's always a bit of frizzing. (I love how racoony Mochi's tail gets sometimes.)

And Mika's favorite - some uncalled for rolling in the dirt.

Happy birthday to my favorite girls! Love you ladies much!

The Mochi Cat

Today is all about Miss Moch.

Though if you ask her, she'll tell you every day is about the Mochi cat.

"Darn right it is."

She likes to stop and smell the flowers...

(And everything else, for that matter.)

She's a pretty little thing...

And not as innocent as she looks.

Wheel Love

I meant to post these a couple months back but never did remember to until now. Mika loves her wheel and I thought it might be nice to let her show off her running skills a bit.

Ready, Miss Mikachu?

(Clearly that's a yes.)

Thanks, doll! <3

HDR Kitties

Been playing around with HDR this past week and thought I'd share one of Mochi that turned out pretty well.

And the two girls together, a little less saturated.

I think Mika had just been grooming, so she's looking a little rumpled. No faux hawk today though - she usually likes to go for the punk look and leave pieces sticking up all over.

And a couple more just for kicks...

The Brown One

It's a Mika kind of day today here at Rambunctious Rosettes.

She was sweet enough to hang out on her shorter tower in the dining room area while I took a bunch of snapshots.

I mean, I really got into her personal space.

But she's become quite the little model.

Any kind of attention is good to a Mika - even a camera in the face.

New Layout

Finally customized the blog layout. Only took me almost 1.5 years to get around to it. I made the drawing of Mika and Mochi using Illustrator.

I intend to take some pictures of the girls this weekend, but for now here's a couple shots from our last (brief) park outing.

They were both feeling lazy that day, so we didn't do a whole lot of walking or stay very long. They were in more of a stay-at-home kinda mood.