Münster - What summer?

He's a catsaroo! With that kind of weather you better sleep until things get better - that's what Tiki is doing. The long lense - perspective makes me wonder if his mother had an affair with an animal from Australia :-)

If I was a mushroom I'd be happy - no sun, low clouds, moisture, lots of rain, warm temperatures would be just what I need. Alas, I'm only human and would prefer sunshine, blue skies, dry air, no rain, and summerly temperatures. This weather seriously sucks and depresses me!

Tiki - When he was a child

Tiki in Annie's arms It's been not so long ago - Tiki was born around end of September/beginning of October last year, and came to us beginning of November. He was soooo small, but sliced and diced like a high tech blender. Hard to believe when he is deeply asleep, ultimately trusting the person that holds him dear.

Tiki, vertically asleep I had huge problems with my allergies at first, and developed asthma-like problems (it's much better now). We tried to shut him out of our bed at night by putting a card board barrier around it. It regularly took about 90 seconds of truly heartbreaking meouwing before we let him in.

Tiki's on the ball How could you possibly shut out something so sweet? Sometimes he would look at the TV, and fall asleep as he lay streched out to reach the top of the arm rest of the couch. At times we woke up in the morning only to find Tiki had nestled in between us (under the blanket, that is), or sleeping on the cushion wrapped around our heads. I wished I had been reacting less allergically then...

Tiki - What's that noise...

...in the hallway? Why does the recycled paper bag lie on its side? Who spilled the contents across the floor? Where is the cat?!

Aha! The 80 Euro scratch and sleep tree collects dust in the kitchen while Tiki makes a home in the paper garbage. The huge pupils indicate that something will happen soon... claws might play a role... to the guy with the camera... and his skin...

BOO!

Tiki - Cat on steroids

Tiki in his nest Our cat Tiki has a problem with some immune system malfunction which causes itches and ulcers. He was in a pretty bad shape about two months ago. While the illness is chronic luckily steroids provide a remedy. So Tiki now is a cat on steroids, though he has his calm moments, too.