So the ornaments are unbreakable, I hope that tree has a super large base it’s bolted to and… tied tied down with moring lines at the top. otherwise…….
I like how Lupin just.. emerges out of the tree like some sort of stygian horror. Though Ora falling backwards while clutching an ornament triumphantly still slaps.
Ora Zella attacking a bird makes sense. Lupin attacking a star makes sense for Lupin, given that he’s the one who wants to catch a car and bat it around. Hopefully the combination of their weight and enthusiasm doesn’t bring the whole tree down.
OT: Georgia on facebook, “I was so upset when Lupin chewed the corners of this book (oh, how he loved to eat books!) Now, it is a bonus feature. I’m happier to see those teeth marks than I am to see the book itself. Included are some photos of Lupin’s paw print. An ornament made on a tense afternoon in late March 2020, as I clumsily tried to teach a fossil science lesson to the kids. We made one for Elvis, Puck, Lupin, and Goldie with salt clay. Soon we will make some for Iggy and Ora Zella. This ornament and these ragged book edges mean a lot to me this Christmas. This book is a holiday favorite. Treat yourself to a cozy Christmas read if you enjoy gnomes. And if your pet chews the corners, don’t be too dismayed. Those bite marks might mean a lot one day.”
I have a plush Christmas gnome that Smudge carts all over the house. It’s a hunt every morning to find where he’s stashed him. Forget an elf on the shelf – I have a gnome who roams!
The only ornaments I have around these days are a bunch of craft store picks. I wander around the house and stick them into house plants, between books, in vases, anywhere that could use a bit of decor. Today Val finally noticed one and batted it to the floor. Soon Finn tried to join in the bat the pick game but it became one of their swatting matches. Sigh, detente is still fragile.
OH, the look on her face when she sees the bird. And of course Lupin has to have the cookie star. Wonder how long before most of them have been knocked down?
So far, Oopsie has just sat next to the tree, unimpressed. Let’s see how he does tomorrow when I start putting up the ornaments and lights.
My 4 will pile in the rear windows of the house to bird and squirrel watch. And the chittering gets intense. So much so that sometimes their prey hears it. I never forget that I live with tiny predators.
Beatrix in the second panel is so freaking cute! I can practically hear it.I’ve been following this series for years, but I don’t think I’ve commented before. It’s my favourite comic (and I have the physical books as well). I just love all the cats so much <3
For those who were discussing and reading about ‘eating the tree’ in yesterday’s chat, I posted a reply with a link to a Euell Gibbons commercial (not the one we were looking for, but funnier)
oh, oh, I just found out on Facebook that a movie (by author Terry Pratchett) will be released in January. And it’s about a CAT! “The Amazing Maurice” (pronounced More-eese) was one of my favorite Pratchett books, and this one looks adorable. It will be released January 17, although it is already up in the UK. Huzzah! Go over to IMBD (the movie place) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10473036/and see the teasers.
You know, I didn’t realize that was a bird ornament until the last panel. I thought the werewolf was chittering at the tree and was gonna make a comment that Smokey used to make that noise…. but only for birds and squirrels and chipmunks.
I had kitties all through my childhood and them being outdoor kitties I often observed the chittering that they do when they stalked a bird…sometimes success for the bird; sometimes success for the kitty. Life….it’s what it’s all about!
Le'letha Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Ora Zella vs. the Bird! Round One!
(ding)
FIGHT!
Sue Ellen almost 2 years ago
Alas, poor Cardinal. We barely got the chance to know ye!
McColl34 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It’s . . . dangling. And . . . spinning. And . . . IT’S SHAPED LIKE A BIRD! Honestly, what did you expect?
MrsXandamere almost 2 years ago
That second panel perfectly encapsulates the indulgent dread of cat ownership.
Susanna Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Is Ora sliding down the tree with her catch?
DorseyBelle almost 2 years ago
Sli-i-i-i-ding down the tree… with my prize, that bright red bird!
Brian Premium Member almost 2 years ago
The mighty hunter pounces on her hapless victim!
Brian Premium Member almost 2 years ago
That Lupin ornament in Panel 3 looks so realistic!
Snowy&Finlay almost 2 years ago
So the ornaments are unbreakable, I hope that tree has a super large base it’s bolted to and… tied tied down with moring lines at the top. otherwise…….
WelshRat Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Product testing has begun!
Maizing almost 2 years ago
Challenge issued, challenge accepted!
Let the challenge proceed!
ikini Premium Member almost 2 years ago
oh, that cute little tongue as seen from above in panel 2!
kangtourcat Premium Member almost 2 years ago
This is soooo funny!
