Thankful Thursday

 

Benny: Hello, Friends! Benny The Black here! Today I am thankful for the lovely weather and the window whiffies that go with it!

I enjoy sharing the window with my bro, Momo. #1 always says we look fabulous together!

We enjoyed sitting there together even before the window was open!

We are also thankful today for our spectacular "Kanzan" Japanese cherry tree that is in bloom at the moment. Tommy and Da Beebs are buried at the foot of that tree and each year, it blooms even more beautifully than the year before. #1 says she knows it is Tommy and Beebs's spirits that are making it so fabulous,.Take a look:

We also have another cherry tree, which produces delicious cherries. Its flowers are white:

We hope you enjoyed today's photos.

Woofie Wednesday

 

Ollie: Woofs, Everyone! Ollie here. The weather is still wonderful and #1 are still enjoying our daily walks in the beautiful countryside. It's supposed to start raining from Sunday but until then, we are planning on enjoying each and every ray!

Here are a few nice pics that #1 has taken over the last few days:

Tama-Chan Tuesday

 

Tama-Chan: Can you believe it's Tuesday again? I don't know where the time goes between my naps, my meals, and supervising and snuggling with #1. The weather has remained beautiful and we have plenty of sunpuddles to make each day more enjoyable.

I thought I would start with this nice portrait of me taken by Mr. G:

Here I am, enjoying a sunpuddle, with my food bowl right there next to me.

A different angle:

An almost full-body sunpuddle!

The forecast is for more sunshine through Saturday, and then a few days of rain. I suppose it does need to rain sometime...

Momo's Manly Monday

 

Momo-Chan: Greetings, everyone, and a warm welcome to each and every one of you. Following on from my 3rd birthday on March 28, we will be celebrating Ryū-Chan's 2nd birthday exactly one week from now, so it will be his exclusive post next Monday! In the meantime, Benny the Black has been feeling very photogenic of late:

The other day, Mr. G caught this nice portrait of him with colours from the window prism on his black furs:

I of course am always photogenic, or so #1 tells me. Here I am attending to my furs:

And one of me in the cat run, courtesy of Mr. G:

Little Ryū is very busy, as usual, except when he's napping. Lately, he has been favouring the scratcher lounge that he has demolished so thoroughly.

He has also been enjoying the open window in the kitchen!

As for Ollie, he can't wait for his daily walks and is feeling much happier with life in general.

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Tama-Chan: Greetings, Dear Friends, and welcome to our weekly love-fest, although.... we haven't done very well on the photo-taking this week... I do have a nice pic taken with Mr. R, Mr. G's Dad, last Sunday:

But I do also have a little treat for you. This is the very first snuggle pic of me and #1! It was taken when I was 5 weeks old, back in 2008!

And I thought it would be nice to tie in with yesterday's souvenir post. You see, when I arrived at Poupounette Central, in October 2008, it was Sen-Chan who looked after me:

And when Sen-Chan very suddenly went to the Bridge in early January, 2009, Tommy took up where he left off and brought me much-needed comfort:

I still miss both of them. I am so thankful that I have #1 I can still snuggle with.

This week, we also have a pic of Mr. R snuggling with Benny:

And Benny and Ollie snuggled up to #1 on the bed one afternoon:

Shortly thereafter, Ryū-Chan arrived to claim his share of snuggles. Here he is, literally in #1's face!

This last one is not a snuggle pic per se, but it's a lovely shot of brotherly togetherness, as Momo and Benny enjoyed lizard watching at the window!

Wishing you a lovely and snuggly Sunday!

Sei-Chan's Souvenir Saturday

 

Rainbow Sei: Hello Everyone. I hope you have all been doing well. At the Bridge, of course, we are all always in great shape and enjoy days full of sunpuddles and treats! Anymiaow, this week's souvenir post is going to take us way back, to those who started this blog and before.

The blog was started in June 2008 by a red Abyssinian kitty called Sen-Chan...

And a liver and white Springer Spaniel called Tommy:

The two were the very best of friends:

And they made 2008 into a very special year for #1 in so many ways:

You see, 2007 had been a tough year for her as she had lost her long-time companion, her very first Aby, Ikkyu

Sen-Chan and Tommy filled the house with love again, and made #1 smile. Those are wonderful things to remember.

Frootbat Friday

 

Benny: Happy Friday, Everyone! Benny The Black reporting with a post in which we feature  some of our wonderful ears! In the heyday of blogging, many years ago, Frootbat Friday was quite widespread but it has fallen into disuse recently and we think that is such a shame! Frootbat Friday was originally started by two Siamese cats called Kaze and Latte. They had awesome ears, and we at Poupounette Central joined in. So, without further ado, here is my own set of frootbats, as captured by #1:

Being an Abyssinian, Queen Tama has wonderful frootbats, and she has upped the ante with yet another fabulous "Globat" shot:

And needless to say, Ryū-Chan has his own set of outstanding frootbats:

That leaves our little Fluff Puff, Momo, and we think his very pink frootbats are pretty cute!

We hope you enjoyed our post, with its dose of blogging nostalgia. Before we go... Kaze and Latte stopped blogging years ago and they have now both gone to the Rainbow Bridge but there's a new girl at their pad. Her name is Ember and she has awesome frootbats too!