Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 09, 2023

Ora and Iggy are the world’s most wanted cuddly criminals! And how sweet is Mom Cat, trying to protect his little ones?

I see the Woman is trying to have plants again!

…and that was the end of that. Again.

Love Goldie with her magnifying glass. And Pucky, there are faces that beards belong on. Yours is cuter without it.

Ora Zella tip-toeing through the violets. Oh great, that earworm again. The googly eyes are oddly appropriate for that earworm, though.

Sunday Funday

Did we see Iggy lining things up before?

The violets are all lined up in a tidy row, so does this make it an organized crime?

Sunday Funday, and/or Time for news (hopefully good news).

What are Puck and Ora Zella up to? Does it have anything to do with The Moles?

Puck, if you were attempting to distract attention away from the beheading of the violets, it didn’t work. Otherwise, I have no explanation for what appears to be teddy bear attached to your face.

I’m still confused by the whole “beard” thing

In panel four, is OZ collecting a stray flower, or is she tossing one onto Puck to make him look guilty?

Be cat, do crime.

Any time any crime lol

Puck, you sweet distracter, you! He doesn’t want the cute lil’ criminal to get in trouble!

No fooling the Detective. No matter the red Herrings (or the disguises.)

It’s my birthday and today’s strip is an awesome way to celebrate. :D

Puck is a master of disguise, so convincing that he draws attention away from the real culprits! Or maybe it’s just the googly eyes. When in doubt, add googly eyes.

Of course, Iggy and OZ are partners in crime, and Puck is an accessory after the fact.

Toe Beans! I needed today’s final panel OZ and Iggy toe beans!

I agree with Burt. It doesn’t matter that I have a crush on him, he’s still right.

Well cats is criminals anyways.

Them roses is red

Them violets is blue

You little criminals

Me sees you!

Yes but why does Ziggy want to line up violets … never mind. Cat.

Love that Pucky blushes right through the obviously fake beard…he is eternally adorable!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Trevor-Hotep: Ora Z, you were such a good sport with the space time anemone, I would like to give you these Blossoms of Blessing.

Ora Z: Can I eat them?

Trevor: You can keep one and do with it whatever you wish. The rest you must give away to share the blessing.

Ora Z: Who do I give them to?

Trevor: Anyone you wish.

Back at the Palace

Ora Z: Elvis, here is a Blossom of Blessing.

Elvis-Anum: Thank you, Ora. That is most kind.

Ora Z: Puckmosis, here is a Blossom of Blessing. I like your new tunic.

Puckmosis: Thank you, Ora. I’m trying out a new style.

At the Very Good Library

Ora Z: Bea, here is a Blossom of Blessing.

Beatrixia: Thank you. And not a moment too soon.

Ora Z: Oh? Why’s that?

Bea: The Kittygarden class is coming in.

Sometime Later

Ora Z: Now I have just one more blossom to give away. I know exactly who to give it to.

Ora Z: Iggy, here is a very special Blossom of Blessing.

Iggy: Perfect! It’ll line up perfectly with my flower collection!

I love seeing Iggy line things up. Albert A. Cat would line up his toys on his scratch mat and preside over them.

Is tip-toeing OZ’s version of stealth mode?

“Faux-stache” Lupin, who are you to cast aspersions on Pucky’s “eye-beard?”

I love love love Iggy’s sense of organization. Flowers in a row, like they’re supposed to be! (And bonus toebeans)

“Any time crime friend” Awwww. I also love Puck being a good crime dad to his kids. Especially since this really harms no one.. except the plants but as we’ve established, the woman trying to have plants is a fools errand.

It’s sweet that Ora Zella stole all the violets so Iggy could have something new to line up. As for Pucky, to paraphrase Tom Bombadil: “Take off the beard, Puck, you face is more fair without it”.

Eventually, the Woman is going to go into the garden shop, and none of the plants will want to go with her.

Where have all the flowers gone?

Quiet tiptoes

Where have all the flowers gone?

Sweet Pucky knows…

Where have all the flowers gone?

Ora’s nipped them, every one

Oh, when will you ever learn?

Oh, when will you ever learn?

Ora’s

Taken them for a friend

Iggy’s

Pleasure knows no end

Flowers

They’re all lined up every one

Iggy’s

Grateful to Ora for such fun

Ora’s

Crime skills are second to none

- Peter Seeger – Where Have All the Flowers Gone

Tiny and chaotic, that’s Ora Zella. I love Puck’s fake beard and do not think it makes him look the least bit suspicious. Nope, not even a little bit.

“tip toe, tip toe, tip toe”, now is she giving him the flower or taking for her friend since he loves lining things up in a row…..“tny time, any crime, friend”

I don’t have any indoor plants, because cats.

The googly eyes make his fake beard look funnier.

So the Breaking Cat-News is about Breaking-Cat News

Almost fifty years ago we left our cat Pooka alone in the house for one night. When we got home she greeted us at the door with a very loud story about how someone had broken in and destroyed all of my houseplants. All the plants were pulled out of their pots and distributed throughout the house. I agreed with her that she should never be left alone overnight again. I also have never had plants again, but have had several more cats through the years.

Now let me guess: The beard’s name is Barny …

Goldie deserves a series of novels and maybe a BBC crime show.

My cat Edward used to bite the heads off of tulips. Very precise.

Googly eyes have creeped me out since I saw EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE.

“Precise, yet chaotic.” Yep, that’s Ora Zella all right!

For those not on FB, or who didn’t see my post about Sophie in yesterday’s comment -

Update on Sophie Ann from yesterday:

“Fluids really perked our lady up last night, her fur is all gross on her belly from them trying to get a urine sample though so we’ll see if she lets me brush out the little belly curls today. Also I didn’t realize that they shaved part of her tail to get a blood sample, I can see it whenever her tail is up over her back when she runs around making her little squirrel noises. She had quite a day!”

So, Iggy and Ora Zella have flower decapitation down to a fine art? Isn’t that one of the kitten lessons that need to be learned?

I greet my fellow Orbsters today from a hospital bed. I have a severe UTI and am on bed rest, general antibiotics, and push the fluids.

Do we have a budding artist here? a student for Sofie?

Iggy likes to line things up, huh? I’m not sure I’d heard of that behavior in cats before.

Oh my goodness! The beard the googly eyes the flowers – its so creative!

Not only is Pucky blushing in Panel 7, he’s sweating (flop sweat? guilty nervousness?) in Panel 4!