Jacob Mattingly almost 2 years ago
I like how Lupin just.. emerges out of the tree like some sort of stygian horror. Though Ora falling backwards while clutching an ornament triumphantly still slaps.
DennisinSeattle almost 2 years ago
Unbreakable does not mean unstealable.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 2 years ago
On less redbird already?
dmah Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Lupin and Ora Zella have accepted the Christmas Cat Challenge: denude the Vegas tree by sun up, or forfeit their Chaos merit badges!
Robin Harwood almost 2 years ago
What are your predictions for the fate of
(a) the bird ornament
(b) the star ornament
© the cactus
(d) the whole tree
?
in-dubio-pro-rainbow almost 2 years ago
Scrounge the tree’s boughs, holy moly! Fa la la la la, la la la la (fa la la la la, la la la la)
‘Tis tree’s reason to be falling Fa la la la la, la la la la (fa la la la la, la la la laaaaa!!)
Doncha know when cats appear, Fa la la la la la la la!
Trolling around and cause ya fear, Fa la la la la la la la!
See the blazing tree before us, Fa la la la la la la la!
Call alarm and join the chorus, Fa la la la la la la la!
Follow me in urgent measure, Fa la la la la la la la!
Yuletide cats can cause a seizure, Fa la la la la la la la!
Fast away the ornament passes, Fa la la la la la la la!
Doncha sue, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la la la la!
Sing we joyous all together! Fa la la la la la la la!
The tree’s swiped off so, what’s the matter?, Fa la la la la la la la!
Gent almost 2 years ago
Die, Red Baron…er…Bird!
Gent almost 2 years ago
And thus them hyoomans has avoided the bird-en of cleaning up a mess.
sugordon almost 2 years ago
I love blissfully ignorant, innocent Puck here
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Ora is about to try to disembowel the cardinal ornament. She’s too small to take the tree down. Lupin, OTOH…
Jungle Empress almost 2 years ago
Hallelujah, it’s raining kittens!
cat19632001 almost 2 years ago
Shatterproof ornaments? Let’s find out.
Kitty Katz almost 2 years ago
From the Association: Windy
Who’s sneaking up the boughs of the pine tree
Stalking a bird that’s unbreakable?
Who’s climbing up to grab the ornaments?
Everyone knows it’s Ora Z!
…….
Who’s tempted to run all over the living room
Ready to grab everything she sees?
Who’s ready to wreak havoc with Lupin?
Everyone knows it’s Ora Z!
…….
And O. Z. has big green eyes!
That look innocent as the sky!
And O. Z. just loves to climb
Right to the top of the tree!
…….
Who runs around like a streak of lightning
Along with Lupin and her friend Iggy?
Who steals our hearts as she steals the ornament?
Everyone knows it’s Ora Z!
Katzen1415 almost 2 years ago
Ora Zella attacking a bird makes sense. Lupin attacking a star makes sense for Lupin, given that he’s the one who wants to catch a car and bat it around. Hopefully the combination of their weight and enthusiasm doesn’t bring the whole tree down.
misty almost 2 years ago
It’s beginning to look a lot like this mess
Is gonna grow and grow
Take a look at the bird and then, it’s missing once again
With chitters and Ora’s happy glow
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Ain’t gonna shine no more
’Cause the prettiest sight to see is the tree that soon will be
On your own den floor
- Meredith Willson – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
rs0204 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Something to do OT:
mepowell almost 2 years ago
OT: Georgia on facebook, “I was so upset when Lupin chewed the corners of this book (oh, how he loved to eat books!) Now, it is a bonus feature. I’m happier to see those teeth marks than I am to see the book itself. Included are some photos of Lupin’s paw print. An ornament made on a tense afternoon in late March 2020, as I clumsily tried to teach a fossil science lesson to the kids. We made one for Elvis, Puck, Lupin, and Goldie with salt clay. Soon we will make some for Iggy and Ora Zella. This ornament and these ragged book edges mean a lot to me this Christmas. This book is a holiday favorite. Treat yourself to a cozy Christmas read if you enjoy gnomes. And if your pet chews the corners, don’t be too dismayed. Those bite marks might mean a lot one day.”
Cassia almost 2 years ago
It’s the most wonderful crime of the year
With nobody the wiser
As two cats are naughty and filled with cheer
It’s the most wonderful crime of the year
- Eddie Pola / George Wyle – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
cat19632001 almost 2 years ago
Such quivering whiskers!
