Category Archives: Cats

This Feline Friday closes out the month of July

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I haven’t had a good week, experiencing more pronounced dizziness over the course of the week, including one day when I didn’t feel able to safely leave the house.

But it was a good week for the cats because it meant lots of opportunities for them to accompany me in short rests (i.e., naps).

And somehow, despite the overage of fuzziness in my brain, I did manage to keep a camera nearby and collect enough feline images to fill this Friday album!

Let me add this little camera comment. Once again, I relied mainly on the small 50mm lens from TTArtisan. This is the $89 budget lens. Once again, it showed it is capable of producing sharp images. But I do need to disclose that it is below par in the focusing department. Over the course of the week, I ended up with a larger number of ‘not quite focused’ photos than when using similar, more costly but still budget lenses like those produced by Panasonic itself. With marginal indoor light, the TTArtisan lens struggled to grab a good focus. I’m guess that it will do better outdoors in better lighting, but have not had a chance to test it under those conditions yet.

In any case, here come the cats!

Feline Friday: July 31, 2026

The cats are here for another Feline Friday!

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Feline Friday: July 24, 2026

It was just another week in the world of our Kahala cats.

Kali appears on the roof of our car where she likes to lounge in the warm afternoons. Kiko shows off her fine sleeping form. Bessie displays the art of sleeping in front of the television. Kinikini appointed himself the guardian of a fine piece of Hawaiian kapa presented at this week’s Native Hawaiian Convention during a short segment at the end of the morning plenary session honoring the Kahoolawe Nine. The kapa was produced by Native practitioner Dalani Tanahy of Makaha, O’ahu. And I should also mention the shot of Kinikini doing his bully routine with Kali as Kiko looks on. Kinikini’s problem is that when pressured, Kali is no slouch at self-defense.

In any case, here are the cats. I’m posting this early, as I start my second round of chemo/immunotherapy early today.

Feline Friday Returns!

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Bingo!

The cats cooperated, as did the sun, the camera, and my sense of balance.

And so Feline Friday is here on schedule.

I should explain the pair of photos of Kiko bird watching.

Meda pulls the kitchen window shade in the evening, and in the early morning the rising sun creates a shadow play that mesmerizes Ms. Kiko.

One or two pairs of Java sparrows sit on the edge of the garage roof, casting distinct shadows on the window shade. And Kiko sits with rapt attention, usually riveted in stalking mode, occasionally charging the window in an attempt to reach the prey. Anyway, I included one photo to set the scene, and one of her in the midst of the shadow play.

In any case, enjoy the cats!

Feline Friday: July 10, 2026

Bonded!

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Normally two or three cats follow me to the bedroom each night and may sleep with us, or perhaps rotate in and out of the bed through the night. Two routinely join me for afternoon naps.

They are never far away.

The mainstays are Kinikini, our orange tabby boy, and Kiko, the black-and-white spotted female that was the last to be rescued and join the family.

Well, during the five days I was in Queen’s Hospital, none of the cats went in our bedroom or onto the bed. Zero.

It was a dramatic behavior change.

But when I returned home on Sunday afternoon, about 40 hours ago, Kini and Kiko immediately glued themselves to me! They followed me to the bedroom, took up positions on the bed whenever I was there, waited outside the bathroom to make sure I came out, etc.

They are, it seems imprinted on me, leaving us deeply bonded in a very special way.

Meda would be unhappy about being snubbed, except that the two calicos, Kali and Bessie, clearly favor her.

Here are some photos taken since I retured home Sunday afternoon. It’s now Tuesday morning, a little after 8:30 a.m.

The photos are in chronological order, beginning just a few minutes after I walked into the house.

One picture needs a bit of explanation. It shows large wet spots on my leg as I’m sitting at our dining table. It’s all Kiko drool! She had taken up her position on my lap and enjoyed a long period of petting, during which she purrs loudly and, yes, drools. This is the evidence!

This may end up being a Feline Friday stand-in for the week. We’ll see.

Back from the hospital