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Catio hijinks features a rare photo of all four of my cats in the catio in one photograph. The cats took it upon themselves to set the scene themselves.

Scooby having a scratch

Zeke says Opie has arrived!

Opie attacks Scooby when he is not looking! Whaaaaaaaa?

Opie took Scooby’s spot on the shelf. Notice how they are watching each other. Another rare 4 cats in one photo! Clockwise from the top Opie Scooby Zeke Marigold

Watch the ear!
It is me–Opie. You don’t seem to see me around as much as some of the other cats. I won’t mention any names. In fact, most of you think I am a boy, when I am actually a girl! It’s all because of that stupid boy living in Mayberry on TV. How sad is that? I used to be the boss around here before Scooby arrived. You see that is because I am the smartest and the meanest. I am still the smartest and the meanest. The problem is Scooby just blunders about without any thought of others, and expects to get first dibs on everything! When he wants something, he just complains until he gets it!
He thinks he is a dog! He even wears dog clothes. We all have seen them. The rest of us have proper manners, and NONE of us wear dog clothes! Next he will be thinking he can fight monsters and solve mysteries! He watches too much television! Scooby turns out to be allergic to fish, and gets big red scabs on his face and neck if he eats it. So what happens? No more food with fish in it FOR ANYBODY! How fair is that? Anyway, thankfully he is not allergic to turkey, as we are all looking forward to getting our share of the big bird on the upcoming holiday. Next post you will get to see me in action putting Scooby in his place. The problem is he is just too dumb to stay in it! That’s all from me today.
Hey, I am trying to watch a movie! What are you all staring at me for?

Top to bottom: Marigold, Opie, Scooby

Zeke above on balcony
Below, a rare photo of all four together. Zeke tried to make a run for it!

Clockwise from top: Zeke, Opie, Marigold, Scooby
Use earth friendly bags and not disposable plastic bags. July 12 Tacoma passed a law–no more flimsy plastic bags. (I’m a little late on this post, but we get there in the end!) They endanger marine wildlife and clutter the landscape. If you need a bag, you have to pay 5 cents for a recyclable paper bag or reusable bags will also be available for purchase. Grocery produce bags, dry cleaning bags, and newspaper bags are still allowed and free. Low income people receiving certain benefits get bags for free. That is good news for the cats as they like paper bags. I have quite a few reusable shopping bags of my own. Marigold is more of a “box cat” than a “bag cat” so she does not appear today. Let’s see the cats being earth-friendly.

Opie

Zeke

Scooby

Opie