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Wand Toy 301

Pierre: You learned the basics and Wand Toy 101 and some advanced moves in Wand Toy 201, and I hope you’ve been practicing. Are you ready to really catch some air? Today I’m going to teach Wand Toy 301. That’s where you leap into the air for the wand toy, like this.

Gray cat leaps for wand toyNewton: Oh! Oh! I want to try. Here I go! 

orange cat leaps for wand toyAshton: Boys, that was weak. Let a ladycat show you how it’s done.

Brown tabby catAshton: Watch it carefully…

Newton: I’m watching! I’m going to get it!

Ashton: No, no, you have to wait. Keep watching for just the right moment. 

brown tabby cat and orange cat watch wand toyAshton: And then you leap for it!

Newton: Whoa!

Pierre: I didn’t know you could do that, Ashton.

Brown tabby cat leaps while orange and gray cats look onNewton: I’m never going to catch that much air. I’m outta here.

Ashton: Form is important, not height! The midair twist is one of my favorites.

Brown tabby cat leaps while orange cat walks byAshton: Coming in for a landing!

Pierre: That’s impressive, Ashton!

Newton: * mumble * shown up by a girlcat…

Brown tabby cat lands while gray and orange cats stand by

Ashton is Four!

Ashton: Four years ago today, the head peep rescued me from the median of the highway. You may have seen this, the first photo of me, before we even got to the vet’s office.
rescued brown tabby kitten in a binThe resident cats weren’t sure what to make of me when I first got here.

black and gray cats look at rescued kittenNewton was pretty excited about it, though. I think he hoped I was going to be a new cat toy.

Orange cat sniffs brown tabby kittenI healed up and started showing my cute.

brown kitten stretches outAnd I grew up, little by little.

Brown tabby kitten lounges Until I was a confident, adult cat. Well, an adult cat, anyhow.

Brown tabby cat dangles one pawMy favorite thing in the world is treats. Especially chicken.

Brown tabby cat takes chicken treatOne of these days, I’m going to have my very own Chicken Emporium. But for now, I just want to thank you for continuing to read about my adventures!

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Naughty Bird Business

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sandhill crane looks through blindsNewton: Oh, hello, big chicken! I’m glad you came by!  

orange cat peers out at sandhill craneNewton: I wanted to talk to you about a hole in my window screen. The head peep says that I am not going to get any fresh air through this window because of it.

window screen damage from sandhill craneNewton: Oh, don’t even try to blame ME! I get blamed for every other naughty thing around here, but that hole is on the outside. You’d better fix it before you get punished with the squirt gun or something. 

Sandhill crane displays wings to orange catNewton: Does anyone else think he’s not listening to me?

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