The Ghost Comes to Light
Jan. 21st, 2019 11:36 pmFankil kitty has been slowly emerging. First we started seeing him a bit more in Pp's study, rather than being wedged behind the printer cabinet all the time. So we decided to let him out for a bit. It took him a few days to dare to do more than venture just past the door then run away, but he's now got to the stage where he's racing around the house playing with Gothmog. He's still pretty wary of us, but I've seen him sitting on the sofa with Rosie. This morning he even ran through the living room in broad daylight! Sadly I didn't have my camera to hand.
Here they are this evening. I had put food out, and of course Gothmog had to eat first. See Fankil politely waiting for her to finish. She's definitely the boss despite being smaller.

He started eating. She decided that there might be a moth, and began leaping like a loon waving her paws. He gave her a Look.

Then she wanted to know what my camera was doing and came over to play with the strap. And Fankil came after her!
This was about as close as he wanted to get to me, then he ran away. But this is definitely progress.

We have... decided to adopt another cat. When Fankil was at the rescue, his best buddy was a little white cat who had come in pregnant. They were obviously very close when we met Fankil at the rescue (he tried to hide under her and trod on her tiny kittens!) Now the kittens have got big and she's ready to be spayed and find a home, so we decided that we'd offer her one and reunite them. I wonder what Gothmog will think of her?
Here they are this evening. I had put food out, and of course Gothmog had to eat first. See Fankil politely waiting for her to finish. She's definitely the boss despite being smaller.

He started eating. She decided that there might be a moth, and began leaping like a loon waving her paws. He gave her a Look.

Then she wanted to know what my camera was doing and came over to play with the strap. And Fankil came after her!
This was about as close as he wanted to get to me, then he ran away. But this is definitely progress.

We have... decided to adopt another cat. When Fankil was at the rescue, his best buddy was a little white cat who had come in pregnant. They were obviously very close when we met Fankil at the rescue (he tried to hide under her and trod on her tiny kittens!) Now the kittens have got big and she's ready to be spayed and find a home, so we decided that we'd offer her one and reunite them. I wonder what Gothmog will think of her?
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Date: 2019-01-22 12:37 am (UTC)The dubious look on Fankil's face as Gothmog goes after the moth!
But look at him getting brave and checking out the camera. :)
Does little white cat have a name yet? (Fankil's going to be happy to see his buddy again!)
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Date: 2019-01-22 08:37 am (UTC)Let's hope the girls don't decide to gang up on Fankil. Or Pp! :-)
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Date: 2019-01-22 06:17 pm (UTC)And here's to hoping his friend settles in well:)
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Date: 2019-01-25 02:46 pm (UTC)So the Morgan Library is having a Tolkien Art & Stuff exhibit, and there's of course a catalogue, and I thought of you...
https://www.themorgan.org/shop/books-and-media/tolkien-maker-middle-earth
if that doesn't come through, their site is themorgan DOT org, and the catalogue is in their shop.
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Date: 2019-01-26 07:07 pm (UTC)Congratulations on the new addition! What will Rosie think?