Snuggles

Kitten snuggles.

Almost two weeks ago my beloved cat Brooklyn went missing. We've looked all around the area and put up posters but no sign at all. We had been planning to get a new kitten to add to our little family but when Brooklyn disappeared I decided that I wanted to get two kittens instead.

Pomme...

.... and Hopscotch.

They've been with us just over a week and have settled in nicely. This afternoon there was a rare moment of stillness in decent lighting. On the whole they're either hidden away or running around like maniacs so as soon as they cuddled up in the sun out came the camera!!

N.B Do you have any idea how difficult it is to take a picture of a black cat lying next to a black cat?

Mr. Squirrel's neighbour.

The children spotted this squirrel high up the tree in our next door neighbour's garden. They wanted me to get a photo of it so they can "put it in a frame on the wall".

I grabbed the zoom lens, told the children to be quiet and popped out the front door. Just as I'd got my settings right with a couple of test shots I heard a click of the door opening behind me and some loud whispering. Unfortunately so did Mr. Squirrel so he ran off!

I don't think Mr. squirrel is quite as pretty as squirrel nutkin who visits our bird feeder in the back garden but he did look very cute with an acorn in his mouth.