oh the cuteness...

i was helping dad get dinner ready, and while i was setting the table i glanced out the dining room window. we have our veggie garden out there, so the most exciting thing i was expecting to see was some newly ripened cherry tomatoes or the latest progress of our one lonely eggplant.

i did not expect the cuteness. the pure, unadulterated cuteness...


(can you count them? they all blend SO well together.)

this is a neighborhood litter of kittens. by neighborhood i mean everyone in our area kind of takes care of the mama cat (and several others). these kittens aren't too shy around people... they certainly didn't stop their napping while i snapped a few pictures of them. mama even walked towards the window and meowed gently at me, as if to say "yes, they ARE gorgeous, aren't they?".

here's mama cat...



our neighbor, an elderly man who lives alone (with a beautiful siamese housecat), regularly feeds the stray cats in our neighborhood. we've had a few litters the last few years... most of the babies get taken in, and i know mama sticks around the area. i've tried to catch them in the past to no avail.

i leave you with the cutest family portrait i've seen in a while.
i hope you enjoy :)