Kitten Steps

Happy Friday!

Our lead-off batter today is Sparkler ZeD.

I loved that photo when I saw it and wanted to share it. My dad was a fan of the Oakland A’s and took us to games when we were kids. When I saw that photo, it felt like ZeD was offering a happy reminder of my dad. Thanks, Tony ❤️

And check out what Wildflower Chase is up to these day!

Lawrence is sure showing us what is possible in retirement — he and his dogs are now doing even more cool things together. In the case of dock diving — literally cool! Perfect for summer.

We had a spell of hot weather and then summer recess arrived — temperatures in the 70’s. YAY! I love all kinds of recesses. Capella and I took advantage of the cooler weather and hiked up to the M (for Montana Mary-Ann) on the edge of the University of Montana campus.

Harper B for Bring It On enjoying one of her recent Sniffs.

The cats wanted some blog time. This is Karma and Rosebud during one of their workouts 🙄

The two feral kittens I adopted last November are a surprising source of accomplishment for me 🏆 They were spitting, hissing wild kittens who were trapped and taken to a kill shelter in Idaho, where they were rescued before their demise and brought to Montana for adoption.

Nikki Summer Dawn

Baby Glen

I adopted them on a whim 🤷🏼‍♀️

They will never be as confident and cuddly as Rosebud or Karma or rePete because the feral kittens had a very different starting line. Early life matters.

But both kittens have made so much progress and are happily integrated into the family. rePete is SUCH a good cat uncle and role model for the kittens. Here he is with Nikki Summer Dawn (NSD).

And Glen, while still skittish, is also charming and cuddly.

The kittens are yet another lesson in the value of patience ⭐️⭐️

Have a lovely weekend! 🌈

Dears

Fawn Season!

The Grands were passing through again and before they left (earlier today), I invented a new meal at Grandma’s cafe — Coffee Cake Pancakes! Sparkle thought that sounded amazing.

SO good!

Happy Friday to you ❤️

Happy August!

Photos of Summer Fun, starting with Moonshadow Obi 🌗

LOVE the flowers and the extra handsome Obi. Thanks, Linda!

Sparkler Ruthie continues to rock Scent Work with her wonderful Human, Lori ⭐️❤️

Great Job, Team!

Sparkler Kiri will bask in the glow of her recent achievements for a long time, as she should — an agility championship (PACH) and a UD!

We are all jumping for joy at the wonderful lives the Sparklers are living. Thanks to all 🙏🏽

And speaking of wonderful lives, I took Harper B for Blessed and Pozy to a newly cut hay field so Pozy could run and Harper could do whatever she wanted.

What Harper decided she wanted to do was to sniff, try to catch Pozy and steal her “toy” — and climb into a creek. Unfortunately, she could not quite climb out and while I suspect she would have been content to just splash around for hours, I did need to get in and help her out. We were all nice and wet (and cool)!

I love this photo of Pozy.

And I took this from my deck — I spy an eye indeed.

Alison sent this video of Bright Star Zuber showing his beautiful draft work.

Capella says, “No thanks. I’ll stick to pool noodles.”

And kids.

Have a lovely day — you deserve it ❤️