Little Pieces of Heart (2)

Sigh, the little kittens are indeed stealing little pieces of my heart away. They are now about six weeks old and their baby blue eyes are now turning colour and will probably end up a light, clear green like their mother's. I suspect that one of the last few unsterilised males, Paddy, is their father as he too has a bit of a patch over one eye. Indeed, Paddy is a most appropriate pirate king. He saunters around the front yard as though he owns it and mews commandingly for attention and food.

The adoption process has gone fairly well with two kittens positively spoken for, another almost confirmed and someone coming to view the last. They should be picking up the kittens weekend after next - i.e. when we estimate the little pirates to be 8 weeks old.

They have grown considerably - so we have started letting them run in the kitchen every night. They were a bit nervous at first, and still take time to warm up but after that it is go go GO! Full of energy, they play their own version of 'kitten tag' where everyone is the catcher at the same time. They skitter and scamper all over the kitchen floor, weaving their way through chair legs and human legs alike. They hide behind the rubbish bin, and pounce on whichever little kitten next comes by. They can keep going for ages - should have called them the "Energiser Kittens" rather than the pirates. The photos here are of them in a less frentic mood, taken after they were fed and sleeping off their meal during the warmth of the afternoon. To see little pirates in action, check out the videos on my Multiply site (see sidebar for the link).

I must admit, I will miss them when they are gone. But they are still tonnes of work. One of them left a series of little deposits in the corner of the kitchen just now and we had to clean up after. Sigh.