The fluffy one has not been seen since about 5pm yesterday.  I know he's probably just being Teh Beest Of Girtin and following a poor pheasant round in circles or sleeping off a big meal of bunny in the shade of a bush, but I can't help worrying.  Staying out all night is fairly normal for the bug.  So is staying out all day in cooler weather, but ( Read more... )

It was the sunniest of days.  It was the rainiest of days.  It hailed a lot too.  They decided to stay indoors.


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Leicester and Speedy recharge their batteries.


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 Arnie at Linton zoo has died (on Leicester and Humbug's 3rd birthday) after an exceptionally multispecific life.


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Leicester's latest napping spot is the shelf behind and above the Aga.  He's just climbed down and gone straight out through the cat flap into the snow ( Read more... )

3 years ago today, (Red) Leicester and Humbug (Teh Beest of Girtin) were born to Grace and unknown father(s) in Colchester.  
They are celebrating with

tooooooonaaaaaah!

Leicester is stalking a carrion crow.  I think he wants a few words about the time he was lying injured in a hedge and the crow was looking at him funny.

The Mighty One reclaims his outdoors.

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Leicester is out of his cage!  In fact, he's been out for several hours a day of room 'rest' with the quote marks around rest getting more emphatic every day.  Today he went for his final vet check and now has permission to roam the house at will.  Thankfully we are no longer supposed to stop him running or jumping.  This is good because it has ( Read more... )

Since we got the Sureflap cat flap, neither monkeycat can get out through it when it's set to in only.  (With the old, low-tech flap Leicester could but Humbug couldn't, which is what you'd expect ( Read more... )