Simon has it pretty good, no?
by James Brush
Tag: simon
Yes, yes, we know it’s Monday, but when you’re a housecat like Simon, it’s always the weekend even if you are manning (catting?) your battlestation with its view of the birdfeeder.
It’s good work if you can get it.
Today marks the return on Weekend Cat Blogging here at Coyote Mercury. Don’t worry, my fellow lovers of the pointy-headed hounds, Weekend Hound Blogging will continue, though they’ll have to occasionally sit out a weekend.
Simon is doing great. He likes playing feather toy and he follows us around, but his favorite activity is sitting on my nightstand watching the birds and squirrels in the backyard.
Simon is fitting right in. He never had to go through that I’m-a-new-cat period of hiding under furniture for the first week. In fact, he acts as though he’s always been here and at two weeks, it already feels that way to us.
After adopting him, we realized that we’d gotten him exactly seven months to the day after losing Morrison, and while we still miss the big guy, it’s certainly fun to make a new friend.
Update: Visit Simon’s new friends at the 159th Carnival of the Cats hosted by Bad Kitty Cats.
This is our new cat, Simon. So far, he likes to lounge around with his eyes closed. He’s about 2½ years old and is very friendly. The dogs are fairly ambivalent, and they seem to respect the power of the raised paw.
My wife has more about him on her blog, including how she found him (or did he find her?), but here are the highlights:
- He’s very friendly and mellow. He has rolled over on his back several times to have his belly rubbed, and has been lying in the middle of the floor.
- He can open cabinets and drawers, so we are getting some child locks today.
- He’s very curious and likes to explore.
- He’s young enough that he still plays.
- He likes to be held and purrs a lot.
- He follows us around to see what we’re up to.
And, he doesn’t like to open his eyes for pictures, so most of them look like this…
