See how they've grown! Kitty still nurses the babies, but luckily, they are starting to eat solid food! This is getting to be a challenge for her!!!Their world is getting bigger! Since the kittens have been out of the box, they've been all over the side porch, which is a GREAT place for kitten education. 
They have romped, chased, pounced, crawled through small spaces, climbed a small tree, ravaged a lilac bush, dashed under the porch and learned how to spit and growl and puff their tales! It's been a playground.
They have romped, chased, pounced, crawled through small spaces, climbed a small tree, ravaged a lilac bush, dashed under the porch and learned how to spit and growl and puff their tales! It's been a playground. Today they graduated to Climbing 300 and Mousecatching 301! They've breached the fence to the front yard for the first time and are expanding their territory!
They've gone from climbing a small tree, to climbing in a gigantic tree (under supervision, of course)
Then Kitty found a mouse and coached Precious on catching the mouse and keeping it away from others and growling a warning! You must click on the right hand photo to catch the expression on Precious' face!!!
Exploring the woodpile is another new skill of Marca - she'd better watch out for snakes!!!! They like to hide in woodpiles!!!
3 comments:
Wow! It's amazing how quickly they are out and about and kinda on their own... At least with the climbing and hunting! Very cool. It kinda reinforces my thought about raising kids.. I think kids are sometimes sheltered too much and I want to let my kids explore when they're able! Obviously with some limitations though... Perhaps I'll sing a different tune once baby boy's actually here.
They may think they're on their own, but Kitty is right there EVERY step of the way - encouraging, demonstrating, correcting, guiding, watching and guarding. She's VERY attentive! Catching the mouse was definitely a team effort even though Precious (now called 'Mouse')got all the glory! It's also interesting to watch her 'potty train' her kittens. She shapes and rewards their behaviors. Much to be learned from watching, and I have been noting the parenting skills she exhibits! She's a powerful teacher!!!
Geez ma, be careful... you're starting to show your age with all this talk of more than one cat running around!
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