I headed outside for a bit this afternoon, and as I was puttering around, there were – of course – kittens all over the place. Usually, they are pretty quiet, but I started to hear a plaintive little meow from over by the shrine.

Looking over, I saw an orange kitty and went over to check if there was food in the tray under the shrine, for Rosencrantz, Nosencrantz and Toesencrantz. As I came closer, Toesencrantz kept meowing, and didn’t run away, so I decided to try and come closer.

Much to my surprise, that orange kitty actually came over for pets.

Which is when I realized I was petting Nutmeg!

Nutmeg had disappeared when Potato Beetle came back.

Seeing Nutmeg again was a pleasant enough surprise, but the other surprise was how friendly he was! Between Nutmeg and Ginger, Ginger was the one that was more socialized. Which is good, because otherwise, we would have had a much harder time catching him when he was injured. Nutmeg rarely let us touch him.

Today, Nutmeg couldn’t seem to get enough attention! He let me pick him up, and cradle him, and when I sat on the steps to the storage house (which gave Ghost Baby a chance to get some food from the tray under the shrine), he was all over me. He would go on the steps behind me and hug me around the neck, climb on my shoulders and snuzzle into my braid, and just wanted pets, pets and more pets!

Unfortunately, every now and then, he would start to hiss, and I would find a kitten passing, nearby. He may be friendlier than ever with me, but wherever he’s been for the past few months, he’s become much less friendlier with other cats!

Just look at that boi!!

He is very thin, but I’m not sure it’s so much from hunger, as from him being a much slighter cat. He has a build more like Saffron and Turmeric. Very small and light, and looking very kittenish. While I was out, Toesencrantz came by, and I could compare. Toesencrantz is not quite as tall as Nutmeg, but is already looking burlier. Toesencrantz has got a build more like Ginger or Keith.

Now I’m on the lookout for Nostrildamus to return, too! :-D

The Re-Farmer

I just got back from doing my evening rounds. The kibble trays were empty, so I had a whole crowd of kitties hanging around the sun room door. Even Rosencrantz was there this time, and she let me pet her. Nosencrantz let me pet her, too.

The surprise, however, was when I saw an orange and white come running up to the kibble house, along with the kittens. It’s been so long since I’ve seen orange and white, my initial reaction was, “who is that??”

It’s Creamsicle Jr.! I haven’t seen him since shortly after Potato Beetle came back and drove him and Nutmeg away.

When I mentioned it to my husband, he told me that when he went outside to give the kitties some treats from the kitchen, he’d seen Creamsicle Jr. That was a couple of days ago.

Creamsicle Baby was looking quite hale and hearty, if a bit on the skinny side. Rolando Moon was hissing at him, without stopping eating, so he was a bit nervous. However, when I was done my rounds and about to head in, he was at the kibble house alone, so I went over – and he let me pet him! Creamsicle Jr. had not been letting us pet him before he disappeared. To me, that’s a sign that he’s glad to be back home. :-)

Potato Beetle, Rolando Moon and now Creamsicle Jr, all come back. That gives me hope that Nosy and Nutmeg will come back, too. :-)

The Re-Farmer