GINGER NOSE-TO-NOSE ENCOUNTER

Feline/Friendship Friday

Cooper Murphy and Raleigh met nose to nose for the first time a couple of days ago. Dad Tom and I held our collective breaths, as Cooper Murphy can be a bit hissy at times. After this brief and uneventful encounter, the two went their separate ways—Cooper Murphy back to the catio and Raleigh back to the kitten enclosure.

 

nose-to-nose encounter of a large ginger cat and a tiny ginger kitten

 

Cooper Murphy and Raleigh are participating in the Feline and Friendship Friday blog hops at Comedy Plus and Create With Joy respectively.

Jigsaw Puzzle

I thought you might enjoy completing a jigsaw puzzle of this photo.

preview130pieceNose-to-Nose Ginger Cat & Kitten

Friendly Fill-Ins

As happens most weeks, I needed to get some help with fill-Ins. That help often comes from Sawyer, and it did again. We both used teal italics for our fill-ins, and any explanatory information is in parentheses

1. I would like to see what books are on Michele Obama’s bookshelves.

2. Sawyer: I adore Noelle.

3. There is no amount of money you could pay me to make me give up any of the Kitties Blue.

4. When I failed to drink my milk as a kid, I was forced to sit at the table until I did. (I was diagnosed as lactose intolerant in my early 30s.)

Ellen (15 And Meowing) and Lorianne (Four-Legged Furballs) host the Friendly Fill-Ins blog hop. You can find the incomplete sentences on both blogs each Thursday if you’d like to participate. Click on the Fill-Ins badge to join the hop.

 

Thanks so much for visiting. Join us again tomorrow for some Caturday Art.

 

 

Note: Photo by the blog author, Janet Blue.

August 19, 2022 by Feline Friday Friendly Friday Fill-Ins Friendship Friday Jigsaw Puzzle Kittens 18

18 Responses

  1. Janeen Sachez says:
    August 23, 2022 at 2:02 am

    Thank you for sharing with us, I think this website truly stands out : D.

    Reply
  2. Lucy and Xena says:
    August 21, 2022 at 7:38 pm

    Good beginning for Cooper Murphy and Raleigh. We hope they become besties! XOX Lucy, Xena and Chia

    Reply
  3. Katie Isabella says:
    August 19, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    Look at those two behaving so sweetly!

    Reply
  4. Ellen J Pilch says:
    August 19, 2022 at 7:56 pm

    I am glad their first encounter went well. Thank you for participating in the fill-ins, great answers except I am sorry you were forced to drink milk when it made you sick. Did you see Michele Obama has another book coming out soon? XO

    Reply
  5. Brian Frum says:
    August 19, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    That meeting was really pretty nice, way to go you two! Those were good answers too. Our Dad is lactose intolerant, no dairy of any kind.

    Reply
  6. Mitzi says:
    August 19, 2022 at 1:45 pm

    oh what a wonderful photo!

    Reply
  7. BellaDharma an BellaSita Mum says:
    August 19, 2022 at 1:03 pm

    Mee-yow Aunty Janet how pawfull you had to stay at tabell to drink milk an you had a REEL issue! BellaSita Mum was allergick an drank Soya milk till shee outgrew her allergee…
    Wee wanna check out Keanu Reeve’ss Bookcase 😉

    Cooper Murphy an Raleigh wee hope you bond an beecome Furr Ever Brothurss!
    ~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~~ an (((huggss))) BellaSita Mum

    Reply
  8. Sandee says:
    August 19, 2022 at 12:05 pm

    I love you Cooper Murphy and you have to help raise the new kitties. I know you will. What a great shot.

    Love your fill-ins.

    Thank you for joining the Feline Friday Blog Hop.

    Have a purrfect Feline Friday and weekend. Scritches all around, a smooch to Cooper Murphy and Sawyer and a big hug to mom. ♥

    Reply
  9. Eastside Cats Blog says:
    August 19, 2022 at 10:18 am

    You cannot ask for anything more than a mere ‘meh’ when cats meet! Yay!
    At this point, my tbr list is so long, I don’t want to look at anyone’s shelves.

    Reply
  10. Cecilia Upchurch says:
    August 19, 2022 at 9:54 am

    Cooper Murphy OMCs you have a sibling named Raleigh. I love it!!

    You are both handsome kitties
    Hugs cecilia

    Reply
  11. The Mallory Family says:
    August 19, 2022 at 8:48 am

    Such a great photo of two reds meeting for the first time. We are happy that Cooper Murphy was a great big brother.
    We know at our house that is not always the case.
    We hope they become good friends.

    Reply
  12. The Florida Furkids says:
    August 19, 2022 at 8:21 am

    What a wonderful photo of the two gingers!!! Noelle liked Sawyer’s answer a LOT!!
    Thanks for the puzzle!!!

    The Florida Furkids with love and whisker kisses to Sawyer from Noelle

    Reply
  13. Teddy says:
    August 19, 2022 at 5:13 am

    Oh boy! BIG ginger meets LITTLE ginger and I bet they wind up being ginger buddies before long. That’s a PERFECT photo – a real keeper. Your Mom and Sawyer did a good job on the fill-ins too!!

    Hugs. Teddy

    Reply
  14. dahoacuonglethang says:
    August 19, 2022 at 4:59 am

    wow. thank you for sharing z

    Reply
  15. Memories of Eric and Flynn says:
    August 19, 2022 at 4:50 am

    That is such a sweet photo of Cooper Murphy and Raleigh.
    I was the same with #4 but it was tea for me. I don’t think I was intolerant to it but never got tested. I hated the taste but had to drink it, often being sick afterwards. I was relieved when I was old enough to say what I didn’t want to drink and have never touched tea since.

    Reply
  16. Loulou says:
    August 19, 2022 at 4:50 am

    Some parents’ ideas should be shelved, that’s for sure! When we see kids who are acting up we say, Some parents should be drowned at birth! Just joking.

    Reply
  17. Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says:
    August 19, 2022 at 2:46 am

    Looks like Cooper Murphy was thinking, that looks like a mini me!! What a sweet picture!

    Reply
  18. Leah says:
    August 19, 2022 at 1:24 am

    Wow, that was a nice smooth first encounter! Hopes and purrs for many more like that! And good answers!

    Reply

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For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

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For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2016

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 06/01/2017

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 11/30/2017

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

© Giulietta Blue 11/01/17

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.

© Janet Buickerood Blue 01/03/2018

Kitty Couples

Angels
Allie & Mau
Married: July 23, 2016

Astrid & Sampson
Married: June 23, 2016

Lisbeth & Angel Charles

Noelle & Sawyer

Tyebe & Snap aka Cooper Murphy