The kitties received their Christmas presents a little bit early. For them, they get not only the contents of the box, but the boxes too! Ever since the presents arrived, they have been chasing each other round and round the boxes–until one gets inside, digs a bit and then pounces on the other. Unless of course ‘the other’ jumps into the box as well.

Who could have guessed that two cats would be sooo happy with a box of leaves???

I get the leaves from various neighbors — mulch for the garden. The cats, well, so far as they know, someone very kindly put two great toys in the back yard. Junior is hilarious. He has always been a digger. He digs in the box, under the box; he jumps at the string on the one box and just goes crazy. Scamp is pretty mature about the whole thing until she is inside the box. Then it’s dig/spy, spy/dig…throw leaves in the air and bite at them!

The weather is supposed to be nice for the next three or four days. I wonder how long it will take before the kitties knock the tall box of leaves over and roll around in the ensuing mess???