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.

Monday Mancat

MARLEY:   Lori pounced me while I was nappin on the bed.  Its no use chasing her, cuz she is way too fast, and she gets up too high fer me.

But I was tryin ta figure out where she was.  

But she was long gone.  Its not like I would have tried to whap her or annything, but I did want ta complain a bit!  Tell her ta at least wake me up first, ya know?  I was having a wunnerful dream about catchin an Evil Skwerral!

Twofur Tuesday

LAZ:  I found a GOOD box.

Good looks all aroun.

I bet nokitty knows I is here!

MARLEY:  He is right behind me, isnt he?

Planning a pounce.

He BETTER not. 

Silly Saturday

IZA:  TBT left his laundry basket propped up against the wall waiting for the dryer to yell at him it was done.

But I know a good opportunity when I see it...

Sides, back, and open front.  Purrfect fer pouncing...

Hello, anyone want to walk past unsuspecting?

Annyone?

Drat...

In The Nip Patch

IZA:  Apparently, NIP plants are tough.  We have had a couple hard freezes here and they arent dead yet.  For which I am very thankful.  NIP is very impawtant to me!

TBT has collected whole plants and hung them upside down in the basement ta dry.  So I (we) are good for the Winter.

Marley surprized me while I was sitting among the NIP, and I got all pouncey and protective.

 Its HIS NIP too of course, but I donnt allus remember that.  He backed off.  But TBT was there and reminded him that there was plenty in the house so it was OK.

Tuesday Surprise

IZA: Planning a POUNCE! 

 Somekitty MUST come by soon...

Soon?

What are they doing, napping?

 I can HEAR them walking around.

 Somewhere...

 This is getting boring.

How long would YOU wait?

Caturday Saturday

AYLA:  Night shots across the house...  More box time for me.

Im checking around ta see if Iza or Marley are sneaking up.  They arent.  

So Im crouching down ta wait for one of them ta come by.  Only my ears are paying attention, but that is enough.  

I hope somekitty comes by soon...

Werdy Wensday

Oh my, what is provoking Ayla to such hissiness?  This is not like her!

Ah, she is threatened by a pounce from above...

Well, she is probably justified...

More Evil Skwerl

IZA:  Marley has been walking around all proud of finally catchin a Evil Skwerl.  He walks by and quietly says (I caught one and you didn't). an that started ta get me REALLY annoyed.

So guess what *I* did?  I caught one myself.  After I saw one go toward the birdie feeder, I sat by the Tulip Poplar tree it lives in and waited, and waited and waited.  

And FINALLY, it returned to the tree, where I was waiting...  POUNCE! 
 As usual, this is a warning of dedded prey...
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OK, I hope that is far enough down.  

I GOT ONE !

I didn't realize it was mostly just patience and positioning.  We are all around it on the deck but *I* caught it and TBT and they all know cuz this time *I* was the only one outside at the time.

I let the others sniff.  Marley was a bit annoyed.

Ayla thanked me fer the sniffs...  She is annoying sometimes, but she is ALWAYS polite.  

We had a GRAND time sniffing...

Ayla got a bit ecited and went looking fer one of her own.  It doesn't werk that way, though.  When ya get ONE, ya gotta wait fer a while fer another ta come along.  

But ya can only admire a catch fer SO long before TBT comes and removes it.  He says they have fleas.  And we don't eat them anyway.  It is just "pest removal" fer us.  Grampa called them "nasty tree rats" and we sort of agree.

They eat our tulip flowers, fer example...  Dig up crocus bulbs.  We don't love them.  But they are eciting to us.  I played with mine fer an HOUR!

Oh Lovely Evil Skwerl, I love having caught you SO much!  I will remember you forever...  

Caturday Saturday

IZA:  I havta watch Ayla sometimes.  She's sneaky.  She looks all innocent, right?  Dont believe it!

I walked by yesserday thinking she was nearly napping, an SHE POUNCED ME!

Ya can't trust true Meezers...  They're sly.  I can say that cuz I'm really a Tonkinese.  But *I* know.

Im safer up here on the chair with TBT.  She never pounces me THERE!

Oh look at her, so innocent and all.

Hmmm, I wonder iffen I could jump that far?

Freaky Friday

AYLA:  Dont mind me.  Im just sitting here quietly on the folded mat.

Just sitting here.

Minding my own business, lookin half-asleep...

Waiting fer Iza ta wander by all unsuspecting...

Oh wait, did I say that out loud?  Do you think she heard me?  No?  Good.  OK, Im just sitting here quietly like a frog on a lilypad...  Never mind. 

A Wisely Reconsidered Pounce

MARLEY:  I was peacefully half-dozing (notice the closed eyes) in the computer room when Iza crept in an hid on the other side of the box.

My proximity detectors went off and I fully awoke.   Without having to look, I knew it was Iza lookin fer a pounce opportunity.   Silly girlcat, she should have pounced BEFORE I was fully alert.

And I could FEEL her looking at the distance across the box.  She was deciding when and how far to pounce...

She should know better.  While we weigh about the same, MY weight is not from having a tummy that nearly drags on the ground!  But it was a slight dilemma.  If I stayed where I was, she was likely ta drop her 12 pounds on me.  If I got up and walked to the door, she would whap a back paw to try and trip me (a favorite manuver of hers)*

We sat there like that long enough fer TBT ta put the camera aside, then I stood up on the box and glared at her (asking whether she wanted me to bite her ears OR her toes OR both) until she backed away.  I say that real mancats dont HAVE to get all muscley with their sisfurs to avoid getting pounced!**  Advice can suffice.  Alls well that ends well, etc.

*  Iza is convinced she is a lioness and all other animals in the world (including TBT - she likes ta whap his ankles as he walks past her in the hallway) are gazelles to be tripped down and pounced.

**  That doesnt mean we dont sometimes wrassle a bit.  She IS closer to my size than Ayla, so a tussle with Iza can be nice.  I take the inferior position to make it more even.  But I didn't feel like it right then...