Yes, it’s Feline Friday. It’s also Tax Day, April 15. For the first time in years, I actually finished and mailed our taxes a day early. I don’t think the cats care at all.

So…this photo shows Romeo and Ms. Annie occupying one of the favorite spots for watching what’s going on in the front yard. They are often seen here in the early hours, around 2 a.m.

They look happy. But Romeo is actually very jealous. He saw me taking pictures of Annie in the window and immediately jumped up to be part of the scene.

And the same thing happens in our bed. It’s a place of major competition.

A typical scene…we decide to grab a short afternoon nap on a lazy weekend afternoon. As we head towards the bedroom, cats begin to gather. Duke’s first to jump on the bed, with Romeo close behind. Then I get there. Annie immediately jumps up, sees the two boys, and takes refuge on my chest. Duke comes up beside me to get pets, and Romeo quickly tries to push him out of the way, all while pretending to just being friendly. Meanwhile, Meda arrives, and Ms. Kili is trying to climb up onto her side of the bed. The chaos usually doesn’t last that long, because Romeo eventually clears the deck and gets most of the bed to himself. Except that Ms. Kili gets a pass. And sometimes Duke sneaks back a little later and claims an empty corner.

Oh, and did I mention that we sleep on a full size bed? Not King, not Queen, but Full. Not a lot of real estate for all this action.

I just booked Toby for a vet visit in a couple of weeks. We need to check out his limp again. We’ve probably put it off a bit too long, but of course the cats hate getting locked in a carrier, thrown into the car, and taken into the vet’s office, where they are likely to meet a dog or two on the way to the exam room.

Oh, well.

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