Kittenwatch

We are in phase 1 of our kitten catching plan. I am sitting about 20 feet away from the kittens' hidey hole, armed with a camera, a book, and a bottle of water. Earlier today, I hung two toys (one jingly, one not) from the branches of the tree over their hole... they are regarding them with wary interest. If I can get them to interact with them comfortably, I may be able to interact with them using the toys. They can see me... the one with the predominantly gray face played hide and peek with me for about a half hour, and now s/he's hanging out under the tree sniffing one of the feather toys. We put an open kitty carrier nearby in hopes that maybe they'll play inside it (and maybe we can safely scoop 'em up that way), but so far the only interest in it has been from another cat who appears to be babysitting the kittens. The family group here is really interesting: when momma kitty isn't around, there' is either another cat (similar to momma cat, you can see her in the picture) hanging near the kittens or a big orange and white male cat.

Can't type too long; my battery is not going to last long and I don't see an outlet near me. Gonna quietly read for awhile in hopes they start to play in a more visible spot or even investigate the carrier. No food is in it; we don't want to draw ALL the cats in the yard, and I haven't seen them eat solid food quite yet anyway.

In closing, mmmm. Cupcakes. Bought five and split them all with the guys. The lemon one was the best.