Cats in January

Well, as usual, it's been awhile. It's a cool, snowy January day and I'm a little bored... therefore I'll write about my cats.
These days I'm down to two cats... Sofie and Oats. They are such a delight to have. I love watching them interact in there defensive or aggressive ways. Sofie is the boss, even though Oats is the scarier one when it comes to what she'll do to make her point known with humans.

Oats is part abyssinian. Sofie could either be part birman, or part siberian?

Sofie is such a pleasing cat to the eye that there are so many more photos of her, but I've begun to note, as I had in previous years, that Oats is a very unusual cat. She's quite independent, loves to lie in your lap for short periods of time. Will sit for 10 to 15 minutes at a time staring at the wall and will spend other times scratching inside a bookcase, a cupboard or on a wall??

Oats is also the hunter. Sofie thinks she is but would not catch an animal even if it fell in her mouth. From mid June to the end of September is Oat's hunting season. She brings up birds, shrews, mice, small rats, an occasional squirrel and rabbit. We have a cat door and we have to check the house on our return to make sure we don't have any unwelcome visitors dropped of by Oats. She loves to feed us!.. and even though she has the smallest little meow... it can be quite loud when she's coming with a mouth full of shrew!!

She is twelve this year, but her age is still not showing. She may sleep a little more, but that's it! Sofie is about six and still acts like a kitten in many ways.. can be frisky, playful, or downright lazy!!