Miss Natasha is about to go to her new home. Will I miss her? You bet. But she leaves here with all my love and I know the family getting her will give her a great home. I watched her grow up and in the last week got her ready for indoor living. Fare thee well. #CatsOfBluesky

Liv at 8 months. I have known for a while that it is a tomcat. But I will continue to call it Liv, as short for Livingston. He was neutered Thursday. The changes in behavior are already apparent. A lot more mellow. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

This is Natasha, one of the Calamity Kittens. 8 1/2 weeks old. She has been spoken for but I am taking care of her until the people adopting her return from out of town. She is the only survivor out of four, and I know she's going to a good home. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Natasha at 9 weeks. Has been an outdoor cat and a local family wants her so I have taken her to my house to transition to indoor living. So far so good as she is eating well. She will get an intro to the litter box later. She goes to the vet tomorrow for first vaccinations. #CatsOfBluesky

8 months. Liv knows who's the boss. And it's certainly not me. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Look at Natasha now! 8 weeks old and she is likely going to be quite the unusual looking cat. Black feet like her mama, with tabby markings like her dad. And it looks like she's going to keep those blue eyes. So active and likes to play in my sister's plants. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Came across this one while out yesterday. Don't know for sure, but kittens may be imminent. #CatsOfBluesky

A couple of friendly neighborhood felines greeted me as I started my walk today. I'm reasonably sure the tortie belongs to a youngster in a nearby house. #CatsOfBluesky

As for Liv, it's the normal, curious and sometimes spicy antics of a 7 1/2 month old kitten. Curiously, Liv enjoys a twice-weekly rubdown with a lavender scented pet wipe. It seems to relax her. Many cats won't tolerate that, especially previously feral cats as Liv is. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

The Calamity Kittens at 6 weeks. Karloff, largest at birth, is now smallest. Going to a forever home later this month. Natasha, smallest at birth, is now the largest. Mahomes has sadly left this world behind and will be missed. Their green eyes are coming in now. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

I took a different path than usual on my walk the other day and encountered this kitty. It was curious enough for me to get a pretty good picture. #CatsOfBluesky

7 months old. Liv enjoys climbing on top of my couch and just sitting there. It's her resting place for a minute when she has the zoomies. I've had Liv for 6 months and while she gets spicy at times, I still feel the cat distribution system did well for both of us. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Just had to share this picture of a pretty Siamese cat I encountered while I was walking today. #CatsOfBluesky

And here's another one! Love the markings and the blue eyes! #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

I'll have another Liv update next week, but definitely sharing this beauty I saw on a walk. This one is huge. Surprisingly to me, it marched right up and let me scratch it behind the head. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Liv is ready for the day! #CatsOfBluesky

An update on the Calamity Kittens at 4 weeks: Natasha looks like she will have some interesting markings. Gray and white under the black. White bands on legs Mahomes is getting pretty chunky and is the most assertive. Karloff is the best developed of the three and is all tomcat. #CatsOfBluesky

Out jogging today and there was a friendly cat at the beginning and another at the end. Maybe it's a sign. #CatsOfBluesky

6 1/2 months. As with most cats, Liv loves chasing light. She also has "her" chair to relax in when she is tired from her zoomies. She also has taken to wanting to get into the dryer when I am getting clothes in/out. I have to make sure she's not there before I start it.

A Liv moment today. She was in the house, but I didn't quite know where she was. So I call out, "Where are you?" And she made a noise that sounded like "Here". They may be smarter than we think. #CatsOfBluesky

My next Liv update will be next week but I had to share this. Here's a tuxedo cat at full run. #CatsOfBluesky

A couple of more feline beauties that live near me. The Siamese was sitting on the front step of a house. Nearby was one that is all white except for tabby markings on face and tail. Very intrigued by the way that came to be. #CatsOfBluesky

Another pair of cats near my house. These two were just lounging around in a front yard. Readily faced me for the picture. What a disparity in size. Perhaps the gray could still be a kitten. #CatsOfBluesky

From frightened to fantastic. Liv is 6 months old! Watching the homely little kitten on the left transform into the self-assured one on the right has been a joy. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Don't think I limit myself to cats when I take pictures. This is a killdeer whose home is a softball field in a town near me. I was there for a game and noticed it acting like it had a broken wing. It didn't. It was defending its nest which was near. The local softball team has named it Betty.

