Uncaturday: Telstar on the stairs

[nanila]

Behold, the mighty hunter, stalking the bared toes of the foolish human.

Comments

[alwayswondered]

He looks so precious! I love the expression a cat gets on its face when it sees something stalk-worthy. It never fails to make me smile.

[nanila]

It's so intent! "Ooh, ooh, what's that? I must...BITE it."

[pbristow]

=:o}

You have twist-at-the-bottom stairs! They sort of remind me of my Mum & Dad's place, which had twist-at-the-top stairs. (But the door was just to the right as you looked down them, as here.

But they also had banisters. Someone seems to have stolen yours, and painted over the evidence... =8o[

[nanila]

Our stairs would so not pass modern building regulations. They are very steep. There is a bannister but only on the wall and it doesn't extend around the twist. On the other side, you can fall straight into the kitchen if you so desire! /o\

[ironed_orchid]

As someone with two small mobile humans, you clearly like to live dangerously.

[nanila]

I was also going up and down those stairs quite frequently when heavily pregnant with both of them. That wasn't scary. Noooope.

Touch wood, the small humans seem to be pretty good with the terrifying stairs of doom. Humuhumu has been going up (on all fours) and down (on her bum) on her own for over a year. Now that she can reach the bannister she sometimes walks down. She's always very careful.

We should put the stair gate up soon, though, before Keiki's ambulatory powers get much faster!

[lurkingcat]

Such a mighty, mighty hunter. I'm sure Kheldar will be impressed.

[nanila]

Telstar would look smug, but at the moment he's too busy napping on the bed behind me.

[weaverbird]

That's an expression that *always* makes me burst out laughing. So intent, so ferocious!

[nanila]

The butt-waggle that often accompanies it doesn't detract from the comedic interpretation either. :D

[weaverbird]

ahaha! Yeah, the butt waggle is the best. I tell them, "How can I take you seriously when you do that?"

KITTY

[redsixwing]

Such ferocity! It's a miracle your toes escaped the encounter intact.

(Muffin, when she gets that look on her face, will pounce both my feet separately - claws in - and then go tearing off down the hall, with her tail all bottlebrushed up.)

Re: KITTY

[nanila]

I always find it amazing that cats can strike so quickly and yet do no physical damage.

Re: KITTY

[redsixwing]

Wish I had that kind of agility and control!

[omnipotent]

Such intensity! Such focus! He's so cute. Pretty sure he wouldn't be happy about me calling him cute, haha.

[nanila]

I just called him cute. He looked pretty disdainful. :P

[yvi]

So very stealthy!

[nanila]

Black fur on cream-carpeted staircase. So well camouflaged.

[yvi]

But he's all pressed to the ground! Surely, that means the grass is covering his approach!

[nanila]

Oh yes, how could I forget about the carpet-grass? Silly human.

[silveradept]

Mighty Hunter Stalks Prey...

[nanila]

Toes are very fun prey, especially as they are (from his perspective) immortal.

[ironed_orchid]

There is nothing more focused that focused cat.

[nanila]

This is true.

[untonuggan]

ahahaahaha

you're in trouble nao!

[nanila]

My toooooes, my poor defenceless toes!

[lark_ascends]

Heeeee!

[nanila]

:D :D :D