Yesterday at Thomas St. Park in Seattle, 5:50 p.m. Baxter is nine weeks old and his owner told me it was the kitten's first day outside their apartment building. Yeah, I know, cat photos on the Internet, but whatever: Baxter is ridiculously sweet and preternaturally smart and a lovely counterbalance to a world sometimes teeming with crap.
Baxter is gorgeous! I don't care how much of a cliche cat pictures on the internet are, I will never get tired of them. Spending time with animals, who always live in the moment, almost always lifts my spirits.
ReplyDeleteI agree: I can want to leap into traffic and then a dog traipses by and my equilibrium returns. I absolutely love rabbits and cats and dogs in part b/c, like you said, Diane, they always live in the moment. Underscoring that point, it was great how much Baxter loved having his cheeks rubbed.
ReplyDeleteAwww. I can almost hear the purrs from here. :) My kitten (11 months, but she's still very little) likes to rub her head under my nose. Kills me with cuteness.
ReplyDeleteEleven months! That's so great! They're lovely at all stages but they really do melt your heart when they're super-little and figuring everything out.
ReplyDeleteThey do! :)
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of being a krazy self-promote-y cat lady, there are blurry photos here: http://blog.dianeshipley.com/2010/03/15/one-two-three-pashmina/
and the kind-of-kismet way we found her is here:
http://dianeshipley.tumblr.com/post/160729613/the-whole-kitten-caboodle
These were lovely, Diane! Thanks for sharing. I enjoying hearing stories of how people find their pets: there's a depth and happenstance to them akin to when we meet our partners. And Pashmina sounds like a handful in the best sense.
ReplyDeleteThanks Litsa, glad you liked them :)
ReplyDelete"there's a depth and happenstance to them akin to when we meet our partners"
That's an excellent way of putting it.
Hello Baxter, you sweet kitty face! Just the antidote for a crappy morn. Thanks, Litz.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane! Most appreciated.
ReplyDeleteJade, I thought you'd find Baxter endearing. Hope your day improves. Hugs, sweets!