Wide Views

I enjoyed playing around with this wide angle lens again to get these wide views (I do still want to work on calibrating the focus).  Kira, Beren, and Arien don't seem to like a camera in their face, but they are gonna have to get used to it happening more during this time that I don't have clients to photograph.  Arien was actually a bit tricky to photograph because she kept jumping onto my shoulders.  Hahaha she's such a shoulder cat.

Arien was supposed to get spayed yesterday, but the vet called and said it needed to be delayed two weeks.  😩  Hopefully Arien doesn't destroy our house in the meantime.  She's getting SO crazy!

Hide and Seek

Kira and Arien love playing together, but I do think that Kira gets a wee bit annoyed at the sheer amount of energy Arien has.  So sometimes Kira needs a break.  I like to think this is the following dialogue between these too.

Kira: "ugh, there's Arien.  I should hide."

Arien: "oh hey Kira!!  Wanna play??!!"

Kira: "why is this closet door always closed??!  I need a hiding place!"

Kira: "oh I have the BEST place in mind!"

Kira: "I gotta make sure Arien doesn't see me go under here..."

Kira: "here I go!"

Arien: "oh hey there!  Have you seen Kira?  I'm looking for her."

Kira: "hey mom, I really enjoyed those peaceful moments under the love seat, all by myself.  You gotta make sure Arien never learns about my new hiding spot."

Arien: "Dude, this spot is awesome!  Thanks mom for pointing it out!"

Arien: "Hey Kira, look at this great spot.  I can attack from here."

Arien: "Yep, this spot is the best."

Arien: "I could stay like this forever."

Lickers

After Arien and Kira eat, they always spend a bunch of time grooming themselves (and sometimes each other).  I would like to point out that I was NOT intentionally taking pictures of them with their tongues out, it just kept happening.  So I'm running with it.  😁😋

Tongue Out Tuesday

Kira and Arien love to groom each other which is the sweetest thing ever!

Fluffy Pets

All my pets are so fluffy!  I probably need to brush the cats and dog way more often than I do... 

I really enjoyed taking pictures of Arien, Kira, and Beren.  It had been quite a while since I used anything other than my cell phone camera on these guys!  

Valentine's Day

I had fun playing with lights in my studio to get these shots.  Aren't they cute??!

More Cell Phone Pictures

Arien is so long and slender now!  Her tail seems unnaturally long.  She loves to cuddle in my lap while I am working, and she purrs until she falls asleep.  She like's to gently reach out and put her paw on my face, as if she's trying to pet me.  She's really quite a sweetheart.  But, she is a kitten with SO much energy.  She plays a lot!  She loves all toys and plenty of things that aren't toys too.  Beren doesn't like sharing his toys and will sometimes take them away from her, even though he doesn't want to play with it.  Kira and Arien spend lots of time wrestling and chasing each other through the house.  Arien usually doesn't like being held and instead prefers to ride on your shoulders.  She's amazingly good at balancing on someone's shoulders as they walk around, and she does it without digging her claws in.  She's an awesome cat, and we are so glad we saved her!

She thinks she's hiding.  😂

I love taking pictures of these two cuddling!  I'm always surprised that Arien is able to breath, but as the next picture shows, she wasn't completely smothered.  😂

Arien stole this window hammock from Kira, which is probably for the best, because it struggled a bit to hold Kira.  😁

This is how Arien lays on the floor after tearing through the house and attacking anything in her path.  She's crazy.

Arien is basically a pretzel and can get in the strangest positions.  She also has more white fur than most people realize.