Speaking of warmth seekers, this was the scene in the cat house the other night when I went to check on everyone for bedtime. Back in late December I posted a photo of Tibby, Fibby and wobbly Mink, squished like sardines in front of that heater. This time Mink has a new crew of friends to enjoy the warmth with. That's one-eyed Lulu on the left, then Mink, next is three-legged Molly the tabby, and on the right is blind Cinder. Blind Herbie was trying to climb up my pant leg as I took the photo.
It looks like they're watching something off to the left, but really, there wasn't anything going on over there!
When we built this cottage we're using for the cat house, we used a different type of construction that is supposed to be super-efficient: the walls and roof are made out of a "sandwich" of OSB wood panels with a thick sheet of styrofoam insulation in between the OSB panels. The entire building was literally six pre-built slabs -- four walls and two half-sections for the roof. It went up in one day. It is incredibly well insulated, and actually makes the building a bit too warm for my tastes ... but the cats love it. Even if, as you can see in the photo, they can never get quite enough heat!
I just love kitty cats!! Can't wait to love on them on our next visit.
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | January 30, 2009 at 09:28 PM
Such precious kitties!! Great photo!
Posted by: Nina | January 28, 2009 at 04:04 PM
This is such a sweet photo! And how it teaches us that no matter what, animals stick together, never judging and accepting each other.
Barbara
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Posted by: Barbara Techel | January 28, 2009 at 01:27 PM
There's nothing quite as content as a warm cat.
My cats (and dog) adore the oil-filled space heater! One (Rickenbacker -- Ricky) likes to put his face about an inch from the heater and stick both his front legs under it. Apparently he feels he can soak up maximum heat this way.
Posted by: eekie | January 28, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Their body temperature is higher than humans, so it only makes sense that they prefer warmer temps...I'd like to grab a blankie and snuggle right up with the whole bunch...great shot!
Posted by: Debbie | January 28, 2009 at 05:35 AM
Ahhhh...they must all have super-toasty ears, lovely! Looking at them you would think the room is near zero, hahaha.
Funny to see that to balance things out one must face the other way, or like these it becomes a semi-circle! Their bums are decidedly bigger than their front ends ;-)
Posted by: Jessica, NL | January 28, 2009 at 12:58 AM
How fun to see a kitty picture. They look so cozy. Sure do look like they get enough groceries! Plump & shiny, just how a kitty should be. I bet there was some purring going on :)
Posted by: Kathy Huffman | January 27, 2009 at 09:33 PM
Bless their fuzzy little hearts!
Posted by: Leila from Washington | January 27, 2009 at 09:13 PM
Looks very snuggly. I'd love to snuggle up with them!
Posted by: Heidi, the kitties, and Emmett | January 27, 2009 at 06:39 PM
Ahhh, I love kitties & they look so cute & cuddly. You just think there is nothing to look at off to the left. Kitties see many things that we crazy humans cannot see!!!
Posted by: Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin | January 27, 2009 at 06:09 PM