Another of the cats of my neighborhood. This one is definitely feral. I had to do a big time zoom just to get the pic. Couldn't get within 40 feet without it running. Love its markings. Quite probably takes refuge in the space under the grating on which it sits. #CatsOfBluesky

And one of the neighborhood cats showed up just as I was about to send the other pictures. This one was very friendly and allowed me to pet it. #CatsOfBluesky

A couple more of the hometown cats. The first one I think lives at one of the nearby houses. I'm sure it's really nice, but in this picture it looks like it has RBF. The second one lives at a nearby RV park. Seemed pretty friendly from a distance. #CatsOfBluesky

One of the farm cats at my sister's place became a mama last week. There were originally four, but one didn't make it. Meet Caviar and her kittens! #CatsOfBluesky

25 weeks. Liv loves to sit here after her morning feeding, waiting for me to finish my breakfast so I can give her some 1:1 time. She also loves to go behind the dryer, so much so she knocked the vent hose out of the back. Just a little unintentional mischief. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Here's another neighborhood cat. This one's pretty skittish, but paused long enough for a picture. Interesting color combo. #CatsOfBluesky

Was startled by this neighborhood cat while finishing my walk. Love its coat pattern! #CatsOfBluesky

It's not #Caturday or any milestone, but when I somehow get a picture like this, it's worth sharing. Look at Liv's beautiful green eyes! #CatsOfBluesky

24 weeks. Quite surprisingly, she allows me to clean her up using pet wipes a couple of times a week. Liv is now all over my kitchen counters, and I think she knows where I keep the Churus. But the first place she heads when she climbs the counters is the sink. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Here's Liv at 23 weeks. She has boundaries about affection. Loves being scratched behind the neck and likes rubs in that area. In fact, doing that calms her when she's spicy. Head pats are also okay, but she doesn't do belly rubs at all. And Churus are a quick way to her heart. #CatsOfBluesky

Another one of our local cats. This one is a semi neighborhood cat who I think actually belongs to a lady that lives about a block from me. Super friendly. #CatsOfBluesky

Here are a couple of cats I encountered while taking a walk around my small town today. #CatsOfBluesky

22 weeks. Liv has discovered my telephone table and I have to tell her "no" when she tries to chew on the cushion. On the other hand. I have found that Churus or equivalent are plenty effective as treats, better than the solid ones. Big month ahead for Livvy Luv. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

21 Weeks: Liv has found the kitchen counters, which will present me with another challenge. She also has found the telephone table and has loved for a long time sitting by the air vents. Getting more curious as time goes on. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

20.5 weeks. Ladies and Gentlemen, Liv Jagger. 👅 #CatsOfBluesky

When it's 93° in the middle of March, I might as well look the part. Incidentally, the shirt is Ocean Pacific, vintage 1988.

(2/2) And maybe I should have let Liv pick my entire bracket. I was sitting at the table and absolutely could not decide on two games in the first round. Liv was on the table, and I put my pen down. She pointed it toward Tennessee and UCLA. They both won. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #MarchMadness

20 weeks. Liv needed freshening up so I decided to get some waterless shampoo to see if she would tolerate it. She did. I was proud of her and she was lavished with treats. She lets me pick her up for a time. But she makes it clear when she wants back down. (1/2) #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

Liv and her shadow. #CatsOfBluesky

19 weeks. Sometimes she comes out spicy but when I stroke her fur, she calms right down. Liv loves her rattling mouse and sometimes gets the zoomies. She is now the size of most full grown cats but definitely still a kitten behavior wise. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

18 weeks. More talkative and more affectionate. And when she knows I have food, I get a hug on the leg. And apparently she likes 80s music. Smart kitty. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

And here's Liv's 17 week portrait. A bit annoying that I couldn't post it along with the video, but c'est la vie. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

17 weeks. I think Liv has learned the word "no" so much that she's even " saying" it as heard here. She continues to learn different kinds of meows and is becoming much more affectionate. We're still getting used to each other. But she's catching on. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

A different cat today because I'm dog sitting at my sisters' farm. Meet Boris. This cat is just over a year old, and look how big it is. Pretty shy around humans, but he did let me pet him a couple of times. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky

16 weeks. Liv is more vocal and has several different meows now. One for contentment, one for curiosity and a third she exclusively uses at playtime. And she's beginning to chase her tail now. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky