Ten Cats by Graham Harrop for August 19, 2019

Annie, where did you learn this patience at your tender age?

You just gotta love Oliver.

It hurts me so bad to tell you all this. My kitty died. The vet said he was doing well but some of the bites on his back opened up and he couldn’t be saved. My heart is broken and I cannot stop crying. It might seem silly to be so sad about a kitty I never got to meet, but I loved him the minute I saw him. I was so eager to meet him and help him get better. He must have been so scared when that dog attacked him and it must have hurt so bad. I cannot get that picture out of my head. I have a huge lump in my throat and my eyes won’t stop leaking. He is safe now and not in pain anymore and maybe he is playing with my orange stripey boy Butterbean. He looked so much like him. I know I won’t hurt like this forever, but it doesn’t feel like it now. Rest in Peace my little angel.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday. I had a very nice birthday. My sister, Mary called me, as did 3 of my 6 brothers and my cousin Becky. I went to a picnic in Black Earth to remember the flood from last year and I enjoyed the food and talking with people who were affected by the flood. I made Rice Krispies bars and quite a few people ate them, even though somebody else also brought some. Someone provided a bunch of Hershey bars and marshmallows so we could have s’mores. Channel 27 was there for quite a while, filming the picnic and talking to people (it was just one guy, but that’s more than the other stations did). Then I loafed around the rest of the day. It was a beautiful day outside once the early morning showers went away. All in all, a peaceful, nice day. Only 5 days of vacation left! It’s going way too fast!

Today is:

National Aviation Day

International Bow Day

National Soft Ice Cream Day. I was a day early on that one – I had soft ice cream at the picnic yesterday.

Pacemaker Day. No, not officially speaking, but today, my sister, Mary is getting a pacemaker. I hope all goes well with that.

After a busy week at work and an unexpectedly busy 11-hour work day yesterday, have some cat and bunny pictures.

MMC&BP#1

https://i.imgur.com/23R9DQp.mp4

MMC&BP#2

https://i.imgur.com/o8qjYtB.jpg

MMC&BP#3

https://i.imgur.com/PfwkK7e.jpg

MMC&BP#4

https://i.imgur.com/atoEDh1.jpg

MMC&BP#5

https://i.imgur.com/7OaOBKn.jpg

MMC&BP#6

https://i.imgur.com/IltE5jc.jpg

MMC&BP#7

https://i.imgur.com/nbidd5l.jpg

MMC&BP#8

https://i.imgur.com/YfN4FH6.jpg

MMC&BP#9

https://i.imgur.com/3weMEwh.jpg

MMC&BP#10

https://i.imgur.com/Fku8Au7.jpg

MMC&BP#11

https://i.imgur.com/DdSe4j1.jpg

MMC&BP#12

https://i.imgur.com/EnNR6vh.jpg

MMC&BP#13

https://i.imgur.com/GZj3VJy.jpg

MMC&BP#14

https://i.imgur.com/0n3TijN.jpg

MMC&BP#15

https://i.imgur.com/gwu1XG6.jpg

MMC&BP#16

https://i.imgur.com/yBrp3Tu.jpg

MMC&BP#17

https://i.imgur.com/oBB1IKr.jpg

MMC&BP#18

https://i.imgur.com/tberr5r.jpg

MMC&BP#19

https://i.imgur.com/5Kc8rWe.jpg

MMC&BP#20

https://i.imgur.com/xpkCHgM.jpg

Oliver is such a sweet little kitty!! He is lucky to have Annie in his life.

That’s what I tell my cats when I leave for work in the morning…“go take a nap and when you wake up I’ll be home again.”

kmalta57 said yesterday

Have you thought about getting two?

That was my plan until the kitten fell into my lap.

BBEAR’s Monday posts:

1. A short kitty video: Please human, can I sit on your lap?

https://i.imgur.com/pDnBSrv.mp4

2. A cute kitten post: this kitten is not motivated to even get into trouble on this hot summer day.

https://i.imgur.com/FBwjSeG.jpg

3. Who says that cats are only just “pets”?

https://i.imgur.com/zl4Z2eb.jpg

4. I would tip extra for that kind of service.

https://i.imgur.com/54NW3vt.jpg

5. Concierge service for our kitties at no extra charge.

https://i.imgur.com/SVKdfMu.jpg

6. From the summer rerun series: purricane season has started. Are you prepared?

https://i.imgur.com/HmmKppI.jpg

7. Can this really be considered “cheating on you?”

https://i.imgur.com/6yba00e.jpg

8. Guess who just got adopted at the shelter?

https://i.imgur.com/zcKV9Td.jpg

9. Today’s entry in the Unusual Markings category.

https://i.imgur.com/kzmPF7c.jpg

10. Welcome home thank you for your service.

https://i.imgur.com/fAk5N1F.jpg

11. Dogs fetch slippers, this kitty fetches the morning paper.

https://i.imgur.com/XEnFtmJ.jpg

12. A cute kitten post: a real man is not afraid to be seen in public doing this.

https://i.imgur.com/4IuOha2.jpg

13. A cute kitten post: cat owners are willing to go above and beyond for their fur buddies.

https://i.imgur.com/UYCiaro.jpg

14. When you have a cat there is always someone there for you. (And visa versa.)

https://i.imgur.com/J9NK05G.jpg

Loved the paper thief, as well as all the guys loving up the cats/kittens. Real men can be cat lovers, also. Great choices today, Bbear. Thanks a lot for you daily efforts.

One of QueenofAmerica’s friends sent her this picture of her cats cuddling.

https://i.imgur.com/0wNjlJZ.jpg

I think this is one of the sweetest Ten Cats ever.

Great pictures today. :)

Love today’s comic. Heartwarming and funny at the same time. :) It’s nice to see someone being loved and appreciated, especially if it’s by someone as sweet as Oliver. On another note, saw a robin while out walking today.