Flashback Friday

 Well, let's go back only a few years this time.  It it is this week in 2020...

The cat bed was popular for a while...  Marley spent time in it.

As did Ayla.

Marley has always liked the ottoman.  It was large enough for him.  And of course Iza always loved The Lap.  I never imagined she would be leaving in just a couple weeks.  Some sort of sudden internal hemmorage...  It is hard to imagine it has been 5 years now.   😢

She was always so happy on The Lap.  Calm and restful...

And the Pansies were still blooming!

Flashback Friday

Today, we re-visit this week in 2013.  

Iza and Marley wanted to get in for dinnertime.  Wow, Marley looks so young. 

Marley, Ayla and Iza had some peaceful time on the waterbed.  The bed was always sort of "neutral territory".  And of course "Marley in the middle" always helped.

Marley enjoyed some time in a cat tree hut...

Outside, Iza and Marley were hunting companions.  No mousies were safe when they were out.

Iza loved to roll around in woods debris.  I always had to brush her fur with my hand when I let her in.

I also built a new birdfeeder.  You can see that the Evil Squirrels started to chew at the opening.  I didn't have a baffle then.  I got 2 soon after.  A flat one at the top of the pole and a barrel type right under it as you can see here.  No squirrel has gotten to the birdseed since then.

And I love having caught a cardinal in flight!

I had a flock of 7 male cardinals (and I assume about a many females).  I still have about as many.  I don't know where they nest, but they thrive here.  When I originally moved here, there were none around.

Happy Flashback Friday!

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And since this is also "Respect Your Cat Day", we MEWS want to say that TBT always respects us.  He talks to us as equals, he pays attention to us, he tosses toys around to keep us stimulated, he provides The Lap for our closeness and comfort,  he keeps our boxes clean, he makes sure we get good vet care.  He lets us outside so that we can be our natural selves much of the day (and we know he is generally watching over us).  

Because he just "knows" when there is an introoder kitty in the yard and we are upset.  He just steps out and walks toward the introoder peacefully.  So we know it is not just "any kitty" he loves; it is US.

We feel great comfort and safety here.

Flashback Friday

TBT:   Welcome to the thrilling days of this day in 2014!

Iza was enjoying the outside.

Marley was rolling on the grass.

But he spotted something to pounce!

It was Iza.  He didn't normally do that, but maybe the rolling around excited him.  They did sometimes wrassle, but it was always brief and friendly.

Later, Iza did some power-grooming.

Meanwhile, Ayla was enjoying a calm nap inside while the other Mews were outside.  It is a Martha Stewart Doggie Bed (on clearance sale).  I bought a doggie bed thinking 2 Mews might curl up together in the extra space.  But that didn't happen until years later during the time when Laz and Lori were BFFs.