Saturday, April 23, 2011

Woodland Meadow Park

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Bought some new retractable leashes so the girls could have a little more leeway when we go outside. (If the leashes look taut in the pics, that's why. We're not actually tugging them.)

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And then, of course, we had to test them out, so we went to Woodland Meadow Park.

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Mochi always spends the beginning of any outing in crouch mode.

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Mika found herself a bird to stare at.

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She's always alert and excited for new adventures.

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Woodland Meadow Park is lovely, but there is one thing we didn't know about it (having never gone there before).

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It's an off-leash dog park.

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So whenever a dog came by, we scooped them up until the owners let us know the kitties were safe.

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There was much crouching and widening of eyes whenever a dog passed by.

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All were very well behaved, though. No one chased our kitties. There was one very large dog who was actually scared of them (and all cats), which we found amusing.

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The kitties were torn between intrigue and apprehension at every passing dog.

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Meow!

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They did pretty well though.

Eventually Mochi lead us down out of the park and wanted to walk around the neighborhood, so we did. Got a lot more actual walking done. They were pretty good about staying on the sidewalk and keeping up the pace.

I'm proud of our girls.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Canon Kitties

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Borrowed the new work camera to get to know it a little.
(Canon Rebel T2i for those wondering.)

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Figured there's no better practice subjects than a couple pretty Bengals.

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They are extra pretty under such quality equipment.

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Mika kept wanting to walk into the lens.

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There was a bird in the tree out back keeping them entertained while I shot.

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Pretty, pretty kitty face.

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Played with the standard kit lens to start with, then switched to the macro.

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Macro chin?
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I love this shot.

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Had a hard time getting the girls to be still so I went out back.

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And shot through the glass. Mika didn't like being ditched.

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Meow!

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Poor abandoned kitties.

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MEOW!

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Someday I will own my own copy of this camera and macro lens. Hopefully someday soon.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Backyard Explorer Cats

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The day was so beautiful yesterday we spent of chunk of the afternoon in the back yard.

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Sniff, sniff, sniff!

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The kitties appreciated that we haven't gotten around to mowing yet.

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There was some good grass nomming.

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A loud truck momentarily peaked their concern.

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They had a good time running around playing attack the sticks.

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Kitties look so pretty in the sun.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Cracked Out Kitties

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ZOMG catnip!

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Mika and Mochi loooove the nip.

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Om nom nom nom.

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Mochi turns into a total spaz.

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Mochi: Not true!

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I happened to catch Mika mid-sneeze.

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Eventually they start to chill a little.

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Well.... Kind of.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Silly Mochi Cat

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Water tastes better if you splash it about first and stand in it while drinking, right?

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Mochi: What?

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Trying to sit like a person today, are we?

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Mochi: Does that mean I get dinner at the table tonight?!

Dream on, kitty face.

And just because I don't want to leave out Mika entirely...

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Aww...

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Wild Reindeer on the Loose

Occasionally we take a sweet little unsuspecting Bengal like this one:

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And use our magics to turn it into a reindeer.

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Maybe it's not the nicest thing to do in the world.

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But isn't she adorable?

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The first couple times we did this, she would buck around wildly until the antlers would fly off.

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This time, Mika grabbed the strap with her mouth and wandered calmly all over the house, as if taking herself for a walk.

I guess she's adjusting?

Mochi's turn!

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Her initial reaction was not as calm as Mika's.

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But then she was fine.

Whoever is not in the antlers follows the antlered one around wherever they go, which I find greatly amusing.

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Mochi: Why do you hate me?

Poor kitties.