T_Lexi almost 2 years ago
Oh, Burt! You had me at “Intense Chittering”! And Ora’s HUGE green eyes laser focused on that unsuspecting bird…
sdjamieson Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Chittering. I’m glad to know what that’s called!
bjnana almost 2 years ago
I have a plush Christmas gnome that Smudge carts all over the house. It’s a hunt every morning to find where he’s stashed him. Forget an elf on the shelf – I have a gnome who roams!
arolarson Premium Member almost 2 years ago
The only ornaments I have around these days are a bunch of craft store picks. I wander around the house and stick them into house plants, between books, in vases, anywhere that could use a bit of decor. Today Val finally noticed one and batted it to the floor. Soon Finn tried to join in the bat the pick game but it became one of their swatting matches. Sigh, detente is still fragile.
ladykat almost 2 years ago
Ora Z. and Lupin are looking both naughty and thrilled. On my home front, I’m happy that the Marshmallow Mouse has stopped chewing cords (I think).
Red Bird almost 2 years ago
Uh-oh, the poor bird is a goner.
metagalaxy1970 almost 2 years ago
OH, the look on her face when she sees the bird. And of course Lupin has to have the cookie star. Wonder how long before most of them have been knocked down?
So far, Oopsie has just sat next to the tree, unimpressed. Let’s see how he does tomorrow when I start putting up the ornaments and lights.
Daltongang Premium Member almost 2 years ago
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are thy branches
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are thy branches
Your boughs, so long and strong
I bravely climb you all day long
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are thy branches
The ornaments you bear give to us our merriment
To bat them around is heaven sent
They clink and clack and dance around
We chase the ones that fall to the ground
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are, are thy branches
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are, how sturdy are thy branches
Their pillars all to climb upon
Our trust that they will stay strong
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How sturdy are thy branches
marilynnbyerly almost 2 years ago
These cats are best buds with mice and numerous other critters yet they eat birds? Weird. Lupin’s star looks like a pizza.
amanda.elliott3619 almost 2 years ago
intense chittering :D lmao
anomalous4 almost 2 years ago
OT: Still no news…
cat19632001 almost 2 years ago
Does anyone speak “Chitter?” I’d love to know what Ora Zella is saying to that bird.
Granny Roberta almost 2 years ago
“Intense Chittering” makes me think of my MapleSyrup, who would sit on a chair by the window and watch the birdfeeder, and chitter away. Intensely.
scaeva Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ll bet O.Z. has a very cute chitter.
willie_mctell almost 2 years ago
The hunting noise.
miscreant almost 2 years ago
My 4 will pile in the rear windows of the house to bird and squirrel watch. And the chittering gets intense. So much so that sometimes their prey hears it. I never forget that I live with tiny predators.
Rebecka A almost 2 years ago
Beatrix in the second panel is so freaking cute! I can practically hear it.I’ve been following this series for years, but I don’t think I’ve commented before. It’s my favourite comic (and I have the physical books as well). I just love all the cats so much <3
Denny Wheeler Premium Member almost 2 years ago
OT – Happy, happy news
David 42 almost 2 years ago
For those who were discussing and reading about ‘eating the tree’ in yesterday’s chat, I posted a reply with a link to a Euell Gibbons commercial (not the one we were looking for, but funnier)
David 42 almost 2 years ago
There’s got to be an “Angry Birds” joke in there somewhere
Caerin Premium Member almost 2 years ago
oh, oh, I just found out on Facebook that a movie (by author Terry Pratchett) will be released in January. And it’s about a CAT! “The Amazing Maurice” (pronounced More-eese) was one of my favorite Pratchett books, and this one looks adorable. It will be released January 17, although it is already up in the UK. Huzzah! Go over to IMBD (the movie place) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10473036/and see the teasers.
asrialfeeple almost 2 years ago
RUH ROH, REGGIE!!!Maybe it’s time for the no no bottle.
oish almost 2 years ago
It’s the unbreakable cardinal rule
knight1192a almost 2 years ago
You know, I didn’t realize that was a bird ornament until the last panel. I thought the werewolf was chittering at the tree and was gonna make a comment that Smokey used to make that noise…. but only for birds and squirrels and chipmunks.
Lady Kitten almost 2 years ago
Hehe… sano still sits at the doors and chitters at birds. Love it, as always.
anitakapita almost 2 years ago
I had kitties all through my childhood and them being outdoor kitties I often observed the chittering that they do when they stalked a bird…sometimes success for the bird; sometimes success for the kitty. Life….it’s what it’s all about!
mistercatworks almost 2 years ago
You cannot land on your feet if you are holding a bird in your paws. Cats will seize hold with the teeth. Paws are for striking.
kittylover.truitt almost 2 years ago
New favorite!